Scottish Premiership

Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 19

Dec 26, 2024 at 3pm UK

McDiarmid Park

St Johnstone
1 - 2
Dundee Utd

Kirk (44')
Sanders (80'), Sidibeh (85')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Middleton (51'), Dalby (60')
Docherty (81')
Gallagher (87')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Scottish Premiership clash between St Johnstone and Dundee United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

St Johnstone

All competitions

Last Game: Hearts 2-1 St Johnstone
Sunday, December 22 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

Goals
for

Dundee United

All competitions

Last Game: Dundee Utd 0-0 Celtic
Sunday, December 22 at 12pm in Scottish Premiership

Goals
for

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 United win with a probability of 48.08%. A win for St Johnstone had a probability of 26.7% and a draw had a probability of 25.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Dundee United win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.93%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.37%) and 0-2 (8.54%). The likeliest St Johnstone win was 1-0 (7.68%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.99%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Dundee United would win this match.

Result
St Johnstone	Draw	Dundee United
26.7% ( -0.3)	25.23% ( -0.15)	48.08% ( 0.46)

Both teams to score 52.66% (

0.22)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

49.65% (

0.41)

50.36% (

-0.4)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

27.71% (

0.36)

72.3% (

-0.35)

St Johnstone Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

66.63% (

-0.02)

33.38% (

0.03)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

30% (

-0.03)

70% (

0.04)

Dundee United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

79.04% (

0.37)

20.97% (

-0.36)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

46.28% (

0.56)

53.72% (

-0.56)

Score Analysis

St Johnstone 26.7%

Dundee United 48.07%

Draw 25.22%

St Johnstone	Draw	Dundee United
1-0 @ 7.68% ( -0.13) 2-1 @ 6.58% ( -0.04) 2-0 @ 4.21% ( -0.08) 3-1 @ 2.41% ( -0.02) 3-2 @ 1.88% ( 0.01) 3-0 @ 1.54% ( -0.03) Other @ 2.4% Total : 26.7%	1-1 @ 11.99% ( -0.07) 0-0 @ 7% ( -0.12) 2-2 @ 5.14% ( 0.02) 3-3 @ 0.98% ( 0.01) Other @ 0.11% Total : 25.22%	0-1 @ 10.93% ( -0.05) 1-2 @ 9.37% ( 0.05) 0-2 @ 8.54% ( 0.05) 1-3 @ 4.88% ( 0.08) 0-3 @ 4.45% ( 0.07) 2-3 @ 2.68% ( 0.04) 1-4 @ 1.91% ( 0.05) 0-4 @ 1.74% ( 0.05) 2-4 @ 1.05% ( 0.03) Other @ 2.54% Total : 48.07%