Thursday , 2 July 2026

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 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. Mirren FC 23 games · Avg 2.0 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

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. St. Mirren FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' St. Johnstone FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both St. Mirren FC and St. Johnstone FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 15' It looks surprising St. Johnstone FC does not make any changes. Callum Booth has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' Ilkay Durmus needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 30' Jamie McGrath, a Ireland , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 35' St. Mirren FC have won 281 goals from 289 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 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' David Wotherspoon is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for St. Johnstone FC tonight.
  • 50' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 55' The referee has no hesitation. Liam Craig is booked for St. Johnstone FC — Yellow card on 55.
  • 60' It’s high time Tommy Wright made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 65' The crowd applauds David Wotherspoon as he leaves the pitch. Michael O'Halloran steps in for St. Johnstone FC.
  • 67' A change in the St. Mirren FC ranks — Alex Jakubiak exits the field as Tony Andreu enters on 67.
  • 68' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Sam Foley.
  • 72' The referee shows St. Johnstone FC player a Yellow card on 72.
  • 75' Danny Swanson is ready to make an impact after coming on for Stevie May at the 75 minute mark.
  • 77' Jamie McGrath has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 77.
  • 79' Liam Craig has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Red card on 79.
  • 83' St. Johnstone FC make a change. Chris Kane trudges off to be replaced by Matt Butcher on 83 minutes.
  • 84' A tactical swap from St. Mirren FC — Seifedin Chabbi on, Ross Wallace off on 84 minutes.
  • 89' Calum Waters is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for St. Mirren FC so far.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

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
0.87 St. Mirren FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.75 St. Johnstone FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 78% + St. Mirren FC or Draw 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
St. Mirren FC37% Draw35% St. Johnstone FC28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes32% 0% No68%
Avg goals/match: 1.62
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 77%
23%
± 1.5 48%
52%
± 2.5 22%
78%
± 3.5 9%
91%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

St. Mirren FC or Draw
72%
Draw or St. Johnstone FC
63%
St. Mirren FC or St. Johnstone FC
65%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
St. Mirren FC22% Draw61% St. Johnstone FC17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
15.7%
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 1
13.3%
2 – 0
7%
2 – 1
5.6%
0 – 2
5.1%
1 – 2
4.8%
2 – 2
2.3%
3 – 0
2%
3 – 1
1.7%
0 – 3
1.3%

Asian Handicap — St. Mirren FC

Handicap St. Mirren FC covers Push St. Johnstone FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 9% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 22% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 19% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

St. Mirren FC keeps clean sheet
48% ✗
St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
42% ✗

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