Saturday , 14 November 2026

St. Johnstone FC vs Kilmarnock FC, Premier League 2024-25 RELEGATION ROUND

Premier League · 2024-25
St. Johnstone FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Kilmarnock FC
Sat 3 May 2025 · 14:00 UTC McDiarmid Park 5,191 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–2 12' David Watson
0–2 53' Danny Armstrong pen
Uche Ikpeazu 26' Y
Elliot Watt 66' Y
Y 74' Danny Armstrong

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Iain Snedden
  • Assistant 1 Graeme Stewart
  • Assistant 2 Alastair Mather

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

10
4
8
St. Johnstone FC 22 games · Avg 2.4 goals Kilmarnock FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-05-03 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Kilmarnock FC 2025-02-15 Kilmarnock FC 3–1 St. Johnstone FC 2024-11-23 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Kilmarnock FC 2024-08-11 Kilmarnock FC 0–3 St. Johnstone FC 2024-04-13 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Kilmarnock FC

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 May Kilmarnock FC H 0–2 L
26 Apr Motherwell FC A 2–3 L
12 Apr Dundee United FC A 0–1 L
06 Apr Celtic FC H 1–0 W
29 Mar Hibernian FC A 0–3 L
15 Mar Aberdeen FC H 0–0 D
Kilmarnock FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 May St. Johnstone FC A 2–0 W
26 Apr Ross County FC H 2–0 W
12 Apr Celtic FC A 1–5 L
05 Apr Motherwell FC H 2–0 W
29 Mar St. Mirren FC A 1–5 L
15 Mar Hibernian FC H 1–1 D

Season Stats

St. Johnstone FC Kilmarnock FC
#7 Position #12
17 Points 9
13 Played 13
4 / 5 / 4 W / D / L 2 / 3 / 8
17 Scored 13
20 Conceded 29
-3 GD -16
1.31 PPG 0.69
31% Win % 15%

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)
45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
8% Clean Sheets
St. Johnstone FC this season
15% Clean Sheets
Kilmarnock FC this season

St. Johnstone FC are 7th (17 pts). Kilmarnock FC are 12th (9 pts).

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
Kilmarnock FC
0-15
2/4
16-30
1/4
31-45
3/8
46-60
4/3
61-75
2/3
76+
1/5
■ 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
Kilmarnock FC
Greg Kiltie 3 G
Joe Hugill 2 G 2 A
Michael Schjonning-Larsen 2 G
Jason Holt 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' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' Taylor Steven, a Scotland , has 4 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 12' A goal from the Scotland international David Watson! He fires home on 12 to make it 0-1!
  • 17' Kilmarnock FC have won 283 goals from 270 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 22' Daniels Balodis needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 26' Controversy at the stadium! Uche Ikpeazu argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 31' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 36' St. Johnstone FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Fowler Josh scoring 1 goals.
  • 41' St. Johnstone FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Kilmarnock FC — Rory McKenzie on, Bobby Wales off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 53' What a moment for Danny Armstrong! That strike on 53 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 58' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both St. Johnstone FC and Kilmarnock FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 63' Victor Griffith has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 304 appearances.
  • 65' The St. Johnstone FC bench stirs into life. Victor Griffith is withdrawn and Nicky Clark gets his opportunity.
  • 66' A moment of madness from Elliot Watt on 66 minutes earns him a card. St. Johnstone FC will be frustrated.
  • 71' Scotland international Liam Polworth has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 74' A moment of madness from Danny Armstrong on 74 minutes earns him a card. Kilmarnock FC will be frustrated.
  • 79' The crowd applauds Josh McPake as he leaves the pitch. Fran Franczak steps in for St. Johnstone FC.
  • 84' A quiet spell here at McDiarmid Park. Kilmarnock FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 87' Another change for Kilmarnock FC made on 87 minute. Fraser Murray leaves to be changed by Calvin Ramsay.
  • 89' The Kilmarnock FC manager makes a substitution. David Watson departs to be replaced by Liam Polworth.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Kilmarnock FC players.

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Simo Valakari

Kilmarnock FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Derek McInnes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Danny Armstrong 4
Nicky Clark 3
Aaron Tshibola 2
Marley Watkins 2
David Watson 2
Adama Sidibeh 2
Chris Burke 2
Joe Wright 2

Head to Head

2025-05-03 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Kilmarnock FC 2025-02-15 Kilmarnock FC 3–1 St. Johnstone FC 2024-11-23 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Kilmarnock FC 2024-08-11 Kilmarnock FC 0–3 St. Johnstone FC 2024-04-13 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Kilmarnock FC

St. Johnstone FC Form

2025-05-03 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Kilmarnock FC L 2025-04-26 Motherwell FC 3–2 St. Johnstone FC L 2025-04-12 Dundee United FC 1–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2025-04-06 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Celtic FC W 2025-03-29 Hibernian FC 3–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2025-03-15 St. Johnstone FC 0–0 Aberdeen FC D

Kilmarnock FC Form

2025-05-03 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Kilmarnock FC W 2025-04-26 Kilmarnock FC 2–0 Ross County FC W 2025-04-12 Celtic FC 5–1 Kilmarnock FC L 2025-04-05 Kilmarnock FC 2–0 Motherwell FC W 2025-03-29 St. Mirren FC 5–1 Kilmarnock FC L 2025-03-15 Kilmarnock FC 1–1 Hibernian FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
1.88 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.18 Kilmarnock FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC46% Draw26% Kilmarnock FC28%
Actual: Kilmarnock FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.06
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Kilmarnock FC
54%
St. Johnstone FC or Kilmarnock FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC38% Draw43% Kilmarnock FC19%
Actual: Kilmarnock FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.3%
2 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
8.2%
1 – 0
8.1%
0 – 0
6.4%
1 – 2
5.9%
3 – 1
5.9%
2 – 2
5.5%
3 – 0
5%
0 – 1
4.8%
3 – 2
3.5%
0 – 2
Actual

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap St. Johnstone FC covers Push Kilmarnock FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 16% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 22% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 13% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Kilmarnock FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✗

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