Queen of the South vs ST Johnstone: result 2-4 and analysis
League Cup2nd RoundKick-off on August 18, 2018 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Palmerston Park, Dumfries
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What was the result of Queen of the South vs ST Johnstone?
ST Johnstone won 2-4 on August 18, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 27′T. WattST Johnstone
- 45′L. DykesQueen of the South
- 96′D. WrightST Johnstone
- 105′T. WattST Johnstone
- 116′Stephen DobbieQueen of the South (pen.)
- 120′C. HendryST Johnstone
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Queen of the South have 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats; ST Johnstone have 6, 6 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2018 | Dundee Utd(home) | 1-2 | Championship |
| Aug 4, 2018 | Morton(away) | 2-2 | Championship |
| Jul 24, 2018 | Motherwell(away) | 0-2 | League Cup |
| Jul 21, 2018 | Edinburgh City(away) | 4-0 | League Cup |
| Jul 17, 2018 | Clyde(home) | 3-0 | League Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2018 | Hibernian(home) | 1-1 | Premiership |
| Aug 4, 2018 | Kilmarnock(away) | 0-2 | Premiership |
| Jul 28, 2018 | Forfar Athletic(away) | 3-1 | League Cup |
| Jul 24, 2018 | Falkirk(home) | 1-0 | League Cup |
| Jul 21, 2018 | Montrose(away) | 1-0 | League Cup |
How many goals should we expect?
Queen of the South score 2.3 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; ST Johnstone score 1.3 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen of the South | 2.3 | 1.7 | 4 | 9/15 | 12/15 |
| ST Johnstone | 1.3 | 1.0 | 5 | 9/15 | 5/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy