Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Heart of Midlothian FC 33 70
2 Rangers FC 33 69
3 Celtic FC 33 67
4 Motherwell FC 33 54
5 Hibernian FC 33 51
6 Falkirk FC 33 46
7 Dundee United FC 33 40
8 Aberdeen FC 33 33
9 Dundee FC 33 33
10 St. Mirren FC 33 30
11 Kilmarnock FC 33 28
12 Livingston FC 33 16

Head-to-Head

2
2
5
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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

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' It is a cagey affair so far. Hamilton Academical FC in their trying to find a way past St. Johnstone FC's compact .
  • 6' St. Johnstone FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 6.
  • 11' A goal from the Scotland international Ziggy Gordon! He fires home on 11 to make it 1-0!
  • 16' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 21' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 26' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 26 minutes.
  • 31' Callum Hendry, a Scotland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 36' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 41' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Hamilton Academical FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 46' The home supporters are growing impatient. Hamilton Academical FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 51' Over 51 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 56' Brian Easton has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 57' Steve Davies has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 57 minutes.
  • 59' Marios Ogboe has so much to prove this time. He replaces Steve Davies on 59 minute.
  • 64' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 68' The St. Johnstone FC manager makes a substitution. Callum Hendry departs to be replaced by Michael O'Halloran.
  • 70' St. Johnstone FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Blair Alston is hanging Ross Callachan on the field on 70 minute.
  • 72' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Scott McMann.
  • 77' Scott Martin catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 77.
  • 80' Time for substitution for Hamilton Academical FC. Shaun Want is replaced by Dougie Imrie.
  • 81' Fresh legs for St. Johnstone FC! Oliver Hamilton comes on to replace Danny Swanson.
  • 85' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Darian MacKinnon.
  • 88' Another substitution for Hamilton Academical FC to replace Scott Martin by Reegan Mimnaugh on 88 minute.
  • Hamilton Academical FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Hamilton Academical FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Rice

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tommy Wright

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
David Wotherspoon 4
Stevie May 3
Craig Conway 2
Ronan Hughes 2
George Oakley 2
Steve Davies 2
Blair Alston 1
Alistair McCann 1

Head to Head

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

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.