Scotland · Season 2020-21 · Data up to 16 May 2021

Premiership: the market vs the results

Which teams are getting more or fewer points than the market expected. Verified statistical context, not predictions.

Points expected by the market

The points each team should get in each match according to the average closing odds. If Madrid have a 68% chance of winning and 20% of drawing against Getafe, they expect 2.24 points (3 × 0.68 + 1 × 0.20); Getafe, 0.56.

Gap

Actual points minus the points expected by the market. In that match, if Madrid win they add +0.76; if they draw, −1.24; if they lose, −2.24. Losing never costs more than the market gave you.

Yield

The result of betting €1 on the team to win in every one of its matches, at the average closing odds.

Sorted by gap, high to low

Above expectationsBelow expectations
1 Rangers 38 102 87.8
+14.2
+14.0%
2 Hibernian 38 63 55.4
+7.6
−4.4%
3 Dundee United 38 44 40.8
+3.2
−25.2%
4 Ross County 38 39 37.1
+1.9
+22.6%
5 Aberdeen 38 56 54.8
+1.2
−14.3%
6 Hamilton 38 30 29.2
+0.8
−11.8%
7 St Mirren 38 45 45.2
−0.2
−3.0%
8 Motherwell 38 45 46.8
−1.8
−7.2%
9 Livingston 38 45 49.5
−4.5
−26.4%
10 St Johnstone 38 45 50.3
−5.3
−31.9%
11 Celtic 38 77 83.8
−6.8
−25.9%
12 Kilmarnock 38 36 46.8
−10.8
−39.6%