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Ross County
Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 2
Aug 12, 2023 at 3pm UK
Global Energy Stadium
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Ross County
2 - 0
St Johnstone

Turner (40'), Randall (51')
White (55'), Leak (69')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Gordon (16'), Steven (89')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Scottish Premiership clash between Ross County and St Johnstone, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Celtic 4-2 Ross County
Saturday, August 5 at 12.30pm in Scottish Premiership
Last Game: St Johnstone 0-2 Hearts
Saturday, August 5 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

We said: Ross County 2-1 St Johnstone

After a difficult start to the season, both teams will be desperate to get three points on the board to get things moving in a positive direction. St Johnstone struggled in the Scottish League Cup as well, creating a very poor beginning to the entire campaign and that is why Ross County could just edge this one. 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 41.7%. A win for Ross County had a probability of 32.89% and a draw had a probability of 25.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a St Johnstone win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.4%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.85%) and 0-2 (6.92%). The likeliest Ross County win was 1-0 (8.17%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.02%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 5.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Ross County would win this match.

Result
Ross CountyDrawSt Johnstone
32.89% (-0.027999999999999 -0.03) 25.41% (-0.0069999999999979 -0.01) 41.7% (0.034000000000006 0.03)
Both teams to score 55.6% (0.015999999999998 0.02)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
51.87% (0.024999999999999 0.02)48.13% (-0.026000000000003 -0.03)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
29.71% (0.024000000000001 0.02)70.29% (-0.025000000000006 -0.03)
Ross County Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.16% (-0.0049999999999955 -0)27.84% (0.0040000000000013 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
36.57% (-0.0050000000000026 -0.01)63.43% (0.0030000000000001 0)
St Johnstone Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
77.04% (0.027000000000001 0.03)22.95% (-0.027000000000001 -0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
43.26% (0.040000000000006 0.04)56.73% (-0.041000000000004 -0.04)
Score Analysis
    Ross County 32.9%
    St Johnstone 41.7%
    Draw 25.4%
Ross CountyDrawSt Johnstone
1-0 @ 8.17% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
2-1 @ 7.69% (-0.0039999999999996 -0)
2-0 @ 5.23% (-0.0070000000000006 -0.01)
3-1 @ 3.28% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
3-2 @ 2.41% (0.00099999999999989 0)
3-0 @ 2.23% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
4-1 @ 1.05% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
Other @ 2.85%
Total : 32.9%
1-1 @ 12.02%
0-0 @ 6.39% (-0.0069999999999997 -0.01)
2-2 @ 5.66% (0.0020000000000007 0)
3-3 @ 1.18% (0.0010000000000001 0)
Other @ 0.15%
Total : 25.4%
0-1 @ 9.4% (-0.0019999999999989 -0)
1-2 @ 8.85% (0.0039999999999996 0)
0-2 @ 6.92% (0.0039999999999996 0)
1-3 @ 4.34% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
0-3 @ 3.39% (0.004 0)
2-3 @ 2.78% (0.004 0)
1-4 @ 1.6% (0.0029999999999999 0)
0-4 @ 1.25% (0.0030000000000001 0)
2-4 @ 1.02% (0.002 0)
Other @ 2.15%
Total : 41.7%

How you voted: Ross County vs St Johnstone

Ross County
77.8%
Draw
22.2%
St Johnstone
0.0%
9
Head to Head
May 24, 2023 7.45pm
Gameweek 37
Ross County
3-3
St Johnstone
Dhanda (54' pen.), White (69'), Baldwin (90')
White (18'), Watson (41')
May (24', 51'), McGowan (90+5')
Apr 8, 2023 3pm
Dec 17, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 17
Ross County
1-2
St Johnstone
White (22')
Crawford (77', 79')
Sep 17, 2022 3pm
Feb 26, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 28
Ross County
3-1
St Johnstone
Charles-Cook (35', 53'), Hungbo (66')
Iacovitti (48')
Hendry (24')
Hendry (26'), Gilmour (82')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
Championship Group
1Celtic220085275884
2RangersRangers220078255381
3Hearts20114637963
4Kilmarnock20114438652
5St Mirren21014246-446
6Dundee20024659-1341
Relegation Group
1Hibernian21014854-642
2Aberdeen22003749-1241
3Motherwell21015053-340
4Ross County21013459-2533
5St Johnstone20022550-2531
RLivingston21012563-3821
 
First Phase
1Celtic33246380265478
2RangersRangers33243672234975
3Hearts33195946341262
4Kilmarnock33131284334951
5St Mirren33127143843-543
6Dundee331011124454-1041
7Hibernian33912124451-739
8Motherwell33813124651-537
9Aberdeen33811143549-1435
10St Johnstone33710162446-2231
11Ross County3379173256-2430
RLivingston3339212259-3718


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