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St. Johnstone FC vs St. Mirren FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2020-21
St. Johnstone FC
1 – 0
Full Time
St. Mirren FC
Sat 29 Aug 2020 · 14:00 UTC McDiarmid Park HT 45+3' · FT 45+6'
Y 66' Cameron MacPherson

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Alan Mulvanny
  • Referee Kevin Clancy
  • Referee Kevin Graham
  • Referee Craig Ferguson

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
2020-08-29 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 St. Mirren FC 2020-03-04 St. Mirren FC 0–0 St. Johnstone FC 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

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Aug St. Mirren FC H 1–0 W
23 Aug Hibernian FC H 0–1 L
20 Aug Aberdeen FC H 0–1 L
15 Aug Kilmarnock FC A 2–1 W
12 Aug Rangers FC A 0–3 L
01 Aug Dundee United FC A 1–1 D
St. Mirren FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Aug St. Johnstone FC A 0–1 L
22 Aug Ross County FC H 1–1 D
15 Aug Hamilton Academical FC A 1–0 W
09 Aug Rangers FC A 0–3 L
01 Aug Livingston FC H 1–0 W
11 Mar Heart of Midlothian FC H 1–0 W

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 wait is over. St. Mirren FC get us underway at McDiarmid Park.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. St. Johnstone FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 15' Craig Conway, a Scotland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 20' St. Mirren FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Killian Phillips scoring 1 goals.
  • 25' Jonathan Obika has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 35' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 38' St. Mirren FC ring the changes. Kyle McAllister has done his job and it is now time for Cameron MacPherson to step up.
  • 43' Michael O'Halloran has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 6 cards already picked up this season.
  • 46' St. Mirren FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Dylan Connolly is hanging Jonathan Obika on the field on 46 minute.
  • 50' Kristian Dennis is replacing Marcus Fraser for the St. Mirren FC side.
  • 55' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. St. Johnstone FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 60' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 65' St. Mirren FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 66' St. Mirren FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 66.
  • 67' Stevie May gets the nod from St. Johnstone FC. He replaces Michael O'Halloran and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 72' Stevie May is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 77' It looks surprising St. Mirren FC does not make any changes. Callum Hendry has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 82' St. Mirren FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 83' Murray Davidson gets the nod from St. Johnstone FC. He replaces Callum Hendry and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 88' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 89' Lewis Jamieson is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nathan Sheron at the 89 minute mark.
  • 90' St. Johnstone FC ring the changes. Craig Conway has done his job and it is now time for Chris Kane to step up.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. St. Johnstone FC take all three points.

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

St. Mirren FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach James Goodwin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Chris Kane 4
Nicky Clark 3
Mikael Mandron 3
Greg Kiltie 3
Jonathan Obika 2
Mark O'Hara 2
Stevie May 2
Connor Ronan 2

Head to Head

2020-08-29 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 St. Mirren FC 2020-03-04 St. Mirren FC 0–0 St. Johnstone FC 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

St. Johnstone FC Form

2020-08-29 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 St. Mirren FC W 2020-08-23 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Hibernian FC L 2020-08-20 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Aberdeen FC L 2020-08-15 Kilmarnock FC 1–2 St. Johnstone FC W 2020-08-12 Rangers FC 3–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2020-08-01 Dundee United FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC D

St. Mirren FC Form

2020-08-29 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 St. Mirren FC L 2020-08-22 St. Mirren FC 1–1 Ross County FC D 2020-08-15 Hamilton Academical FC 0–1 St. Mirren FC W 2020-08-09 Rangers FC 3–0 St. Mirren FC L 2020-08-01 St. Mirren FC 1–0 Livingston FC W 2020-03-11 St. Mirren FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.08 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 73% + Under 2.5 goals 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC42% Draw31% St. Mirren FC27%
Actual: St. Johnstone FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 1.96
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 59%
41%
± 2.5 31%
69%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
73%
Draw or St. Mirren FC
58%
St. Johnstone FC or St. Mirren FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC26% Draw55% St. Mirren FC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
16.4%
1 – 1
14.3%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
11%
2 – 0
7.8%
2 – 1
7.1%
1 – 2
5.7%
0 – 2
5.2%
2 – 2
3.3%
3 – 0
2.8%
3 – 1
2.6%
1 – 3
1.7%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap St. Johnstone FC covers Push St. Mirren FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 22% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 18% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
42% ✗
St. Mirren FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓

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