St Johnstone gave their survival bid a real boost with that win over Dundee United last time out, but the visit of Motherwell and Van Veen will be a sterner test.
The Steelmen are chasing seventh place in the Premiership and should be able to earn something out of their trip to Perth on Saturday afternoon.
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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 38.62%. A win for Motherwell had a probability of 35.06% and a draw had a probability of 26.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a St Johnstone win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.89%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.4%) and 2-0 (6.64%). The likeliest Motherwell win was 0-1 (9.33%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.52%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 5.9% likelihood.
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