St Johnstone 4, Arbroath 2

ARBROATH, Scotland (Interstat) — Saint Johnstone opened its Scottish Championship season with a commanding 4-2 victory over Arbroath on Saturday, defying pre-match projections in a six-goal spectacle at The Greenversity Stadium at Gayfield. The visitors, entering the match as significant underdogs according to statistical models, overturned a Interstat game simulator projection of a 1-1 draw. The same analytics service had given the home side a 66.5 percent probability of victory based on its ELO rating system. Saint Johnstone’s clinical performance rendered those figures moot, handing Arbroath a defeat in both teams’ league opener. The match ignited after a cagey opening,… Read more...