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Kilmarnock FC vs St. Johnstone FC, Premier League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2019-20
Kilmarnock FC
0 – 0
Full Time
St. Johnstone FC
Wed 4 Dec 2019 · 19:45 UTC Rugby Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Gary Dicker 63' Y
Y 70' Anthony Ralston

Overview

Match Preview

Kilmarnock FC vs St. Johnstone FC — Premier League at Rugby Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Barry Cook
  • Referee Bobby Madden
  • Referee Paul O'Neill
  • Referee Graham Chambers

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 7 18
2 Rangers FC 7 16
3 Heart of Midlothian FC 7 13
4 Dundee FC 7 10
5 St. Mirren FC 7 10
6 St. Johnstone FC 7 8
7 Aberdeen FC 7 8
8 Motherwell FC 7 8
9 Dundee United FC 7 8
10 Hibernian FC 7 7
11 Falkirk FC 7 6
12 Kilmarnock FC 7 5

Head-to-Head

8
3
10
Kilmarnock FC 21 games · Avg 2.3 goals St. Johnstone FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-12-04 Kilmarnock FC 0–0 St. Johnstone FC 2019-08-31 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Kilmarnock FC 2019-04-06 Kilmarnock FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC 2018-11-24 St. Johnstone FC 0–0 Kilmarnock FC 2018-08-04 Kilmarnock FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC

Recent Form

Kilmarnock FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Dec St. Johnstone FC H 0–0 D
30 Nov Hibernian FC A 2–2 D
23 Nov Heart of Midlothian FC H 3–0 W
09 Nov Hamilton Academical FC H 2–2 D
02 Nov Aberdeen FC A 0–3 L
30 Oct Motherwell FC A 1–2 L
St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Dec Kilmarnock FC A 0–0 D
30 Nov Motherwell FC A 0–4 L
24 Nov Aberdeen FC H 1–1 D
09 Nov Hibernian FC H 1–4 L
30 Oct Heart of Midlothian FC H 1–0 W
26 Oct Hamilton Academical FC H 3–2 W

Season Stats

Kilmarnock FC St. Johnstone FC
#12 Position #6
5 Points 8
7 Played 7
1 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 2 / 2 / 3
6 Scored 9
15 Conceded 10
-9 GD -1
0.71 PPG 1.14
14% Win % 29%

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
Kilmarnock FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
St. Johnstone FC this season

Kilmarnock FC are 12th (5 pts). St. Johnstone FC are 6th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kilmarnock FC
0-15
–/3
16-30
1/1
31-45
2/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
–/2
76+
–/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
St. Johnstone FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
1/2
46-60
2/4
61-75
1/1
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Kilmarnock FC
Michael Schjonning-Larsen 2 G
Jason Holt 1 G
Greg Kiltie 1 G
Joe Hugill 1 G
St. Johnstone FC
Josh Fowler 3 G
Enes Alic 2 G
Fowler Josh 1 G 1 A
Cheick Diabate 1 G
Kai Fotheringham 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Rugby Park!
  • 5' Kilmarnock FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' Scotland international Liam Gordon has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 20' Zander Clark needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 25' Both keepers have barely been tested. Kilmarnock FC and St. Johnstone FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 30' Jason Holt has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 35' Kilmarnock FC have won 275 goals from 265 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' Alan Power has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 50' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 55' Kilmarnock FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against St. Johnstone FC's shape.
  • 60' It looks surprising Kilmarnock FC does not make any changes. Alex Bruce has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 63' The referee calls foul for Gary Dicker. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 68' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 70' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Anthony Ralston.
  • 73' St. Johnstone FC ring the changes. Drey Wright has done his job and it is now time for David Wotherspoon to step up.
  • 74' Kilmarnock FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Osman Sow is hanging Mohamed El Makrini on the field on 74 minute.
  • 79' St. Johnstone FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 82' It is a substitution in St. Johnstone FC team. Michael O'Halloran is replaced by Matt Kennedy on 82 minute.
  • 84' A tactical swap from Kilmarnock FC — Rory McKenzie on, Eamonn Brophy off on 84 minutes.
  • 89' St. Johnstone FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 89.
  • It finishes all square. Kilmarnock FC and St. Johnstone FC share the spoils 0-0.

Lineups

Kilmarnock FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tommy Wright

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Danny Armstrong 4
Nicky Clark 3
Chris Burke 2
Joe Wright 2
David Wotherspoon 2
Kyle Vassell 2
Alistair McCann 2
Aaron Tshibola 2

Head to Head

2019-12-04 Kilmarnock FC 0–0 St. Johnstone FC 2019-08-31 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Kilmarnock FC 2019-04-06 Kilmarnock FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC 2018-11-24 St. Johnstone FC 0–0 Kilmarnock FC 2018-08-04 Kilmarnock FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC

Kilmarnock FC Form

2019-12-04 Kilmarnock FC 0–0 St. Johnstone FC D 2019-11-30 Hibernian FC 2–2 Kilmarnock FC D 2019-11-23 Kilmarnock FC 3–0 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2019-11-09 Kilmarnock FC 2–2 Hamilton Academical FC D 2019-11-02 Aberdeen FC 3–0 Kilmarnock FC L 2019-10-30 Motherwell FC 2–1 Kilmarnock FC L

St. Johnstone FC Form

2019-12-04 Kilmarnock FC 0–0 St. Johnstone FC D 2019-11-30 Motherwell FC 4–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2019-11-24 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Aberdeen FC D 2019-11-09 St. Johnstone FC 1–4 Hibernian FC L 2019-10-30 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2019-10-26 St. Johnstone FC 3–2 Hamilton Academical FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.29 Kilmarnock FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.12 St. Johnstone FC xG
I would bet for: Kilmarnock FC or St. Johnstone FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Kilmarnock FC43% Draw29% St. Johnstone FC28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.41
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Kilmarnock FC or Draw
71%
Draw or St. Johnstone FC
57%
Kilmarnock FC or St. Johnstone FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Kilmarnock FC28% Draw50% St. Johnstone FC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
10.4%
0 – 1
8.9%
2 – 1
8%
2 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
7%
0 – 2
5.5%
2 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
3.5%
3 – 0
3%
1 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Kilmarnock FC

Handicap Kilmarnock FC covers Push St. Johnstone FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 21% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 18% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Kilmarnock FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✗
St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✗

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