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St. Johnstone v Ross County : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 14th Mar, 15:00 BST, McDiarmid Park, Perth

The Championship is the focus for both St. Johnstone and Ross County on Saturday afternoon, as bosses Simo Valakari and Stuart Kettlewell face one another at the McDiarmid Park. The aim of this preview is, quite simply, to help you make the smartest bet possible. To this end, stats for the biggest betting market have been laid out below, with head-to-head history and particularly important form streaks highlighted. The best odds are included as well.


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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

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St. Johnstone
63%
--
Draw
24%
--
Ross County
14%
--
St. Johnstone 1-0
17%
--
St. Johnstone 2-0
14%
--
Draw 1-1
11%
--
Draw 0-0
10%
--
St. Johnstone 2-1
9%
--
St. Johnstone 3-0
8%
--
Ross County 1-0
6%
--
St. Johnstone 3-1
5%
--
St. Johnstone 4-0
3%
--
Ross County 2-1
3%
--
Draw 2-2
3%
--
St. Johnstone 4-1
2%
--
Ross County 2-0
2%
--
St. Johnstone 3-2
2%
--
St. Johnstone 5-0
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
40%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
60%
--
Home 1st Goal
59%
--
Away 1st Goal
34%
--
No 1st Goal
7%
--
BTTS - Yes
38%
--
BTTS - No
62%
--
BTTS - Home Win
19%
--
BTTS - Draw
14%
--
BTTS - Away Win
5%
--
Home/draw
86%
--
Away/draw
37%
--
Home/away
76%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
67%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
33%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
20%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
80%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
8%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
92%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
90%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
10%
--
Home DNB
79%
--
Away DNB
30%
--
St. Johnstone win to nil
44%
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Ross County win to nil
9%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

St. Johnstone have played 27 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 27 games against teams below in the table, having won 15, drawn 9 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 13 clean sheets and have failed to score in 6 fixtures. St. Johnstone have outscored their opponents by 50 goals to 25 goals.

Home League Performance

St. Johnstone have played 14 games at home winning 8, drawing 5 and losing 1 game. They have scored 29 goals, kept 7 clean sheets and conceded 10 goals at home.

Ross County are in 10th position in the Championship on 26 points having played 27 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

5 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 21 goals and kept 4 clean sheets. They have scored 9 goals in total and failed to score in 6 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

27 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 13 games, drawn 8 and won 6. Ross County have conceded 42 goals, scored 25, failed to score in 11 fixtures and have kept 8 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
St. Johnstone
Ross County
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
St. Johnstone272854 
-
-
-
-
l
 
0-1A
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 14
2
Partick271049 
w
 
5-1A
l
 
2-1A
d
 
2-2A
Mar 20
l
 
1-3A
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-0F
Mar 27
3
Arbroath27442 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
3-1F
w
 
1-0F
Apr 4
l
 
1-2A
l
 
3-0A
l
 
0-2A
Mar 7
4
Dunfermline27536 
w
 
2-1A
d
 
2-2A
l
 
0-1A
Apr 18
w
 
3-2F
d
 
2-2A
Mar 21
l
 
3-0A
5
Ayr United26134 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-4A
w
 
3-1F
May 1
d
 
3-3A
d
 
1-1A
Apr 18
d
 
0-00-0
6
Raith Rovers27030 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-2F
Apr 25
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-0F
l
 
6-0A
w
 
2-0F
May 1
7
Greenock 27-830 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-4F
w
 
5-0F
Mar 7
l
 
0-3A
d
 
1-1F
Apr 25
l
 
2-1A
8
Queen's Park26-1128 
w
 
4-3F
w
 
1-2F
Mar 28
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-1F
l
 
0-1A
Apr 11
9
Airdrieonians27-1226 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
1-2F
Apr 11
w
 
0-1F
l
 
1-2A
d
 
2-2F
Apr 4
w
 
0-1F
10
Ross County27-1726 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-1F
Mar 14
d
 
0-00-0
-
-
-
-
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
St. Johnstone 1ST
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
15
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
11
Draw
6
L
3
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
St. Johnstone3 - 1Ayr United
St. Johnstone2 - 2Partick
St. Johnstone0 - 1Dunfermline
St. Johnstone1 - 0Arbroath
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
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
Draw
8
L
3
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HSt. Johnstone3 - 1Ayr United
ASt. Johnstone1 - 1Queen's Park
ASt. Johnstone0 - 0Raith Rovers
ASt. Johnstone1 - 0Airdrieonians
HSt. Johnstone2 - 2Partick
HSt. Johnstone0 - 1Dunfermline
HSt. Johnstone1 - 0Arbroath
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
Ross County 10TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
3
Draw
7
Lost
10
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Dunfermline3 - 0Ross County
Ayr United0 - 0Ross County
Queen's Park0 - 1Ross County
Greenock 2 - 1Ross County
Airdrieonians0 - 1Ross County
Raith Rovers6 - 0Ross County
Arbroath3 - 0Ross County
Partick1 - 0Ross County
St. Johnstone0 - 0Ross County
Greenock 1 - 1Ross County
Ayr United1 - 1Ross County
Dunfermline2 - 2Ross County
Airdrieonians2 - 2Ross County
Dundee1 - 1Ross County
St. Johnstone2 - 1Ross County
Kilmarnock2 - 0Ross County
St. Mirren3 - 2Ross County
Hearts2 - 0Ross County
St. Johnstone1 - 0Ross County
Motherwell0 - 3Ross County
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ARoss County0 - 3Dunfermline
HRoss County2 - 0Raith Rovers
ARoss County0 - 0Ayr United
HRoss County0 - 1Queen's Park
ARoss County1 - 0Queen's Park
ARoss County1 - 2Greenock
ARoss County1 - 0Airdrieonians
HRoss County2 - 0Partick
HRoss County0 - 0St. Johnstone
HRoss County0 - 2Arbroath
ARoss County0 - 6Raith Rovers
HRoss County1 - 2Airdrieonians
HRoss County0 - 3Greenock
HRoss County3 - 3Ayr United
ARoss County0 - 3Arbroath
HRoss County3 - 2Dunfermline
ARoss County0 - 1Partick
ARoss County0 - 0St. Johnstone
HRoss County2 - 0Raith Rovers
ARoss County1 - 1Greenock
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
10
St. Johnstone have not lost to Ross County in 10 consecutive league meetings
3
St. Johnstone have kept a clean sheet in 3 consecutive league meetings with Ross County
League games at St. Johnstone since 2013
St. Johnstone
Ross County
Goals: Scored
24
17
Games: Scored
15 / 21
12 / 21
Clean sheets
9 / 21
6 / 21
STU
8
D
8
RSC
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT St. Johnstone
Draw0 - 0Draw
St. Johnstone2 - 1
St. Johnstone1 - 0
St. Johnstone3 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
St. Johnstone1 - 0
0 - 2Ross County
Draw0 - 0Draw
1 - 2Ross County
St. Johnstone1 - 0
0 - 1Ross County
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
St. Johnstone2 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
2 - 4Ross County
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
St. Johnstone2 - 1
0 - 1Ross County
St. Johnstone4 - 0
League games at Ross County since 2014
Ross County
St. Johnstone
Goals: Scored
23
26
Games: Scored
14 / 20
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
6 / 20
STU
8
D
8
RSC
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Ross County
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 1St. Johnstone
Draw3 - 3Draw
0 - 1St. Johnstone
Ross County2 - 0
Draw3 - 3Draw
1 - 2St. Johnstone
Ross County3 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 2St. Johnstone
0 - 2St. Johnstone
0 - 1St. Johnstone
2 - 3St. Johnstone
Ross County1 - 0
1 - 2St. Johnstone
Ross County1 - 0
Goal Statistics

An absolutely dreadful PG of just 0.6 should cause concerns for Ross County fans, as should a 5 Championship matches run in which they have failed to score more than 1 goal.

St. Johnstone 1st Ross County 10th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
0.6
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
19%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
There is a 81% probability that St. Johnstone will score 1 or more goals
0
54%
1
33%
2
3
4+
There is a 54% probability that Ross County will fail to score
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-2
St. Johnstone’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-33
Ross County have scored 33% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.7
average goals scored
0.8
average goals scored
0.8
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
St. Johnstone
PG (predicted goals)
Ross County
1.7
0.6
Attack rating
37%
better
STU
RSC
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Games scored21
16
Failed to score6
10
Scored first14
8
Goals scored50
25
Avg. goals scored1.9
0.9
Avg. shots per game10
7
Avg. shots per goal5
8
Conversion rate for19
13
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+37%
Defence rating
31%
better
STU
RSC
view stats
Games conceded14
18
Clean sheets13
8
Conceded first8
15
Goals conceded22
39
Avg. goals conceded0.8
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded5
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
5
Conversion rate against16%
18%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+31%

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

St. Johnstone Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2714107
T StewardJ McPakeJ GullanM Boyes
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Steward GLK27
-
R McAlear MID2728
5
-
C Diabaté DEF263
5
1
J Holt MID2612
6
-
J McPake MID25143
5
-
J Gullan FWD25810
3
-
M Boyes DEF231
6
1
J Baird DEF192
2
-
K Fotheringham FWD1831
2
-
L Smith DEF1711
2
-
A. Forrester DEF171
4
-
M Foulds DEF171
1
-
S Stanton MID172
1
-
S Mallan MID1223
-
J Svedberg MID102
-
R Tumilty DEF71
2
-
J. Fowler FWD51
2
-
A. Agyeman FWD51
2
-
V Mullins MID4
-
F. Franczak MID4
-
R Paton FWD42
-
T. Steven FWD3
-
L LLoyd FWD3
-
B Mikulic DEF1
1
-
Ross County Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
24438
C RandallJ WhiteJ WhiteA Iacovitti
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J White FWD2643
3
-
C Randall DEF241
4
-
J Lindsay MID23
3
-
J Henderson MID2343
3
-
D Gallagher DEF213
5
1
R Docherty MID21
4
-
T Carson GLK20
-
A Iacovitti DEF2011
8
-
L. O'Sullivan DEF20
1
-
K Phillips FWD1921
3
-
A Wright DEF182
3
-
D Cornelius MID18
5
-
J Scott FWD18
1
-
R Duncan MID152
-
D Smith DEF14
5
-
B. Crompton DEF10
2
-
R Laidlaw GLK7
-
L. Pitan DEF7
2
-
S Mackie DEF6
2
-
M Thomson FWD611
-
U Ikpeazu FWD52
1
-
K Kamara MID2
1
-
J Reid DEF1
-