These are two teams in completely contrasting form, and that is something that will likely play into the overall result after 90 minutes on Saturday.
St Johnstone have struggled defensively this season, and considering the visitors have been able to shut up shop well, they should take all three points.
Read more.
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 35.35%. A win for St Mirren had a probability of 35.13% and a draw had a probability of 29.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a St Johnstone win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.53%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.26%) and 2-0 (6.76%). The likeliest St Mirren win was 0-1 (12.48%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.45%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 2.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that St Johnstone would win this match.