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Kilmarnock v St. Johnstone : Premiership match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 31st Oct, 15:00 BST, Rugby Park, Kilmarnock

St. Johnstone pay Premiership counterparts Kilmarnock a visit on Saturday afternoon, as Simo Valakari leads his side into an away clash with Neil Docherty McCann & co. at the Rugby Park. Stats power the algorithmic predictions below for all the markets, and flipping between them shows bespoke analysis, including head to head (H2H), form and much more besides. Odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers are also provided. Click on the tabs below to find out more.


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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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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Kilmarnock
24%
--
Draw
24%
--
St. Johnstone
52%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
St. Johnstone 1-0
11%
--
St. Johnstone 2-1
10%
--
St. Johnstone 2-0
9%
--
Kilmarnock 1-0
7%
--
Draw 0-0
7%
--
Kilmarnock 2-1
6%
--
St. Johnstone 3-1
5%
--
St. Johnstone 3-0
5%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Kilmarnock 2-0
4%
--
St. Johnstone 3-2
3%
--
St. Johnstone 4-1
2%
--
St. Johnstone 4-0
2%
--
Kilmarnock 3-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
51%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
49%
--
Home 1st Goal
43%
--
Away 1st Goal
53%
--
No 1st Goal
4%
--
BTTS - Yes
53%
--
BTTS - No
47%
--
BTTS - Home Win
12%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
24%
--
Home/draw
48%
--
Away/draw
76%
--
Home/away
76%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
24%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
29%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
71%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
14%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
86%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
--
Home DNB
41%
--
Away DNB
69%
--
Kilmarnock win to nil
12%
--
St. Johnstone win to nil
28%
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Win / draw / win Premiership table

Kilmarnock have played 9 matches so far this season and are in 11th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

8 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 2 and won 1. Kilmarnock have conceded 20 goals, scored 9, failed to score in 3 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Kilmarnock have played 5 games at home, winning 1, drawing 1 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 5 goals, conceded 13 goals, kept 0 clean sheets and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

St. Johnstone lay in 5th place on 12 points in the Premiership league table having played 9 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 6 games against teams below them in the table, winning 3, drawing 2 and losing 1 game. They have scored 9 goals and kept 1 clean sheet against lower placed opposition. St. Johnstone have conceded 7 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

St. Johnstone have played 4 away games, winning 1, drawing 1 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 0.8 goals per away game and conceded an average 1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Kilmarnock
St. Johnstone
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Celtic91824 
l
 
1-5A
Nov 8
Apr 3
-
l
 
0-1A
Dec 5
Mar 13
-
2
Rangers9620 
Dec 26
l
 
3-1A
-
Feb 3
Dec 13
Oct 24
-
Jan 23
3
Hearts9516 
d
 
1-1F
Jan 2
Mar 13
-
Dec 30
l
 
2-1A
-
Apr 3
4
Dundee9314 
Dec 12
Oct 28
-
Feb 27
Nov 7
d
 
1-1A
-
Feb 13
5
St. Johnstone9012 
Oct 31
l
 
4-3A
-
Feb 20
-
-
-
-
6
Dundee Utd9-112 
l
 
0-4A
Dec 19
Feb 13
-
d
 
1-1F
Nov 28
Jan 30
-
7
Aberdeen9011 
Nov 21
d
 
0-00-0
-
Apr 10
Dec 26
w
 
0-1F
-
Feb 27
8
St. Mirren9-810 
l
 
0-1A
Nov 28
Jan 9
-
Dec 2
l
 
1-0A
-
Feb 3
9
Falkirk9-39 
Dec 30
Oct 24
-
Mar 20
d
 
1-1A
Nov 21
Jan 9
-
10
Motherwell9-58 
w
 
3-2F
Dec 5
Jan 30
-
Oct 28
Jan 2
Apr 10
-
11
Kilmarnock9-108 
-
-
-
-
w
 
4-3F
Oct 31
Feb 20
-
12
Hibernian9-57 
Dec 2
w
 
0-1F
-
Jan 23
w
 
2-1F
Dec 19
Mar 20
-
Championship Round
Relegation Round
Win / draw / win form
Kilmarnock 11TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
D
3
Lost
10
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
St. Johnstone 5TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
Draw
6
L
4
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
11
Draw
6
L
3
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Kilmarnock since 2013
Kilmarnock
St. Johnstone
Goals: Scored
24
20
Games: Scored
13 / 19
13 / 19
Clean sheets
6 / 19
6 / 19
KIL
8
D
3
STU
8
League games at St. Johnstone since 2013
St. Johnstone
Kilmarnock
Goals: Scored
18
19
Games: Scored
10 / 17
12 / 17
Clean sheets
5 / 17
7 / 17
KIL
7
D
2
STU
8
Goal Statistics

A truly dreadful PG of just 0.9 should cause concerns for Kilmarnock fans, as should a 7 Premiership games run in which they have failed to score more than 1 goal.

Kilmarnock 11th St. Johnstone 5th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.1
goals
1.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
35%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 72% probability that Kilmarnock will score no more than 1 goal
0
19%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
9%
There is a 81% probability that St. Johnstone will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+7
Kilmarnock’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-3
St. Johnstone’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.4
average goals scored
1.5
average goals scored
1.9
conceded
0.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premiership - 2026/2027 season
Kilmarnock
PG (predicted goals)
St. Johnstone
1.1
1.7
Attack rating
KIL
STU
13%
better
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Games scored6
7
Failed to score3
2
Scored first3
4
Goals scored10
11
Avg. goals scored1.1
1.2
Avg. shots per game8
7
Avg. shots per goal7
6
Conversion rate for15
17
Avg. XG for1.2
1.4
KickOff rating
+13%
Defence rating
KIL
STU
8%
better
view stats
Games conceded7
8
Clean sheets2
1
Conceded first5
5
Goals conceded20
11
Avg. goals conceded2.2
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded13
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
8
Conversion rate against17%
12%
Avg. XG against2.5
1.6
KickOff rating
+8%

Kilmarnock v St. Johnstone Premiership lLine ups will show here when available.

Kilmarnock Premiership squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
9322
M Schjönning-LarsenG KiltieJ BrandonM Schjönning-Larsen
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Schjönning-Larsen DEF91
2
-
G Stanger DEF91
1
-
J Brandon DEF92
1
-
T Lowery MID92
1
-
G Kiltie FWD93
1
-
J Hugill FWD911
2
-
T John-Jules  FWD91
2
-
E Ring FWD8
-
C. McCarthy DEF7
2
-
M O'Hara MID7
-
B Rice MID7
2
-
A Tshibola MID7
1
1
M Stryjek GLK6
-
D. Daniels FWD6
1
1
R McKenzie FWD4
-
C Ferrie GLK3
-
M. Kamson-Kamara DEF3
-
N Clescenco FWD31
-
J Yfeko DEF2
-
I. Owen FWD2
-
R Deas DEF1
-
J Meier DEF1
-
C. Burke MID1
-
R. Mathurin FWD1
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St. Johnstone Premiership squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
9623
T StewardJ. FowlerJ GullanC Diabaté
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Steward GLK9
-
S Stanton MID91
1
-
J Holt MID9
1
-
R McAlear MID9
2
-
J. Fowler FWD961
-
C Diabaté DEF81
2
1
R Paton FWD81
1
-
E Alic DEF711
1
-
L Smith DEF7
1
-
J Gullan FWD72
1
-
K Fotheringham FWD71
-
T. Steven FWD7
1
-
J Cotterill MID5
-
M Tait MID51
-
D Finlayson DEF4
-
M Todd MID4
-
L Chalmers FWD4
-
M Foulds DEF3
-
J Campbell MID3
1
-
D. Schmidt FWD3
-
B Mikulic DEF1
-