St. Johnstone FC vs Hamilton Academical FC, Premier League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2019-20

St. Johnstone FC

3 – 2

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Hamilton Academical FC

Sat 26 Oct 2019 · 14:00 UTC McDiarmid Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 79' Aaron McGowan

Overview

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St. Johnstone FC vs Hamilton Academical FC — Premier League at McDiarmid Park.

St. Johnstone FC 13 games · 17 pts (2026/27)
Hamilton Academical FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Alan Muir
Referee Kevin Clancy
Referee Ralph Gordon
Referee Dan McFarlane

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

St. Johnstone FC 9 games · Avg 3.1 goals Hamilton Academical FC

Last 5 meetings

2019-10-26 St. Johnstone FC 3–2 Hamilton Academical FC 2019-05-18 Hamilton Academical FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC 2019-02-06 Hamilton Academical FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC 2018-11-10 St. Johnstone FC 4–0 Hamilton Academical FC 2018-09-01 Hamilton Academical FC 1–2 St. Johnstone FC

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Oct	Hamilton Academical FC	H	3–2	W
19 Oct	St. Mirren FC	A	0–2	L
05 Oct	Ross County FC	A	2–2	D
28 Sep	Motherwell FC	H	0–1	L
22 Sep	Rangers FC	H	0–4	L
14 Sep	Aberdeen FC	A	1–1	D

Hamilton Academical FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Oct	St. Johnstone FC	A	2–3	L
19 Oct	Hibernian FC	H	1–1	D
06 Oct	Rangers FC	A	0–5	L
28 Sep	Livingston FC	H	2–1	W
21 Sep	St. Mirren FC	A	0–0	D
14 Sep	Celtic FC	H	0–1	L

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

8% Clean Sheets
St. Johnstone FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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)

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. St. Johnstone FC host Hamilton Academical FC — let the battle begin!
5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering St. Johnstone FC that had 264 games and scored 261 goals.
10' Scott Tanser needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
15' Hamilton Academical FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
20' St. Johnstone FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Hamilton Academical FC backline.
25' Mikel Miller adds to his 0 season tally! Hamilton Academical FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
30' Stevie May is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for St. Johnstone FC so far.
35' Hamilton Academical FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
36' A goal from the Canada international David Wotherspoon! He fires home on 36 to make it 1-1!
41' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both St. Johnstone FC and Hamilton Academical FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
46' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
51' Hamilton Academical FC is showing some good football. However, Hamilton Academical FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
56' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both St. Johnstone FC and Hamilton Academical FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
57' Hamilton Academical FC make a change. Scott Martin trudges off to be replaced by Darian MacKinnon on 57 minutes.
60' David Wotherspoon doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
62' The Hamilton Academical FC bench stirs into life. George Oakley is withdrawn and David Moyo gets his opportunity.
67' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
71' Hamilton Academical FC make a change. Adrian Beck trudges off to be replaced by Steve Davies on 71 minutes.
73' Chris Kane is replacing Stevie May for the St. Johnstone FC side.
78' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
79' It’s a booking for Hamilton Academical FC player. Aaron McGowan gets a Yellow card.
83' What composure from Steve Davies! The England international strokes it home. 2-2.
85' Another substitution for St. Johnstone FC to replace Drey Wright by Callum Hendry on 85 minute.
88' Callum Hendry adds to his 0 season tally! St. Johnstone FC lead 3-2 — and this changes everything.
90' The whistle greets Matt Kennedy as he departs to be replaced by Liam Craig.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from St. Johnstone FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tommy Wright

Hamilton Academical FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Rice

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
David Wotherspoon	4
Stevie May	3
Ronan Hughes	2
George Oakley	2
Steve Davies	2
Craig Conway	2
Drey Wright	1
Murray Davidson	1

Head to Head

St. Johnstone FC Form

2019-10-26 St. Johnstone FC 3–2 Hamilton Academical FC W 2019-10-19 St. Mirren FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2019-10-05 Ross County FC 2–2 St. Johnstone FC D 2019-09-28 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Motherwell FC L 2019-09-22 St. Johnstone FC 0–4 Rangers FC L 2019-09-14 Aberdeen FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC D

Hamilton Academical FC Form

2019-10-26 St. Johnstone FC 3–2 Hamilton Academical FC L 2019-10-19 Hamilton Academical FC 1–1 Hibernian FC D 2019-10-06 Rangers FC 5–0 Hamilton Academical FC L 2019-09-28 Hamilton Academical FC 2–1 Livingston FC W 2019-09-21 St. Mirren FC 0–0 Hamilton Academical FC D 2019-09-14 Hamilton Academical FC 0–1 Celtic FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.74 St. Johnstone FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.3 Hamilton Academical FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

St. Johnstone FC49% Draw25% Hamilton Academical FC26%

Actual: St. Johnstone FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.04

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw

74%

Draw or Hamilton Academical FC

51%

St. Johnstone FC or Hamilton Academical FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

St. Johnstone FC34% Draw44% Hamilton Academical FC22%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.7%

2 – 1

1 – 0

7.5%

2 – 0

7.1%

1 – 2

6.8%

0 – 0

6.5%

2 – 2

5.9%

0 – 1

5.4%

3 – 1

5.2%

3 – 0

4.1%

0 – 2

3 – 2

Actual

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap	St. Johnstone FC covers	Push	Hamilton Academical FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	14%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	21%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	15%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Hamilton Academical FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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