Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

Premier League · 2020-21
St. Mirren FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Ross County FC
Sat 22 Aug 2020 · 14:00 UTC The Simple Digital Arena HT 45+3' · FT 45+4'
Y 28' Josh Reid
Y 41' Iain Vigurs
Joe Shaughnessy 62' R

Overview

Match Preview

St. Mirren FC vs Ross County FC — Premier League at The Simple Digital Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee William Collum
  • Referee Dougie Potter
  • Referee Gordon Crawford
  • Referee Mike Roncone

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

10
3
4
St. Mirren FC 17 games · Avg 2.4 goals Ross County FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-08-22 St. Mirren FC 1–1 Ross County FC 2019-11-23 St. Mirren FC 2–1 Ross County FC 2019-09-14 Ross County FC 2–1 St. Mirren FC

Recent Form

St. Mirren FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
07 Mar Celtic FC A 0–5 L
Ross County FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Aug St. Mirren FC A 1–1 D
15 Aug Dundee United FC H 1–2 L
12 Aug Kilmarnock FC H 2–2 D
08 Aug Hamilton Academical FC A 1–0 W
03 Aug Motherwell FC H 1–0 W
08 Mar Rangers FC H 0–1 L

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
41% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at The Simple Digital Arena. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' Ross County FC have won 224 goals from 212 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 14' Goal! Jonathan Obika scores his 18 goal in 366 matches.
  • 19' Ross County FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 19.
  • 24' The Ross County FC bench stirs into life. Coll Donaldson is withdrawn and Keith Watson gets his opportunity.
  • 28' The referee has no hesitation. Josh Reid is booked for Ross County FC — Yellow card on 28.
  • 33' Carl Tremarco is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Ross County FC tonight.
  • 38' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 41' The referee calls foul for Iain Vigurs. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Ross County FC! Carl Tremarco comes on to replace Josh Reid.
  • 51' It’s high time Stuart Kettlewell made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 56' Ross Draper has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 61' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 62' The referee calls foul for Joe Shaughnessy. He receives a Red card.
  • 65' Time for substitution for St. Mirren FC. Kyle McAllister is replaced by Cameron MacPherson.
  • 70' Nathan Sheron adds to his 0 season tally! St. Mirren FC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 71' A tactical swap from Ross County FC — Stephen Kelly on, Iain Vigurs off on 71 minutes.
  • 76' 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.
  • 81' St. Mirren FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Ross County FC backline.
  • 82' Josh Mullin is ready to make an impact after coming on for Connor Randall at the 82 minute mark.
  • 85' The St. Mirren FC manager makes a substitution. Jonathan Obika departs to be replaced by Kristian Dennis.
  • 90' St. Mirren FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • It finishes all square. St. Mirren FC and Ross County FC share the spoils 1-1.

Lineups

St. Mirren FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach James Goodwin

Ross County FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stuart Kettlewell

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jordan White 5
Marcus Fraser 2
Jamie McGrath 2
Scott Tanser 2
Jonah Ayunga 2
Brian Graham 1
Alex Iacovitti 1
Alex Iacovitti 1

Head to Head

2020-08-22 St. Mirren FC 1–1 Ross County FC 2019-11-23 St. Mirren FC 2–1 Ross County FC 2019-09-14 Ross County FC 2–1 St. Mirren FC

St. Mirren FC Form

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 2020-03-07 Celtic FC 5–0 St. Mirren FC L

Ross County FC Form

2020-08-22 St. Mirren FC 1–1 Ross County FC D 2020-08-15 Ross County FC 1–2 Dundee United FC L 2020-08-12 Ross County FC 2–2 Kilmarnock FC D 2020-08-08 Hamilton Academical FC 0–1 Ross County FC W 2020-08-03 Ross County FC 1–0 Motherwell FC W 2020-03-08 Ross County FC 0–1 Rangers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.17 St. Mirren FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.03 Ross County FC xG
I would bet for: St. Mirren FC or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
St. Mirren FC41% Draw30% Ross County FC29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.2
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

St. Mirren FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Ross County FC
59%
St. Mirren FC or Ross County FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
St. Mirren FC26% Draw52% Ross County FC22%
Actual: St. Mirren FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
13.4%
1 – 0
11.7%
0 – 1
10.1%
2 – 1
7.6%
2 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
6.6%
0 – 2
5.6%
2 – 2
4%
3 – 1
3%
3 – 0
2.8%
1 – 3
2.3%

Asian Handicap — St. Mirren FC

Handicap St. Mirren FC covers Push Ross County FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 21% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 18% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

St. Mirren FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Ross County FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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