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St. Johnstone FC vs Ross County FC, Premier League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2022-23
St. Johnstone FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Ross County FC
Sat 17 Sep 2022 · 14:00 UTC McDiarmid Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Ryan McGowan 24' Y
Y 52' David Cancola
Y 65' Kazeem Olaigbe
Drey Wright 84' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Heart of Midlothian FC 33 70
2 Rangers FC 33 69
3 Celtic FC 33 67
4 Motherwell FC 33 54
5 Hibernian FC 33 51
6 Falkirk FC 33 46
7 Dundee United FC 33 40
8 Aberdeen FC 33 33
9 Dundee FC 33 33
10 St. Mirren FC 33 30
11 Kilmarnock FC 33 28
12 Livingston FC 33 16

Head-to-Head

7
9
4
St. Johnstone FC 20 games · Avg 2.3 goals Ross County FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-09-17 St. Johnstone FC 0–0 Ross County FC 2022-02-26 Ross County FC 3–1 St. Johnstone FC 2021-07-31 Ross County FC 0–0 St. Johnstone FC 2021-03-20 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Ross County FC 2021-01-02 Ross County FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Sep Ross County FC H 0–0 D
03 Sep St. Mirren FC H 3–0 W
28 Aug Heart of Midlothian FC A 2–3 L
20 Aug Aberdeen FC H 0–1 L
13 Aug Rangers FC A 0–4 L
06 Aug Motherwell FC A 2–1 W
Ross County FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Sep St. Johnstone FC A 0–0 D
03 Sep Aberdeen FC H 1–1 D
27 Aug Rangers FC A 0–4 L
20 Aug Kilmarnock FC H 1–0 W
13 Aug St. Mirren FC A 0–1 L
06 Aug Celtic FC H 1–3 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
35% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — St. Johnstone FC and Ross County FC get this one started.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' St. Johnstone FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 24' The referee shows St. Johnstone FC player a Yellow card on 24.
  • 29' St. Johnstone FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Ross County FC backline.
  • 34' Remi Matthews is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for St. Johnstone FC tonight.
  • 39' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 44' Yan Dhanda has been relatively quiet despite scoring 16 goals in his last 383 appearances.
  • 49' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 52' David Cancola picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 57' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both St. Johnstone FC and Ross County FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 62' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 65' Another substitution for Ross County FC to replace David Cancola by Yan Dhanda on 65 minute.
  • 65' Kazeem Olaigbe has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 65.
  • 66' The whistle greets Keith Watson as he departs to be replaced by Viktor Loturi.
  • 68' Alistair Crawford is replacing Jamie Murphy for the St. Johnstone FC side.
  • 73' Ross County FC have won 224 goals from 212 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 75' Another change for St. Johnstone FC made on 75 minute. Ryan McGowan leaves to be changed by Murray Davidson.
  • 76' Fresh legs for Ross County FC! Dominic Samuel comes on to replace Jordan Tillson.
  • 81' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering St. Johnstone FC that had 251 games and scored 244 goals.
  • 84' St. Johnstone FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 89' Ross County FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • The points are shared — St. Johnstone FC 0-0 Ross County FC. Honours even.

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Ross County FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Malky Mackay

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2022-09-17 St. Johnstone FC 0–0 Ross County FC 2022-02-26 Ross County FC 3–1 St. Johnstone FC 2021-07-31 Ross County FC 0–0 St. Johnstone FC 2021-03-20 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Ross County FC 2021-01-02 Ross County FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC

St. Johnstone FC Form

2022-09-17 St. Johnstone FC 0–0 Ross County FC D 2022-09-03 St. Johnstone FC 3–0 St. Mirren FC W 2022-08-28 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–2 St. Johnstone FC L 2022-08-20 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Aberdeen FC L 2022-08-13 Rangers FC 4–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2022-08-06 Motherwell FC 1–2 St. Johnstone FC W

Ross County FC Form

2022-09-17 St. Johnstone FC 0–0 Ross County FC D 2022-09-03 Ross County FC 1–1 Aberdeen FC D 2022-08-27 Rangers FC 4–0 Ross County FC L 2022-08-20 Ross County FC 1–0 Kilmarnock FC W 2022-08-13 St. Mirren FC 1–0 Ross County FC L 2022-08-06 Ross County FC 1–3 Celtic FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.18 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.73 Ross County FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 70% + Under — clean sheet likely 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC46% Draw31% Ross County FC23%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes37% 0% No63%
Avg goals/match: 1.91
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 57%
43%
± 2.5 30%
70%
± 3.5 13%
87%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
77%
Draw or Ross County FC
54%
St. Johnstone FC or Ross County FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC29% Draw55% Ross County FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
16.2%
1 – 1
13.6%
2 – 0
9.8%
0 – 1
9.4%
2 – 1
7.4%
1 – 2
4.5%
3 – 0
3.8%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 1
3%
2 – 2
2.8%
3 – 2
1.2%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap St. Johnstone FC covers Push Ross County FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 25% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 15% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
49% ✗
Ross County FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✗

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