St. Johnstone draws 0-0 with St. Mirren on Saturday

PERTH. St. Johnstone and St. Mirren played out a goalless draw.

St. Johnstone draws 0-0 with St. Mirren on Saturday

PERTH. St. Johnstone and St. Mirren didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday..

The match was played at the McDiarmid Park stadium in Perth on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Greg Aitken who was helped by Graeme Stewart and David Dunne. The 4th official was Nick Walsh. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 12.6 degrees Celsius or 54.66 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
  • 5 Total 16
  • 1 On Target 5
  • 4 Off Target 11
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 120 Attack 134
  • 26 Dangerous attack 46
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 4
  • 2 Off Sides 5
Fouls
  • 13 Total 16
  • 5 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. St. Johnstone was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. St. Mirren that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

St. Mirren was more aggressive with 46 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough St. Mirren to win the match​.

St. Johnstone shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, St. Mirren shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

St. Johnstone received 4 yellow cards (L. Gordon, C. Kane, S. Rooney and M. Davidson). On the other side, St. Mirren received 3 yellow cards (A. Power, J. McGrath and C. McCarthy).

C. Kane (St. Johnstone) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (86′).

Match Timeline

25'
46'
Stevie May- sub ->G. Middleton
46'
Chris Kane- Yellow
54'
Liam Gordon - Yellow
59'
67'
68'
78'
Chris Kane(yellowred)
86'
90'
90'
90'
90'

Standings

After playing this match, St. Johnstone will have 14 points to hold in the 9th place. On the opposite side, St. Mirren will have 15 points like Hibernian and Aberdeen to remain in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, St. Johnstone will play away against Rangers on the 15th of December with a 19-2 head to head statistic in favor of Rangers (6 draws).

St. Mirren will host Livingston on the 20th of November with a 5-4 head to head statistic in favor of St. Mirren (2 draws).

St. Johnstone – Formation

St. Johnstone
G
Z. Clark 1.Scotland
7.1
D
Hayden Muller 16.England
7.1
D
Liam Gordon  6.Scotland
6.8
59'
D
Jamie McCart 4.Scotland
7.0
M
Michael O'Halloran 11.Scotland
6.5
46'
M
Murray Davidson 8.Scotland
6.8
78'
M
C. Bryson 13.Scotland
6.8
M
Callum Booth 24.Scotland
6.9
F
Ali Crawford 21.Scotland
6.8
67'
F
Glenn Middleton 14.Scotland
6.8
46'
F
Chris Kane 9.Scotland
6.1
86'
Substitutes
G
Elliot Parish 12.England
D
Reece Devine 3.England
D
Shaun Rooney 19.Scotland
6.7
46' 90'
M
L. Craig 26.Scotland
M
David Wotherspoon 10.Canada
7.0
67'
F
Stevie May 7.Scotland
6.8
46'
F
E. Vertainen 17.Finland

St. Johnstone started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Callum Davidson decided to play with the following team: Zander Clark (7.1), Hayden Muller (7.1), Liam Gordon (6.8), Jamie McCart (7.0), Michael O’Halloran (6.5), Murray Davidson (6.8), Craig Bryson (6.8), Callum Booth (6.9), Glenn Middleton (6.8), Ali Crawford (6.8) and Chris Kane (6.1).

The home team had on the bench: Elliot Parish, Reece Devine, Shaun Rooney (6.7), Liam Craig, David Wotherspoon (7.0), Stevie May (6.8) and Eetu Vertainen.

Substitutions

St. Johnstone made 3 changes: M. O’Halloran for S. Rooney (46′), G. Middleton for S. May (46′) and A. Crawford for D. Wotherspoon (67′).

Best player: Zander Clark​

The most impressive player for St. Johnstone was the goalkeeper: Zander Clark. His rating is 7.14. He performed 3 saves.

St. Mirren – Formation

St. Mirren
G
J. Alnwick 1.England
7.0
D
Joe Shaughnessy  4.Republic of Ireland
7.3
D
Conor McCarthy 5.Republic of Ireland
7.3
90'
D
Marcus Fraser 22.Scotland
7.0
M
Richard Tait 2.Scotland
6.8
M
Alan Power 6.Republic of Ireland
6.9
25'
M
Ryan Flynn 8.Scotland
7.0
90'
M
Scott Tanser 3.England
7.1
F
Connor Ronan 43.Republic of Ireland
6.7
F
6.9
68'
F
Jamie McGrath 7.Republic of Ireland
7.3
90'
Substitutes
G
Dean Lyness 26.England
D
Charles Dunne 18.Republic of Ireland
M
Kyle McAllister 17.Scotland
M
Ethan Erhahon 16.Scotland
F
Eamonn Brophy 9.Scotland
6.7
68'
F
Kristian Dennis 20.England
90'
F
Greg Kiltie 11.Scotland

St. Mirren started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Regarding the opposition, Jim Goodwin played with: Jak Alnwick (7.0), Joe Shaughnessy (7.3), Conor McCarthy (7.3), Marcus Fraser (7.0), Richard Tait (6.8), Alan Power (6.9), Ryan Flynn (7.0), Scott Tanser (7.1), Connor Ronan (6.7), Curtis Main (6.9) and Jamie McGrath (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Dean Lyness, Charles Dunne, Kyle McAllister, Ethan Erhahon, Eamonn Brophy (6.7), Kristian Dennis and Greg Kiltie.

Substitutions

St. Mirren made 2 changes: C. Main for E. Brophy (68′) and R. Flynn for K. Dennis (90′).

Best player: Jamie McGrath​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for St. Mirren was Jamie McGrath.

His rating is (7.3) with 34 passes (79% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 15. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

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