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

Fri 24th Apr, 19:45 BST, McDiarmid Park, Perth

Raith Rovers FC are away from home on Friday evening, as manager Dougie Imrie takes his side to visit St. Johnstone and Simo Valakari at the McDiarmid Park in the Championship. Below there are predictions for 17 markets, supporting statistics including head to heads (H2Hs), and the best odds. Access it all via the tabs below.


Best Tip: Both teams not to score

This match should deliver some entertainment, but don't count on an all-time classic. Under 3.5 goals is our prediction, meaning no more than 3 goals will be scored in total during 90 minutes. The best odds are below, followed by recent form stats and head-to-head (H2H) records.

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 59% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.48.

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Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
St. Johnstone
59%
1.601.60
Draw
25%
3.503.50
Raith Rovers
16%
5.004.80
St. Johnstone 1-0
16%
6.505.75
St. Johnstone 2-0
13%
7.006.50
Draw 1-1
11%
7.006.50
Draw 0-0
10%
9.008.50
St. Johnstone 2-1
9%
9.007.50
Raith Rovers 1-0
7%
13.0011.00
St. Johnstone 3-0
7%
12.0010.00
St. Johnstone 3-1
5%
15.0012.00
Raith Rovers 2-1
4%
17.0015.00
Draw 2-2
3%
19.0015.00
St. Johnstone 4-0
3%
23.0017.00
Raith Rovers 2-0
2%
26.0019.00
St. Johnstone 4-1
2%
29.0021.00
St. Johnstone 3-2
2%
29.0023.00
Raith Rovers 3-1
1%
41.0029.00
Over 2.5 Goals
39%
2.001.95
Under 2.5 Goals
61%
1.801.70
Home 1st Goal
57%
1.531.50
Away 1st Goal
36%
2.883.10
No 1st Goal
7%
9.008.50
BTTS - Yes
39%
2.002.00
BTTS - No
61%
1.731.70
BTTS - Home Win
19%
4.003.80
BTTS - Draw
15%
5.505.00
BTTS - Away Win
6%
11.009.50
Home/draw
84%
1.111.15
Away/draw
41%
2.152.20
Home/away
75%
1.221.25
Over 1.5 Goals
66%
1.301.30
Under 1.5 Goals
34%
3.403.00
Over 3.5 Goals
19%
3.403.30
Under 3.5 Goals
81%
1.301.25
Over 4.5 Goals
8%
6.506.00
Under 4.5 Goals
92%
1.101.08
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
10.0012.00
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
1.031.01
Over 0.5 Goals
90%
1.061.04
Under 0.5 Goals
10%
8.008.00
Home DNB
76%
1.221.22
Away DNB
34%
4.003.80
St. Johnstone win to nil
40%
2.50-
Raith Rovers win to nil
10%
9.00-
St. Johnstone / St. Johnstone
33%
2.502.45
St. Johnstone / Raith Rovers
2%
41.0034.00
St. Johnstone / Draw
5%
17.0013.00
Draw / St. Johnstone
19%
4.334.33
Draw / Raith Rovers
8%
11.0010.00
Draw / Draw
15%
5.505.25
Raith Rovers / St. Johnstone
4%
26.0019.00
Raith Rovers / Raith Rovers
10%
8.508.00
Raith Rovers / Draw
5%
17.0013.00
Win / draw / win Championship table

St. Johnstone have played 34 matches so far this season and lay in 1st place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 34 games against teams below in the table, having won 20, drawn 11 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 18 clean sheets and have failed to score in 7 fixtures. St. Johnstone have outscored their opponents by 64 goals to 40 goals.

Home League Performance

St. Johnstone have played 17 games at home winning 10, drawing 6 and losing 1 game. They have scored 35 goals, kept 9 clean sheets and conceded 11 goals at home.

Raith Rovers are in 5th position in the Championship on 42 points having played 34 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

8 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 18 goals and kept 9 clean sheets. They have scored 9 goals in total and failed to score in 10 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

15 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 8 games, drawn 4 and won 3. Raith Rovers have conceded 19 goals, scored 13, failed to score in 8 fixtures and have kept 7 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
St. Johnstone
Raith Rovers
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
St. Johnstone343971 
-
-
-
-
l
 
0-2A
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 24
2
Partick341764 
w
 
5-1A
l
 
2-1A
d
 
2-2A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-0F
l
 
3-2A
l
 
0-2A
d
 
0-00-0
3
Arbroath34250 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
3-1F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
2-4A
w
 
3-0F
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-3A
l
 
2-1A
4
Dunfermline34947 
w
 
2-1A
d
 
2-2A
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-2F
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-0A
l
 
1-2A
l
 
3-0A
5
Raith Rovers34242 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-2F
Apr 24
d
 
0-00-0
-
-
-
-
6
Queen's Park34-1140 
w
 
4-3F
w
 
1-2F
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-1A
w
 
4-1F
w
 
0-2F
7
Ayr United34-739 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-4A
w
 
3-1F
May 1
l
 
0-2A
w
 
0-1F
w
 
3-0F
l
 
2-1A
8
Greenock 34-1237 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-4F
w
 
5-0F
w
 
0-2F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
3-2A
d
 
0-00-0
9
Airdrieonians34-1532 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
1-2F
w
 
4-0F
w
 
0-1F
l
 
0-3A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
3-1A
d
 
0-00-0
10
Ross County34-2431 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-1F
w
 
1-0F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
6-0F
l
 
2-0A
May 1
l
 
2-0A
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
3
St. Johnstone have won 3 consecutive league games
12
St. Johnstone have not lost in 12 consecutive league games
St. Johnstone 1ST
20 league games
Home
Overall
3
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
11
Draw
6
L
3
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
15
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
9 / 20
Clean sheets
11 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
11
Draw
7
L
2
Raith Rovers 5TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
Goal Statistics
St. Johnstone 1st Raith Rovers 5th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
0.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
21%
1
33%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
There is a 79% probability that St. Johnstone will score 1 or more goals
0
51%
1
34%
2
12%
3
4+
There is a 51% probability that Raith Rovers will fail to score
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+5
St. Johnstone’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-9
Raith Rovers’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.9
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
0.8
conceded
1.0
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
St. Johnstone
PG (predicted goals)
Raith Rovers
1.6
0.7
Attack rating
33%
better
STU
RAI
view stats
Games scored27
19
Failed to score7
15
Scored first18
10
Goals scored64
40
Avg. goals scored1.9
1.2
Avg. shots per game10
7
Avg. shots per goal5
6
Conversion rate for19
16
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+33%
Defence rating
19%
better
STU
RAI
view stats
Games conceded16
19
Clean sheets18
15
Conceded first10
17
Goals conceded25
38
Avg. goals conceded0.7
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded5
6
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against16%
18%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+19%

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

St. Johnstone Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3416128
T StewardJ McPakeJ GullanJ Holt
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Steward GLK34
-
R McAlear MID3458
5
-
C Diabaté DEF3331
5
1
J Holt MID3313
8
-
J McPake MID32163
7
-
J Gullan FWD32912
5
-
M Boyes DEF2912
7
1
J Baird DEF253
4
-
L Smith DEF2432
2
-
S Stanton MID2423
1
-
M Foulds DEF211
2
-
K Fotheringham FWD2031
2
-
A. Forrester DEF171
4
-
S Mallan MID1223
-
J. Fowler FWD112
2
-
R Paton FWD115
2
-
J Svedberg MID102
-
A. Agyeman FWD81
2
-
R Tumilty DEF71
2
-
T. Steven FWD7
-
L LLoyd FWD5
-
F. Franczak MID4
-
B Mikulic DEF1
1
-
Raith Rovers Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
348412
J RaeD EastonD EastonS Brown
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Rae GLK341
2
-
D Easton MID3484
7
-
J Doherty DEF3113
3
-
P Hanlon DEF312
3
-
S Brown MID3122
12
-
R Matthews MID301
10
-
J Hamilton FWD3061
3
-
J Mullin MID2823
2
2
L Stevenson DEF2712
6
-
J Rowe DEF2511
2
-
D O'Connor DEF2211
3
-
P McMullan MID223
2
-
P. Nsio MID222
6
-
K. Montagu MID1731
-
L Vaughan FWD1741
2
-
C Fordyce DEF161
2
-
E Wilson DEF14
4
-
R Chin DEF1321
4
-
S Byrne MID11
1
-
A Winter FWD11
-
I Cameron FWD73
-