St. Johnstone FC vs Kilmarnock FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2023-24

St. Johnstone FC

2 – 1

Full Time

Kilmarnock FC

Wed 1 Nov 2023 · 19:45 UTC McDiarmid Park 2,840 HT 45' · FT 45'

Nicky Clark 1' 1–0

Nicky Clark 7' 2–0

2–1 47' Kyle Vassell

Y 58' Joe Wright

Y 66' David Watson

Chris Kane 75' Y

Dara Costelloe 76' R

Dimitar Mitov 88' Y

Overview

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

St. Johnstone FC 8 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
Kilmarnock FC 8 games · 5 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Calum Scott (Scotland)
Assistant 1 Francis Connor
Assistant 2 Craig Ferguson

3 games this season 🟨 3.7/game ⚽ 8.0 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Celtic FC	8	21
2	Rangers FC	8	19
3	Heart of Midlothian FC	8	16
4	Dundee FC	8	13
5	St. Johnstone FC	8	11
6	Dundee United FC	8	11
7	St. Mirren FC	8	10
8	Aberdeen FC	8	8
9	Motherwell FC	8	8
10	Hibernian FC	8	7
11	Falkirk FC	8	6
12	Kilmarnock FC	8	5

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2023-11-01 St. Johnstone FC 2–1 Kilmarnock FC 2023-05-20 Kilmarnock FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC 2023-03-18 Kilmarnock FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC 2022-10-29 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Kilmarnock FC 2022-10-05 Kilmarnock FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Nov	Kilmarnock FC	H	2–1	W
28 Oct	St. Mirren FC	A	0–4	L
08 Oct	Aberdeen FC	A	0–0	D
30 Sep	Livingston FC	H	1–1	D
23 Sep	Hibernian FC	A	0–2	L
16 Sep	Rangers FC	H	0–2	L

Kilmarnock FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Nov	St. Johnstone FC	A	1–2	L
29 Oct	Aberdeen FC	H	2–0	W
21 Oct	Livingston FC	H	3–1	W
07 Oct	Celtic FC	A	1–3	L
30 Sep	St. Mirren FC	H	1–1	D
23 Sep	Dundee FC	A	2–2	D

Season Stats

St. Johnstone FC		Kilmarnock FC
#5	Position	#12
11	Points	5
8	Played	8
3 / 2 / 3	W / D / L	1 / 2 / 5
10	Scored	7
10	Conceded	18
+0	GD	-11
1.38	PPG	0.63
38%	Win %	13%

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

13% Clean Sheets
St. Johnstone FC this season

25% Clean Sheets
Kilmarnock FC this season

St. Johnstone FC are 5th (11 pts). Kilmarnock FC are 12th (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

St. Johnstone FC

0-15

1/1

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

–/4

16-30

1/2

31-45

2/5

46-60

3/2

61-75

–/2

76+

1/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

St. Johnstone FC

Josh Fowler	4 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
Joe Hugill	1 G	1 A
Jason Holt	1 G
Greg Kiltie	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at McDiarmid Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between St. Johnstone FC and Kilmarnock FC.
1' GOAL! Nicky Clark fires home to make it 1-0!
6' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both St. Johnstone FC and Kilmarnock FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
7' Nicky Clark makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and St. Johnstone FC are in front.
12' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His St. Johnstone FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
17' Dimitar Mitov, a Bulgaria goalkeeper, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
22' Matthew Smith is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for St. Johnstone FC so far.
27' St. Johnstone FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Fowler Josh scoring 1 goals.
32' St. Johnstone FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Kilmarnock FC backline.
37' Graham Carey has been relatively quiet despite scoring 19 goals in his last 341 appearances.
42' 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.
46' The Kilmarnock FC manager makes a substitution. Brad Lyons departs to be replaced by Liam Donnelly.
47' Goal! Kyle Vassell scores his 26 goal in 357 matches.
52' Kilmarnock FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
57' 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.
58' Poor challenge from Joe Wright. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
59' St. Johnstone FC make a change. Nicky Clark trudges off to be replaced by Stevie May on 59 minutes.
64' The travelling Kilmarnock FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
66' The referee shows Kilmarnock FC player a card on 66.
71' St. Johnstone FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Kilmarnock FC's shape.
75' That looks like a foul for a card for Chris Kane.
76' The referee has no hesitation. Dara Costelloe is booked for St. Johnstone FC — card on 76.
79' St. Johnstone FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. James Brown is hanging Chris Kane on the field on 79 minute.
80' Kilmarnock FC ring the changes. David Watson has done his job and it is now time for Andrew Dallas to step up.
85' Matthew Smith makes way for Daniel Phillips at the 85 minute mark. A tactical switch from St. Johnstone FC.
86' Fraser Murray has so much to prove this time. He replaces Marley Watkins on 86 minute.
88' St. Johnstone FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 88.
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 Steven MacLean

Kilmarnock FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Derek McInnes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

St. Johnstone FC Form

2023-11-01 St. Johnstone FC 2–1 Kilmarnock FC W 2023-10-28 St. Mirren FC 4–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2023-10-08 Aberdeen FC 0–0 St. Johnstone FC D 2023-09-30 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Livingston FC D 2023-09-23 Hibernian FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2023-09-16 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Rangers FC L

Kilmarnock FC Form

2023-11-01 St. Johnstone FC 2–1 Kilmarnock FC L 2023-10-29 Kilmarnock FC 2–0 Aberdeen FC W 2023-10-21 Kilmarnock FC 3–1 Livingston FC W 2023-10-07 Celtic FC 3–1 Kilmarnock FC L 2023-09-30 Kilmarnock FC 1–1 St. Mirren FC D 2023-09-23 Dundee FC 2–2 Kilmarnock FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.07 St. Johnstone FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.96 Kilmarnock FC xG

I would bet for: St. Johnstone FC to win 60% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

St. Johnstone FC60% Draw23% Kilmarnock FC17%

Actual: St. Johnstone FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 3.03

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw

82%

Draw or Kilmarnock FC

40%

St. Johnstone FC or Kilmarnock FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

St. Johnstone FC44% Draw42% Kilmarnock FC14%

Actual: St. Johnstone FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.4%

2 – 0

10.2%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

9.4%

3 – 0

6.9%

3 – 1

6.6%

0 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

4.6%

1 – 2

4.4%

0 – 1

3.9%

4 – 0

3.6%

4 – 1

3.5%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap	St. Johnstone FC covers	Push	Kilmarnock FC covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	19%	61%
-1.5	39%	—	61%
-1	39%	23%	38%
-0.5	62%	—	38%
+0.5	84%	—	16%
+1	84%	10%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet

39% ✓

Kilmarnock FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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