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ST Mirren vs Rangers — League Cup 2018

ST Mirren
ST Mirrenadvanced
FT
3 – 2
HT: 1 – 1
Rangers
Rangers
12/16/2020League CupLeague Cup · Quarter-finalsThe SMISA Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 8+ matches

ST Mirren45%
×Draw23%
Rangers32%
✓ 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 Mirren
1.84
Rangers
1.53

ST Mirren creates 20% more chances

Season form · 16 home / 8 away

creates per match

ST Mirren
2.81
Rangers
2.25

allows per match

ST Mirren
0.81
Rangers
0.88

finishing

ST Mirren+0.00on par
Rangers+0.00on par

Total goals

65%Over
  • Over65
  • Under35

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

66%Yes
  • Yes66
  • No34

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

ST Mirren ↓

Rangers →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–03%
0–15%
0–24%
0–32%
0–41%
1
1–06%
1–110%
1–27%
1–34%
1–41%
2
2–06%
2–19%
2–27%
2–33%
2–41%
3
3–04%
3–15%
3–24%
3–32%
3–41%
4
4–02%
4–13%
4–22%
4–31%
4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (10%) · grid covers 95% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
97%3%1.5
85%15%2.5
65%35%3.5
43%57%4.5
25%75%

Double chance

ST Mirren or draw
68%
ST Mirren or Rangers
77%
Draw or Rangers
55%

Winning margin

ST Mirren wins by 2+
24%
Rangers wins by 2+
15%

Team goals

ST Mirren 1+ goals
84%
ST Mirren 2+ goals
55%
ST Mirren 3+ goals
28%
Rangers 1+ goals
78%
Rangers 2+ goals
45%
Rangers 3+ goals
20%

Draw no bet

ST Mirren (draw refunded)
58%
Rangers (draw refunded)
42%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
56%
Both score & under 3
10%

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 Mirren at home — creates 2.81, concedes 0.81 · 16 matches

Rangers away — creates 2.25, concedes 0.88 · 8 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 Mirren attack 2.81 + Rangers defence 0.88 → ÷2 → 1.84

Rangers attack 2.25 + ST Mirren defence 0.81 → ÷2 → 1.53

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 45%?"

ST Mirren scores more
45%
level
23%
Rangers scores more
32%

ST Mirren at 45% 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 45% does not mean "ST Mirren 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 Mirren vs Rangers

ST Mirren beat Rangers 3-2 in League Cup on December 16, 2020.

The match was played at The SMISA Stadium in Paisley.