KILMARNOCK. Kilmarnock overcame St. Johnstone to win 2-1. It was Kilmarnock to strike first with an early goal of David Watson at the 6′. Then Marley Watkins scored again for Kilmarnock in the 17′ minute. Eventually, Nicky Clark reduced the distance for St. Johnstone (61′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
The match was played at the Rugby Park stadium in Kilmarnock on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 5,074 spectators. The referee was John Beaton assisted by Alan Mulvanny and Gordon Crawford. The 4th official was Duncan Williams. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 10.28 degrees Celsius or 50.5 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.
Match Statistics
- 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
- 14 Total 9
- 6 On Target 4
- 7 Off Target 2
- 3 Shots blocked 3
- 113 Attack 133
- 50 Dangerous attack 42
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 1
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 12 Total 8
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Kilmarnock was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. St. Johnstone that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Kilmarnock was putting more pressure with 50 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Kilmarnock won the match.
Kilmarnock shot 14 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, St. Johnstone shot 9 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Kilmarnock didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, St. Johnstone received 1 yellow card (Dimitar Mitov).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Kilmarnock has 27 points to hold in the 4th place. On the other side, St. Johnstone will stays with 18 points to remain in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Kilmarnock will play away with St. Mirren on the 27th of December with a 20-13 head to head record in favor of Kilmarnock (14 draws).
St. Johnstone will host Aberdeen on the 16th of December with a 22-14 head to head statistic in favor of Aberdeen (19 draws).
Kilmarnock – Formation
Kilmarnock
6'
83'
Kilmarnock adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Derek McInnes decided to play with the following team: Will Dennis , Lewis Mayo , Robbie Deas , Stuart Findlay , Danny Armstrong , Liam Polworth , David Watson , Brad Lyons , Corrie Ndaba , Marley Watkins and Kyle Vassell .
The home team had on the bench: Joe Wright, Rory McKenzie , Jack Sanders, Thomas Davies, Kieran O’Hara, Andrew Dallas, Steven Warnock, Aaron Brown and Gary Mackay-Steven.
Substitutions
Kilmarnock made 2 changes: Liam Polworth for Rory McKenzie (83′) and Marley Watkins for Andrew Dallas (90′).
Player of the match: Danny Armstrong
The player that probably impressed the most for Kilmarnock was Danny Armstrong even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 34 passes (59% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 11. He performed 10 crosses.
St. Johnstone – Formation
St. Johnstone
64'
Also St. Johnstone adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Craig Levein played with: Dimitar Mitov , Ryan McGowan , Liam Gordon , Luke Robinson , Filip Franczak , Fran Franczak , Maksym Kucheryavyi , Daniel Phillips , Matt Smith , Tony Gallacher and Graham Carey , Chris Kane .
They had on the bench: James Brown , Andy Considine, Stevie May, Nicky Clark , Oludare Olufunwa, Sven Sprangler, Jay Turner-Cooke, Dave Richards and Dara Costelloe .
Substitutions
St. Johnstone made 4 changes: Daniel Phillips for Nicky Clark (57′), Chris Kane for Dara Costelloe (74′), Fran Franczak for James Brown (74′) and Matt Smith for Stevie May (90′).
Player of the match: Ryan McGowan
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for St. Johnstone was Ryan McGowan.
His rating is with 46 passes (72% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 10 duels out of 16.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Kilmarnock – St. Johnstone – 2-1
- Hearts – St. Mirren – 2-0
- Celtic – Livingston – 2-0
