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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 17
Dec 22, 2021 at 7.45pm UK
McDiarmid Park
Ross County

St Johnstone
1 - 2
Ross County

Butterfield (19')
Bryson (28'), Butterfield (83'), Gordon (87')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Charles-Cook (15'), Callachan (69')
Vokins (50'), White (63')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Scottish Premiership clash between St Johnstone and Ross County, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: St Johnstone 0-1 Ross County

Both teams desperately need three points in this match, with a draw not being beneficial to either of them, but that could set things up to be quite close and cagey. However, with the form that they are enjoying as of late Ross County should be able to just squeeze through to earn three points, especially with their improved defensive performances lately. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a St Johnstone win with a probability of 37.28%. A win for Ross County had a probability of 34.49% and a draw had a probability of 28.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a St Johnstone win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.69%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.85%) and 2-0 (6.94%). The likeliest Ross County win was 0-1 (11.13%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.22%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Ross County would win this match.

Result
St JohnstoneDrawRoss County
37.28%28.23%34.49%
Both teams to score 47.05%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
40.85%59.15%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
20.42%79.58%
St Johnstone Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.49%30.51%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
33.27%66.73%
Ross County Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
67.7%32.29%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
31.2%68.8%
Score Analysis
    St Johnstone 37.28%
    Ross County 34.48%
    Draw 28.23%
St JohnstoneDrawRoss County
1-0 @ 11.69%
2-1 @ 7.85%
2-0 @ 6.94%
3-1 @ 3.11%
3-0 @ 2.75%
3-2 @ 1.76%
4-1 @ 0.92%
Other @ 2.27%
Total : 37.28%
1-1 @ 13.22%
0-0 @ 9.85%
2-2 @ 4.43%
Other @ 0.72%
Total : 28.23%
0-1 @ 11.13%
1-2 @ 7.47%
0-2 @ 6.29%
1-3 @ 2.82%
0-3 @ 2.37%
2-3 @ 1.67%
Other @ 2.73%
Total : 34.48%

How you voted: St Johnstone vs Ross County

St Johnstone
20.0%
Draw
36.0%
Ross County
44.0%
25
Head to Head
Jul 31, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 1
Ross County
0-0
St Johnstone
White (31'), Samuel (52'), Spittal (67'), Donaldson (70')
Rooney (71')
Mar 20, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 32
St Johnstone
1-0
Ross County
Middleton (86')

Tillson (81'), Donaldson (83'), Vigurs (89')
Jan 2, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 22
Ross County
1-1
St Johnstone
Draper (21')
Donaldson (2'), Vigurs (22')
Conway (26' pen.)
McNamara (31'), Gordon (83')
Sep 19, 2020 3pm
Gameweek 8
St Johnstone
0-1
Ross County

Wotherspoon (13'), Kerr (21')
Vigurs (42')
Watson (29'), Reid (82'), Vigurs (84')
Feb 15, 2020 3pm
Gameweek 27
Ross County
1-1
St Johnstone
Mckay (90')
Draper (35')
May (33')
Wotherspoon (84')
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic1514104444043
2Aberdeen16104230181234
3RangersRangers1510232791832
4Motherwell168172226-425
5Dundee UnitedDundee Utd166642519624
6St Mirren176382228-621
7Dundee165472729-219
8Kilmarnock174581834-1617
9Hibernian173682129-815
10Ross County173681333-2015
11St Johnstone1742112032-1214
12Hearts1734101826-813


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