Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Kilmarnock FC vs St. Johnstone FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2023-24
Kilmarnock FC
2 – 1
Full Time
St. Johnstone FC
Sat 23 Dec 2023 · 15:00 UTC Rugby Park 5,074 HT 45' · FT 45'
David Watson 6' 2–1
Marley Watkins 17' 2–1
2–1 61' Nicky Clark
Y 64' Dimitar Mitov

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee John Beaton
  • Assistant 1 Alan Mulvanny
  • Assistant 2 Gordon Crawford
4 games this season 🟨 6.0/game ⚽ 8.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
2023-12-23 Kilmarnock FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC 2023-11-01 St. Johnstone FC 2–1 Kilmarnock FC 2023-05-20 Kilmarnock FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC 2023-03-18 Kilmarnock FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC 2022-10-29 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Kilmarnock FC

Recent Form

Kilmarnock FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Dec St. Johnstone FC H 2–1 W
16 Dec Livingston FC A 0–0 D
10 Dec Celtic FC H 2–1 W
06 Dec Aberdeen FC A 1–0 W
02 Dec Heart of Midlothian FC H 0–1 L
25 Nov Ross County FC A 0–0 D
St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Dec Kilmarnock FC A 1–2 L
20 Dec Rangers FC A 0–2 L
16 Dec Hibernian FC H 1–0 W
09 Dec Motherwell FC A 1–1 D
06 Dec St. Mirren FC H 1–0 W
03 Dec Celtic FC H 1–3 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' What a night it is going to be! Kilmarnock FC welcome St. Johnstone FC for this crunch clash at Rugby Park.
  • 5' St. Johnstone FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 6' The Scotland David Watson breaks the deadlock on 6 minutes. 1-0!
  • 11' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Liam Gordon made 255 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 16' Filip Franczak needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 17' A stunning finish from Marley Watkins — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 22' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 27' Brad Lyons is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for St. Johnstone FC so far.
  • 32' Liam Polworth, a Scotland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 37' The home supporters are growing impatient. Kilmarnock FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 42' With 0 assists to his name this season, Corrie Ndaba is clearly more than just a goal scorer for St. Johnstone FC.
  • 47' Kilmarnock FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 52' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Kilmarnock FC and St. Johnstone FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 57' The crowd applauds Daniel Phillips as he leaves the pitch. Nicky Clark steps in for St. Johnstone FC.
  • 61' Nicky Clark makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and St. Johnstone FC are in front.
  • 64' That looks like a foul for a card for Dimitar Mitov.
  • 69' 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.
  • 74' St. Johnstone FC come into this ranked 9 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 79' 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 Luke Robinson suffering a number of foals already.
  • 83' Rory McKenzie is replacing Liam Polworth for the Kilmarnock FC side.
  • 88' Scotland international Stuart Findlay has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 90' St. Johnstone FC make a change. Matthew Smith trudges off to be replaced by Stevie May on 90 minutes.
  • St. Johnstone FC will have plenty to reflect on. Kilmarnock FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Kilmarnock FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Derek McInnes

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Craig Levein

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2023-12-23 Kilmarnock FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC 2023-11-01 St. Johnstone FC 2–1 Kilmarnock FC 2023-05-20 Kilmarnock FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC 2023-03-18 Kilmarnock FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC 2022-10-29 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Kilmarnock FC

Kilmarnock FC Form

2023-12-23 Kilmarnock FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC W 2023-12-16 Livingston FC 0–0 Kilmarnock FC D 2023-12-10 Kilmarnock FC 2–1 Celtic FC W 2023-12-06 Aberdeen FC 0–1 Kilmarnock FC W 2023-12-02 Kilmarnock FC 0–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2023-11-25 Ross County FC 0–0 Kilmarnock FC D

St. Johnstone FC Form

2023-12-23 Kilmarnock FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC L 2023-12-20 Rangers FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2023-12-16 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Hibernian FC W 2023-12-09 Motherwell FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC D 2023-12-06 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 St. Mirren FC W 2023-12-03 St. Johnstone FC 1–3 Celtic FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.24 Kilmarnock FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.54 St. Johnstone FC xG
I would bet for: Kilmarnock FC or St. Johnstone FC 73% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Kilmarnock FC36% Draw27% St. Johnstone FC37%
Actual: Kilmarnock FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.78
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Kilmarnock FC or Draw
63%
Draw or St. Johnstone FC
64%
Kilmarnock FC or St. Johnstone FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Kilmarnock FC23% Draw46% St. Johnstone FC31%
Actual: Kilmarnock FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
1 – 2
8.8%
0 – 1
8.7%
0 – 0
8.1%
0 – 2
7.3%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
6.7%
2 – 2
5.5%
2 – 0
4.7%
1 – 3
4.5%
0 – 3
3.7%
3 – 1
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Kilmarnock FC

Handicap Kilmarnock FC covers Push St. Johnstone FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 17% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 21% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 13% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Kilmarnock FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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