Thursday , 2 July 2026

St. Johnstone FC vs St. Mirren FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2024-25
St. Johnstone FC
2 – 3
Full Time
St. Mirren FC
Sat 14 Dec 2024 · 15:00 UTC McDiarmid Park 4,001 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 10' Killian Phillips
Nicky Clark 52' 1–1
Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka 81' 2–1
2–2 88' Evan Mooney
2–3 90+9' Roland Idowu pen
Y 60' Greg Kiltie
Jason Holt 77' Y
Jack Sanders 90' Y
Y 90' Toyosi Olusanya

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Euan Anderson
  • Assistant 1 David Roome
  • Assistant 2 Gordon McCabe (Scotland)

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
2024-12-14 St. Johnstone FC 2–3 St. Mirren FC 2024-10-30 St. Mirren FC 3–1 St. Johnstone FC 2024-02-24 St. Mirren FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC 2023-12-06 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 St. Mirren FC 2023-10-28 St. Mirren FC 4–0 St. Johnstone FC

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Dec St. Mirren FC H 2–3 L
07 Dec Aberdeen FC A 1–1 D
01 Dec Rangers FC H 0–1 L
23 Nov Kilmarnock FC H 1–0 W
09 Nov Motherwell FC A 1–2 L
02 Nov Heart of Midlothian FC H 1–2 L
St. Mirren FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Dec St. Johnstone FC A 3–2 W
07 Dec Motherwell FC H 0–1 L
30 Nov Dundee United FC A 0–2 L
23 Nov Aberdeen FC H 2–1 W
09 Nov Hibernian FC A 2–1 W
02 Nov Ross County FC H 0–0 D

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: St. Mirren FC gets underway.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' Goal! Killian Phillips scores his 10 goal in 322 matches.
  • 15' St. Mirren FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 25' The travelling St. Mirren FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Scott Tanser, as he is very good at scoring at McDiarmid Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' 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.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for David Keltjens. He replaces Bozo Mikulic on 46 minute.
  • 51' 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.
  • 52' What a strike from Nicky Clark! The score is 1-1.
  • 57' 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.
  • 60' Greg Kiltie is having his name booked by the referee on 60.
  • 65' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jason Holt made 289 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 69' It is a substitution in St. Mirren FC team. Mikael Mandron is replaced by Roland Idowu on 69 minute.
  • 74' It looks surprising St. Mirren FC does not make any changes. Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 77' The referee shows St. Johnstone FC player a card on 77.
  • 80' Evan Mooney has so much to prove this time. He replaces Greg Kiltie on 80 minute.
  • 81' Sensational shot from Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka. St. Johnstone FC is back in the lead.
  • 86' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering St. Johnstone FC that had 251 games and scored 244 goals.
  • 88' GOAL! Evan Mooney scores on 88.
  • 90' St. Johnstone FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • With this win, St. Mirren FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Simo Valakari

St. Mirren FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Robinson

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

2024-12-14 St. Johnstone FC 2–3 St. Mirren FC 2024-10-30 St. Mirren FC 3–1 St. Johnstone FC 2024-02-24 St. Mirren FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC 2023-12-06 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 St. Mirren FC 2023-10-28 St. Mirren FC 4–0 St. Johnstone FC

St. Johnstone FC Form

2024-12-14 St. Johnstone FC 2–3 St. Mirren FC L 2024-12-07 Aberdeen FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC D 2024-12-01 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Rangers FC L 2024-11-23 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Kilmarnock FC W 2024-11-09 Motherwell FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC L 2024-11-02 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Heart of Midlothian FC L

St. Mirren FC Form

2024-12-14 St. Johnstone FC 2–3 St. Mirren FC W 2024-12-07 St. Mirren FC 0–1 Motherwell FC L 2024-11-30 Dundee United FC 2–0 St. Mirren FC L 2024-11-23 St. Mirren FC 2–1 Aberdeen FC W 2024-11-09 Hibernian FC 1–2 St. Mirren FC W 2024-11-02 St. Mirren FC 0–0 Ross County FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.26 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.56 St. Mirren FC xG
I would bet for: St. Johnstone FC or St. Mirren FC 73% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC30% Draw27% St. Mirren FC43%
Actual: St. Mirren FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.82
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
57%
Draw or St. Mirren FC
70%
St. Johnstone FC or St. Mirren FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC23% Draw46% St. Mirren FC31%
Actual: St. Mirren FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
12.6%
1 – 2
8.8%
0 – 1
8.4%
0 – 0
7.8%
2 – 1
7.1%
0 – 2
7.1%
1 – 0
6.6%
2 – 2
5.6%
2 – 0
4.7%
1 – 3
4.6%
0 – 3
3.6%
3 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap St. Johnstone FC covers Push St. Mirren FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 17% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 21% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 13% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
St. Mirren FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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