DINGWALL. St. Mirren bested Ross County. Ross County lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Global Energy Stadium stadium in Dingwall on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was David Munro with the help of Sean Carr and Andy McWilliam. The 4th official was Graham Grainger. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.7 degrees Celsius or 51.19 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 20 Total 14
- 6 On Target 4
- 14 Off Target 10
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 113 Attack 89
- 66 Dangerous attack 42
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 3
- 3 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 5 Total 14
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Ross County was in firm control of the ball 56% while St. Mirren was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Ross County was more aggressive with 66 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 6 were on target. Notwithstanding, St. Mirren managed to find the solution to win this match.
Ross County shot 20 times, 6 on target, 14 off target. On the other side, St. Mirren shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Ross County received 2 yellow cards (D. Cancola and R. Callachan). On the opposite side, St. Mirren received 1 yellow card (R. Flynn).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Ross County will stay with 3 points to stay in the 12th place. On the opposite side, St. Mirren will have 13 points to stay in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Ross County will host Livingston on the 23rd of October with a 4-1 head to head statistic in favor of Livingston (1 draw).
St. Mirren will host Rangers on the 24th of October with a 22-2 head to head in favor of Rangers (2 draws).
Ross County – Formation
Ross County started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Malky Mackay decided to play with the following team: Ashley Maynard Brewer
, Harry Clarke , Jack Baldwin , Alex Iacovitti , Jack Burroughs , David Cancola , Harrison Paton , Ross Callachan , Blair Spittal , Alex Samuel and Regan Charles-Cook .The home team had on the bench: Ross Laidlaw, Keith Watson, Ben Paton
, Jordan Tillson, Joseph Hungbo , Jordan White and Dominic Samuel.Substitutions
Ross County made 3 changes: J. Burroughs for B. Paton (54′), A. Samuel for J. White (54′) and D. Cancola for J. Hungbo (71′).
Best player: Blair Spittal
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Ross County was Blair Spittal.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 45 passes (66% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 9. He performed 13 crosses.St. Mirren – Formation
St. Mirren started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
On the opposite side, Jim Goodwin played with: Jak Alnwick
, Marcus Fraser , Conor McCarthy , Joe Shaughnessy , Matthew Millar , Alan Power , Ethan Erhahon , Scott Tanser , Jamie McGrath , Connor Ronan and Eamonn Brophy .These were the players on the bench: Dean Lyness, Charles Dunne, Richard Tait
, Ryan Flynn , Kyle McAllister, Kristian Dennis and Curtis Main .St. Mirren could not rely on the presence of R. Flynn (injured) and R. Tait (injured).
Substitutions
St. Mirren made 3 changes: E. Erhahon for R. Flynn (68′), S. Tanser for R. Tait (73′) and J. McGrath for C. Main (74′).
Best player: Scott Tanser
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for St. Mirren was Scott Tanser.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 13 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He performed 8 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Dundee – Aberdeen – 2-1
- Hibernian – Dundee United – 0-3
- Motherwell – Celtic – 0-2
- Rangers – Hearts – 1-1
- Ross County – St. Mirren – 2-3
- St. Johnstone – Livingston – 0-3