Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Kilmarnock FC vs St. Johnstone FC, Premier League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2022-23
Kilmarnock FC
2 – 1
Full Time
St. Johnstone FC
Wed 5 Oct 2022 · 18:45 UTC The BBSP Stadium, Rugby Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 34' Liam Gordon
Y 52' Alex Mitchell
Y 63' Ryan McGowan

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2022-10-05 Kilmarnock FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC 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

Recent Form

Kilmarnock FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Oct St. Johnstone FC H 2–1 W
01 Oct Aberdeen FC A 1–4 L
17 Sep Livingston FC A 0–1 L
03 Sep Hibernian FC A 0–1 L
27 Aug Motherwell FC H 2–1 W
20 Aug Ross County FC A 0–1 L
St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Oct Kilmarnock FC A 1–2 L
01 Oct Dundee United FC A 2–1 W
17 Sep Ross County FC H 0–0 D
03 Sep St. Mirren FC H 3–0 W
28 Aug Heart of Midlothian FC A 2–3 L
20 Aug Aberdeen FC H 0–1 L

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' KICK OFF: St. Johnstone FC gets underway.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Derek McInnes might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' Benjamin Chrisene has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 11' Kilmarnock FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Danny Armstrong on 11.
  • 16' St. Johnstone FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 21' Christopher Stokes, a England , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 26' It looks surprising St. Johnstone FC does not make any changes. Nicky Clark has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 31' The home supporters are growing impatient. Kilmarnock FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 34' The referee has no hesitation. Liam Gordon is booked for St. Johnstone FC — Yellow card on 34.
  • 39' Drey Wright has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 44' It’s high time Derek McInnes made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 46' A stunning finish from Danny Armstrong — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 47' Magnificent from Danny Armstrong! That is 21 goals in 265 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 52' The referee calls foul for Alex Mitchell. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 57' Time for substitution for St. Johnstone FC. Alex Mitchell is replaced by Tony Gallacher.
  • 62' The travelling St. Johnstone FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 63' The referee calls foul for Ryan McGowan. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 65' Brad Lyons has so much to prove this time. He replaces Blair Alston on 65 minute.
  • 70' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Kilmarnock FC that had 265 games and scored 275 goals.
  • 72' St. Johnstone FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Thelonius Bair is hanging Drey Wright on the field on 72 minute.
  • 77' Oliver Shaw is replacing Jordan Jones for the Kilmarnock FC side.
  • 80' Michael O'Halloran is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ryan McGowan at the 80 minute mark.
  • 85' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 89' Fresh legs for Kilmarnock FC! Joe Wright comes on to replace Danny Armstrong.
  • The points are shared — Kilmarnock FC 2-1 St. Johnstone FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Kilmarnock FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Derek McInnes

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2022-10-05 Kilmarnock FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC 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

Kilmarnock FC Form

2022-10-05 Kilmarnock FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC W 2022-10-01 Aberdeen FC 4–1 Kilmarnock FC L 2022-09-17 Livingston FC 1–0 Kilmarnock FC L 2022-09-03 Hibernian FC 1–0 Kilmarnock FC L 2022-08-27 Kilmarnock FC 2–1 Motherwell FC W 2022-08-20 Ross County FC 1–0 Kilmarnock FC L

St. Johnstone FC Form

2022-10-05 Kilmarnock FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC L 2022-10-01 Dundee United FC 1–2 St. Johnstone FC W 2022-09-17 St. Johnstone FC 0–0 Ross County FC D 2022-09-03 St. Johnstone FC 3–0 St. Mirren FC W 2022-08-28 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–2 St. Johnstone FC L 2022-08-20 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Aberdeen FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.41 Kilmarnock FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.81 St. Johnstone FC xG
I would bet for: Kilmarnock FC or St. Johnstone FC 74% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Kilmarnock FC34% Draw26% St. Johnstone FC40%
Actual: Kilmarnock FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.22
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Kilmarnock FC or Draw
59%
Draw or St. Johnstone FC
66%
Kilmarnock FC or St. Johnstone FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Kilmarnock FC23% Draw42% St. Johnstone FC35%
Actual: Kilmarnock FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.1%
1 – 2
8.9%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
6.5%
0 – 2
6.5%
2 – 2
6.2%
0 – 0
5.6%
1 – 3
5.3%
1 – 0
4.9%
2 – 0
4%
0 – 3
3.8%
2 – 3
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Kilmarnock FC

Handicap Kilmarnock FC covers Push St. Johnstone FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 16% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 54% — 46%
+1 54% 20% 26%
+1.5 74% — 26%
+2 74% 14% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Kilmarnock FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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