Sunday , 2 August 2026

St. Johnstone FC vs Kilmarnock FC, Premier League 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2026-27
St. Johnstone FC
4 – 3
Full Time
Kilmarnock FC
Sun 2 Aug 2026 · 13:00 UTC McDiarmid Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Fowler Josh 16' 1–0
1–1 37' Greg Kiltie
Cheick Diabate 47' 2–1
2–2 49' Joe Hugill
2–3 53' Jason Holt
Michael Schjonning-Larsen 69' 3–3
Kai Fotheringham 80' 4–3
Y 21' Tyreece John-Jules
Liam Smith 45' Y
Cheick Diabate 52' Y
Y 83' Jamie Brandon

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Livingston FC 33 16
2 St. Mirren FC 1 3
3 St. Johnstone FC 1 3
4 Aberdeen FC 1 3
5 Rangers FC 1 1
6 Dundee United FC 1 1
7 Celtic FC 0 0
8 Motherwell FC 0 0
9 Hibernian FC 0 0
10 Dundee FC 0 0
11 Kilmarnock FC 1 0
12 Heart of Midlothian FC 1 0
13 Falkirk FC 1 0

Head-to-Head

10
3
8
St. Johnstone FC 21 games · Avg 2.3 goals Kilmarnock FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-08-02 St. Johnstone FC 4–3 Kilmarnock FC 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

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Aug Kilmarnock FC H 4–3 W
18 May Dundee FC H 0–2 L
14 May Heart of Midlothian FC A 1–2 L
10 May Ross County FC H 2–1 W
03 May Kilmarnock FC H 0–2 L
26 Apr Motherwell FC A 2–3 L
Kilmarnock FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Aug St. Johnstone FC A 3–4 L
17 May Livingston FC A 4–1 W
12 May Dundee FC H 3–1 W
09 May St. Mirren FC A 3–0 W
02 May Dundee United FC H 3–0 W
25 Apr Aberdeen FC A 0–1 L

Season Stats

St. Johnstone FC Kilmarnock FC
#3 Position #11
3 Points 0
1 Played 1
1 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 1
4 Scored 3
3 Conceded 4
+1 GD -1
3.00 PPG 0.00
100% Win % 0%

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
0% Clean Sheets
Kilmarnock FC this season

St. Johnstone FC are 3rd (3 pts). Kilmarnock FC are 11th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. St. Johnstone FC is hosting Kilmarnock FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' St. Johnstone FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Kilmarnock FC's shape.
  • 15' Jason Holt is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for St. Johnstone FC so far.
  • 16' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Fowler Josh makes it 1-0.
  • 21' The referee calls foul for Tyreece John-Jules. He receives a card.
  • 26' The energy levels are beginning to show. Simo Valakari might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 31' St. Johnstone FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Kilmarnock FC backline.
  • 36' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 37' GOAL! Greg Kiltie fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 42' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tom Lowery is clearly more than just a goal scorer for St. Johnstone FC.
  • 45' Liam Smith was booked on 45.
  • 45' Another substitution for Kilmarnock FC to replace Tyreece John-Jules by Jamie Brandon on 45 minute.
  • 47' Cheick Diabate adds to his 1 season tally! St. Johnstone FC lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 49' Goal! Joe Hugill scores his 9 goal in 409 matches.
  • 52' That looks like a foul for a card for Cheick Diabate.
  • 53' The deadlock is broken! Jason Holt gets on the scoresheet on 53 minutes.
  • 58' It looks surprising St. Johnstone FC does not make any changes. Ieuan Gwyn Owen has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 59' Aaron Tshibola makes way for Bailey Rice at the 59 minute mark. A tactical switch from Kilmarnock FC.
  • 61' Logan Chalmers is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jason Holt at the 61 minute mark.
  • 66' The Kilmarnock FC manager makes a substitution. Erik Ring departs to be replaced by Mark O'Hara.
  • 69' A goal from the international Jamie Gullan! He fires home on 69 to make it 3-3!
  • 69' The St. Johnstone FC bench stirs into life. Reece McAlear is withdrawn and Louis Lloyd gets his opportunity.
  • 74' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering St. Johnstone FC that had 252 games and scored 248 goals.
  • 79' Aaron Tshibola has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 80' Goal! Kai Fotheringham scores his 1 goal in 184 matches.
  • 83' The referee shows Kilmarnock FC player a card on 83.
  • 84' The crowd applauds Fowler Josh as he leaves the pitch. Macaulay Tait steps in for St. Johnstone FC.
  • 85' The crowd applauds Jamie Gullan as he leaves the pitch. Jack Baird steps in for St. Johnstone FC.
  • 90' 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.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 4-3 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Simo Valakari

Kilmarnock FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil McCann

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2026-08-02 St. Johnstone FC 4–3 Kilmarnock FC 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

St. Johnstone FC Form

2026-08-02 St. Johnstone FC 4–3 Kilmarnock FC W 2025-05-18 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Dundee FC L 2025-05-14 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC L 2025-05-10 St. Johnstone FC 2–1 Ross County FC W 2025-05-03 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Kilmarnock FC L 2025-04-26 Motherwell FC 3–2 St. Johnstone FC L

Kilmarnock FC Form

2026-08-02 St. Johnstone FC 4–3 Kilmarnock FC L 2026-05-17 Livingston FC 1–4 Kilmarnock FC W 2026-05-12 Kilmarnock FC 3–1 Dundee FC W 2026-05-09 St. Mirren FC 0–3 Kilmarnock FC W 2026-05-02 Kilmarnock FC 3–0 Dundee United FC W 2026-04-25 Aberdeen FC 1–0 Kilmarnock FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
5 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
5 Kilmarnock FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 99% + Both teams to score 98%

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC43% Draw19% Kilmarnock FC38%
Actual: St. Johnstone FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes98% 0% No2%
Avg goals/match: 10
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 100%
0%
± 1.5 100%
0%
± 2.5 99%
1%
± 3.5 98%
2%
± 4.5 95%
5%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
62%
Draw or Kilmarnock FC
57%
St. Johnstone FC or Kilmarnock FC
81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC39% Draw23% Kilmarnock FC38%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
4 – 4
4%
4 – 5
3.9%
5 – 4
3.9%
5 – 5
3.9%
3 – 4
3.3%
4 – 3
Actual
4 – 6
3.2%
6 – 4
3.2%
5 – 6
3.2%
6 – 5
3.2%
3 – 5
3.2%
5 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap St. Johnstone FC covers Push Kilmarnock FC covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 12% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 15% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 15% 27%
+1.5 73% — 27%
+2 73% 12% 16%
+2.5 84% — 16%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
1% ✓
Kilmarnock FC keeps clean sheet
1% ✓

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