Livingston 1–0 ST Mirren: Result & Stats

Livingston

FT

1 – 0

HT: 1 – 0

ST Mirren

2/17/2024

Premiership · 1st Phase - 26Tony Macaroni Arena

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on xG from last 9+ matches

Livingston40%

×Draw28%

ST Mirren32%

✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side

Model

50.3%

Always home

44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

LivingstonExpected goals in this matchST Mirren

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

1.25

1.09

Livingston

1.25

ST Mirren

1.09

Livingston creates 15% more chances

Season form · 9 home / 10 away

1.18

creates per match

0.82

1.36

allows per match

1.33

creates per match

Livingston

1.18

ST Mirren

0.82

allows per match

Livingston

1.36

ST Mirren

1.33

+0.15scores more than expected

finishing

-0.02on par

finishing

Livingston+0.15scores more

ST Mirren-0.02on par

Total goals

Under59
Over41

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

No53
Yes47

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Livingston ↓

ST Mirren →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–010%

0–111%

0–26%

0–32%

0–41%

1

1–012%

1–113%

1–27%

1–33%

1–41%

2

2–08%

2–18%

2–24%

2–32%

2–40%

3

3–03%

3–13%

3–22%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–01%

4–11%

4–21%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5

90%10%1.5

68%32%2.5

41%59%3.5

21%79%4.5

9%91%

Double chance

Livingston or draw

68%

Livingston or ST Mirren

72%

Draw or ST Mirren

60%

Winning margin

Livingston wins by 2+

18%

ST Mirren wins by 2+

13%

Team goals

Livingston 1+ goals

71%

Livingston 2+ goals

36%

Livingston 3+ goals

13%

ST Mirren 1+ goals

66%

ST Mirren 2+ goals

30%

ST Mirren 3+ goals

10%

Draw no bet

Livingston (draw refunded)

55%

ST Mirren (draw refunded)

45%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

34%

Both score & under 3

13%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Livingston at home — creates 1.18, concedes 1.36 · 9 matches

ST Mirren away — creates 0.82, concedes 1.33 · 10 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Livingston attack 1.18 + ST Mirren defence 1.33 → ÷2 → 1.25

ST Mirren attack 0.82 + Livingston defence 1.36 → ÷2 → 1.09

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 40%?"

Livingston scores more

40%

level

28%

ST Mirren scores more

32%

Livingston at 40% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

injuries & suspensions
the matchday lineup
motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
weather & pitch condition
in-game coaching decisions

So 40% does not mean "Livingston will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff