Despite failing to secure a league victory after conceding late equalisers in both of their matches, Dundee United, boosted by a win over St Mirren in the League Cup, are expected to claim their first three points of the Scottish Premiership campaign in 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 Dundee United win with a probability of 61.71%. A draw had a probability of 21.4% and a win for St Johnstone had a probability of 16.85%.
The most likely scoreline for a Dundee United win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.29%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.97%) and 2-1 (9.9%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.19%), while for a St Johnstone win it was 0-1 (5.25%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 11% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Dundee United would win this match.