Hamilton Academical FC vs St. Johnstone FC, Premier League 2026 RELEGATION ROUND

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Premier League · 2026

Hamilton Academical FC

2 – 0

Full Time

St. Johnstone FC

Sat 18 May 2019 · 11:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 6' Liam Craig

Scott McMann 72' Y

Scott Martin 77' Y

Darian MacKinnon 85' Y

Overview

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

Hamilton Academical FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
St. Johnstone FC 13 games · 17 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Steven McLean
Referee David Roome
Referee Graeme Leslie
Referee Steven Reid

6 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 11.0 goals/game

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

Hamilton Academical FC 9 games · Avg 3.1 goals St. Johnstone FC

Last 5 meetings

2019-05-18 Hamilton Academical FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC 2019-02-06 Hamilton Academical FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC 2018-11-10 St. Johnstone FC 4–0 Hamilton Academical FC 2018-09-01 Hamilton Academical FC 1–2 St. Johnstone FC

Recent Form

Hamilton Academical FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 May	St. Johnstone FC	H	2–0	W
13 May	St. Mirren FC	A	0–2	L
04 May	Dundee FC	A	1–0	W
27 Apr	Livingston FC	H	3–3	D
20 Apr	Motherwell FC	H	1–1	D
06 Apr	St. Mirren FC	H	1–1	D

St. Johnstone FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 May	Hamilton Academical FC	A	0–2	L
11 May	Motherwell FC	H	2–0	W
04 May	Livingston FC	H	1–1	D
27 Apr	St. Mirren FC	A	1–1	D
20 Apr	Dundee FC	H	2–0	W
06 Apr	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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Hamilton Academical FC and St. Johnstone FC get this one started.
5' Hamilton Academical FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined St. Johnstone FC backline.
6' That is a Yellow card for St. Johnstone FC. Liam Craig will be fuming at that decision.
11' A goal from the Scotland international Ziggy Gordon! He fires home on 11 to make it 1-0!
16' The home supporters are growing impatient. Hamilton Academical FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
21' Over 21 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
26' St. Johnstone FC is showing some good football. However, St. Johnstone FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
31' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Shaun Want made 106 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
36' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
41' The 34-year-old Blair Alston has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
46' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Hamilton Academical FC and St. Johnstone FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
56' St. Johnstone FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
57' GOAL! Steve Davies scores on 57.
59' The Hamilton Academical FC bench stirs into life. Steve Davies is withdrawn and Marios Ogboe gets his opportunity.
64' Scotland international Michael O'Halloran has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
68' Michael O'Halloran has so much to prove this time. He replaces Callum Hendry on 68 minute.
70' The crowd applauds Ross Callachan as he leaves the pitch. Blair Alston steps in for St. Johnstone FC.
72' Scott McMann catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 72.
77' Scott Martin is having his name booked by the referee on 77.
80' The crowd applauds Shaun Want as he leaves the pitch. Dougie Imrie steps in for Hamilton Academical FC.
81' Danny Swanson makes way for Oliver Hamilton at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from St. Johnstone FC.
85' A meaty challenge results in booking for Darian MacKinnon on 85.
88' Time for substitution for Hamilton Academical FC. Scott Martin is replaced by Reegan Mimnaugh.
With this win, Hamilton Academical FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Hamilton Academical FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Rice

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

11
Danny Swanson ↓ Oliver Hamilton 81'
28
Ross Callachan ↓ Blair Alston 70'
19
Richard Foster
24
Brian Easton
10
David Wotherspoon
1
Zander Clark
9
Chris Kane
26
Liam Craig C
23
Liam Gordon
15
Jason Kerr
22
Callum Hendry ↓ Michael O'Halloran 68'

Bench

Coach Tommy Wright

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
David Wotherspoon	4
Stevie May	3
Craig Conway	2
Ronan Hughes	2
George Oakley	2
Steve Davies	2
Rakish Bingham	1
Callum Hendry	1

Head to Head

Hamilton Academical FC Form

2019-05-18 Hamilton Academical FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC W 2019-05-13 St. Mirren FC 2–0 Hamilton Academical FC L 2019-05-04 Dundee FC 0–1 Hamilton Academical FC W 2019-04-27 Hamilton Academical FC 3–3 Livingston FC D 2019-04-20 Hamilton Academical FC 1–1 Motherwell FC D 2019-04-06 Hamilton Academical FC 1–1 St. Mirren FC D

St. Johnstone FC Form

2019-05-18 Hamilton Academical FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2019-05-11 St. Johnstone FC 2–0 Motherwell FC W 2019-05-04 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Livingston FC D 2019-04-27 St. Mirren FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC D 2019-04-20 St. Johnstone FC 2–0 Dundee FC W 2019-04-06 Kilmarnock FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.47 Hamilton Academical FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.1 St. Johnstone FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Hamilton Academical FC46% Draw27% St. Johnstone FC27%

Actual: Hamilton Academical FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.57

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Hamilton Academical FC or Draw

74%

Draw or St. Johnstone FC

54%

Hamilton Academical FC or St. Johnstone FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Hamilton Academical FC31% Draw48% St. Johnstone FC21%

Actual: Hamilton Academical FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.3%

1 – 0

10.2%

0 – 0

9.7%

2 – 1

8.7%

2 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

7.4%

1 – 2

6.6%

2 – 2

4.9%

0 – 2

4.5%

3 – 1

4.3%

3 – 0

3.9%

3 – 2

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Hamilton Academical FC

Handicap	Hamilton Academical FC covers	Push	St. Johnstone FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	13%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	22%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	16%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Hamilton Academical FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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