St. Johnstone FC vs St. Mirren FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
St. Johnstone FC vs St. Mirren FC — Premier League at McDiarmid Park.
- St. Johnstone FC 13 games · 17 pts (2026/27)
- St. Mirren FC 13 games · 14 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Alan Mulvanny
- Referee Kevin Clancy
- Referee Kevin Graham
- Referee Craig Ferguson
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| #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)
H2H (24 games)
29%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
8%
Clean Sheets
St. Johnstone FC this season
St. Johnstone FC this season
23%
Clean Sheets
St. Mirren FC this season
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' St. Johnstone FC have kicked off against St. Mirren FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
- 5' Alistair McCann has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 264 appearances.
- 10' It looks like no one’s ball. St. Mirren FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 15' 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.
- 20' 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.
- 25' It looks surprising St. Johnstone FC does not make any changes. Nathan Sheron has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 30' Dylan Connolly, a Ireland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 35' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. St. Mirren FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 38' Fresh legs for St. Mirren FC! Cameron MacPherson comes on to replace Kyle McAllister.
- 43' St. Mirren FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Killian Phillips scoring 1 goals.
- 46' The supporters are chanting for Dylan Connolly. He replaces Jonathan Obika on 46 minute.
- 50' A change in the St. Mirren FC ranks — Marcus Fraser exits the field as Kristian Dennis enters on 50.
- 55' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 55 minutes.
- 60' St. Mirren FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
- 65' 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.
- 66' Cameron MacPherson catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 66.
- 67' St. Johnstone FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Stevie May is hanging Michael O'Halloran on the field on 67 minute.
- 72' GOAL! Stevie May scores on 72. Assisted by Craig Conway
- 77' St. Johnstone FC have won 261 goals from 264 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 82' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ilkay Durmus made 302 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 83' The whistle greets Callum Hendry as he departs to be replaced by Murray Davidson.
- 88' St. Johnstone FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against St. Mirren FC's shape.
- 89' A tactical swap from St. Mirren FC — Lewis Jamieson on, Nathan Sheron off on 89 minutes.
- 90' Chris Kane gets the nod from St. Johnstone FC. He replaces Craig Conway and will look to change the dynamic.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.
Lineups
St. Johnstone FC Lineups
Starting XI
-
7
Craig Conway ↓ Chris Kane 90'
- 12
- 10
- 3
- 6
- 5
- 18
-
22
Callum Hendry ↓ Murray Davidson 83'
-
11
Michael O'Halloran ↓ Stevie May 67'
- 15
- 4
Bench
-
14
Stevie May ↑ 67'
-
8
Murray Davidson ↑ 83'
-
9
Chris Kane ↑ 90'
- 20
- 45
- 19
- 24
- 2
- 16
St. Mirren FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 10
-
6
Nathan Sheron ↓ Lewis Jamieson 89'
-
9
Jonathan Obika ↓ Dylan Connolly 46'
- 1
-
19
Junior Morias ↓ Dylan Connolly 46'
- 16
- 2
- 5
- 17
-
22
Marcus Fraser ↓ Kristian Dennis 50'
- 11
Bench
-
20
Kristian Dennis ↑ 50'
- 15
-
14
Cameron MacPherson ↑ 38'
- 25
- 26
-
21
Dylan Connolly ↑ 46'
- 30
-
33
Lewis Jamieson ↑ 89'
- 35
Coach
James Goodwin
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Chris Kane | 4 |
| Greg Kiltie | 3 |
| Nicky Clark | 3 |
| Mikael Mandron | 3 |
| Callum Hendry | 2 |
| Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka | 2 |
| Killian Phillips | 2 |
| Daniel Mullen | 2 |
Head to Head
St. Johnstone FC Form
St. Mirren FC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.23
St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.75
St. Mirren FC xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 68% + Under — clean sheet likely 62%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: St. Johnstone FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 1.98
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 84% |
|
16% |
| ± 1.5 | 59% |
|
41% |
| ± 2.5 | 32% |
|
68% |
| ± 3.5 | 15% |
|
85% |
| ± 4.5 | 6% |
|
94% |
Double Chance
St. Johnstone FC or Draw
78%
Draw or St. Mirren FC
53%
St. Johnstone FC or St. Mirren FC
69%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
16.2%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.6%
2 – 0
10%
0 – 1
9%
2 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
4.6%
3 – 0
4.1%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 1
3.2%
2 – 2
3%
3 – 2
1.3%
Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC
| Handicap | St. Johnstone FC covers | Push | St. Mirren FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 7% | — | 93% |
| -2 | 7% | 14% | 79% |
| -1.5 | 21% | — | 79% |
| -1 | 21% | 25% | 54% |
| -0.5 | 46% | — | 54% |
| +0.5 | 79% | — | 21% |
| +1 | 79% | 14% | 6% |
| +1.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
| +2 | 94% | 5% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
48%
✗
St. Mirren FC keeps clean sheet
30%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.