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 63.78%. A draw had a probability of 21% and a win for Brechin City had a probability of 15.21%.
The most likely scoreline for a St Johnstone win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.96%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.73%) and 2-1 (9.8%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.99%), while for a Brechin City win it was 0-1 (5.09%). The actual scoreline of 7-0 was predicted with a 0.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that St Johnstone would win this match.