This is a game that both teams will see as a must-win considering the form that each of them have heading into it and how close they are in the table.
However, the pressure of that could lead to the two teams playing it out to a draw instead.
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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 Hibernian win with a probability of 42.16%. A win for St Johnstone had a probability of 32.9% and a draw had a probability of 24.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Hibernian win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.92%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.91%) and 2-0 (6.78%). The likeliest St Johnstone win was 1-2 (7.72%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.72%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 6.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Hibernian would win this match.
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