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St. Johnstone v Arbroath FC : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

McDiarmid Park, Perth

St. Johnstone are in Championship action on Saturday afternoon, as Simo Valakari aims to beat Colin Hamilton and his Arbroath FC side at the McDiarmid Park. We provide predictions based on extensive statistical analysis of both teams' performance, across seventeen of the biggest markets. The data and the odds change with each market, and head-to-head statistics are included across the board.

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St. Johnstone's next match is v Queen's Park at 15:00 on Saturday 10th January
Arbroath FC's next match is v Raith Rovers at 15:00 on Saturday 10th January
The last Scottish Championship meeting between St. Johnstone and Arbroath was on Saturday 3rd January 2026
Scottish Championship
January 3rd 2026
St. Johnstone 1
0 Arbroath
 
A. Sidibeh 25'
 
STU
ARB
Shots On
4
1
Shots Off
6
1
Corners
8
5
Possession
58%
42%
Fouls
18
14
Yellow/red cards
2/0
1/0
 
St. JohnstoneArbroath
 
T. Steward
C. Diabate
M. Boyes
J. Holt
S. Stanton
A. Sidibehfootball icon
J. Gullan (V. Griffith Mullins 89')
L. Smith
A. Forrester
J. McPake
R. McAlear
A. Mcadams
T. O'Brien
A. Muirhead
(R. Dow 76') S. Stewart
(Beadling 64') G. Reilly
C. Watson
J. MacIntyre
V. Enem
F. Marshall
H. Cochrane
(N. Todorov 80') A. Mebude

Best Tip: St. Johnstone to win

There looks like a strong favourite for this game, and it's St. Johnstone. Their recent form stats show what they've got in their locker at home, and historical head-to-head (H2H) data proves they've got a track record against Arbroath too. The odds point towards Simo Valakari's side claiming victory in the win / draw / win market, and that's what we're predicting for Saturday afternoon too.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think St. Johnstone are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 63% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.40.

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Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
St. Johnstone
63%
1/31/1000
Draw
21%
10/328/1
Arbroath
16%
13/2750/1
St. Johnstone 1-0
12%
6/11/5
St. Johnstone 2-0
12%
11/25/1
Draw 1-1
10%
8/111/1
St. Johnstone 2-1
10%
8/140/1
St. Johnstone 3-0
8%
15/233/1
Draw 0-0
6%
11/15/1
St. Johnstone 3-1
6%
11/190/1
Arbroath 1-0
5%
18/111/1
Arbroath 2-1
4%
22/166/1
Draw 2-2
4%
20/1125/1
St. Johnstone 4-0
4%
14/1100/1
St. Johnstone 4-1
3%
20/1150/1
St. Johnstone 3-2
3%
28/1150/1
Arbroath 2-0
2%
40/128/1
St. Johnstone 5-0
1%
28/1125/1
Over 2.5 Goals
52%
3/420/1
Under 2.5 Goals
48%
21/201/1000
Home 1st Goal
58%
4/112/5
Away 1st Goal
38%
12/510/3
No 1st Goal
4%
11/15/1
BTTS - Yes
48%
11/1010/1
BTTS - No
52%
4/61/33
BTTS - Home Win
26%
12/540/1
BTTS - Draw
15%
11/211/1
BTTS - Away Win
7%
14/166/1
Home/draw
85%
1/161/1000
Away/draw
37%
15/810/1
Home/away
79%
1/71/40
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
2/93/1
Under 1.5 Goals
24%
3/12/11
Over 3.5 Goals
29%
7/455/1
Under 3.5 Goals
71%
2/51/1000
Over 4.5 Goals
14%
4/180/1
Under 4.5 Goals
86%
1/71/200
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
15/21/50
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/201/50
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/251/11
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
8/15/1
Home DNB
78%
1/92/15
Away DNB
31%
5/117/4
St. Johnstone win to nil
37%
11/10-
Arbroath win to nil
8%
12/1-
St. Johnstone / St. Johnstone
40%
20/211/7
St. Johnstone / Arbroath
2%
50/122/1
St. Johnstone / Draw
5%
18/113/2
Draw / St. Johnstone
20%
3/120/1
Draw / Arbroath
6%
14/140/1
Draw / Draw
12%
6/122/1
Arbroath / St. Johnstone
4%
22/1100/1
Arbroath / Arbroath
7%
12/190/1
Arbroath / Draw
4%
20/1100/1
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Win / draw / win Championship table

St. Johnstone have played 20 matches so far this season and lay in 1st place in the Championship league table. St. Johnstone are unbeaten at home after 10 games and have kept 6 clean sheets in those matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 20 games against teams below in the table, having won 12, drawn 6 and lost 2 matches. They have kept 10 clean sheets and have failed to score in 4 fixtures. St. Johnstone have outscored their opponents by 42 goals to 27 goals.

Home League Performance

St. Johnstone have played 10 games at home winning 6, drawing 4 and losing 0 games. They have scored 23 goals, kept 6 clean sheets and conceded 6 goals at home.

Arbroath are in 3rd position in the Championship on 33 points having played 20 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

4 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 13 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 11 goals in total and failed to score in 4 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

4 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 1 games, drawn 1 and won 2. Arbroath have conceded 6 goals, scored 6, failed to score in 1 fixture and have kept no clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
St. Johnstone
Arbroath
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
St. Johnstone212645 
-
-
-
-
w
 
3-1A
l
 
3-0A
Apr 4
l
 
1-0A
2
Partick211040 
w
 
5-1A
l
 
2-1A
Jan 30
Mar 21
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1A
Apr 25
Feb 28
3
Arbroath21233 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
3-1F
w
 
1-0F
Apr 4
-
-
-
-
4
Ayr United20328 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-4A
Feb 28
May 1
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
Feb 14
Apr 11
5
Dunfermline20626 
w
 
2-1A
d
 
2-2A
Jan 24
Apr 18
l
 
0-5A
w
 
1-2A
Feb 21
May 1
6
Raith Rovers21125 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-2F
Apr 25
Feb 21
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
3-0A
Apr 18
Jan 10
7
Greenock 21-822 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-4F
w
 
5-0F
Mar 7
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-0A
Jan 23
Mar 28
8
Airdrieonians21-1319 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
1-2F
Apr 11
Feb 13
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1F
Mar 14
9
Queen's Park19-918 
w
 
4-3F
w
 
1-2F
Mar 28
Jan 10
w
 
4-1F
w
 
1-3F
Mar 21
Jan 31
10
Ross County19-1813 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-1F
Mar 14
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
3-0F
w
 
1-2F
Mar 7
w
 
0-2F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
10
St. Johnstone have not lost in 10 consecutive home league games
6
Arbroath have not lost in 6 consecutive league games
St. Johnstone 1ST
20 league games
Home
10
Overall
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
10
Draw
6
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
St. Johnstone5 - 0Greenock
St. Johnstone0 - 0Raith Rovers
St. Johnstone4 - 3Queen's Park
St. Johnstone3 - 0Airdrieonians
St. Johnstone0 - 0Ross County
St. Johnstone0 - 0Ayr United
St. Johnstone2 - 1Dunfermline
St. Johnstone1 - 1Greenock
St. Johnstone3 - 0Arbroath
St. Johnstone5 - 1Partick
St. Johnstone0 - 2Dundee
St. Johnstone2 - 1Ross County
St. Johnstone0 - 2Kilmarnock
St. Johnstone1 - 0Celtic
St. Johnstone0 - 0Aberdeen
St. Johnstone1 - 0Ross County
St. Johnstone1 - 2Hearts
St. Johnstone2 - 1Motherwell
St. Johnstone1 - 3Dundee
St. Johnstone1 - 1Hibernian
Goals: Scored
42
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
12
Draw
6
L
2
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ASt. Johnstone0 - 0Ross County
HSt. Johnstone5 - 0Greenock
ASt. Johnstone4 - 2Ayr United
HSt. Johnstone0 - 0Raith Rovers
ASt. Johnstone1 - 2Partick
HSt. Johnstone4 - 3Queen's Park
ASt. Johnstone2 - 2Dunfermline
HSt. Johnstone3 - 0Airdrieonians
ASt. Johnstone4 - 0Greenock
ASt. Johnstone1 - 3Arbroath
HSt. Johnstone0 - 0Ross County
HSt. Johnstone0 - 0Ayr United
ASt. Johnstone2 - 1Queen's Park
ASt. Johnstone2 - 1Airdrieonians
HSt. Johnstone2 - 1Dunfermline
ASt. Johnstone2 - 0Raith Rovers
HSt. Johnstone1 - 1Greenock
HSt. Johnstone3 - 0Arbroath
ASt. Johnstone1 - 0Ross County
HSt. Johnstone5 - 1Partick
Arbroath 3RD
20 league games
Away
Overall
6
Goals: Scored
15
Conceded
50
Games: Scored
9 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
11 / 20
W
4
D
3
Lost
13
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Ross County0 - 2Arbroath
Dunfermline1 - 2Arbroath
Ayr United1 - 1Arbroath
Greenock 1 - 0Arbroath
Airdrieonians1 - 0Arbroath
Partick1 - 1Arbroath
Raith Rovers3 - 0Arbroath
Ross County1 - 2Arbroath
St. Johnstone3 - 0Arbroath
Queen's Park1 - 3Arbroath
Raith Rovers5 - 0Arbroath
Ayr United5 - 0Arbroath
Inverness2 - 1Arbroath
Airdrieonians5 - 2Arbroath
Dundee Utd4 - 0Arbroath
Queen's Park6 - 0Arbroath
Dunfermline1 - 1Arbroath
Greenock 3 - 0Arbroath
Ayr United2 - 0Arbroath
Partick4 - 0Arbroath
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HArbroath1 - 1Airdrieonians
AArbroath2 - 0Ross County
HArbroath2 - 1Partick
AArbroath2 - 1Dunfermline
HArbroath0 - 0Raith Rovers
AArbroath1 - 1Ayr United
AArbroath0 - 1Greenock
HArbroath3 - 0Ross County
AArbroath0 - 1Airdrieonians
HArbroath3 - 1St. Johnstone
HArbroath4 - 1Queen's Park
AArbroath1 - 1Partick
AArbroath0 - 3Raith Rovers
HArbroath1 - 1Greenock
HArbroath0 - 5Dunfermline
AArbroath2 - 1Ross County
HArbroath1 - 0Airdrieonians
AArbroath0 - 3St. Johnstone
AArbroath3 - 1Queen's Park
HArbroath1 - 1Ayr United
Goal Statistics
St. Johnstone 1st Arbroath 3rd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.9
goals
0.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
15%
1
28%
2
27%
3
17%
4+
13%
There is a 85% probability that St. Johnstone will score 1 or more goals
0
44%
1
36%
2
15%
3
4+
There is a 80% probability of Arbroath scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-1
St. Johnstone’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-31
Arbroath have scored 31% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.6
average goals scored
0.8
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
2.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
St. Johnstone
PG (predicted goals)
Arbroath
1.9
0.8
Attack rating
20%
better
STU
ARB
view stats
Games scored16
14
Failed to score4
6
Scored first10
10
Goals scored42
27
Avg. goals scored2.1
1.4
Avg. shots per game11
8
Avg. shots per goal5
6
Conversion rate for20
17
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+20%
Defence rating
23%
better
STU
ARB
view stats
Games conceded10
16
Clean sheets10
4
Conceded first6
9
Goals conceded17
24
Avg. goals conceded0.9
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded5
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
6
Conversion rate against19%
17%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+23%

St. Johnstone v Arbroath Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

St. Johnstone Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
211386
T StewardJ McPakeR McAlearJ Holt
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Steward GLK21
-
L Smith DEF1311
1
-
C Diabaté DEF202
3
1
M Boyes DEF181
5
-
A. Forrester DEF111
2
-
S Stanton MID
-
J Holt MID2012
6
-
R McAlear MID2118
4
-
J McPake MID20132
3
-
J Gullan FWD
-
A. Sidibeh FWD1963
2
-
Subs
R Sinclair GLK
-
M Foulds DEF151
1
-
J Baird DEF162
1
-
V Mullins MID3
-
J Svedberg MID102
-
K Fotheringham MID1531
2
-
S Mallan MID1023
-
S Sprangler MID141
1
-
Arbroath Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
21855
A McAdamsF MarshallR DowA Muirhead
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A McAdams GLK21
-
C Watson DEF
-
A Muirhead DEF191
5
-
T O'Brien DEF20
5
-
S Stewart DEF14
2
-
V. Enem DEF42
-
H Cochrane MID201
4
-
F Marshall MID2181
4
-
J. MacIntyre MID1722
1
-
D Mebude FWD9
2
-
G Reilly FWD1631
2
-
Subs
J Pettigrew GLK
-
C Hamilton DEF2
-
D Gold MID51
-
R Dow MID1815
2
-
R Callachan MID51
-
A Pettifer MID111
1
-
N Todorov FWD163
2
-