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

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Premier League · 2019-20

St. Johnstone FC

2 – 1

Full Time

Kilmarnock FC

Sat 25 Jan 2020 · 15:00 UTC McDiarmid Park HT 45' · FT 45'

David Wotherspoon 24' Y

Y 79' Dario Del Fabro

Y 89' Stuart Findlay

Callum Hendry 89' Y

Y 90' Greg Kiltie

Overview

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

St. Johnstone FC 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Kilmarnock FC 7 games · 5 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee William Collum
Referee Alan Muir
Referee Paul O'Neill
Referee Gary Hilland

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

St. Johnstone FC 21 games · Avg 2.3 goals Kilmarnock FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-01-25 St. Johnstone FC 2–1 Kilmarnock FC 2019-12-04 Kilmarnock FC 0–0 St. Johnstone FC 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

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Jan	Kilmarnock FC	H	2–1	W
22 Jan	Livingston FC	A	0–1	L
29 Dec	Ross County FC	H	1–1	D
26 Dec	Hamilton Academical FC	A	1–0	W
21 Dec	St. Mirren FC	H	0–0	D
14 Dec	Heart of Midlothian FC	A	1–0	W

Kilmarnock FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Jan	St. Johnstone FC	A	1–2	L
22 Jan	Celtic FC	H	1–3	L
29 Dec	St. Mirren FC	A	0–1	L
26 Dec	Rangers FC	A	0–1	L
21 Dec	Motherwell FC	H	0–1	L
14 Dec	Ross County FC	A	0–1	L

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' Three points are at stake. St. Johnstone FC host Kilmarnock FC — let the battle begin!
5' The home supporters are growing impatient. St. Johnstone FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
7' The Northern Ireland Alistair McCann breaks the deadlock on 7 minutes. 1-0!
12' It looks like no one’s ball. St. Johnstone FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
17' A quiet spell here at McDiarmid Park. St. Johnstone FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
22' GOAL! Chris Burke scores on 22.
24' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for David Wotherspoon.
29' Jan Koprivec is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for St. Johnstone FC so far.
34' The energy levels are beginning to show. Tommy Wright might look to freshen things up shortly.
39' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. St. Johnstone FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
44' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His St. Johnstone FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
46' St. Johnstone FC make a change. Drey Wright trudges off to be replaced by Anthony Ralston on 46 minutes.
51' St. Johnstone FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Kilmarnock FC backline.
56' St. Johnstone FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
61' The St. Johnstone FC manager makes a substitution. Chris Kane departs to be replaced by Callum Hendry.
66' 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.
71' With 0 assists to his name this season, Callum Booth is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Kilmarnock FC.
73' The crowd applauds Harry Bunn as he leaves the pitch. Eamonn Brophy steps in for Kilmarnock FC.
78' Scott Tanser has been relatively quiet despite scoring 10 goals in his last 256 appearances.
79' Dario Del Fabro is having his name booked by the referee on 79.
83' David Wotherspoon does the damage! The net is bulging and St. Johnstone FC surge ahead!
88' Kilmarnock FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
89' That is a Yellow card for Kilmarnock FC. Stuart Findlay will be fuming at that decision.
90' It’s a booking for Kilmarnock FC player. Greg Kiltie gets a Yellow card.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tommy Wright

Kilmarnock FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Dyer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Danny Armstrong	4
Nicky Clark	3
David Watson	2
Adama Sidibeh	2
Chris Burke	2
Joe Wright	2
David Wotherspoon	2
Kyle Vassell	2

Head to Head

St. Johnstone FC Form

2020-01-25 St. Johnstone FC 2–1 Kilmarnock FC W 2020-01-22 Livingston FC 1–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2019-12-29 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Ross County FC D 2019-12-26 Hamilton Academical FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC W 2019-12-21 St. Johnstone FC 0–0 St. Mirren FC D 2019-12-14 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC W

Kilmarnock FC Form

2020-01-25 St. Johnstone FC 2–1 Kilmarnock FC L 2020-01-22 Kilmarnock FC 1–3 Celtic FC L 2019-12-29 St. Mirren FC 1–0 Kilmarnock FC L 2019-12-26 Rangers FC 1–0 Kilmarnock FC L 2019-12-21 Kilmarnock FC 0–1 Motherwell FC L 2019-12-14 Ross County FC 1–0 Kilmarnock FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.73 St. Johnstone FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.8 Kilmarnock FC xG

I would bet for: St. Johnstone FC to win 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

St. Johnstone FC59% Draw25% Kilmarnock FC16%

Actual: St. Johnstone FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.53

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw

83%

Draw or Kilmarnock FC

41%

St. Johnstone FC or Kilmarnock FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

St. Johnstone FC40% Draw46% Kilmarnock FC14%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

13%

1 – 1

11.8%

2 – 0

11.6%

0 – 0

9.9%

2 – 1

Actual

3 – 0

6.6%

3 – 1

5.4%

0 – 1

5.4%

1 – 2

4.2%

2 – 2

3.7%

4 – 0

2.9%

0 – 2

2.4%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap	St. Johnstone FC covers	Push	Kilmarnock FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	18%	67%
-1.5	33%	—	67%
-1	33%	25%	42%
-0.5	58%	—	42%
+0.5	84%	—	16%
+1	84%	11%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet

45% ✓

Kilmarnock FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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