PERTH. St. Johnstone beat Kilmarnock to win 2-1. N. Clark was the key for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was St. Johnstone to strike first with an early goal of Nicky Clark at the 1′. Then Nicky Clark scored again for St. Johnstone in the 7′ minute scoring a double. Eventually, Kyle Vassell reduced the distance for Kilmarnock (47′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Kilmarnock was much superior in terms of ball possession (64%).​

St. Johnstone remained in players after Dara Costelloe received a red card in the 75′. Nonetheless, St. Johnstone still found a way to win this contest playing only with 10 players​.

The match was played at the McDiarmid Park stadium in Perth on Thursday and it started at 3:45 am local time. The referee was Calum Scott with the collaboration of Frank Connor and Craig Ferguson. The 4th official was Alan James Muir. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 24.42 degrees Celsius or 75.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 39%.​

Match Statistics​

St. Johnstone

2 - 1

Kilmarnock

  • ! 36 Ball Possession 64
Shots
  • 15 Total 21
  • 4 On Target 4
  • 4 Off Target 10
  • 7 Shots blocked 7
  • 71 Attack 115
  • 31 Dangerous attack 76
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 12
Fouls
  • 13 Total 9
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Kilmarnock had a superior ball possession 64% while St. Johnstone was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Kilmarnock was putting more pressure with 76 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyway, St. Johnstone was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

St. Johnstone shot 15 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Kilmarnock shot 21 times, 4 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

St. Johnstone received 2 yellow cards (Dimitar Mitov and Chris Kane). On the opposite side, Kilmarnock received 2 yellow cards (David Watson and Joe Wright).

(St. Johnstone) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (75′).

Match Timeline

Nicky Clark(goal)
1'
Nicky Clark(VAR)
3'
Nicky Clark(goal)Graham Carey
7'
46'
Liam Donnelly- sub ->Bradley Lyons
47'
Kyle Vassell (goal)Matthew Kennedy
58'
Joe Wright- Yellow
Stevie May- sub ->Nicky Clark
59'
66'
D. Watson- Yellow
Chris Kane- Yellow
75'
75'
76'
79'
80'
Daniel Phillips- sub ->Matthew Smith
85'
86'
Fraser Murray- sub ->Marley Watkins
Dimitar Mitov- Yellow
88'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Celtic
78
33
Rangers
81
2
Hearts
62
33
Kilmarnock
51
33
St. Mirren
43
33
Dundee
41
33
Hibernian
39
33
Motherwell
37
33
Aberdeen
35
33
St. Johnstone
31
33
Ross County
30
33
Livingston
18
33

After this match, St. Johnstone will have 7 points to sit in the 12th place. Talking about the opposition, Kilmarnock will stay with 13 points to remain in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, St. Johnstone will host St. Mirren on the 6th of December with a 16-8 head to head in favor of St. Johnstone (14 draws).

Kilmarnock will play away agasint Aberdeen on the 6th of December with a 34-13 head to head statistic in favor of Aberdeen (12 draws).

St. Johnstone – Formation

St. Johnstone
G
Dimitar Mitov 1.Bulgaria
7.0
88'
D
Andy Considine 4.Scotland
7.3
D
Ryan McGowan 5.Australia
6.7
D
Liam Gordon 6.Scotland
7.0
D
Luke Robinson 19.Scotland
7.7
M
Graham Carey 11.Republic of Ireland
7.7
M
Matt Smith 22.Wales
7.5
85'
M
Sven Sprangler 23.Austria
7.0
M
Dara Costelloe 44.Republic of Ireland
6.1
75'
F
Chris Kane 9.Scotland
7.5
79' 75'
F
Nicky Clark 10.Scotland
9.1
59' 1', 7'
Substitutes
G
Dave Richards 31.Wales
D
James Brown 2.Malta
6.4
79'
D
Tony Gallacher 3.Scotland
M
Cammy MacPherson 8.Scotland
M
Diallang Jaiyesimi 13.England
M
M. Kucheriavyi 15.Ukraine
M
Daniel Phillips 34.England
6.7
85'
F
Stevie May 7.Scotland
6.8
59'
F
L. Jephcott 16.Wales

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

The manager Steven MacLean decided to play with the following team: Dimitar Mitov (7.0), Ryan McGowan (6.7), Liam Gordon (7.0), Andy Considine (7.3), Luke Robinson (7.7), Dara Costelloe (6.1), Sven Sprangler (7.0), Matthew Smith (7.5), Graham Carey (7.7), Chris Kane (7.5) and Nicky Clark (9.1).

The home team had on the bench: James Brown (6.4), Tony Gallacher, Stevie May (6.8), Cameron MacPherson, Diallang Jaiyesimi, Maksym Kucheriavyi, Luke Jephcott, Dave Richards and Daniel Phillips (6.7).

Substitutions

St. Johnstone made 3 changes: Nicky Clark for Stevie May (59′), Chris Kane for James Brown (79′) and Matthew Smith for Daniel Phillips (85′).

Best player: Nicky Clark​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for St. Johnstone was Nicky Clark.

His rating is (9.1) with 2 goals, 8 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 9.

Kilmarnock – Formation

Kilmarnock
G
Will Dennis 1.England
6.6
D
Joe Wright 4.Wales
6.6
58'
D
Lewis Mayo 5.Scotland
6.7
D
Stuart Findlay 17.Scotland
7.3
M
Brad Lyons 8.Northern Ireland
6.7
46'
M
Matty Kennedy 10.Scotland
8.4
M
Danny Armstrong 11.Scotland
7.3
M
D. Watson 12.Scotland
6.8
80' 66'
M
Liam Polworth 31.Scotland
7.3
F
Kyle Vassell 9.Northern Ireland
7.9
47'
F
Marley Watkins 23.Wales
7.1
86'
Substitutes
G
K. O'Hara 20.Republic of Ireland
D
Robbie Deas 6.Scotland
D
Jack Sanders 14.England
D
T. Davies 19.Wales
M
Rory McKenzie 7.Scotland
M
Fraser Murray 15.Scotland
6.7
86'
M
Liam Donnelly 22.Northern Ireland
6.7
46'
F
Innes Cameron 18.Scotland
F
Andy Dallas 21.Scotland
6.4
80'

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

Derek McInnes played with: Will Dennis (6.6), Lewis Mayo (6.7), Stuart Findlay (7.3), Joe Wright (6.6), Danny Armstrong (7.3), Bradley Lyons (6.7), David Watson (6.8), Liam Polworth (7.3), Matthew Kennedy (8.4), Marley Watkins (7.1) and Kyle Vassell (7.9).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Robbie Deas, Rory McKenzie, Jack Sanders, Fraser Murray (6.7), Innes Cameron, Thomas Davies, Kieran O’Hara, Andrew Dallas (6.4) and Liam Donnelly (6.7).

Kilmarnock could not rely on the presence of Liam Donnelly (injured) and Fraser Murray (injured).

Substitutions

Kilmarnock made 3 changes: Bradley Lyons for Liam Donnelly (46′), David Watson for Andrew Dallas (80′) and Marley Watkins for Fraser Murray (86′).

Best player: Matthew Kennedy​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Kilmarnock was Matthew Kennedy.

His rating is (8.4) with 33 passes (76% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 13. He performed 6 crosses.

Results of the day

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