Such a pivotal game at the bottom of the standings should lead to a fiery spectacle on Saturday, but Dundee continue to struggle in front of their own fans while St Johnstone flatter to deceive away.
There should be no repeat of the seven-goal drubbing from Celtic Park for the visitors, who did pick up some crucial wins beforehand, and we think this basement battle has a low-scoring draw written all over it.
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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 win with a probability of 39.57%. A win for St Johnstone had a probability of 31.63% and a draw had a probability of 28.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Dundee win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.85%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.94%) and 2-0 (7.67%). The likeliest St Johnstone win was 0-1 (11.14%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.3%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 13.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-1 draw for this match.