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

Premier League · 2019-20
St. Mirren FC
0 – 0
Full Time
St. Johnstone FC
Wed 4 Mar 2020 · 19:45 UTC The Simple Digital Arena HT 45+1' · FT 45+6'
Y 55' Liam Craig
Sam Foley 68' Y
Y 72' Jason Kerr
Jamie McGrath 77' Y
R 79' Liam Craig

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Euan Anderson
  • Referee Gordon Crawford
  • Referee Drew Kirkland
  • Referee Steven Reid

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
2020-03-04 St. Mirren FC 0–0 St. Johnstone FC 2019-12-21 St. Johnstone FC 0–0 St. Mirren FC 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

Recent Form

St. Mirren FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Mar St. Johnstone FC H 0–0 D
25 Feb Motherwell FC A 2–1 W
12 Feb Livingston FC A 1–2 L
05 Feb Hamilton Academical FC H 1–1 D
01 Feb Hibernian FC A 2–2 D
26 Jan Aberdeen FC H 0–0 D
St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Mar St. Mirren FC A 0–0 D
23 Feb Rangers FC H 2–2 D
15 Feb Ross County FC A 1–1 D
12 Feb Motherwell FC H 2–1 W
05 Feb Aberdeen FC A 1–0 W
01 Feb Heart of Midlothian FC H 3–3 D

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' Temperatures are rising at The Simple Digital Arena as St. Mirren FC face off against St. Johnstone FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' David Wotherspoon needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' Alex Jakubiak has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 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' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 30' St. Mirren 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.
  • 35' It looks like no one’s ball. St. Johnstone FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 40' St. Mirren FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 45' Over 45 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 50' It looks surprising St. Johnstone FC does not make any changes. Akin Famewo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 55' Liam Craig catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 55.
  • 60' Supporters expect more eagerness from Liam Craig, as he is very good at scoring at The Simple Digital Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 65' Michael O'Halloran gets the nod from St. Johnstone FC. He replaces David Wotherspoon and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 67' The whistle greets Alex Jakubiak as he departs to be replaced by Tony Andreu.
  • 68' The referee has no hesitation. Sam Foley is booked for St. Mirren FC — Yellow card on 68.
  • 72' Jason Kerr was booked on 72.
  • 75' Stevie May makes way for Danny Swanson at the 75 minute mark. A tactical switch from St. Johnstone FC.
  • 77' The referee has no hesitation. Jamie McGrath is booked for St. Mirren FC — Yellow card on 77.
  • 79' The referee has no hesitation. Liam Craig is booked for St. Johnstone FC — Red card on 79.
  • 83' The crowd applauds Chris Kane as he leaves the pitch. Matt Butcher steps in for St. Johnstone FC.
  • 84' The St. Mirren FC manager makes a substitution. Ross Wallace departs to be replaced by Seifedin Chabbi.
  • 89' It’s high time James Goodwin made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
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

2020-03-04 St. Mirren FC 0–0 St. Johnstone FC 2019-12-21 St. Johnstone FC 0–0 St. Mirren FC 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

St. Mirren FC Form

2020-03-04 St. Mirren FC 0–0 St. Johnstone FC D 2020-02-25 Motherwell FC 1–2 St. Mirren FC W 2020-02-12 Livingston FC 2–1 St. Mirren FC L 2020-02-05 St. Mirren FC 1–1 Hamilton Academical FC D 2020-02-01 Hibernian FC 2–2 St. Mirren FC D 2020-01-26 St. Mirren FC 0–0 Aberdeen FC D

St. Johnstone FC Form

2020-03-04 St. Mirren FC 0–0 St. Johnstone FC D 2020-02-23 St. Johnstone FC 2–2 Rangers FC D 2020-02-15 Ross County FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC D 2020-02-12 St. Johnstone FC 2–1 Motherwell FC W 2020-02-05 Aberdeen FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC W 2020-02-01 St. Johnstone FC 3–3 Heart of Midlothian FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.96 St. Mirren FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.84 St. Johnstone FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 73% + St. Mirren FC or Draw 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
St. Mirren FC37% Draw34% St. Johnstone FC29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes37% 0% No63%
Avg goals/match: 1.8
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 81%
19%
± 1.5 54%
46%
± 2.5 27%
73%
± 3.5 12%
88%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

St. Mirren FC or Draw
71%
Draw or St. Johnstone FC
63%
St. Mirren FC or St. Johnstone FC
66%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
St. Mirren FC23% Draw58% St. Johnstone FC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
14.4%
1 – 1
14.3%
0 – 1
12.4%
2 – 0
7.2%
2 – 1
6.3%
1 – 2
5.5%
0 – 2
5.5%
2 – 2
2.8%
3 – 0
2.3%
3 – 1
2.1%
1 – 3
1.6%

Asian Handicap — St. Mirren FC

Handicap St. Mirren FC covers Push St. Johnstone FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 10% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 22% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 19% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

St. Mirren FC keeps clean sheet
44% ✗
St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✗

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