KILMARNOCK. Kilmarnock and St. Johnstone draw 1-1. J. Wright scored the first goal (38′) for Kilmarnock. D. Wright settled the score (70′).

The match was played at the BBSP Stadium Rugby Park stadium in Kilmarnock on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Chris Graham with the collaboration of David McGeachie and Graham McNeillie. The 4th official was Scott Lambie. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 7.4 degrees Celsius or 45.37 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.​

Match Statistics​

Kilmarnock

1 - 1

St. Johnstone

  • 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
  • 14 Total 9
  • 4 On Target 2
  • 5 Off Target 1
  • 5 Shots blocked 6
  • 121 Attack 91
  • 54 Dangerous attack 30
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 10 Total 21
  • 3 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Kilmarnock was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. St. Johnstone that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Kilmarnock was putting more pressure with 54 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Kilmarnock to win the match​.

Kilmarnock shot 14 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, St. Johnstone shot 9 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Kilmarnock received 3 yellow cards (Liam Donnelly, Rory McKenzie and D. Watson). Regarding the opposition, St. Johnstone received 5 yellow cards (Drey Wright, Melker Hallberg, L. Gordon, Cammy MacPherson and Andy Considine).

Match Timeline

37'
Drey Wright - Yellow
Joe Wright(goal)Jordan Jones
38'
40'
44'
58'
Liam Gordon - Yellow
62'
62'
63'
Cammy MacPherson - Yellow
70'
Drey Wright (goal)
Liam Donnelly- Yellow
72'
Rory McKenzie- Yellow
74'
76'
79'
Andy Considine- Yellow
D. Watson- Yellow
81'
Fraser Murray- sub ->Jordan Jones
85'
85'

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 playing this contest, Kilmarnock will have 25 points to sit in the 10th place. On the opposite side, St. Johnstone will have 32 points to hold in the 8th place.

Next matches

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

St. Johnstone will host Hibernian on the 22nd of April with a 12-12 head to head record.

Kilmarnock – Formation

Kilmarnock
G
Sam Walker 20.England
6.8
D
Joe Wright 19.Wales
8.1
38'
D
J. Dorsett 3.Montserrat
7.2
D
Lewis Mayo 2.Scotland
7.2
M
Danny Armstrong 11.Scotland
7.2
M
Liam Donnelly 22.Northern Ireland
6.6
85' 72'
M
Jordan Jones 10.Northern Ireland
7.4
85'
M
Rory McKenzie 7.Scotland
6.5
74'
M
D. Watson 34.Scotland
7.4
81'
F
Kyle Vassell 23.Northern Ireland
7.0
F
Christian Doidge 26.Wales
6.2
76'
Substitutes
G
Zach Hemming 1.England
D
L. Chambers 24.England
D
Ash Taylor 5.Wales
D
R. Alebiosu 25.England
M
K. McInroy 21.Scotland
M
B. Alston 8.Scotland
M
Alan Power 4.Republic of Ireland
6.3
85'
M
Fraser Murray 15.Scotland
85'
F
S. Robinson 16.Scotland
6.4
76'

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

The manager Derek McInnes decided to play with the following team: Sam Walker (6.8), Lewis Mayo (7.2), Joe Wright (8.1), Jeriel Dorsett (7.2), Danny Armstrong (7.2), David Watson (7.4), Liam Donnelly (6.6), Rory McKenzie (6.5), Jordan Jones (7.3), Christian Doidge (6.2) and Kyle Vassell (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Zachary Hemming, Luke Chambers, Kerr Mcinroy, Ash Taylor, Ryan Alebiosu, Blair Alston, Alan Power (6.3), Fraser Murray and Scott Robinson (6.4).

Substitutions

Kilmarnock made 3 changes: Christian Doidge for Scott Robinson (76′), Liam Donnelly for Alan Power (85′) and Jordan Jones for Fraser Murray (86′).

Best player: Joe Wright​

The most impressive player for Kilmarnock was Joe Wright.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 25 passes (68% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 14.

St. Johnstone – Formation

St. Johnstone
G
Remi Matthews 1.England
6.8
D
Drey Wright 14.England
7.3
37' 70'
D
Alex Mitchell 5.England
6.6
D
Liam Gordon 6.Scotland
6.8
58'
D
Andy Considine 4.Scotland
6.5
79'
D
J. Brown 2.Malta
6.4
40'
M
Graham Carey 23.Republic of Ireland
6.1
62'
M
M. Hallberg 22.Sweden
6.2
44'
M
Cammy MacPherson 18.Scotland
6.8
63'
F
Stevie May 7.Scotland
6.8
F
T. Bair 17.Canada
6.6
62'
Substitutes
G
Ross Sinclair 20.Scotland
D
Ryan McGowan 13.Australia
D
Tony Gallacher 3.Scotland
M
David Wotherspoon 10.Canada
6.2
62'
M
Cammy Ballantyne 25.Scotland
M
J. Moreland 31.Scotland
F
Connor McLennan 26.Scotland
6.5
40'
F
Z. Rudden 16.Scotland
6.5
62'
F
Jamie Murphy 27.Scotland

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

Callum Davidson played with: Remi Matthews (6.8), Drey Wright (7.3), Alex Mitchell (6.6), Liam Gordon (6.8), Andy Considine (6.5), James Brown (6.4), Melker Hallberg (6.2), Cameron MacPherson (6.8), Graham Carey (6.1), Stevie May (6.8) and Thelonius Bair (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ryan McGowan, Connor McLennan (6.5), Zak Rudden (6.5), Ross Sinclair, David Wotherspoon (6.2), Jamie Murphy, Tony Gallacher, Cameron Ballantyne and John Moreland.

Substitutions

St. Johnstone made 3 changes: James Brown for Connor McLennan (40′), Graham Carey for David Wotherspoon (62′) and T. Bair for Zak Rudden (62′).

Best player: Drey Wright​

The player that probably impressed the most for St. Johnstone was Drey Wright.

His rating is (7.3) with 1 goal, 34 passes (55% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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