Saturday , 14 November 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
7 games this season 🟨 5.1/game ⚽ 9.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 13 31
2 Rangers FC 12 27
3 Falkirk FC 13 21
4 Heart of Midlothian FC 12 20
5 Dundee FC 12 17
6 Dundee United FC 12 17
7 St. Johnstone FC 13 17
8 St. Mirren FC 13 14
9 Motherwell FC 13 13
10 Hibernian FC 12 11
11 Aberdeen FC 12 11
12 Kilmarnock FC 13 9

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
#7 Position #8
17 Points 14
13 Played 13
4 / 5 / 4 W / D / L 4 / 2 / 7
17 Scored 12
20 Conceded 22
-3 GD -10
1.31 PPG 1.08
31% Win % 31%

Key Stats

29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)
29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
8% Clean Sheets
St. Johnstone FC this season
23% Clean Sheets
St. Mirren FC this season

St. Johnstone FC are 7th (17 pts). St. Mirren FC are 8th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

St. Johnstone FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
4/2
31-45
2/4
46-60
2/6
61-75
3/3
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
St. Mirren FC
0-15
2/4
16-30
2/3
31-45
4/2
46-60
1/4
61-75
1/4
76+
1/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

St. Johnstone FC
Josh Fowler 5 G
Josh Campbell 3 G
Enes Alic 2 G 4 A
Kai Fotheringham 2 G
Fowler Josh 1 G 1 A
St. Mirren FC
Killian Phillips 3 G 2 A
Eseosa Sule 2 G 1 A
Samu Ramos 1 G 2 A
Declan John 1 G
Fraser Taylor 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and St. Johnstone FC launch into their encounter with St. Mirren FC.
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from David Wotherspoon, as he is very good at scoring at McDiarmid Park with 3 goals in the last 2 games.
  • 15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His St. Johnstone FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 20' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jonathan Obika is clearly more than just a goal scorer for St. Mirren FC.
  • 25' Paul McGinn is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for St. Mirren FC so far.
  • 30' The 31-year-old Matt Kennedy has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 40' St. Mirren FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 45' Jason Kerr has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 9 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 50' Ryan Flynn needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 55' The travelling St. Mirren FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 60' 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.
  • 61' Controversy at the stadium! Anthony Ralston argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 62' Murray Davidson has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 62.
  • 65' Another change for St. Johnstone FC made on 65 minute. Matt Kennedy leaves to be changed by Alistair McCann.
  • 70' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 70 minutes.
  • 74' The referee shows St. Johnstone FC player a Yellow card on 74.
  • 75' A change in the St. Johnstone FC ranks — Callum Hendry exits the field as Stevie May enters on 75.
  • 77' Tony Andreu is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ilkay Durmus at the 77 minute mark.
  • 80' Ryan Flynn has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 80.
  • 82' The St. Mirren FC manager makes a substitution. Junior Morias departs to be replaced by Cody Cooke.
  • 83' A tactical swap from St. Johnstone FC — David Wotherspoon on, Jason Holt off on 83 minutes.
  • 88' 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.
  • 90' It’s a booking for St. Mirren FC player. Calum Waters gets a Yellow card.
  • The points are shared — St. Johnstone FC 0-0 St. Mirren FC. Honours even.

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
Greg Kiltie 3
Nicky Clark 3
Mikael Mandron 3
Connor Ronan 2
Alex Greive 2
Callum Hendry 2
Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka 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
1.17 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.88 St. Mirren FC xG
I would bet for: St. Johnstone FC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC44% Draw31% St. Mirren FC25%
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 34%
66%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
74%
Draw or St. Mirren FC
56%
St. Johnstone FC or St. Mirren FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC28% Draw54% St. Mirren FC18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
14.2%
1 – 0
13.8%
0 – 1
10%
2 – 0
8.4%
2 – 1
7.6%
1 – 2
5.6%
0 – 2
4.7%
2 – 2
3.5%
3 – 0
3.2%
3 – 1
3%
1 – 3
1.7%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap St. Johnstone FC covers Push St. Mirren FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 23% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 17% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
42% ✗
St. Mirren FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✗

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