Wednesday , 30 September 2026

St. Johnstone FC vs St. Mirren FC, Premier League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2019-20
St. Johnstone FC
0 – 0
Full Time
St. Mirren FC
Sat 21 Dec 2019 · 15:00 UTC McDiarmid Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Anthony Ralston 61' Y
Murray Davidson 62' Y
Callum Booth 74' Y
Y 80' Ryan Flynn
Y 90' Calum Waters

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee John Beaton
  • Referee Dougie Potter
  • Referee Michael Banks
  • Referee
4 games this season 🟨 6.0/game ⚽ 8.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
2019-12-21 St. Johnstone FC 0–0 St. Mirren FC 2019-10-19 St. Mirren FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC 2019-04-27 St. Mirren FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC 2019-03-27 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 St. Mirren FC 2018-12-26 St. Mirren FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Dec St. Mirren FC H 0–0 D
14 Dec Heart of Midlothian FC A 1–0 W
04 Dec Kilmarnock FC A 0–0 D
30 Nov Motherwell FC A 0–4 L
24 Nov Aberdeen FC H 1–1 D
09 Nov Hibernian FC H 1–4 L
St. Mirren FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Dec St. Johnstone FC A 0–0 D
14 Dec Livingston FC H 3–3 D
07 Dec Hamilton Academical FC A 1–0 W
04 Dec Motherwell FC H 0–3 L
30 Nov Aberdeen FC A 1–2 L
26 Nov Hibernian 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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for St. Johnstone FC to score. At the same time, St. Mirren FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' St. Johnstone FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 20' St. Mirren FC is showing some good football. However, St. Mirren FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 30' It is a cagey affair so far. St. Johnstone FC in their trying to find a way past St. Mirren FC's compact .
  • 35' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 40' It looks surprising St. Mirren FC does not make any changes. Jason Holt has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 45' St. Johnstone FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 50' Anthony Ralston is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for St. Mirren FC so far.
  • 55' Over 55 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 60' Cameron MacPherson has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 294 appearances.
  • 61' Anthony Ralston is having his name booked by the referee on 61.
  • 62' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Murray Davidson.
  • 65' Alistair McCann is ready to make an impact after coming on for Matt Kennedy at the 65 minute mark.
  • 70' 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.
  • 74' Controversy at the stadium! Callum Booth argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 75' Fresh legs for St. Johnstone FC! Stevie May comes on to replace Callum Hendry.
  • 77' It is a substitution in St. Mirren FC team. Ilkay Durmus is replaced by Tony Andreu on 77 minute.
  • 80' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ryan Flynn.
  • 82' The supporters are chanting for Cody Cooke. He replaces Junior Morias on 82 minute.
  • 83' David Wotherspoon is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jason Holt at the 83 minute mark.
  • 88' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ilkay Durmus is clearly more than just a goal scorer for St. Johnstone FC.
  • 90' Calum Waters catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — St. Johnstone FC 0-0 St. Mirren FC.

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tommy Wright

St. Mirren FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach James Goodwin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Chris Kane 4
Mikael Mandron 3
Greg Kiltie 3
Nicky Clark 3
Stevie May 2
Connor Ronan 2
Alex Greive 2
Callum Hendry 2

Head to Head

2019-12-21 St. Johnstone FC 0–0 St. Mirren FC 2019-10-19 St. Mirren FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC 2019-04-27 St. Mirren FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC 2019-03-27 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 St. Mirren FC 2018-12-26 St. Mirren FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC

St. Johnstone FC Form

2019-12-21 St. Johnstone FC 0–0 St. Mirren FC D 2019-12-14 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC W 2019-12-04 Kilmarnock FC 0–0 St. Johnstone FC D 2019-11-30 Motherwell FC 4–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2019-11-24 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Aberdeen FC D 2019-11-09 St. Johnstone FC 1–4 Hibernian FC L

St. Mirren FC Form

2019-12-21 St. Johnstone FC 0–0 St. Mirren FC D 2019-12-14 St. Mirren FC 3–3 Livingston FC D 2019-12-07 Hamilton Academical FC 0–1 St. Mirren FC W 2019-12-04 St. Mirren FC 0–3 Motherwell FC L 2019-11-30 Aberdeen FC 2–1 St. Mirren FC L 2019-11-26 St. Mirren FC 1–2 Hibernian FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.03 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.02 St. Mirren FC xG
I would bet for: St. Johnstone FC or Draw 69% + Under 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC38% Draw31% St. Mirren FC31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.05
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 61%
39%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
69%
Draw or St. Mirren FC
62%
St. Johnstone FC or St. Mirren FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC23% Draw54% St. Mirren FC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
14.5%
1 – 0
11.9%
0 – 1
11.9%
2 – 1
6.7%
1 – 2
6.7%
2 – 0
6.5%
0 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
3.6%
3 – 1
2.3%
1 – 3
2.3%
3 – 0
2.2%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap St. Johnstone FC covers Push St. Mirren FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 20% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 20% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✗
St. Mirren FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✗

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