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Kilmarnock FC vs St. Johnstone FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2020-21
Kilmarnock FC
2 – 3
Full Time
St. Johnstone FC
Sat 30 Jan 2021 · 15:00 UTC BBSP Stadium, Rugby Park HT 45+1' · FT 45+3'
Alan Power 76' Y
Y 80' Jamie McCart

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Don Robertson
  • Referee Greg Aitken
  • Referee Andy McWilliam
  • Referee Joseph Lawson
5 games this season 🟨 4.4/game ⚽ 10.6 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

8
4
10
Kilmarnock FC 22 games · Avg 2.4 goals St. Johnstone FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-01-30 Kilmarnock FC 2–3 St. Johnstone FC 2020-11-06 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Kilmarnock FC 2020-08-15 Kilmarnock FC 1–2 St. Johnstone FC 2020-01-25 St. Johnstone FC 2–1 Kilmarnock FC 2019-12-04 Kilmarnock FC 0–0 St. Johnstone FC

Recent Form

Kilmarnock FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Jan St. Johnstone FC H 2–3 L
27 Jan Livingston FC A 0–2 L
16 Jan Hibernian FC A 0–2 L
09 Jan Hamilton Academical FC H 2–0 W
02 Jan St. Mirren FC H 1–1 D
30 Dec Motherwell FC A 2–0 W
St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Jan Kilmarnock FC A 3–2 W
27 Jan Aberdeen FC H 0–0 D
16 Jan St. Mirren FC H 1–0 W
12 Jan Dundee United FC A 2–2 D
02 Jan Ross County FC A 1–1 D
30 Dec Hamilton Academical FC H 0–0 D

Season Stats

Kilmarnock FC St. Johnstone FC
#12 Position #7
9 Points 17
13 Played 13
2 / 3 / 8 W / D / L 4 / 5 / 4
13 Scored 17
29 Conceded 20
-16 GD -3
0.69 PPG 1.31
15% Win % 31%

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)
45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
15% Clean Sheets
Kilmarnock FC this season
8% Clean Sheets
St. Johnstone FC this season

Kilmarnock FC are 12th (9 pts). St. Johnstone FC are 7th (17 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kilmarnock FC
0-15
2/4
16-30
1/4
31-45
3/8
46-60
4/3
61-75
2/3
76+
1/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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)

Kilmarnock FC
Greg Kiltie 3 G
Joe Hugill 2 G 2 A
Michael Schjonning-Larsen 2 G
Jason Holt 1 G
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' Three points are at stake. Kilmarnock FC host St. Johnstone FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Magnificent from Chris Burke! That is 22 goals in 273 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' Liam Gordon has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 264 appearances.
  • 20' St. Johnstone FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Alistair McCann made 264 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 32' A stunning finish from Aaron Tshibola — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 37' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Kilmarnock FC and St. Johnstone FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 42' Kilmarnock FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 47' The travelling St. Johnstone FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 52' 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 Zeno Ibsen Rossi suffering a number of foals already.
  • 53' The Israel Guy Melamed breaks the deadlock on 53 minutes. 2-1!
  • 58' Kilmarnock FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 58.
  • 63' The St. Johnstone FC bench stirs into life. Chris Kane is withdrawn and Stevie May gets his opportunity.
  • 68' Murray Davidson adds to his 0 season tally! St. Johnstone FC lead 2-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 72' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Alistair McCann makes it 2-3.
  • 76' That is a Yellow card for Kilmarnock FC. Alan Power will be fuming at that decision.
  • 80' It’s a booking for St. Johnstone FC player. Jamie McCart gets a Yellow card.
  • 83' The crowd applauds Guy Melamed as he leaves the pitch. Craig Conway steps in for St. Johnstone FC.
  • 88' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 89' The crowd applauds George Oakley as he leaves the pitch. Danny Whitehall steps in for Kilmarnock FC.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-3 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Kilmarnock FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Dyer

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Danny Armstrong 4
Nicky Clark 3
Aaron Tshibola 2
Marley Watkins 2
David Watson 2
Adama Sidibeh 2
Chris Burke 2
Joe Wright 2

Head to Head

2021-01-30 Kilmarnock FC 2–3 St. Johnstone FC 2020-11-06 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Kilmarnock FC 2020-08-15 Kilmarnock FC 1–2 St. Johnstone FC 2020-01-25 St. Johnstone FC 2–1 Kilmarnock FC 2019-12-04 Kilmarnock FC 0–0 St. Johnstone FC

Kilmarnock FC Form

2021-01-30 Kilmarnock FC 2–3 St. Johnstone FC L 2021-01-27 Livingston FC 2–0 Kilmarnock FC L 2021-01-16 Hibernian FC 2–0 Kilmarnock FC L 2021-01-09 Kilmarnock FC 2–0 Hamilton Academical FC W 2021-01-02 Kilmarnock FC 1–1 St. Mirren FC D 2020-12-30 Motherwell FC 0–2 Kilmarnock FC W

St. Johnstone FC Form

2021-01-30 Kilmarnock FC 2–3 St. Johnstone FC W 2021-01-27 St. Johnstone FC 0–0 Aberdeen FC D 2021-01-16 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 St. Mirren FC W 2021-01-12 Dundee United FC 2–2 St. Johnstone FC D 2021-01-02 Ross County FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC D 2020-12-30 St. Johnstone FC 0–0 Hamilton Academical FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.34 Kilmarnock FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.91 St. Johnstone FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Kilmarnock FC27% Draw25% St. Johnstone FC48%
Actual: St. Johnstone FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.25
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Kilmarnock FC or Draw
52%
Draw or St. Johnstone FC
73%
Kilmarnock FC or St. Johnstone FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Kilmarnock FC21% Draw42% St. Johnstone FC37%
Actual: Kilmarnock FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.8%
1 – 2
9.1%
0 – 2
7%
0 – 1
6.7%
2 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
6.1%
1 – 3
5.8%
0 – 0
5.4%
1 – 0
4.5%
0 – 3
4.4%
2 – 3
Actual
2 – 0
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Kilmarnock FC

Handicap Kilmarnock FC covers Push St. Johnstone FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 14% 74%
-0.5 26% — 74%
+0.5 50% — 50%
+1 50% 21% 29%
+1.5 71% — 29%
+2 71% 15% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

Kilmarnock FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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