St. Johnstone FC vs Ross County FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2024-25

St. Johnstone FC

3 – 0

Full Time

Ross County FC

Sat 19 Oct 2024 · 14:00 UTC McDiarmid Park 3,688 HT 45' · FT 45'

Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka 16' 3–0

Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka 45' 3–0

Mackenzie Kirk 90+4' 3–0

Y 6' Elijah Campbell

YR 31' Elijah Campbell

R 78' Charlie Telfer

Aaron Essel 88' Y

Overview

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

St. Johnstone FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Ross County FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee John Beaton
Assistant 1 Francis Connor
Assistant 2 Scott Anderson (Scotland)

3 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 11.3 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

St. Johnstone FC 20 games · Avg 2.3 goals Ross County FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-10-19 St. Johnstone FC 3–0 Ross County FC 2024-09-21 Ross County FC 3–3 St. Johnstone FC 2024-05-15 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Ross County FC 2024-02-03 Ross County FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC 2023-11-11 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Ross County FC

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Oct	Ross County FC	H	3–0	W
06 Oct	Rangers FC	A	0–2	L
28 Sep	Celtic FC	H	0–6	L
21 Sep	Ross County FC	A	3–3	D
14 Sep	Hibernian FC	A	0–2	L
31 Aug	Motherwell FC	H	1–2	L

Ross County FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Oct	St. Johnstone FC	A	0–3	L
06 Oct	Celtic FC	H	1–2	L
28 Sep	Heart of Midlothian FC	A	1–1	D
21 Sep	St. Johnstone FC	H	3–3	D
14 Sep	Dundee FC	H	2–0	W
31 Aug	Aberdeen FC	H	0–1	L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

35% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at McDiarmid Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between St. Johnstone FC and Ross County FC.
5' A quiet spell here at McDiarmid Park. Ross County FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
6' Elijah Campbell is having his name booked by the referee on 6.
11' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both St. Johnstone FC and Ross County FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
16' GOAL! Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka fires home to make it 1-0!
21' Nicky Clark, a Scotland , has 2 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
26' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
31' That is a card for Ross County FC. Elijah Campbell will be fuming at that decision.
36' Both keepers have barely been tested. St. Johnstone FC and Ross County FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
41' James Brown has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
45' A stunning finish from Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka — that came from absolutely nowhere!
46' Ross County FC ring the changes. Eamonn Brophy has done his job and it is now time for James Brown to step up.
51' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
56' Ross County FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
61' Ross County FC come into this ranked 7 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
65' Ross County FC ring the changes. Kacper Lopata has done his job and it is now time for Jordan White to step up.
70' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
75' The whistle greets Scott Allardice as he departs to be replaced by Charlie Telfer.
76' Mackenzie Kirk gets the nod from St. Johnstone FC. He replaces Adama Sidibeh and will look to change the dynamic.
78' The referee has no hesitation. Charlie Telfer is booked for Ross County FC — card on 78.
80' A change in the St. Johnstone FC ranks — Sven Sprangler exits the field as Aaron Essel enters on 80.
83' St. Johnstone FC ring the changes. Matthew Smith has done his job and it is now time for Graham Carey to step up.
88' Controversy at the stadium! Aaron Essel argues furiously but the card stands.
The points are shared — St. Johnstone FC 3-0 Ross County FC. Honours even.

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

4-3-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Simo Valakari

Ross County FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

25
Alex Samuel
22
Jack Hamilton
10
Noah Chilvers
26
Jordan White ↑ 65'
15
Aidan Denholm ↑ 46'
2
James Brown ↑ 46'
14
Jack Grieves
41
Jayden Reid ↑ 46'
21
Charlie Telfer ↑ 75'

Coach Don Cowie

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Stevie May	4
Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka	3
Alistair Crawford	3
Iain Vigurs	2
Yan Dhanda	2
Mackenzie Kirk	2
Regan Charles-Cook	2
Jordan White	2

Head to Head

St. Johnstone FC Form

2024-10-19 St. Johnstone FC 3–0 Ross County FC W 2024-10-06 Rangers FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2024-09-28 St. Johnstone FC 0–6 Celtic FC L 2024-09-21 Ross County FC 3–3 St. Johnstone FC D 2024-09-14 Hibernian FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2024-08-31 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Motherwell FC L

Ross County FC Form

2024-10-19 St. Johnstone FC 3–0 Ross County FC L 2024-10-06 Ross County FC 1–2 Celtic FC L 2024-09-28 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Ross County FC D 2024-09-21 Ross County FC 3–3 St. Johnstone FC D 2024-09-14 Ross County FC 2–0 Dundee FC W 2024-08-31 Ross County FC 0–1 Aberdeen FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.6 St. Johnstone FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.15 Ross County FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

St. Johnstone FC50% Draw26% Ross County FC24%

Actual: St. Johnstone FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.75

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw

76%

Draw or Ross County FC

50%

St. Johnstone FC or Ross County FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

St. Johnstone FC33% Draw46% Ross County FC21%

Actual: St. Johnstone FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.7%

1 – 0

9.3%

2 – 1

9.1%

0 – 0

8.3%

2 – 0

8.1%

1 – 2

6.5%

0 – 1

6.4%

2 – 2

5.2%

3 – 1

4.9%

3 – 0

Actual

0 – 2

4.1%

3 – 2

2.9%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap	St. Johnstone FC covers	Push	Ross County FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	14%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	22%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	15%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✗

Ross County FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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