Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

Premier League · 2022-23
St. Johnstone FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Ross County FC
Sat 8 Apr 2023 · 14:00 UTC McDiarmid Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 56' Nohan Kenneh
Cameron MacPherson 77' Y
Daniel Phillips 79' Y
Y 79' Alex Iacovitti
Y 83' Josh Stones

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

7
9
4
St. Johnstone FC 20 games · Avg 2.3 goals Ross County FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-04-08 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Ross County FC 2022-12-17 Ross County FC 1–2 St. Johnstone FC 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

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Apr Ross County FC H 0–2 L
01 Apr Aberdeen FC H 0–1 L
18 Mar Kilmarnock FC A 1–1 D
04 Mar Heart of Midlothian FC A 0–3 L
25 Feb St. Mirren FC H 1–1 D
18 Feb Dundee United FC A 2–1 W
Ross County FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Apr St. Johnstone FC A 2–0 W
02 Apr Celtic FC H 0–2 L
18 Mar Livingston FC A 1–2 L
04 Mar Motherwell FC H 0–2 L
25 Feb Dundee United FC H 4–0 W
18 Feb St. Mirren FC A 0–1 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
35% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
8% Clean Sheets
St. Johnstone FC this season

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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. St. Johnstone FC host Ross County FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both St. Johnstone FC and Ross County FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' St. Johnstone FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 20' A change in the Ross County FC ranks — Eamonn Brophy exits the field as Simon Murray enters on 20.
  • 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 35' St. Johnstone FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Ross County FC's shape.
  • 40' The energy levels are beginning to show. Malky Mackay might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 45' The Scotland Simon Murray breaks the deadlock on 45 minutes. 0-1!
  • 49' A stunning finish from David Cancola — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 53' Time for substitution for St. Johnstone FC. Zak Rudden is replaced by Jamie Murphy.
  • 54' A tactical swap from St. Johnstone FC — Connor McLennan on, James Brown off on 54 minutes.
  • 56' It’s a booking for Ross County FC player. Nohan Kenneh gets a Yellow card.
  • 61' Both keepers have barely been tested. St. Johnstone FC and Ross County FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 66' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 66 minutes.
  • 71' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 73' Cameron MacPherson is ready to make an impact after coming on for David Wotherspoon at the 73 minute mark.
  • 74' Another change for Ross County FC made on 74 minute. Josh Sims leaves to be changed by Owura Edwards.
  • 77' St. Johnstone FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 77.
  • 79' Poor challenge from Daniel Phillips. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 79' It is a substitution in St. Johnstone FC team. Melker Hallberg is replaced by Thelonius Bair on 79 minute.
  • 83' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Josh Stones.
  • 83' The Ross County FC bench stirs into life. David Cancola is withdrawn and Keith Watson gets his opportunity.
  • 88' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Connor Randall made 141 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Ross County FC players.

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
Jordan White 2
Nicky Clark 2
Callum Hendry 2
Alex Samuel 2
Iain Vigurs 2

Head to Head

2023-04-08 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Ross County FC 2022-12-17 Ross County FC 1–2 St. Johnstone FC 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

St. Johnstone FC Form

2023-04-08 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Ross County FC L 2023-04-01 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Aberdeen FC L 2023-03-18 Kilmarnock FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC D 2023-03-04 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2023-02-25 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 St. Mirren FC D 2023-02-18 Dundee United FC 1–2 St. Johnstone FC W

Ross County FC Form

2023-04-08 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Ross County FC W 2023-04-02 Ross County FC 0–2 Celtic FC L 2023-03-18 Livingston FC 2–1 Ross County FC L 2023-03-04 Ross County FC 0–2 Motherwell FC L 2023-02-25 Ross County FC 4–0 Dundee United FC W 2023-02-18 St. Mirren FC 1–0 Ross County FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.95 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.19 Ross County FC xG
I would bet for: Ross County FC or Draw 69% + Under 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC31% Draw31% Ross County FC38%
Actual: Ross County FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.14
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 63%
37%
± 2.5 36%
64%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
62%
Draw or Ross County FC
69%
St. Johnstone FC or Ross County FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC20% Draw53% Ross County FC27%
Actual: Ross County FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 0
14.1%
0 – 1
12.8%
1 – 0
9.9%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
7.7%
2 – 1
6.1%
2 – 0
5%
2 – 2
3.8%
0 – 3
3.2%
1 – 3
3.1%
3 – 1
1.9%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap St. Johnstone FC covers Push Ross County FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 17% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 22% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 12% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Ross County FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✗

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