After a difficult start to the season, both teams will be desperate to get three points on the board to get things moving in a positive direction.
St Johnstone struggled in the Scottish League Cup as well, creating a very poor beginning to the entire campaign and that is why Ross County could just edge this one.
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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 St Johnstone win with a probability of 41.7%. A win for Ross County had a probability of 32.89% and a draw had a probability of 25.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a St Johnstone win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.4%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.85%) and 0-2 (6.92%). The likeliest Ross County win was 1-0 (8.17%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.02%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 5.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Ross County would win this match.
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