Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 5
Aug 23, 2020 at 4.30pm UK
McDiarmid Park
St Johnstone0 - 1Hibernian
Reaction
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The midfielder marked his comeback from knee surgery by coming off the bench to score from the penalty spot against St Johnstone.
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The Match
Match Report
Three goals were ruled out in the first half.
Team News
Chris Kane has yet to feature this season, while Stevie May has played only 26 minutes.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Sunday's Scottish Premiership fixture between St Johnstone and Hibernian, including team news and predicted lineups.
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 Hibernian win with a probability of 38.53%. A win for St Johnstone had a probability of 35.05% and a draw had a probability of 26.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Hibernian win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.98%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.38%) and 0-2 (6.65%). The likeliest St Johnstone win was 1-0 (9.43%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.56%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 10% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Hibernian in this match.
| Result | ||
| St Johnstone | Draw | Hibernian |
| 35.05% | 26.42% | 38.53% |
| Both teams to score 52.72% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
