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

Sat 23rd Aug, 15:00 BST, McDiarmid Park, Perth

Colin Caton pays counterpart Simo Valakari a visit on Saturday afternoon in the Championship, as their Arbroath FC and St. Johnstone sides face each other at the McDiarmid Park. We want you to make a smart bet on this match, so we've searched our extensive database and found the statistics that matter the most. Head-to-head and recent form are included, and the KickOff predictions are produced from them. Odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers are there to get you maximum bang for your buck.


Best Tip: St. Johnstone to win

We think there's an outright winner in this fixture, and it's St. Johnstone. Their latest form statistics show they're capable on home turf, and historical head-to-head (H2H) data proves they can get the job done 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.

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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 68% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.40.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
St. Johnstone
68%
2/54/11
Draw
19%
7/216/5
Arbroath
13%
11/213/2
St. Johnstone 2-0
12%
11/211/2
St. Johnstone 1-0
11%
6/111/2
St. Johnstone 2-1
10%
8/113/2
Draw 1-1
9%
8/17/1
St. Johnstone 3-0
9%
8/115/2
St. Johnstone 3-1
7%
11/19/1
Draw 0-0
5%
11/19/1
St. Johnstone 4-0
5%
16/112/1
Arbroath 1-0
4%
16/114/1
Draw 2-2
4%
20/114/1
St. Johnstone 4-1
4%
20/114/1
Arbroath 2-1
4%
20/118/1
St. Johnstone 3-2
3%
28/118/1
St. Johnstone 5-0
2%
28/120/1
Arbroath 2-0
2%
33/128/1
Over 2.5 Goals
56%
3/44/6
Under 2.5 Goals
44%
21/201/1
Home 1st Goal
60%
2/57/20
Away 1st Goal
37%
11/511/4
No 1st Goal
3%
11/19/1
BTTS - Yes
48%
1/11/1
BTTS - No
52%
8/118/11
BTTS - Home Win
28%
12/521/10
BTTS - Draw
14%
11/219/4
BTTS - Away Win
6%
12/112/1
Home/draw
87%
1/101/14
Away/draw
32%
7/419/10
Home/away
81%
1/61/5
Over 1.5 Goals
79%
2/92/9
Under 1.5 Goals
21%
3/113/5
Over 3.5 Goals
34%
7/413/8
Under 3.5 Goals
66%
2/52/5
Over 4.5 Goals
17%
4/118/5
Under 4.5 Goals
83%
1/71/7
Over 5.5 Goals
8%
15/215/2
Under 5.5 Goals
92%
1/201/25
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1/661/33
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
11/18/1
Home DNB
82%
1/71/10
Away DNB
26%
4/15/1
St. Johnstone win to nil
40%
6/5-
Arbroath win to nil
6%
10/1-
St. Johnstone / St. Johnstone
39%
21/2021/20
St. Johnstone / Arbroath
2%
50/140/1
St. Johnstone / Draw
5%
18/114/1
Draw / St. Johnstone
20%
3/129/10
Draw / Arbroath
6%
12/112/1
Draw / Draw
13%
11/25/1
Arbroath / St. Johnstone
4%
22/118/1
Arbroath / Arbroath
7%
11/111/1
Arbroath / Draw
4%
20/116/1
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Win / draw / win Championship table
Won
Draw
Lost
St. Johnstone
Arbroath
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
St. Johnstone256 
-
-
-
-
Oct 18
Aug 23
Apr 4
Jan 3
2
Arbroath224 
Aug 23
Oct 18
Jan 3
Apr 4
-
-
-
-
3
Dunfermline224 
Sep 20
Nov 8
Jan 24
Apr 18
Sep 13
Dec 6
Feb 21
May 1
4
Raith Rovers214 
Dec 6
Sep 13
Apr 25
Feb 21
Nov 22
Sep 27
Apr 18
Jan 10
5
Greenock 202 
Aug 30
Oct 25
Dec 20
Mar 7
Sep 20
Nov 8
Jan 24
Mar 28
6
Ross County2-11 
Oct 11
w
 
0-1F
Mar 14
Dec 27
Nov 1
Sep 6
Mar 7
Dec 20
7
Ayr United2-11 
Oct 4
Dec 13
Feb 28
May 1
d
 
1-1A
Nov 15
Feb 14
Apr 11
8
Airdrieonians2-21 
Nov 1
Sep 6
Apr 11
Feb 14
Aug 30
Oct 25
Dec 27
Mar 14
9
Queen's Park2-21 
Nov 15
Sep 27
Mar 28
Jan 10
Oct 11
w
 
1-3F
Mar 21
Jan 31
10
Partick2-41 
w
 
5-1A
Nov 22
Jan 31
Mar 21
Dec 13
Oct 4
Apr 25
Feb 28
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
St. Johnstone 1ST
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
D
2
Lost
11
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
St. Johnstone1 - 2Dundee Utd
St. Johnstone2 - 3St. Mirren
St. Johnstone0 - 1Rangers
St. Johnstone1 - 0Kilmarnock
St. Johnstone1 - 2Hearts
St. Johnstone3 - 0Ross County
St. Johnstone0 - 6Celtic
St. Johnstone1 - 2Motherwell
St. Johnstone1 - 2Aberdeen
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
D
3
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ASt. Johnstone1 - 0Ross County
HSt. Johnstone5 - 1Partick
HSt. Johnstone0 - 2Dundee
ASt. Johnstone1 - 2Hearts
HSt. Johnstone2 - 1Ross County
HSt. Johnstone0 - 2Kilmarnock
ASt. Johnstone2 - 3Motherwell
ASt. Johnstone0 - 1Dundee Utd
HSt. Johnstone1 - 0Celtic
ASt. Johnstone0 - 3Hibernian
HSt. Johnstone0 - 0Aberdeen
ASt. Johnstone1 - 1Dundee
HSt. Johnstone1 - 0Ross County
HSt. Johnstone1 - 2Hearts
ASt. Johnstone1 - 3Kilmarnock
ASt. Johnstone1 - 0St. Mirren
HSt. Johnstone2 - 1Motherwell
ASt. Johnstone1 - 3Rangers
HSt. Johnstone1 - 3Dundee
HSt. Johnstone1 - 1Hibernian
Arbroath 2ND
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
56
Games: Scored
9 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
11 / 20
W
4
D
2
Lost
14
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
Raith Rovers2 - 2Arbroath
Inverness1 - 2Arbroath
Dunfermline3 - 0Arbroath
Airdrieonians2 - 0Arbroath
Dundee Utd6 - 0Arbroath
Partick0 - 3Arbroath
Greenock 0 - 3Arbroath
Queen's Park2 - 1Arbroath
Partick2 - 0Arbroath
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
55
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
W
2
D
4
Lost
14
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AArbroath3 - 1Queen's Park
HArbroath1 - 1Ayr United
AArbroath0 - 5Raith Rovers
HArbroath0 - 5Queen's Park
HArbroath1 - 2Greenock
AArbroath0 - 5Ayr United
AArbroath1 - 2Inverness
HArbroath1 - 2Airdrieonians
HArbroath2 - 3Dunfermline
HArbroath0 - 1Partick
AArbroath2 - 5Airdrieonians
AArbroath0 - 4Dundee Utd
HArbroath3 - 2Raith Rovers
AArbroath0 - 6Queen's Park
HArbroath1 - 1Inverness
AArbroath1 - 1Dunfermline
AArbroath0 - 3Greenock
AArbroath0 - 2Ayr United
HArbroath0 - 0Ayr United
AArbroath0 - 4Partick
Goal Statistics
St. Johnstone 1st Arbroath 2nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.1
goals
0.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
12%
1
25%
2
27%
3
19%
4+
17%
There is a 63% probability that St. Johnstone will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
45%
1
36%
2
14%
3
4+
There is a 81% probability of Arbroath scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-9
St. Johnstone’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-18
Arbroath have scored 18% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.2
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.6
conceded
2.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
St. Johnstone
PG (predicted goals)
Arbroath
2.1
0.8
Attack rating
0%
better
STU
ARB
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
0%
better
STU
ARB
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

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
2322
J BairdJ McPakeS MallanJ Holt
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Baird DEF2
-
R McAlear MID21
1
-
S Mallan MID212
-
J McPake MID23
-
J Holt MID2
2
-
S Sprangler MID2
1
-
J Gullan FWD211
-
A. Sidibeh FWD2
-
M Kirk FWD2
-
R Tumilty DEF1
1
-
J Svedberg MID1
-
F. Franczak MID1
-
Arbroath Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2111
A McAdamsJ WilkieR DowA Muirhead
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A McAdams GLK2
-
A Muirhead DEF2
1
-
J Wilkie DEF21
1
-
T O'Brien DEF2
-
R Dow MID21
-
R Flynn MID2
-
S Stewart MID2
1
-