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ST Johnstone vs MortonLeague #180 2026

ST Johnstone
ST Johnstone
FT
50
HT: 30
Morton
Morton
A. Sidibeh 76'
J. Gullan 70', 39'
S. Stanton 24'
J. McPake 12'
12/20/2025League #180League #180 · Round 19McDiarmid Park

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 3+ matches

ST Johnstone75%
×Draw16%
Morton9%
Correct in 49 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
48.6%
Always home
43.8%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 48.6% correct across 15,072 matches, vs 43.8% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.1% correct · Away picks 45.3% 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
2.50
Morton
0.75

ST Johnstone creates 233% more chances

Season form · 4 home / 3 away

creates per match

ST Johnstone
2.00
Morton
1.00

allows per match

ST Johnstone
0.50
Morton
3.00

finishing

ST Johnstone+0.00on par
Morton+0.00on par

Total goals

63%Over
  • Over63
  • Under37

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

52%No
  • No52
  • Yes48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

ST Johnstone

Morton
0
1
2
3
4
0
004%
013%
021%
030%
040%
1
1010%
117%
123%
131%
140%
2
2012%
219%
223%
231%
240%
3
3010%
318%
323%
331%
340%
4
406%
415%
422%
430%
440%

Most likely 2–0 (12%) · grid covers 90% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
96%4%1.5
83%17%2.5
63%37%3.5
40%60%4.5
22%78%

Double chance

ST Johnstone or draw
91%
ST Johnstone or Morton
84%
Draw or Morton
25%

Winning margin

ST Johnstone wins by 2+
53%
Morton wins by 2+
3%

Team goals

ST Johnstone 1+ goals
92%
ST Johnstone 2+ goals
71%
ST Johnstone 3+ goals
45%
Morton 1+ goals
53%
Morton 2+ goals
17%
Morton 3+ goals
4%

Draw no bet

ST Johnstone (draw refunded)
89%
Morton (draw refunded)
11%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
41%
Both score & under 3
7%

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 homecreates 2.00, concedes 0.50 · 4 matches

Morton awaycreates 1.00, concedes 3.00 · 3 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 2.00 + Morton defence 3.00 → ÷2 → 2.50

Morton attack 1.00 + ST Johnstone defence 0.50 → ÷2 → 0.75

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 75%?"

ST Johnstone scores more
75%
level
16%
Morton scores more
9%

ST Johnstone at 75% 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 75% 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.

ST
Morton
Simo Valakari
Manager: Simo Valakari
57'V. GriffithS. Stanton
72'S. MallanJ. Gullan
80'L. LloydA. Sidibeh
80'S. SpranglerJ. McPake
80'F. FranczakL. Smith
Billy Davies
Manager: Billy Davies
38'A. LyallG. Gillespie
57'T. AdeloyeM. O'Halloran
57'M. GarrityC. Ballantyne
80'N. ShawO. Moffat

ST Johnstone 5 – 0 Morton

ST Johnstone beat Morton 5-0 in League #180 on December 20, 2025.

Goals: J. McPake (12'), S. Stanton (24'), J. Gullan (39', 70'), A. Sidibeh (76').

The match was played at McDiarmid Park in Perth.