Saturday , 31 October 2026

St. Johnstone FC vs Falkirk FC, Premier League 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2026-27
St. Johnstone FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Falkirk FC
Sat 19 Sep 2026 · 14:00 UTC McDiarmid Park HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 60' Ethan Ross
Enes Alic 90+6' 1–1
Cheick Diabate 45' Y
Cheick Diabate 53' YR
Ruari Paton 90' Y
Enes Alic 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

St. Johnstone FC vs Falkirk FC — Premier League at McDiarmid Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Calum Scott (Scotland)
5 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 7.0 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 11 28
2 Rangers FC 11 24
3 Heart of Midlothian FC 11 20
4 Dundee FC 11 17
5 Dundee United FC 11 16
6 Falkirk FC 11 15
7 St. Mirren FC 11 14
8 St. Johnstone FC 11 13
9 Aberdeen FC 11 11
10 Motherwell FC 11 9
11 Hibernian FC 11 8
12 Kilmarnock FC 11 8

Head-to-Head

1
St. Johnstone FC 1 games · Avg 2.0 goals Falkirk FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-09-19 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Falkirk FC

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Sep Falkirk FC H 1–1 D
09 Sep Celtic FC H 0–1 L
06 Sep Hibernian FC H 2–1 W
02 Sep Dundee FC A 1–1 D
29 Aug Heart of Midlothian FC A 1–2 L
08 Aug St. Mirren FC A 0–1 L
Falkirk FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Sep St. Johnstone FC A 1–1 D
15 Sep Heart of Midlothian FC H 2–1 W
05 Sep Dundee United FC A 1–1 D
02 Sep Rangers FC H 1–2 L
29 Aug Celtic FC A 1–2 L
09 Aug Motherwell FC A 0–0 D

Season Stats

St. Johnstone FC Falkirk FC
#8 Position #6
13 Points 15
11 Played 11
3 / 4 / 4 W / D / L 4 / 3 / 4
13 Scored 13
17 Conceded 12
-4 GD +1
1.18 PPG 1.36
27% Win % 36%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
9% Clean Sheets
St. Johnstone FC this season
27% Clean Sheets
Falkirk FC this season

St. Johnstone FC are 8th (13 pts). Falkirk FC are 6th (15 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

St. Johnstone FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
4/2
31-45
1/3
46-60
2/5
61-75
1/3
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Falkirk FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
–/2
31-45
3/1
46-60
1/1
61-75
3/–
76+
–/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

St. Johnstone FC
Josh Fowler 5 G
Enes Alic 2 G 1 A
Josh Campbell 2 G
Fowler Josh 1 G 1 A
Cheick Diabate 1 G
Falkirk FC
Jacob Murrell 5 G
Ben Krauhaus 2 G
Colby Donovan 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds McDiarmid Park will turn into a battlefield for St. Johnstone FC and Falkirk FC.
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Liam Smith is clearly more than just a goal scorer for St. Johnstone FC.
  • 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Falkirk FC winning 0% of all matches.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 20' Falkirk FC come into this ranked 10 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 25' Both keepers have barely been tested. St. Johnstone FC and Falkirk FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 30' St. Johnstone FC is showing some good football. However, St. Johnstone FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' St. Johnstone FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Falkirk FC's shape.
  • 45' St. Johnstone FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 50' Falkirk FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 50.
  • 53' It’s gonna be a card for Cheick Diabate.
  • 55' Daniel Finlayson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Josh Campbell on 55 minute.
  • 60' Goal! Ethan Ross scores his 1 goal in 359 matches.
  • 65' A tactical swap from St. Johnstone FC — Ruari Paton on, Reece McAlear off on 65 minutes.
  • 67' Craig Sibbald gets the nod from Falkirk FC. He replaces Finley Barbrook and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 72' Toby Steward has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 75' CJ Fodrey has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ethan Ross on 75 minute.
  • 77' Fresh legs for St. Johnstone FC! Danny Schmidt comes on to replace Zach Mitchell.
  • 82' 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.
  • 87' Falkirk FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 89' The whistle greets Ben Krauhaus as he departs to be replaced by Jack McMillan.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Ruari Paton on 90 minutes.
  • It finishes all square. St. Johnstone FC and Falkirk FC share the spoils 1-1.

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Simo Valakari

Falkirk FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John McGlynn

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.04 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11 Falkirk FC xG
I would bet for: St. Johnstone FC or Falkirk FC 69% + Under 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC35% Draw31% Falkirk FC34%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.15
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 63%
37%
± 2.5 36%
64%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Falkirk FC
65%
St. Johnstone FC or Falkirk FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC22% Draw53% Falkirk FC25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
14%
0 – 1
11.7%
1 – 0
10.8%
1 – 2
7.2%
0 – 2
6.9%
2 – 1
6.8%
2 – 0
6%
2 – 2
3.9%
1 – 3
2.7%
0 – 3
2.5%
3 – 1
2.4%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap St. Johnstone FC covers Push Falkirk FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 19% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 21% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Falkirk FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓

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