Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 2
Aug 7, 2021 at 3pm UK
The SMISA Stadium
St Mirren1 - 2Hearts
The Match
Match Report
Andy Halliday and Liam Boyce were on the scoresheet for Robbie Neilson's men.
Team News
The Buddies came through their opening game draw at Dundee last week unscathed.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Saturday's Scottish Premiership clash between St Mirren and Hearts, including predictions, team news and possible 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 Hearts win with a probability of 52.15%. A draw had a probability of 25.4% and a win for St Mirren had a probability of 22.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Hearts win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.96%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.12%) and 1-2 (9.38%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.02%), while for a St Mirren win it was 1-0 (7.7%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Hearts would win this match.
| Result | ||
| St Mirren | Draw | Hearts |
| 22.4% | 25.44% | 52.15% |
| Both teams to score 47.75% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
