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

Premier League · 2018-19
Kilmarnock FC
2 – 0
Full Time
St. Johnstone FC
Sat 4 Aug 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 50' David Wotherspoon
Chris Burke 52' Y
Y 80' Aaron Comrie
Y 90' Steven Anderson

Overview

Match Preview

Kilmarnock FC vs St. Johnstone FC — Premier League .

Match Details

  • Referee John Beaton
  • Referee Alastair Mather
  • Referee Sean Carr
  • Referee Euan Anderson
3 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 11.3 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

8
3
9
Kilmarnock FC 20 games · Avg 2.1 goals St. Johnstone FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-04 Kilmarnock FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC

Recent Form

Kilmarnock FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Aug St. Johnstone FC H 2–0 W
St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Aug Kilmarnock FC A 0–2 L

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Kilmarnock FC get us underway at .
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Kilmarnock FC and St. Johnstone FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Kilmarnock FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' Chris Burke needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 35' Jason Kerr is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Kilmarnock FC tonight.
  • 40' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering St. Johnstone FC that had 251 games and scored 244 goals.
  • 45' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 50' David Wotherspoon has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 50.
  • 52' A moment of madness from Chris Burke on 52 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Kilmarnock FC will be frustrated.
  • 57' Both keepers have barely been tested. Kilmarnock FC and St. Johnstone FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 58' The deadlock is broken! Scott Boyd gets on the scoresheet on 58 minutes.
  • 63' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Kilmarnock FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 66' Fresh legs for St. Johnstone FC! David McMillan comes on to replace David Wotherspoon.
  • 71' The 33-year-old Stefan Scougall has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 74' The Kilmarnock FC manager makes a substitution. Lee Erwin departs to be replaced by Mikael Ndjoli.
  • 76' St. Johnstone FC ring the changes. Jason Kerr has done his job and it is now time for Liam Craig to step up.
  • 78' A change in the Kilmarnock FC ranks — Chris Burke exits the field as Iain Wilson enters on 78.
  • 80' Aaron Comrie catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 80.
  • 81' It is a substitution in St. Johnstone FC team. Matthew Kennedy is replaced by Stefan Scougall on 81 minute.
  • 85' GOAL! Mikael Ndjoli fires home to make it 2-0!
  • 85' Eamonn Brophy gets the nod from Kilmarnock FC. He replaces Kris Boyd and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Steven Anderson.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.

Lineups

Kilmarnock FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Clarke

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tommy Wright

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.69 Kilmarnock FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.53 St. Johnstone FC xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 66% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Kilmarnock FC62% Draw25% St. Johnstone FC13%
Actual: Kilmarnock FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes34% 0% No66%
Avg goals/match: 2.22
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Kilmarnock FC or Draw
87%
Draw or St. Johnstone FC
38%
Kilmarnock FC or St. Johnstone FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Kilmarnock FC43% Draw48% St. Johnstone FC9%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
17.7%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
12.9%
1 – 1
10.3%
3 – 0
8.3%
2 – 1
8%
0 – 1
4.8%
3 – 1
4.6%
4 – 0
3.5%
1 – 2
2.4%
2 – 2
2.2%
4 – 1
2%

Asian Handicap — Kilmarnock FC

Handicap Kilmarnock FC covers Push St. Johnstone FC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 20% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 27% 36%
-0.5 64% — 36%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 8% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Kilmarnock FC keeps clean sheet
59% ✓
St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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