Wednesday , 30 September 2026

St. Mirren FC vs St. Johnstone FC, Premier League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2019-20
St. Mirren FC
2 – 0
Full Time
St. Johnstone FC
Sat 19 Oct 2019 · 14:00 UTC The Simple Digital Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 35' Jason Kerr
Y 45' Murray Davidson
Junior Morias 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Andrew Dallas
  • Referee Nick Walsh
  • Referee Frank Connor
  • 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

9
7
8
St. Mirren FC 24 games · Avg 1.9 goals St. Johnstone FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-10-19 St. Mirren FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC 2019-04-27 St. Mirren FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC 2019-03-27 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 St. Mirren FC 2018-12-26 St. Mirren FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC 2018-10-27 St. Johnstone FC 2–0 St. Mirren FC

Recent Form

St. Mirren FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Oct St. Johnstone FC H 2–0 W
05 Oct Motherwell FC A 0–2 L
28 Sep Heart of Midlothian FC H 0–0 D
21 Sep Hamilton Academical FC H 0–0 D
14 Sep Ross County FC A 1–2 L
31 Aug Livingston FC A 1–2 L
St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Oct St. Mirren FC A 0–2 L
05 Oct Ross County FC A 2–2 D
28 Sep Motherwell FC H 0–1 L
22 Sep Rangers FC H 0–4 L
14 Sep Aberdeen FC A 1–1 D
31 Aug Kilmarnock FC H 0–1 L

Season Stats

St. Mirren FC St. Johnstone FC
#5 Position #6
10 Points 8
7 Played 7
3 / 1 / 3 W / D / L 2 / 2 / 3
8 Scored 9
9 Conceded 10
-1 GD -1
1.43 PPG 1.14
43% Win % 29%

Key Stats

29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)
29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
St. Mirren FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
St. Johnstone FC this season

St. Mirren FC are 5th (10 pts). St. Johnstone FC are 6th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! St. Mirren FC welcome St. Johnstone FC for this crunch clash at The Simple Digital Arena.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His St. Mirren FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' Matt Kennedy is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for St. Johnstone FC so far.
  • 15' Sam Foley is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for St. Johnstone FC tonight.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both St. Mirren FC and St. Johnstone FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 30' Drey Wright has been relatively quiet despite scoring 14 goals in his last 256 appearances.
  • 35' St. Johnstone FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 37' Jonathan Obika has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 37 minutes.
  • 42' Tony Andreu has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 45' Murray Davidson was booked on 45.
  • 50' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 55' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 59' Drey Wright makes way for Michael O'Halloran at the 59 minute mark. A tactical switch from St. Johnstone FC.
  • 61' Daniel Mullen makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and St. Mirren FC are in front.
  • 65' Junior Morias gets the nod from St. Mirren FC. He replaces Daniel Mullen and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 70' Scotland international Wallace Duffy has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 75' St. Johnstone FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 76' The whistle greets Jason Holt as he departs to be replaced by Alistair McCann.
  • 81' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 85' A tactical swap from St. Mirren FC — Ilkay Durmus on, Tony Andreu off on 85 minutes.
  • 90' It’s a booking for St. Mirren FC player. Junior Morias gets a Yellow card.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for St. Mirren FC players.

Lineups

St. Mirren FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach James Goodwin

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tommy Wright

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Chris Kane 4
Greg Kiltie 3
Nicky Clark 3
Mikael Mandron 3
Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka 2
Killian Phillips 2
Daniel Mullen 2
Jonathan Obika 2

Head to Head

2019-10-19 St. Mirren FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC 2019-04-27 St. Mirren FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC 2019-03-27 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 St. Mirren FC 2018-12-26 St. Mirren FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC 2018-10-27 St. Johnstone FC 2–0 St. Mirren FC

St. Mirren FC Form

2019-10-19 St. Mirren FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC W 2019-10-05 Motherwell FC 2–0 St. Mirren FC L 2019-09-28 St. Mirren FC 0–0 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2019-09-21 St. Mirren FC 0–0 Hamilton Academical FC D 2019-09-14 Ross County FC 2–1 St. Mirren FC L 2019-08-31 Livingston FC 2–1 St. Mirren FC L

St. Johnstone FC Form

2019-10-19 St. Mirren FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2019-10-05 Ross County FC 2–2 St. Johnstone FC D 2019-09-28 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Motherwell FC L 2019-09-22 St. Johnstone FC 0–4 Rangers FC L 2019-09-14 Aberdeen FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC D 2019-08-31 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Kilmarnock FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.28 St. Mirren FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.97 St. Johnstone FC xG
I would bet for: St. Mirren FC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Mirren FC44% Draw29% St. Johnstone FC27%
Actual: St. Mirren FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.25
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

St. Mirren FC or Draw
74%
Draw or St. Johnstone FC
56%
St. Mirren FC or St. Johnstone FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
St. Mirren FC29% Draw51% St. Johnstone FC20%
Actual: St. Mirren FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14%
0 – 0
12.8%
1 – 0
12.3%
0 – 1
9%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
6.1%
0 – 2
4.8%
2 – 2
4%
3 – 1
3.5%
3 – 0
3.5%
1 – 3
2%

Asian Handicap — St. Mirren FC

Handicap St. Mirren FC covers Push St. Johnstone FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 22% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 17% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

St. Mirren FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✗
St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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