Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Premier League · 2019-20
St. Johnstone FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Ross County FC
Sun 29 Dec 2019 · 15:00 UTC McDiarmid Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 34' Sean Kelly
Y 41' Blair Spittal
Y 47' Iain Vigurs
Y 53' Liam Fontaine
Y 62' Harry Paton
Jason Holt 65' Y
Chris Kane 65' Y
Y 68' Brian Graham
Y 68' Billy McKay
Murray Davidson 82' Y
Y 88' Nathan Baxter
R 90' Brian Graham

Overview

Match Preview

St. Johnstone FC vs Ross County FC — Premier League at McDiarmid Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Bobby Madden
  • Referee Alan Mulvanny
  • Referee Ralph Gordon
  • Referee Kevin Graham

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

7
9
4
St. Johnstone FC 20 games · Avg 2.3 goals Ross County FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-12-29 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Ross County FC 2019-10-05 Ross County FC 2–2 St. Johnstone FC

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
04 Dec Kilmarnock FC A 0–0 D
30 Nov Motherwell FC A 0–4 L
Ross County FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec St. Johnstone FC A 1–1 D
26 Dec Motherwell FC H 1–2 L
21 Dec Livingston FC A 0–4 L
14 Dec Kilmarnock FC H 1–0 W
04 Dec Hibernian FC H 2–1 W
01 Dec Celtic FC H 1–4 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
35% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
St. Johnstone FC this season

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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Ross County FC gets underway.
  • 5' Drey Wright has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' Ross County FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 15' Ross County FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His St. Johnstone FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 29' The Ross County FC manager makes a substitution. Ross Stewart departs to be replaced by Brian Graham.
  • 34' A moment of madness from Sean Kelly on 34 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Ross County FC will be frustrated.
  • 39' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Tommy Wright will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 41' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Blair Spittal on 41 minutes.
  • 46' Scotland international Liam Gordon has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 47' The referee shows Ross County FC player a Yellow card on 47.
  • 52' A quiet spell here at McDiarmid Park. Ross County FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 53' Liam Fontaine catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 53.
  • 58' St. Johnstone FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 62' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Harry Paton on 62 minutes.
  • 65' The referee has no hesitation. Jason Holt is booked for St. Johnstone FC — Yellow card on 65.
  • 65' St. Johnstone FC make a change. Chris Kane trudges off to be replaced by Callum Hendry on 65 minutes.
  • 68' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Brian Graham.
  • 70' The crowd applauds Callum Morris as he leaves the pitch. Keith Watson steps in for Ross County FC.
  • 72' Iain Vigurs is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 74' Stevie May is replacing Jason Holt for the St. Johnstone FC side.
  • 79' St. Johnstone FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 81' Another substitution for Ross County FC to replace Billy McKay by Joe Chalmers on 81 minute.
  • 82' The referee has no hesitation. Murray Davidson is booked for St. Johnstone FC — Yellow card on 82.
  • 83' Another change for St. Johnstone FC made on 83 minute. Drey Wright leaves to be changed by Michael O'Halloran.
  • 84' Callum Hendry has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 84 minutes.
  • 88' Nathan Baxter was booked on 88.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Brian Graham on 90 minutes earns him a Red card. Ross County FC will be frustrated.
  • 1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tommy Wright

Ross County FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stuart Kettlewell

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Stevie May 4
Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka 3
Alistair Crawford 3
Mackenzie Kirk 2
Regan Charles-Cook 2
Jordan White 2
Nicky Clark 2
Callum Hendry 2

Head to Head

2019-12-29 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Ross County FC 2019-10-05 Ross County FC 2–2 St. Johnstone FC

St. Johnstone FC Form

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 2019-12-04 Kilmarnock FC 0–0 St. Johnstone FC D 2019-11-30 Motherwell FC 4–0 St. Johnstone FC L

Ross County FC Form

2019-12-29 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Ross County FC D 2019-12-26 Ross County FC 1–2 Motherwell FC L 2019-12-21 Livingston FC 4–0 Ross County FC L 2019-12-14 Ross County FC 1–0 Kilmarnock FC W 2019-12-04 Ross County FC 2–1 Hibernian FC W 2019-12-01 Ross County FC 1–4 Celtic FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.4 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.01 Ross County FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC46% Draw28% Ross County FC26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.41
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Ross County FC
54%
St. Johnstone FC or Ross County FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC31% Draw49% Ross County FC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
11.4%
0 – 0
11.1%
2 – 1
8.6%
2 – 0
8.5%
0 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
6.2%
2 – 2
4.4%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
4.1%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
2.2%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap St. Johnstone FC covers Push Ross County FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 14% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 23% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 16% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
Ross County FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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