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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 16 Jan 2021 · 15:00 UTC McDiarmid Park HT 45+2' · FT 45+4'
Y 45' Cameron MacPherson
R 56' Cameron MacPherson
Scott Tanser 65' Y
Murray Davidson 85' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Graeme Stewart
  • Referee Steven McLean
  • Referee David Dunne
  • Referee

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
2021-01-16 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 St. Mirren FC 2020-12-19 St. Mirren FC 3–2 St. Johnstone FC 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

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Jan St. Mirren FC H 1–0 W
12 Jan Dundee United FC A 2–2 D
02 Jan Ross County FC A 1–1 D
30 Dec Hamilton Academical FC H 0–0 D
26 Dec Aberdeen FC A 1–2 L
23 Dec Rangers FC H 0–3 L
St. Mirren FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Jan St. Johnstone FC A 0–1 L
09 Jan Motherwell FC H 1–1 D
02 Jan Kilmarnock FC A 1–1 D
30 Dec Rangers FC H 0–2 L
26 Dec Ross County FC A 2–0 W
23 Dec Hibernian FC A 0–1 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' And we are off! St. Johnstone FC vs St. Mirren FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Zander Clark is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for St. Mirren FC so far.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both St. Johnstone FC and St. Mirren FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 30' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 35' St. Mirren FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 40' St. Mirren FC have won 289 goals from 294 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 45' The referee has no hesitation. Cameron MacPherson is booked for St. Mirren FC — Yellow card on 45.
  • 46' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Chris Kane makes it 1-0.
  • 51' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Alistair McCann suffering a number of foals already.
  • 56' Controversy at the stadium! Cameron MacPherson argues furiously but the Red card stands.
  • 60' St. Mirren FC ring the changes. Dylan Connolly has done his job and it is now time for Ethan Erhahon to step up.
  • 65' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Scott Tanser.
  • 67' St. Johnstone FC ring the changes. Guy Melamed has done his job and it is now time for Stevie May to step up.
  • 68' Collin Quaner is ready to make an impact after coming on for Eamonn Brophy at the 68 minute mark.
  • 73' St. Johnstone FC is showing some good football. However, St. Johnstone FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 78' St. Johnstone FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 78.
  • 82' St. Johnstone FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Callum Hendry is hanging Chris Kane on the field on 82 minute.
  • 85' The referee has no hesitation. Murray Davidson is booked for St. Johnstone FC — Yellow card on 85.
  • 87' Fresh legs for St. Mirren FC! Jonathan Obika comes on to replace Lee Erwin.
  • 88' Liam Craig is replacing Craig Bryson for the St. Johnstone FC side.
  • 1-0 the final result. St. Mirren FC will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Mikael Mandron 3
Greg Kiltie 3
Nicky Clark 3
Connor Ronan 2
Alex Greive 2
Callum Hendry 2
Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka 2

Head to Head

2021-01-16 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 St. Mirren FC 2020-12-19 St. Mirren FC 3–2 St. Johnstone FC 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

St. Johnstone FC Form

2021-01-16 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 St. Mirren FC W 2021-01-12 Dundee United FC 2–2 St. Johnstone FC D 2021-01-02 Ross County FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC D 2020-12-30 St. Johnstone FC 0–0 Hamilton Academical FC D 2020-12-26 Aberdeen FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC L 2020-12-23 St. Johnstone FC 0–3 Rangers FC L

St. Mirren FC Form

2021-01-16 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 St. Mirren FC L 2021-01-09 St. Mirren FC 1–1 Motherwell FC D 2021-01-02 Kilmarnock FC 1–1 St. Mirren FC D 2020-12-30 St. Mirren FC 0–2 Rangers FC L 2020-12-26 Ross County FC 0–2 St. Mirren FC W 2020-12-23 Hibernian FC 1–0 St. Mirren FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.11 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.95 St. Mirren FC xG
I would bet for: St. Johnstone FC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC43% Draw30% St. Mirren FC27%
Actual: St. Johnstone FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.06
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
73%
Draw or St. Mirren FC
57%
St. Johnstone FC or St. Mirren FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC26% Draw54% St. Mirren FC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.1%
1 – 1
14.4%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
10.8%
2 – 0
7.5%
2 – 1
7.3%
1 – 2
6.2%
0 – 2
5.5%
2 – 2
3.6%
3 – 0
2.7%
3 – 1
2.7%
1 – 3
2%

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% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 18% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✗
St. Mirren FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓

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