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St. Johnstone FC vs St. Mirren FC, Premier League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2018-19
St. Johnstone FC
2 – 0
Full Time
St. Mirren FC
Sat 27 Oct 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 23' Daniel Mullen
Murray Davidson 54' Y
Y 72' Stephen McGinn
Y 82' Paul McGinn
Y 85' Jack Baird
Matt Kennedy 85' Y

Overview

Match Preview

St. Johnstone FC vs St. Mirren FC — Premier League .

Match Details

  • Referee Andrew Dallas
  • Referee Graeme Leslie
  • Referee Craig Napier
  • Referee Ivan Stankovic

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

8
7
8
St. Johnstone FC 23 games · Avg 2.0 goals St. Mirren FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-27 St. Johnstone FC 2–0 St. Mirren FC

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Oct St. Mirren FC H 2–0 W
20 Oct Motherwell FC A 1–0 W
07 Oct Celtic FC H 0–6 L
29 Sep Heart of Midlothian FC A 1–2 L
23 Sep Rangers FC A 1–5 L
15 Sep Aberdeen FC H 1–1 D
St. Mirren FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Oct St. Johnstone FC A 0–2 L
20 Oct Kilmarnock FC H 1–2 L
06 Oct Aberdeen FC A 1–4 L
29 Sep Hibernian FC H 0–1 L
22 Sep Hamilton Academical FC A 0–3 L
14 Sep Celtic FC H 0–0 D

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (23 games)
30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: St. Mirren FC gets underway.
  • 5' Ryan Edwards has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' Mattew Willock, a Montserrat , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' David Wotherspoon has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 251 appearances.
  • 20' Alfie Jones has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 23' Daniel Mullen has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 23.
  • 28' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 33' St. Mirren FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 33.
  • 38' It looks like no one’s ball. St. Johnstone FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 43' It looks surprising St. Johnstone FC does not make any changes. Paul McGinn has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 48' 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.
  • 53' St. Johnstone FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against St. Mirren FC's shape.
  • 54' The referee calls foul for Murray Davidson. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 59' St. Mirren FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 60' GOAL! David Wotherspoon fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 62' Time for substitution for St. Mirren FC. Daniel Mullen is replaced by Cameron Smith.
  • 67' Daniel Mullen has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 72' Stephen McGinn was booked on 72.
  • 75' The St. Mirren FC manager makes a substitution. Adam Hammill departs to be replaced by Ryan Edwards.
  • 76' The supporters are chanting for Chris Kane. He replaces Tony Watt on 76 minute.
  • 81' Time for substitution for St. Mirren FC. Mattew Willock is replaced by Ian McShane.
  • 82' Paul McGinn picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 84' Magnificent from Matthew Kennedy! That is 10 goals in 251 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 85' St. Mirren FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 87' Another substitution for St. Johnstone FC to replace Matthew Kennedy by Tristan Nydam on 87 minute.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. St. Johnstone FC take all three points.

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tommy Wright

St. Mirren FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Oran Kearney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Chris Kane 4
Mikael Mandron 3
Greg Kiltie 3
Nicky Clark 3
Connor Ronan 2
Alex Greive 2
Callum Hendry 2
Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka 2

Head to Head

2018-10-27 St. Johnstone FC 2–0 St. Mirren FC

St. Johnstone FC Form

2018-10-27 St. Johnstone FC 2–0 St. Mirren FC W 2018-10-20 Motherwell FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC W 2018-10-07 St. Johnstone FC 0–6 Celtic FC L 2018-09-29 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC L 2018-09-23 Rangers FC 5–1 St. Johnstone FC L 2018-09-15 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Aberdeen FC D

St. Mirren FC Form

2018-10-27 St. Johnstone FC 2–0 St. Mirren FC L 2018-10-20 St. Mirren FC 1–2 Kilmarnock FC L 2018-10-06 Aberdeen FC 4–1 St. Mirren FC L 2018-09-29 St. Mirren FC 0–1 Hibernian FC L 2018-09-22 Hamilton Academical FC 3–0 St. Mirren FC L 2018-09-14 St. Mirren FC 0–0 Celtic FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.69 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.94 St. Mirren FC xG
I would bet for: St. Johnstone FC to win 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC55% Draw25% St. Mirren FC20%
Actual: St. Johnstone FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.63
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
81%
Draw or St. Mirren FC
45%
St. Johnstone FC or St. Mirren FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC38% Draw46% St. Mirren FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.3%
1 – 0
11.4%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9.3%
0 – 0
9.2%
0 – 1
5.8%
3 – 0
5.6%
3 – 1
5.3%
1 – 2
5.1%
2 – 2
4.4%
0 – 2
3.1%
3 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap St. Johnstone FC covers Push St. Mirren FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 17% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 24% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 13% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✗
St. Mirren FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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