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Hamilton Academical FC vs St. Johnstone FC, Premier League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2018-19
Hamilton Academical FC
1 – 2
Full Time
St. Johnstone FC
Sat 1 Sep 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Rakish Bingham 29' Y
Scott McMann 36' Y
Y 90' Zander Clark

Overview

Match Preview

Hamilton Academical FC vs St. Johnstone FC — Premier League .

Match Details

  • Referee Douglas Ross
  • Referee Bobby Madden
  • Referee Gordon Crawford
  • Referee Kevin Graham

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 13 31
2 Rangers FC 12 27
3 Falkirk FC 13 21
4 Heart of Midlothian FC 12 20
5 Dundee FC 12 17
6 Dundee United FC 12 17
7 St. Johnstone FC 13 17
8 St. Mirren FC 13 14
9 Motherwell FC 13 13
10 Hibernian FC 12 11
11 Aberdeen FC 12 11
12 Kilmarnock FC 13 9

Head-to-Head

2
2
5
Hamilton Academical FC 9 games · Avg 3.1 goals St. Johnstone FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-01 Hamilton Academical FC 1–2 St. Johnstone FC

Recent Form

Hamilton Academical FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Sep St. Johnstone FC H 1–2 L
26 Aug Celtic FC A 0–1 L
11 Aug Motherwell FC A 1–0 W
04 Aug Heart of Midlothian FC H 1–4 L
St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Sep Hamilton Academical FC A 2–1 W
25 Aug Dundee FC H 1–0 W
12 Aug Hibernian FC H 1–1 D
04 Aug Kilmarnock FC A 0–2 L

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
8% Clean Sheets
St. Johnstone FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

St. Johnstone FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
4/2
31-45
2/4
46-60
2/6
61-75
3/3
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

St. Johnstone FC
Josh Fowler 5 G
Josh Campbell 3 G
Enes Alic 2 G 4 A
Kai Fotheringham 2 G
Fowler Josh 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for hamilton academical fc to score. At the same time, st. johnstone fc does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. hamilton academical fc and st. johnstone fc are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Tommy Wright will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' hamilton academical fc is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 25' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Chris Kane suffering a number of foals already.
  • 29' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Rakish Bingham.
  • 34' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both hamilton academical fc and st. johnstone fc are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 36' Poor challenge from Scott McMann. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 37' Blair Alston does the damage! The net is bulging and St. Johnstone FC surge ahead!
  • 42' Drey Wright has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 45' Goal! David McMillan scores his 7 goal in 264 matches.
  • 46' Assisted by Richard Foster with the perfectly-timed delivery and David McMillan makes no mistake. 0-3!
  • 46' The Hamilton Academical FC bench stirs into life. Tom Taiwo is withdrawn and Lennard Sowah gets his opportunity.
  • 51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Aaron McGowan, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 56' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 61' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 62' The Hamilton Academical FC bench stirs into life. Delphin Tshiembe is withdrawn and Sam Kelly gets his opportunity.
  • 67' Scott Tanser is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for st. johnstone fc tonight.
  • 69' Assisted by Steven Boyd with the perfectly-timed delivery and Rakish Bingham makes no mistake. 0-4!
  • 74' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 75' The St. Johnstone FC manager makes a substitution. David McMillan departs to be replaced by David Wotherspoon.
  • 79' Another substitution for St. Johnstone FC to replace Matthew Kennedy by Tristan Nydam on 79 minute.
  • 82' St. Johnstone FC make a change. Tony Watt trudges off to be replaced by Chris Kane on 82 minutes.
  • 87' It is a cagey affair so far. hamilton academical fc in their trying to find a way past st. johnstone fc's compact .
  • 90' The referee shows St. Johnstone FC player a Yellow card on 90.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Hamilton Academical FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Martin Canning

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tommy Wright

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.23 Hamilton Academical FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.57 St. Johnstone FC xG
I would bet for: Hamilton Academical FC or St. Johnstone FC 72% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Hamilton Academical FC30% Draw28% St. Johnstone FC42%
Actual: St. Johnstone FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.8
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Hamilton Academical FC or Draw
58%
Draw or St. Johnstone FC
70%
Hamilton Academical FC or St. Johnstone FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Hamilton Academical FC22% Draw46% St. Johnstone FC32%
Actual: St. Johnstone FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
8.6%
0 – 0
8%
0 – 2
7.3%
2 – 1
6.9%
1 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
5.5%
1 – 3
4.6%
2 – 0
4.5%
0 – 3
3.8%
2 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Hamilton Academical FC

Handicap Hamilton Academical FC covers Push St. Johnstone FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 16% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 21% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 13% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Hamilton Academical FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.