St. Mirren FC vs St. Johnstone FC, Premier League 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2026-27

St. Mirren FC

1 – 0

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St. Johnstone FC

Sat 8 Aug 2026 · 14:00 UTC The SMISA Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Killian Phillips pen 73' 1–0

Marcus Fraser 6' Y

Ryan Carr 29' Y

Y 63' Jamie Gullan

Overview

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St. Mirren FC vs St. Johnstone FC — Premier League at The SMISA Stadium.

St. Mirren FC 13 games · 14 pts (2026/27)
St. Johnstone FC 13 games · 17 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee T Hardeman (Netherlands)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Celtic FC	13	31
2	Rangers FC	12	27
3	Falkirk FC	13	21
4	Heart of Midlothian FC	12	20
5	Dundee FC	12	17
6	Dundee United FC	12	17
7	St. Johnstone FC	13	17
8	St. Mirren FC	13	14
9	Motherwell FC	13	13
10	Hibernian FC	12	11
11	Aberdeen FC	12	11
12	Kilmarnock FC	13	9

Head-to-Head

St. Mirren FC 24 games · Avg 1.9 goals St. Johnstone FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-08-08 St. Mirren FC 1–0 St. Johnstone FC 2025-02-01 St. Mirren FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC 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

Recent Form

St. Mirren FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Aug	St. Johnstone FC	H	1–0	W
01 Aug	Falkirk FC	A	2–0	W
17 May	Dundee United FC	H	1–1	D
12 May	Aberdeen FC	A	2–0	W
09 May	Kilmarnock FC	H	0–3	L
02 May	Dundee FC	A	0–1	L

St. Johnstone FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Aug	St. Mirren FC	A	0–1	L
02 Aug	Kilmarnock FC	H	4–3	W
18 May	Dundee FC	H	0–2	L
14 May	Heart of Midlothian FC	A	1–2	L
10 May	Ross County FC	H	2–1	W
03 May	Kilmarnock FC	H	0–2	L

Season Stats

St. Mirren FC		St. Johnstone FC
#8	Position	#7
14	Points	17
13	Played	13
4 / 2 / 7	W / D / L	4 / 5 / 4
12	Scored	17
22	Conceded	20
-10	GD	-3
1.08	PPG	1.31
31%	Win %	31%

Key Stats

29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)

29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

23% Clean Sheets
St. Mirren FC this season

8% Clean Sheets
St. Johnstone FC this season

St. Mirren FC are 8th (14 pts). St. Johnstone FC are 7th (17 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

St. Mirren FC

0-15

2/4

16-30

2/3

31-45

4/2

46-60

1/4

61-75

1/4

76+

1/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

St. Johnstone FC

0-15

2/2

16-30

4/2

31-45

2/4

46-60

2/6

61-75

3/3

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

St. Mirren FC

Killian Phillips	3 G	2 A
Eseosa Sule	2 G	1 A
Samu Ramos	1 G	2 A
Declan John	1 G
Fraser Taylor	1 G

St. Johnstone FC

Josh Fowler	5 G
Josh Campbell	3 G
Enes Alic	2 G	4 A
Kai Fotheringham	2 G
Fowler Josh	1 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. St. Mirren FC get us underway at The SMISA Stadium.
5' St. Johnstone FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
6' Marcus Fraser catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 6.
11' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 11 minutes.
16' Jayden Richardson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 7 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
21' Zach Mitchell needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
26' 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.
29' St. Mirren FC player sees a card in front of him.
34' 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.
39' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
44' St. Mirren FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
49' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
51' St. Mirren FC ring the changes. Marcus Fraser has done his job and it is now time for Liam Donnelly to step up.
56' It’s high time Craig McLeish made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
61' The travelling St. Johnstone FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
63' The referee shows St. Johnstone FC player a card on 63.
64' The St. Mirren FC manager makes a substitution. Eseosa Sule departs to be replaced by Jake Young.
69' Declan John has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
73' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Killian Phillips makes it 1-0.
76' Samu Ramos makes way for Roland Idowu at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from St. Mirren FC.
79' The St. Johnstone FC bench stirs into life. Jason Holt is withdrawn and Kai Fotheringham gets his opportunity.
84' St. Johnstone FC make a change. Liam Smith trudges off to be replaced by Louis Lloyd on 84 minutes.
89' St. Mirren FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Killian Phillips scoring 1 goals.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

St. Mirren FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Craig McLeish

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Simo Valakari

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

St. Mirren FC Form

2026-08-08 St. Mirren FC 1–0 St. Johnstone FC W 2026-08-01 Falkirk FC 0–2 St. Mirren FC W 2026-05-17 St. Mirren FC 1–1 Dundee United FC D 2026-05-12 Aberdeen FC 0–2 St. Mirren FC W 2026-05-09 St. Mirren FC 0–3 Kilmarnock FC L 2026-05-02 Dundee FC 1–0 St. Mirren FC L

St. Johnstone FC Form

2026-08-08 St. Mirren FC 1–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2026-08-02 St. Johnstone FC 4–3 Kilmarnock FC W 2025-05-18 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Dundee FC L 2025-05-14 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC L 2025-05-10 St. Johnstone FC 2–1 Ross County FC W 2025-05-03 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Kilmarnock FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 3

1.28 St. Mirren FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.13 St. Johnstone FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

St. Mirren FC45% Draw28% St. Johnstone FC27%

Actual: St. Mirren FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.41

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	43%	57%
± 3.5	23%	77%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

St. Mirren FC or Draw

73%

Draw or St. Johnstone FC

55%

St. Mirren FC or St. Johnstone FC

72%

Half-Time Result

St. Mirren FC27% Draw50% St. Johnstone FC23%

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.9%

0 – 0

11.1%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

2 – 1

2 – 0

7.1%

1 – 2

7.1%

0 – 2

5.6%

2 – 2

4.6%

3 – 1

3.4%

3 – 0

1 – 3

2.7%

Asian Handicap — St. Mirren FC

Handicap	St. Mirren FC covers	Push	St. Johnstone FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	21%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	18%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

St. Mirren FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✗

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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