Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Premier League · 2020-21
St. Johnstone FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Kilmarnock FC
Fri 6 Nov 2020 · 19:45 UTC McDiarmid Park HT 45+1' · FT 45+2'
Liam Gordon 59' Y
Murray Davidson 65' Y
Y 69' Alan Power

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Frank Connor
  • Referee Gavin Duncan
  • Referee Graham McNeillie
  • Referee

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
2020-11-06 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Kilmarnock FC 2020-08-15 Kilmarnock FC 1–2 St. Johnstone FC 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

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Nov Kilmarnock FC H 1–0 W
24 Oct Dundee United FC H 0–0 D
17 Oct Hamilton Academical FC A 5–3 W
04 Oct Celtic FC H 0–2 L
26 Sep Livingston FC A 0–2 L
19 Sep Ross County FC H 0–1 L
Kilmarnock FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Nov St. Johnstone FC A 0–1 L
01 Nov Rangers FC H 0–1 L
24 Oct Hibernian FC H 0–1 L
17 Oct Livingston FC A 3–1 W
26 Sep St. Mirren FC A 1–0 W
19 Sep Hamilton Academical FC H 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' St. Johnstone FC have kicked off against Kilmarnock FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Aaron Tshibola has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 265 appearances.
  • 10' St. Johnstone FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 15' Kilmarnock FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' St. Johnstone FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Kilmarnock FC backline.
  • 30' David Wotherspoon is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for St. Johnstone FC tonight.
  • 35' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 40' Kilmarnock FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 45' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ross Millen, as he is very good at scoring at McDiarmid Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 50' Kilmarnock FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 55' St. Johnstone FC have won 252 goals from 256 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 59' St. Johnstone FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 59.
  • 64' Alistair McCann is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for St. Johnstone FC so far.
  • 65' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Murray Davidson.
  • 67' St. Johnstone FC ring the changes. David Wotherspoon has done his job and it is now time for Michael O'Halloran to step up.
  • 69' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Alan Power on 69 minutes.
  • 70' GOAL! Dan McNamara fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 75' Fresh legs for Kilmarnock FC! Eamonn Brophy comes on to replace Greg Kiltie.
  • 77' Fresh legs for St. Johnstone FC! Chris Kane comes on to replace Stevie May.
  • 82' It looks surprising St. Johnstone FC does not make any changes. Chris Burke has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 87' 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.
  • 90' Another substitution for Kilmarnock FC to replace Calum Waters by Danny Whitehall on 90 minute.
  • 1-0 the final result. Kilmarnock FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Kilmarnock FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Dyer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Danny Armstrong 4
Nicky Clark 3
David Wotherspoon 2
Kyle Vassell 2
Alistair McCann 2
Aaron Tshibola 2
Marley Watkins 2
David Watson 2

Head to Head

2020-11-06 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Kilmarnock FC 2020-08-15 Kilmarnock FC 1–2 St. Johnstone FC 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

St. Johnstone FC Form

2020-11-06 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Kilmarnock FC W 2020-10-24 St. Johnstone FC 0–0 Dundee United FC D 2020-10-17 Hamilton Academical FC 3–5 St. Johnstone FC W 2020-10-04 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Celtic FC L 2020-09-26 Livingston FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2020-09-19 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Ross County FC L

Kilmarnock FC Form

2020-11-06 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Kilmarnock FC L 2020-11-01 Kilmarnock FC 0–1 Rangers FC L 2020-10-24 Kilmarnock FC 0–1 Hibernian FC L 2020-10-17 Livingston FC 1–3 Kilmarnock FC W 2020-09-26 St. Mirren FC 0–1 Kilmarnock FC W 2020-09-19 Kilmarnock FC 2–1 Hamilton Academical FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.62 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.86 Kilmarnock FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC54% Draw26% Kilmarnock FC20%
Actual: St. Johnstone FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.48
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
80%
Draw or Kilmarnock FC
46%
St. Johnstone FC or Kilmarnock FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC37% Draw48% Kilmarnock FC15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
12.5%
2 – 0
10.7%
0 – 0
10.5%
2 – 1
9.1%
0 – 1
6.2%
3 – 0
5.7%
3 – 1
5%
1 – 2
4.8%
2 – 2
4%
0 – 2
3%
4 – 0
2.3%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap St. Johnstone FC covers Push Kilmarnock FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 17% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 24% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 12% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
43% ✗
Kilmarnock FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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