GREENHILL ROAD. St. Mirren conquers Ross County 1-0 after D. Gallagher scored just 1 goal (7′). Ross County lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).

Owura Edwards received a red card (90′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Ross County lost the match.

The match was played at the The Smisa Stadium stadium in Greenhill Road on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Graham Grainger with the assistance of Alan Mulvanny and Colin Drummond. The 4th official was Greg Aitken.

Match Statistics​

St. Mirren

1 - 0

Ross County

  • 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
  • 20 Total 10
  • 5 On Target 2
  • 5 Off Target 5
  • 10 Shots blocked 3
  • 103 Attack 92
  • 59 Dangerous attack 39
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 10 Corners 8
Fouls
  • 8 Total 9
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Ross County had a superior ball possession 58% while St. Mirren was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

St. Mirren was more pushing with 59 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why St. Mirren won the match​.

St. Mirren shot 19 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Ross County shot 10 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

St. Mirren didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Ross County received 1 yellow card (Keith Watson).

Also, Ross County didn’t end the match with 11 players after Owura Edwards (Ross County) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (90′).

Match Timeline

7'
46'
Ross Callachan- sub ->Jack Baldwin
46'
46'
56'
72'
75'
Dylan Smith- sub ->Connor Randall
Kieran Offord- sub ->Tony Watt
78'
80'
Alex Samuel- sub ->S. Murray
90'
90'
Richard Taylor- sub ->Declan Gallagher
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Celtic
92
33
Rangers
79
33
Aberdeen
53
33
Hearts
48
33
Hibernian
44
33
St. Mirren
44
33
Livingston
42
33
Motherwell
37
33
St. Johnstone
33
33
Dundee United
31
33
Kilmarnock
31
33
Ross County
27
33

After this match, St. Mirren will have 36 points to sit in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Ross County will stay with 21 points to remain in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, St. Mirren will host Kilmarnock on the 22nd of April with a 19-13 head to head in favor of Kilmarnock (13 draws).

Ross County will play away agasint Hearts on the 22nd of April with a 10-2 head to head record in favor of Hearts (13 draws).

St. Mirren – Formation

St. Mirren
G
Kevin McKenna 1.Northern Ireland
6.8
D
Thierry Small 16.England
6.6
56'
D
Ryan Strain 23.Australia
7.9
D
Marcus Fraser 22.Scotland
7.7
D
Declan Gallagher 31.Scotland
7.8
90' 7'
D
Charles Dunne 18.Republic of Ireland
7.0
M
Ryan Flynn 8.Scotland
7.1
M
Mark O'Hara 6.Scotland
7.0
M
Greg Kiltie 11.Scotland
7.0
F
Oleksandr Shovkovskyi 10.England
7.0
F
Tony Watt 9.Scotland
6.6
78'
Substitutes
G
Peter Urminsky 27.Slovakia
D
M. Campbell 34.Scotland
D
Richard Taylor 5.England
90'
D
Joe Shaughnessy 4.Republic of Ireland
6.5
56'
M
F. Taylor 30.Scotland
F
Kieran Offord 25.Scotland
6.1
78'
F
Lewis Jamieson 24.Scotland

St. Mirren started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Stephen Robinson decided to play with the following team: Trevor Carson (6.8), Ryan Strain (7.9), Marcus Fraser (7.7), Declan Gallagher (7.8), Charles Dunne (7.0), Thierry Small (6.6), Greg Kiltie (7.0), Ryan Flynn (7.1), Mark O’Hara (7.0), Tony Watt (6.6) and Curtis Main (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Kieran Offord (6.1), Peter Urminsky, Murray Campbell, Lewis Jamieson, Richard Taylor, Aiden Gilmartin, Luke Kenny, Fraser Taylor and Joe Shaughnessy (6.5).

St. Mirren could not rely on the presence of Richard Taylor (injured).

Substitutions

St. Mirren made 3 changes: T. Small for Joe Shaughnessy (56′), Tony Watt for Kieran Offord (78′) and Declan Gallagher for Richard Taylor (90′).

Best player: Ryan Strain​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for St. Mirren was Ryan Strain even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.9) with 20 passes (60% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 16 crosses.

Ross County – Formation

Ross County
G
Ross Laidlaw 1.Scotland
6.9
D
K. Watson 15.Scotland
6.9
72'
D
Jack Baldwin 5.England
7.2
46'
D
Alex Iacovitti 6.Scotland
7.4
M
Connor Randall 2.England
6.8
75'
M
George Harmon 16.England
6.8
46'
M
Nohan Kenneh 42.Liberia
6.7
M
Victor Loturi 14.Canada
6.6
F
Yan Dhanda 10.England
7.0
46'
F
Jordan White 26.Scotland
7.0
F
Simon Murray 17.Scotland
6.3
80'
Substitutes
G
Ross Munro 21.Scotland
D
Dylan Smith 30.Scotland
75'
M
Josh Sims 11.England
M
Gwion Edwards 29.Wales
7.0
46'
M
David Cancola 4.Austria
M
Ross Callachan 8.Scotland
6.8
46'
F
Alex Samuel 25.Wales
80'
F
O. Edwards 7.England
6.4
46' 90'
F
Josh Stones 49.England

Ross County started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Malky Mackay played with: Ross Laidlaw (6.9), Keith Watson (6.9), Jack Baldwin (7.2), Alex Iacovitti (7.4), Connor Randall (6.8), Victor Loturi (6.6), Nohan Kenneh (6.7), George Harmon (6.8), Yan Dhanda (7.0), Jordan White (7.0) and Simon Murray (6.3).

These were the players on the bench: Ross Munro, Josh Sims, Alex Samuel, Gwion Edwards (7.0), David Cancola, Owura Edwards (6.4), Josh Stones, Ross Callachan (6.8) and Dylan Smith.

Substitutions

Ross County made 5 changes: George Harmon for Gwion Edwards (46′), Yan Dhanda for Owura Edwards (46′), Jack Baldwin for Ross Callachan (46′), Connor Randall for Dylan Smith (75′) and S. Murray for Alex Samuel (80′).

Best player: Alex Iacovitti​

The most impressive player for Ross County was Alex Iacovitti.

His rating is (7.4) with 48 passes (66% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 13.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premiership.​