Kilmarnock vs St. Johnstone – Prediction

Published: March 16, 2023
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Last Updated: March 16, 2023

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Kilmarnock and St. Johnstone face off in round 29 at The BBSP Stadium, Rugby Park, and it has the look of a tight Premiership match between two teams currently looking fairly evenly matched.

Kilmarnock vs St. Johnstone Stats

Kilmarnock have scored in 29 of the last 31 home matches
Kilmarnock have not lost 11 of the last 13 home matches
In 8 of the last 10 Kilmarnock home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
In the last 3 Kilmarnock home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
In 6 of the last 8 Kilmarnock matches the sum of goals was under 3.5

St. Johnstone have conceded in 32 of the last 34 away matches
St. Johnstone have conceded in 20 of the last 22 matches
In 10 of the last 12 St. Johnstone away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
St. Johnstone have not won 10 of the last 12 matches
In 8 of the last 10 St. Johnstone matches the sum of goals was under 3.5

Kilmarnock vs St. Johnstone Squad lists

Kilmarnock Squad

Alan Power, Ash Taylor, Benjamin Chrisene, Blair Alston, Bobby Wales, Brad Lyons, Chris Stokes, Christian Doidge, Danny Armstrong, David Watson, Fraser Murray, Innes Cameron, Jack Sanders, Jeriel Dorsett, Joe Wright, Jordan Jones, Kerr McInroy, Kyle Vassell, Lewis Mayo, Liam Donnelly, Liam Polworth, Luke Chambers, Rory McKenzie, Ryan Alebiosu, Sam Walker, Scott Robinson, Zachary Hemming.

St. Johnstone Squad

Below is the full team squad of St. Johnstone. The manager Davidson will pick his starting XI against Kilmarnock from these players:

Montgomery, Mitchell, Considine, Booth, MacPherson, Ballantyne, Kane, McLennan, Phillips, Wotherspoon, Wright, Parish, Carey, Brown, Murphy, Gordon, Hallberg, Davidson, Clark, Matthews, Sinclair, McGowan, May, Bair, Gallacher, Sandford, Rudden.

Kilmarnock vs St. Johnstone Lineups

Kilmarnock vs St. Johnstone Preview

A solitary draw point prevents Kilmarnock from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They came up short in a 2-0 defeat against Hibernian, before drawing 1-1 with Motherwell. They came up empty-handed once again when Rangers ran out as 3-1 winners. Kilmarnock won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Premiership, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored seven and conceded five goals. Kilmarnock played four draws at The BBSP Stadium, Rugby Park so far this season in the Premiership this season. No team drew as many matches on home soil.

St. Johnstone have been inconsistent in their last three matches, which brought home four points. They claimed a 1-2 win against Dundee United, before drawing 1-1 with St. Mirren. This little streak came to an end, when Hearts proved too strong in a 3-0 defeat for St. Johnstone. In their last six away matches in the Premiership, St. Johnstone won twice, while also recording zero draws. They endured four defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying 12 goals conceded and five scored. St. Johnstone are among the 3 best away teams in the Premiership this season. They put six wins on the board, scoring 18 goals whilst also conceding 28.

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Kilmarnock vs St. Johnstone H2H

St. Johnstone ran out winners in 5 of their last 6 matches against Kilmarnock. St. Johnstone ran out 1-0 winners the last time these two rivals played each other and are definitely planning to claim three points again on Saturday. Kilmarnock have a 30% win rate in the against St. Johnstone, who won five of these matches. The total record reads 3-2-5, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Current Premiership standings

Full Time Betting

Kilmarnock claimed all three points six times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. St. Johnstone won four of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing five in this series of matches. Kilmarnock kept a clean sheet five times in their previous 10 matches at The BBSP Stadium, Rugby Park hoping to do so again on Saturday. St. Johnstone kept a clean sheet in one of their last 10 away games.

Both Teams to Score

The last time the pair played each other St. Johnstone came away as 1-0 winners, and rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind this coming Saturday. Both teams scored four times in the previous ten matches between home side Kilmarnock and St. Johnstone. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 1.95. St. Johnstone scored at least once in their last 6 Premiership matches against Kilmarnock. Both teams to score paid out four times in the previous ten matches between home side Kilmarnock and St. Johnstone. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 1.95.

Over/Under Tips

In the last ten encounters between Kilmarnock and St. Johnstone over 2.5 goals came out four times, as Kilmarnock averaged 0.9 goals a game. St. Johnstone scored an average of one goal in these, while both teams scored four times. Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet in five of Kilmarnock’s past ten matches across all tournaments. They scored 0.9 goals on average along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in four of the last ten matches that St. Johnstone played across all tournaments. They scored 0.8 times on average in the process.