Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

Premier League · 2020-21
Ross County FC
1 – 1
Full Time
St. Johnstone FC
Sat 2 Jan 2021 · 15:00 UTC Global Energy Stadium HT 45+1' · FT 45+3'
Coll Donaldson 2' Y
Iain Vigurs 22' Y
Y 31' Dan McNamara
Y 82' Liam Gordon

Overview

Match Preview

Ross County FC vs St. Johnstone FC — Premier League at Global Energy Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Barry Cook
  • Referee William Collum
  • Referee Graham Chambers
  • Referee Jonathan (Scotland)

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

4
9
7
Ross County FC 20 games · Avg 2.3 goals St. Johnstone FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-01-02 Ross County FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC 2020-09-19 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Ross County FC 2020-02-15 Ross County FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC 2019-12-29 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Ross County FC 2019-10-05 Ross County FC 2–2 St. Johnstone FC

Recent Form

Ross County FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Jan St. Johnstone FC H 1–1 D
30 Dec Hibernian FC A 2–0 W
26 Dec St. Mirren FC H 0–2 L
23 Dec Celtic FC A 0–2 L
19 Dec Hamilton Academical FC H 0–2 L
12 Dec Aberdeen FC A 0–2 L
St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Jan Ross County FC A 1–1 D
30 Dec Hamilton Academical FC H 0–0 D
26 Dec Aberdeen FC A 1–2 L
23 Dec Rangers FC H 0–3 L
19 Dec St. Mirren FC A 2–3 L
12 Dec Livingston FC H 1–2 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
35% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Ross County FC to score. At the same time, St. Johnstone FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 2' Coll Donaldson picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 7' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 12' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jason Naismith made 383 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 17' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 21' The deadlock is broken! Ross Draper gets on the scoresheet on 21 minutes.
  • 22' It’s a booking for Ross County FC player. Iain Vigurs gets a Yellow card.
  • 26' What a moment for Craig Conway! That strike on 26 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 31' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Dan McNamara.
  • 36' St. Johnstone 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.
  • 41' St. Johnstone FC have won 244 goals from 251 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 46' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Ross County FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 56' Another change for Ross County FC made on 56 minute. Iain Vigurs leaves to be changed by Michael Gardyne.
  • 58' Michael O'Halloran makes way for David Wotherspoon at the 58 minute mark. A tactical switch from St. Johnstone FC.
  • 63' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 68' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 73' Charlie Lakin has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 3 cards already picked up this season.
  • 74' Ross County FC make a change. Jermaine Hylton trudges off to be replaced by Jordan Tillson on 74 minutes.
  • 75' Fresh legs for Ross County FC! Josh Reid comes on to replace Harry Paton.
  • 78' Another substitution for St. Johnstone FC to replace Chris Kane by Stevie May on 78 minute.
  • 82' Liam Gordon picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 86' The supporters are chanting for Craig Bryson. He replaces Craig Conway on 86 minute.
  • 1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Ross County FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Stevie May 4
Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka 3
Alistair Crawford 3
Regan Charles-Cook 2
Jordan White 2
Nicky Clark 2
Callum Hendry 2
Alex Samuel 2

Head to Head

2021-01-02 Ross County FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC 2020-09-19 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Ross County FC 2020-02-15 Ross County FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC 2019-12-29 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Ross County FC 2019-10-05 Ross County FC 2–2 St. Johnstone FC

Ross County FC Form

2021-01-02 Ross County FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC D 2020-12-30 Hibernian FC 0–2 Ross County FC W 2020-12-26 Ross County FC 0–2 St. Mirren FC L 2020-12-23 Celtic FC 2–0 Ross County FC L 2020-12-19 Ross County FC 0–2 Hamilton Academical FC L 2020-12-12 Aberdeen FC 2–0 Ross County FC L

St. Johnstone FC Form

2021-01-02 Ross County FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC D 2020-12-30 St. Johnstone FC 0–0 Hamilton Academical FC D 2020-12-26 Aberdeen FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC L 2020-12-23 St. Johnstone FC 0–3 Rangers FC L 2020-12-19 St. Mirren FC 3–2 St. Johnstone FC L 2020-12-12 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Livingston FC L

Predictions

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

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Ross County FC40% Draw29% St. Johnstone FC31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.43
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Ross County FC or Draw
69%
Draw or St. Johnstone FC
60%
Ross County FC or St. Johnstone FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Ross County FC26% Draw50% St. Johnstone FC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
11%
1 – 0
9.9%
0 – 1
9.3%
2 – 1
7.8%
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 0
6.7%
0 – 2
5.9%
2 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
3.3%
1 – 3
2.9%
3 – 0
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Ross County FC

Handicap Ross County FC covers Push St. Johnstone FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 20% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 19% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Ross County FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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