DINGWALL. St. Johnstone conquers Ross County 1-0 after B. Kimpioka scored just 1 goal (34′). Ross County was much superior in terms of ball possession (63%).
The match was played at the Global Energy Stadium stadium in Dingwall on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Craig Napier assisted by Douglas Ross and Colin Drummond. The 4th official was Stewart Luke. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.17 degrees Celsius or 44.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.
Match Statistics
- ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
- 12 Total 7
- 5 On Target 2
- 2 Off Target 3
- 5 Shots blocked 2
- 92 Attack 73
- 68 Dangerous attack 48
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 11 Total 7
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Ross County had a strong ball possession 63% while St. Johnstone was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Ross County had a more offensive attitude with 68 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, St. Johnstone was able to find the solution to win this contest.
Ross County shot 12 times, 5 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, St. Johnstone shot 7 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Ross County received 3 yellow cards (Cameron Borthwick-Jackson, Yan Dhanda and Jordan White). On the opposite side, St. Johnstone received 1 yellow card (C. Smith).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Ross County stays with 19 points to remain in the 11th place. Talking about the opposition, St. Johnstone will has 24 points to hold in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Ross County will host Hibernian on the 23rd of December with a 9-8 head to head in favor of Hibernian (6 draws).
St. Johnstone will play away against Dundee on the 2nd of January with a 12-8 head to head record in favor of St. Johnstone (6 draws).
Ross County – Formation
Ross County
79'
54'
Ross County started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Derek Adams decided to play with the following team: George Wickens , Loick Ayina , William Nightingale , Cameron Borthwick-Jackson , James Brown , Teddy Jenks , Eli King , George Harmon , Yan Dhanda , Simon Murray and Jordan White .
The home team had on the bench: Josh Sims, Max Sheaf, Victor Loturi, Jay Henderson, Brandon Khela , Eamonn Brophy , Josh Reid , Logan Ross and Michee Efete .
Substitutions
Ross County made 4 changes: James Brown for Michee Efete (78′), George Harmon for Josh Reid (79′), Cameron Borthwick-Jackson for Brandon Khela (79′) and Jordan White for Eamonn Brophy (67′).
Player of the match: James Brown
The player that probably impressed the most for Ross County was James Brown.
His rating is with 28 passes (74% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 10 crosses.
St. Johnstone – Formation
St. Johnstone
34'
St. Johnstone started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
Craig Levein played with: Dimitar Mitov , David Keltjens , Andy Considine , Ryan McGowan , Luke Robinson , Fran Franczak , Maksym Kucheryavyi , C. Smith , Graham Carey , Tony Gallacher and Benjamin Kimpioka .
These were the players on the bench: Stevie May, Chris Kane, Nicky Clark , Diallang Jaiyesimi, Adama Sidibeh , Oludare Olufunwa , Sven Sprangler, Dave Richards and Kerr Smith.
Substitutions
St. Johnstone made 3 changes: Fran Franczak for Nicky Clark (59′), David Keltjens for Oludare Olufunwa (46′) and Tony Gallacher for Kerr Smith (90′).
Player of the match: Dimitar Mitov
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for St. Johnstone was the goalkeeper: Dimitar Mitov. His rating is 8.06. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Ross County – St. Johnstone – 0-1
- Rangers – Livingston – 3-0
- Motherwell – Kilmarnock – 1-1
- Hibernian – St. Mirren – 0-3
- Dundee – Hearts – 2-3
- Aberdeen – Celtic – 1-1
