St. Johnstone hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 11 points and a 9th position in the Premiership table. Visiting Kilmarnock holds 6th place with 14 pts.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
15-11-17 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Kilmarnock when playing away games on grass, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has artifical turf). Their goal statistics from those 43 matches are 47-55 (scored/conceded).
St. Johnstone form and stats
St. Johnstone's results here at McDiarmid Park in the Premiership have been very modest with 1 victory, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
Johnstone drew their last game, also a home match. Dundee United (placed 5th) was the opponent, 0-0 the score. A strong away win before that one, visiting Hamilton Academical and winning 5-3.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League Cup game versus Dundee United in only four days. This game is also played here at McDiarmid Park.
The lack of attacking qualities in Johnstone means that they have only scored 1 goal in 6 league home games, less than half a goal per match. From these home matches, Johnstone have conceded only 5 goals.
Kilmarnock form and stats
Playing away, Kilmarnock have won 2 games, drawn 1 and suffered 3 defeats in the Premiership this season. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Kilmarnock are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
Kilmarnock aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 213 league minutes without a goal. G. Kiltie was the last player to find the net.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Premiership home defeat versus Rangers with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Hibernian.
The schedule is very tough for Kilmarnock now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A League Cup game at Clyde is waiting in only four days.
Kilmarnock find the net regularly in their away games. 7 goals from 6 away fixtures in the league. Kilmarnock have conceded 8 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Kilmarnock - Johnstone 1-2 entered in the official records. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Johnstone, two draws and five wins for Kilmarnock. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.St. Johnstone missing players
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| St. Johnstone | Kilmarnock | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 16 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 8 | 14 |
| 92% | 83% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 17% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 67% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 25% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 17% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 17% | 17% |
| 67% | 83% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.8 | 1.4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 138 | 64 | 25 | Total Shots | T S | 14 | 41 | 99 |
| 34 | 10 | 3 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 13 | 37 |
| 26% | 10% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 57% | 54% | 41% |
- Kilmarnock have scored at least twice as many goals away as St. Johnstone have scored home.
- Kilmarnock haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- St. Johnstone has the fewest scored goals (1) at home in Premiership
- St. Johnstone has the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in Premiership
- St. Johnstone have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rangers | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 26 | 35 |
| 2 | Celtic | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 18 | 26 |
| 3 | Hibernian | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 24 |
| 4 | Aberdeen | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
| 5 | Dundee United | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -7 | 16 |
| 6 | Kilmarnock | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 14 |
| 7 | Motherwell | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| 8 | Ross County | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -14 | 12 |
| 9 | St. Johnstone | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -7 | 11 |
| 10 | Livingston | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -9 | 11 |
| 11 | St. Mirren | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -9 | 7 |
| 12 | Hamilton Academical | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -12 | 7 |