Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Premier League · 2019-20
St. Johnstone FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Kilmarnock FC
Sat 31 Aug 2019 · 14:00 UTC HT 45+1' · FT 45+8'
Y 12' Alan Power
Y 61' Liam Millar
Y 87' Laurentiu Branescu
Y 90' Mohamed El Makrini

Overview

Match Preview

St. Johnstone FC vs Kilmarnock FC — Premier League .

Match Details

  • Referee Stuart Stevenson
  • Referee John Beaton
  • Referee Sean Carr
  • Referee David Munro

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

10
3
8
St. Johnstone FC 21 games · Avg 2.3 goals Kilmarnock FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-08-31 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Kilmarnock FC 2019-04-06 Kilmarnock FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC 2018-11-24 St. Johnstone FC 0–0 Kilmarnock FC 2018-08-04 Kilmarnock FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug Kilmarnock FC H 0–1 L
24 Aug Hibernian FC A 2–2 D
10 Aug Livingston FC H 2–2 D
03 Aug Celtic FC A 0–7 L
18 May Hamilton Academical FC A 0–2 L
11 May Motherwell FC H 2–0 W
Kilmarnock FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug St. Johnstone FC A 1–0 W
24 Aug Aberdeen FC H 0–0 D
10 Aug Hamilton Academical FC A 0–2 L
04 Aug Rangers FC H 1–2 L
18 Jul Connah's Quay Nomads FC H 0–2 L
11 Jul Connah's Quay Nomads FC A 2–1 W

Season Stats

St. Johnstone FC Kilmarnock FC
#6 Position #12
8 Points 5
7 Played 7
2 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 1 / 2 / 4
9 Scored 6
10 Conceded 15
-1 GD -9
1.14 PPG 0.71
29% Win % 14%

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
St. Johnstone FC this season
29% Clean Sheets
Kilmarnock FC this season

St. Johnstone FC are 6th (8 pts). Kilmarnock FC are 12th (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
Kilmarnock FC
0-15
–/3
16-30
1/1
31-45
2/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
–/2
76+
–/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

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
Kilmarnock FC
Michael Schjonning-Larsen 2 G
Jason Holt 1 G
Greg Kiltie 1 G
Joe Hugill 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at as St. Johnstone FC face off against Kilmarnock FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 12' The referee has no hesitation. Alan Power is booked for Kilmarnock FC — Yellow card on 12.
  • 17' It looks like no one’s ball. Kilmarnock FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 22' Kilmarnock FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 22.
  • 27' It looks surprising St. Johnstone FC does not make any changes. Rory McKenzie has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 32' St. Johnstone FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Fowler Josh scoring 1 goals.
  • 37' Kilmarnock FC have won 275 goals from 264 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 40' GOAL! Stephen O'Donnell scores on 40.
  • 45' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 50' Kilmarnock FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 55' Both keepers have barely been tested. St. Johnstone FC and Kilmarnock FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 60' With 0 assists to his name this season, Gary Dicker is clearly more than just a goal scorer for St. Johnstone FC.
  • 61' Liam Millar catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 61.
  • 66' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 67' Stevie May gets the nod from St. Johnstone FC. He replaces Liam Craig and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 72' 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.
  • 77' Iain Wilson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 78' Fresh legs for Kilmarnock FC! Dominic Thomas comes on to replace Liam Millar.
  • 79' St. Johnstone FC make a change. Matthew Kennedy trudges off to be replaced by Danny Swanson on 79 minutes.
  • 83' Fresh legs for Kilmarnock FC! Ross Millen comes on to replace Eamonn Brophy.
  • 87' It’s a booking for Kilmarnock FC player. Laurentiu Branescu gets a Yellow card.
  • 90' Iain Wilson gets the nod from Kilmarnock FC. He replaces Rory McKenzie and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' Mohamed El Makrini was booked on 90.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Kilmarnock FC take all three points.

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tommy Wright

Kilmarnock 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

2019-08-31 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Kilmarnock FC 2019-04-06 Kilmarnock FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC 2018-11-24 St. Johnstone FC 0–0 Kilmarnock FC 2018-08-04 Kilmarnock FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC

St. Johnstone FC Form

2019-08-31 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Kilmarnock FC L 2019-08-24 Hibernian FC 2–2 St. Johnstone FC D 2019-08-10 St. Johnstone FC 2–2 Livingston FC D 2019-08-03 Celtic FC 7–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2019-05-18 Hamilton Academical FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2019-05-11 St. Johnstone FC 2–0 Motherwell FC W

Kilmarnock FC Form

2019-08-31 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Kilmarnock FC W 2019-08-24 Kilmarnock FC 0–0 Aberdeen FC D 2019-08-10 Hamilton Academical FC 2–0 Kilmarnock FC L 2019-08-04 Kilmarnock FC 1–2 Rangers FC L 2019-07-18 Kilmarnock FC 0–2 Connah's Quay Nomads FC L 2019-07-11 Connah's Quay Nomads FC 1–2 Kilmarnock FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.56 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.03 Kilmarnock FC xG
I would bet for: St. Johnstone FC or Draw 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC44% Draw28% Kilmarnock FC28%
Actual: Kilmarnock FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.59
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Kilmarnock FC
56%
St. Johnstone FC or Kilmarnock FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC34% Draw47% Kilmarnock FC19%
Actual: Kilmarnock FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
1 – 0
10.7%
0 – 0
9.5%
2 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
8.9%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
6%
3 – 1
4.8%
2 – 2
4.7%
3 – 0
4.6%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap St. Johnstone FC covers Push Kilmarnock FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 15% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 23% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 15% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Kilmarnock FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✗

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