Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Premier League · 2018-19
St. Johnstone FC
1 – 0
Full Time
St. Mirren FC
Wed 27 Mar 2019 · 19:45 UTC McDiarmid Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 38' Vaclav Hladky
R 88' Ethan Erhahon

Overview

Match Preview

St. Johnstone FC vs St. Mirren FC — Premier League at McDiarmid Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Andrew Dallas
  • Referee Steven McLean
  • Referee Alan Muir
  • Referee Frank Connor
  • Referee Michael Banks
  • Referee Daniel McFarlane
  • Referee Ralph Gordon

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

8
7
9
St. Johnstone FC 24 games · Avg 1.9 goals St. Mirren FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-03-27 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 St. Mirren FC 2018-12-26 St. Mirren FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC 2018-10-27 St. Johnstone FC 2–0 St. Mirren FC

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Mar St. Mirren FC H 1–0 W
09 Mar Livingston FC A 1–3 L
27 Feb Hibernian FC H 1–2 L
23 Feb Aberdeen FC H 0–2 L
16 Feb Rangers FC A 0–0 D
06 Feb Hamilton Academical FC A 1–2 L
St. Mirren FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Mar St. Johnstone FC A 0–1 L
11 Mar Kilmarnock FC H 0–1 L
02 Mar Livingston FC H 1–0 W
23 Feb Heart of Midlothian FC A 1–1 D
16 Feb Aberdeen FC A 2–2 D
06 Feb Motherwell FC H 1–2 L

Season Stats

St. Johnstone FC St. Mirren FC
#6 Position #5
8 Points 10
7 Played 7
2 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 3 / 1 / 3
9 Scored 8
10 Conceded 9
-1 GD -1
1.14 PPG 1.43
29% Win % 43%

Key Stats

29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)
29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
St. Johnstone FC this season
43% Clean Sheets
St. Mirren FC this season

St. Johnstone FC are 6th (8 pts). St. Mirren FC are 5th (10 pts).

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
St. Mirren FC
0-15
2/3
16-30
1/1
31-45
3/1
46-60
–/1
61-75
1/1
76+
1/2
■ 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
St. Mirren FC
Killian Phillips 3 G
Samu Ramos 1 G 2 A
Declan John 1 G
Fraser Taylor 1 G
Paul Nsio 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds McDiarmid Park will turn into a battlefield for St. Johnstone FC and St. Mirren FC.
  • 5' Simeon Jackson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Oran Kearney will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 13' Chris Kane adds to his 0 season tally! St. Johnstone FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 18' 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.
  • 23' St. Mirren FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 28' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His St. Johnstone FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 33' 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.
  • 38' Vaclav Hladky was booked on 38.
  • 43' Both keepers have barely been tested. St. Johnstone FC and St. Mirren FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 48' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with St. Mirren FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 53' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 56' St. Mirren FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Duckens Nazon is hanging Ryan Flynn on the field on 56 minute.
  • 61' St. Johnstone FC is showing some good football. However, St. Johnstone FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 66' St. Mirren FC make a change. Kyle McAllister trudges off to be replaced by Anders Dreyer on 66 minutes.
  • 68' A tactical swap from St. Johnstone FC — Tony Watt on, Matthew Kennedy off on 68 minutes.
  • 73' It looks surprising St. Mirren FC does not make any changes. Mihai Popescu has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 78' It is a cagey affair so far. St. Johnstone FC in their trying to find a way past St. Mirren FC's compact .
  • 83' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 88' The referee does not hesitate — a Red card for Ethan Erhahon on 88 minutes.
  • With this win, St. Johnstone FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Greg Kiltie 3
Nicky Clark 3
Mikael Mandron 3
Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka 2
Killian Phillips 2
Daniel Mullen 2
Jonathan Obika 2

Head to Head

2019-03-27 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 St. Mirren FC 2018-12-26 St. Mirren FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC 2018-10-27 St. Johnstone FC 2–0 St. Mirren FC

St. Johnstone FC Form

2019-03-27 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 St. Mirren FC W 2019-03-09 Livingston FC 3–1 St. Johnstone FC L 2019-02-27 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Hibernian FC L 2019-02-23 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Aberdeen FC L 2019-02-16 Rangers FC 0–0 St. Johnstone FC D 2019-02-06 Hamilton Academical FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC L

St. Mirren FC Form

2019-03-27 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 St. Mirren FC L 2019-03-11 St. Mirren FC 0–1 Kilmarnock FC L 2019-03-02 St. Mirren FC 1–0 Livingston FC W 2019-02-23 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 St. Mirren FC D 2019-02-16 Aberdeen FC 2–2 St. Mirren FC D 2019-02-06 St. Mirren FC 1–2 Motherwell FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.33 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.93 St. Mirren FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC48% Draw28% St. Mirren FC24%
Actual: St. Johnstone FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.26
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
77%
Draw or St. Mirren FC
52%
St. Johnstone FC or St. Mirren FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC31% Draw51% St. Mirren FC18%
Actual: St. Johnstone FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.8%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
12.7%
2 – 0
8.9%
0 – 1
8.5%
2 – 1
8.3%
1 – 2
5.8%
0 – 2
4.3%
2 – 2
4%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 1
3.8%
3 – 2
1.9%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap St. Johnstone FC covers Push St. Mirren FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 23% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 16% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✗
St. Mirren FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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