When you couple St Johnstone's woeful home record with Hibernian's poor away form, all the signs point towards a cagey stalemate at McDiarmid Park.
Steven MacLean will be eager to kick-start his spell as interim manager with a positive result in front of the Saints fans, but the new boss may have to settle for a point as Hibs look to cement a top-six berth.
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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 52.1%. A draw had a probability of 24.6% and a win for St Johnstone had a probability of 23.32%.
The most likely scoreline for a Hibernian win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.54%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.6%) and 0-2 (9.49%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.69%), while for a St Johnstone win it was 1-0 (7.12%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 11.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-1 draw for this match.
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