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ST Johnstone vs Falkirk — League Cup 2026

ST Johnstone
ST Johnstone
FT
1 – 0
HT: 1 – 0
Falkirk
Falkirk
7/24/2018League CupLeague Cup · Group Stage - 6McDiarmid Park (Perth)

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 13+ matches

ST Johnstone55%
×Draw20%
Falkirk24%
✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
Model
49.7%
Always home
44.3%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 106,786 matches, vs 44.3% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.7% correct · Away picks 47.3% correct

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

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.

ST Johnstone
2.23
Falkirk
1.43

ST Johnstone creates 56% more chances

Season form · 13 home / 16 away

creates per match

ST Johnstone
2.77
Falkirk
2.00

allows per match

ST Johnstone
0.85
Falkirk
1.69

finishing

ST Johnstone+0.00on par
Falkirk+0.00on par

Total goals

71%Over
  • Over71
  • Under29

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

68%Yes
  • Yes68
  • No32

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

ST Johnstone ↓

Falkirk →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–03%
0–14%
0–23%
0–31%
0–40%
1
1–06%
1–18%
1–26%
1–33%
1–41%
2
2–06%
2–19%
2–27%
2–33%
2–41%
3
3–05%
3–17%
3–25%
3–32%
3–41%
4
4–03%
4–14%
4–23%
4–31%
4–40%

Most likely 2–1 (9%) · grid covers 92% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
97%3%1.5
88%12%2.5
71%29%3.5
49%51%4.5
30%70%

Double chance

ST Johnstone or draw
76%
ST Johnstone or Falkirk
80%
Draw or Falkirk
45%

Winning margin

ST Johnstone wins by 2+
34%
Falkirk wins by 2+
11%

Team goals

ST Johnstone 1+ goals
89%
ST Johnstone 2+ goals
65%
ST Johnstone 3+ goals
38%
Falkirk 1+ goals
76%
Falkirk 2+ goals
42%
Falkirk 3+ goals
17%

Draw no bet

ST Johnstone (draw refunded)
69%
Falkirk (draw refunded)
31%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
60%
Both score & under 3
8%

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

ST Johnstone at home — creates 2.77, concedes 0.85 · 13 matches

Falkirk away — creates 2.00, concedes 1.69 · 16 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

ST Johnstone attack 2.77 + Falkirk defence 1.69 → ÷2 → 2.23

Falkirk attack 2.00 + ST Johnstone defence 0.85 → ÷2 → 1.43

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 55%?"

ST Johnstone scores more
55%
level
20%
Falkirk scores more
24%

ST Johnstone at 55% 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 55% does not mean "ST Johnstone 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

Match Recap: ST Johnstone vs Falkirk

ST Johnstone beat Falkirk 1-0 in League Cup on July 24, 2018.

The match was played at McDiarmid Park (Perth).