Thursday , 2 July 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
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

8
7
8
St. Johnstone FC 23 games · Avg 2.0 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

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. St. Johnstone FC is hosting St. Mirren FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both St. Johnstone FC and St. Mirren FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 10' Matt Kennedy has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 5 cards already picked up this season.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. St. Johnstone FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 30' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 35' Callum Booth has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 40' St. Mirren FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 45' The energy levels are beginning to show. Tommy Wright might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 50' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 55' The 30-year-old Calum Waters has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 60' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 61' Anthony Ralston has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 61.
  • 62' The referee shows St. Johnstone FC player a Yellow card on 62.
  • 65' Another substitution for St. Johnstone FC to replace Matt Kennedy by Alistair McCann on 65 minute.
  • 70' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 74' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Callum Booth.
  • 75' St. Johnstone FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Stevie May is hanging Callum Hendry on the field on 75 minute.
  • 77' Ilkay Durmus makes way for Tony Andreu at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from St. Mirren FC.
  • 80' That is a Yellow card for St. Mirren FC. Ryan Flynn will be fuming at that decision.
  • 82' The St. Mirren FC bench stirs into life. Junior Morias is withdrawn and Cody Cooke gets his opportunity.
  • 83' A change in the St. Johnstone FC ranks — Jason Holt exits the field as David Wotherspoon enters on 83.
  • 88' St. Mirren FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 90' Calum Waters has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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
0.93 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 71% + St. Johnstone FC or Draw 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC37% Draw32% St. Mirren FC31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes38% 0% No62%
Avg goals/match: 1.86
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 82%
18%
± 1.5 56%
44%
± 2.5 29%
71%
± 3.5 12%
88%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
70%
Draw or St. Mirren FC
63%
St. Johnstone FC or St. Mirren FC
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC22% Draw57% St. Mirren FC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
14.4%
0 – 1
13.1%
1 – 0
13%
0 – 2
6.4%
2 – 0
6.3%
1 – 2
6.1%
2 – 1
6.1%
2 – 2
3%
0 – 3
2%
1 – 3
2%
3 – 1
1.9%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap St. Johnstone FC covers Push St. Mirren FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 9% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 20% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 20% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 9% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

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

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