On the back of two wins and clean sheets, St Mirren will back themselves to extend that record against opponents of a similar level to themselves. Nevertheless, we cannot ignore that Livingston's own good form, leading us to predict a competitive low-scoring draw.
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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 Mirren win with a probability of 40.26%. A win for Livingston had a probability of 31.09% and a draw had a probability of 28.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a St Mirren win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.88%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.04%) and 2-0 (7.82%). The likeliest Livingston win was 0-1 (10.93%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.26%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 10.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.