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St Johnstone vs East Fife - H2H Analysis, Preview & Predictions

Scotland

League Cup McDiarmid Park, Perth

St Johnstone

Sat, Jul 25, 2026

1 - 2

02:00 PM

East Fife

Our Tip

Match Events

30'

Sub

Slattery P. In: Fairley J.

Out: Slattery P.

46'

Sub

Holt J. In: Fowler J.

Out: Holt J.

62'

Austin N.

Summary Win Prob Goals Form H2H Tactics Players Indices Predictions Timeline Accuracy Compare

AI Match Summary

First leg ended 1-2. This leg finished 1-2.

Win Probability Meter

Derived from 10,000 simulations matching home advantage & form profiles

39%

St Johnstone

30%

Draws

31%

East Fife

Draw rate projection: 30% Favored: St Johnstone

Model Confidence

Aggregate indicator score

39% / Low Confidence

St Johnstone have won more games recently than East Fife.
Model gives St Johnstone a 39% chance of winning this.
St Johnstone have the better recent form, but knockout football is a different beast — one bad day ends the campaign.
Historical meetings favor St Johnstone, who have won 2 of the last 5 encounters.
High conversion rates suggest a high-scoring game (Over 2.5 Probability: 78%).
St Johnstone have won 4 of the last 5 meetings between these two.

Goal Probability Engine

Model estimations for goals markets based on xG conversion histories

Over 0.5 Goals 92%

Over 1.5 Goals 82%

Over 2.5 Goals 78%

Over 3.5 Goals 25%

Over 4.5 Goals 11%

Both Teams To Score (BTTS) 32%

St Johnstone Clean Sheet 68%

East Fife Clean Sheet 12%

Recent Team Form Analysis

Averages per match over historical game filters

Metric	St Johnstone	East Fife
Matches Played	29	28
Wins	16	7
Draws	7	11
Losses	6	10
Goals Scored	1.83	1.25
Goals Conceded	0.9	1.43
Expected Goals (xG)	1.23	1.25
Expected Goals Conceded (xGA)	1.10	1.40

H2H

Historical prediction success rates across key markets

Jul 25, 2026 League Cup

St Johnstone vs East Fife

1:2

Jul 27, 2024 League Cup

St Johnstone vs East Fife

5:1

Jul 11, 2023 Club Friendly

East Fife vs St Johnstone

0:3

Jul 14, 2018 League Cup

St Johnstone vs East Fife

1:0

Jul 9, 2014 Club Friendly

East Fife vs St Johnstone

0:4

Key Player Impact Analysis

Key performers and expected goal involvement factors

St Johnstone Compare

Top Goalscorer Stanton S.

1 Goals

Avg xG / game 0.95

Avg xA / game 0.61

East Fife Compare

Top Goalscorer Healy J.

1 Goals

Avg xG / game 1.14

Avg xA / game 0.69

SokaPicks Momentum Index

Current performance index incorporating opponent strength & fatigue (0-100)

St Johnstone 50 / 100

East Fife 27 / 100

How it's calculated: Weighted formula of recent form points (60%), goal margin trends (20%), home/away adjustments (10%), and squad impact availability ratings (10%).

Attack & Defence Capability Index

St Johnstone East Fife

AI Prediction Engine Forecast

Simulated score frequencies and primary prediction markets

Primary Pick St Johnstone Win (1)

Secondary Pick Over 2.5 Goals or BTTS No

Correct Score 3:0

BTTS Outcome No (NG)

Over/Under Pick Over 2.5

SokaPicks Smart Insights

Historical trends and unique patterns automatically detected by our system

St Johnstone scored in 83% of their last 29 games.

These sides typically produce 3.40 goals when they meet.

East Fife has conceded goals in 79% of their last 28 outings.

Solid form: St Johnstone remains unbeaten in 3 of 5 recent matches.

Scoring Trends

St Johnstone VS East Fife

0.83 Goals Scored 1.5

1 Goals Conceded 1.63

67% Over 1.5 75%

33% Over 2.5 63%

0% Over 3.5 50%

Recent Form & Match History

St Johnstone

(Home)

19 Sept

St Johnstone

1 : 1

Falkirk

09 Sept

St Johnstone

0 : 1

Celtic

06 Sept

St Johnstone

2 : 1

Hibernian

02 Sept

Dundee FC

1 : 1

St Johnstone

29 Aug

Hearts

2 : 1

St Johnstone

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East Fife

(Away)

03 Oct

East Fife

0 : 3

East Kilbride

26 Sept

East Fife

0 : 2

Clydebank FC

19 Sept

East Fife

1 : 2

Montrose

15 Sept

East Fife

4 : 1

Motherwell B

12 Sept

Queen of the South

1 : 1

East Fife

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