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

McDiarmid Park, Perth

St. Johnstone and Kilmarnock take on one another at the McDiarmid Park on Saturday afternoon, with both Craig Levein and Derek McInnes aiming for victory in the Premiership. Below you'll find predictions for 17 markets, supporting statistics including head to heads (H2Hs), and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers. All is accessible using the tabs below.

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St. Johnstone's next match is v Aberdeen at 15:00 on Saturday 7th December
Kilmarnock's next match is v Rangers at 19:45 on Wednesday 4th December
The last Scottish Premiership meeting between St. Johnstone and Kilmarnock was on Saturday 23rd November 2024
Scottish Premiership
November 23rd 2024
St. Johnstone 1
0 Kilmarnock
 
M. Kirk 53'
 
STU
KIL
Shots On
4
1
Shots Off
4
5
Corners
4
14
Possession
51%
49%
Fouls
11
10
Yellow/red cards
2/0
2/1
 
St. JohnstoneKilmarnock
 
J. Rae
B. Mikulić (K. Cameron 76')
J. Sanders
A. Amos Raymond
S. Sprangler
D. Wright
G. Carey (L. Neilson 61')
J. Holt
N. Clark (A. Sidibeh 61')
M. Kirkfootball icon (A. Essel 76')
B. Mbunga-Kimpioka
R. McCrorie
R. Deas
L. Mayo
(I. Cameron 89') J. Wright
C. Ndaba
B. Lyons
L. Donnelly
(F. Murray 46') D. Watson
(R. McKenzie 89') K. Vassell
(G. Mackay-Steven 69') D. Armstrong
(B. Anderson 69') M. Watkins

Best Tip: Both teams to score

Analysing the KickOff match predictions, bookies' odds and relevant stats, there's one market which catches the eye for this tie: both teams to score. In St. Johnstone and Kilmarnock we have two sides going head-to-head that can both score and concede, and we expect them to maintain that reputation on Saturday afternoon. BTTS – yes best odds: 1.67.

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
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 43% chance of Kilmarnock coming away with a win.

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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
St. Johnstone
34%
13/5
11%
5/2
6%
Draw
23%
12/5
6%
12/5
8%
Kilmarnock
43%
21/2011/10
2%
Draw 1-1
10%
11/2
7%
5/1
8%
Kilmarnock 2-1
9%
8/17/1
St. Johnstone 2-1
8%
11/110/1
10%
Draw 2-2
7%
14/1
15%
11/1
9%
Kilmarnock 1-0
6%
13/2
17%
6/1
13%
Kilmarnock 2-0
6%
17/2
14%
8/1
5%
St. Johnstone 1-0
5%
10/1
8%
8/1
10%
Kilmarnock 3-1
5%
16/1
13%
12/1
St. Johnstone 2-0
4%
18/114/1
Kilmarnock 3-2
4%
25/1
13%
20/1
24%
St. Johnstone 3-1
4%
28/1
12%
20/1
11%
St. Johnstone 3-2
4%
33/1
17%
25/1
24%
Draw 0-0
3%
9/1
23%
15/2
23%
Kilmarnock 3-0
3%
18/114/1
Kilmarnock 4-1
2%
33/125/1
13%
Over 2.5 Goals
65%
19/20
11%
10/11
12%
Under 2.5 Goals
35%
17/20
10%
4/5
12%
Home 1st Goal
48%
6/4
5%
-
Away 1st Goal
50%
8/13-
No 1st Goal
2%
9/1
23%
-
BTTS - Yes
66%
4/5
8%
4/5
9%
BTTS - No
34%
19/20
7%
19/20
9%
BTTS - Home Win
21%
6/1
17%
5/1
9%
BTTS - Draw
19%
7/217/5
BTTS - Away Win
26%
10/3
8%
3/1
8%
Home/draw
57%
8/118/11
Away/draw
66%
2/7
3%
2/7
3%
Home/away
77%
3/10
1%
3/10
1%
Over 1.5 Goals
85%
3/10
4%
3/10
7%
Under 1.5 Goals
15%
5/2
13%
9/4
14%
Over 3.5 Goals
43%
12/5
13%
9/4
18%
Under 3.5 Goals
57%
1/3
5%
3/10
7%
Over 4.5 Goals
25%
11/2
18%
5/1
20%
Under 4.5 Goals
75%
1/9
3%
1/10
4%
Over 5.5 Goals
13%
14/1
36%
11/1
26%
Under 5.5 Goals
87%
1/33
2%
1/40
3%
Over 0.5 Goals
97%
1/16
2%
1/18
3%
Under 0.5 Goals
3%
9/1
23%
15/2
23%
Home DNB
50%
13/8
5%
29/20
2%
Away DNB
59%
4/9
4%
10/21
1%
St. Johnstone win to nil
13%
5/1
8%
-
Kilmarnock win to nil
17%
5/2
7%
-
St. Johnstone / St. Johnstone
16%
5/1
9%
9/2
10%
St. Johnstone / Kilmarnock
4%
22/118/1
St. Johnstone / Draw
6%
14/111/1
Draw / St. Johnstone
12%
13/213/2
7%
Draw / Kilmarnock
15%
4/1
9%
4/1
Draw / Draw
15%
4/1
9%
19/5
9%
Kilmarnock / St. Johnstone
3%
33/1
17%
25/1
13%
Kilmarnock / Kilmarnock
22%
12/5
5%
11/5
Kilmarnock / Draw
6%
12/111/1
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Win / draw / win Premiership table

St. Johnstone have played 13 matches so far this season and are in 10th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

11 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 7 games, drawn 1 and won 3. St. Johnstone have conceded 23 goals, scored 15, failed to score in 3 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

St. Johnstone have played 5 games at home, winning 1, drawing 0 and losing 4 fixtures. They have scored 6 goals, conceded 12 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Kilmarnock lay in 8th place on 12 points in the Premiership league table having played 12 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 4 games against teams below them in the table, winning 1, drawing 1 and losing 2 games. They have scored 4 goals and kept 0 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Kilmarnock have conceded 7 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Kilmarnock have played 7 away games, winning 2, drawing 1 and losing 4 games. They have scored an average of 1.4 goals per away game and conceded an average 2.3 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
St. Johnstone
Kilmarnock
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Celtic133637 
l
 
0-6A
Dec 29
Apr 5
-
l
 
0-2A
l
 
4-0A
-
Apr 12
2
Aberdeen141333 
l
 
1-2A
Dec 7
Mar 15
-
Dec 26
l
 
2-0A
-
Feb 22
3
Rangers13926 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-0A
-
Jan 12
w
 
1-0F
Dec 4
Feb 26
-
4
Dundee Utd14723 
Dec 26
l
 
2-0A
-
Apr 12
d
 
3-3A
Dec 7
Feb 1
-
5
Motherwell13-319 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
2-1A
Jan 25
-
Jan 8
Dec 20
Apr 5
-
6
St. Mirren15-618 
Dec 14
l
 
3-1F
-
Feb 1
Jan 2
d
 
2-2A
-
Mar 29
7
Dundee14-316 
Jan 5
w
 
1-2A
-
Mar 1
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-3A
-
l
 
3-2F
8
Ross County15-1515 
w
 
3-0F
d
 
3-3A
Feb 26
-
Jan 5
l
 
2-1F
-
Mar 1
9
St. Johnstone 15-1113 
-
-
-
-
l
 
0-3A
l
 
1-0A
Feb 15
-
10
Kilmarnock 14-1113 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-3F
-
Feb 15
-
-
-
-
11
Hibernian15-712 
Jan 2
l
 
2-0A
-
Mar 29
d
 
1-1A
Dec 29
Mar 15
-
12
Hearts15-910 
l
 
1-2A
Dec 22
Feb 22
-
Dec 15
w
 
1-2A
-
Jan 25
Championship Round
Relegation Round
Win / draw / win form
St. Johnstone 9TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
5
Draw
5
Lost
10
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
5
D
2
Lost
13
Kilmarnock 10TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
Draw
8
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
bet365
bet365
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at St. Johnstone since 2013
St. Johnstone
Kilmarnock
Goals: Scored
13
14
Games: Scored
8 / 14
10 / 14
Clean sheets
4 / 14
6 / 14
STU
6
D
2
KIL
6
League games at Kilmarnock since 2013
Kilmarnock
St. Johnstone
Goals: Scored
21
19
Games: Scored
12 / 18
12 / 18
Clean sheets
6 / 18
6 / 18
STU
8
D
3
KIL
7
Goal Statistics

St. Johnstone have been reliable in attack of late, scoring in 5 consecutive Premiership matches. Their PG of 1.6 against Kilmarnock on Saturday suggests that run is likely to continue.

St. Johnstone 9th Kilmarnock 10th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
21%
1
33%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 79% probability that St. Johnstone will score 1 or more goals
0
17%
1
30%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
11%
There is a 83% probability that Kilmarnock will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-14
St. Johnstone have scored 14% fewer goals at home than predicted
+8
Kilmarnock’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.0
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.7
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premiership - 2024/2025 season
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St. Johnstone
PG (predicted goals)
Kilmarnock
1.6
1.8
Attack rating
2%
better
STU
KIL
view stats
Games scored9
8
Failed to score4
4
Scored first3
3
Goals scored16
15
Avg. goals scored1.2
1.3
Avg. shots per game8
9
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for15
14
Avg. XG for1.2
1.4
KickOff rating
+2%
Defence rating
5%
better
STU
KIL
view stats
Games conceded11
11
Clean sheets2
1
Conceded first10
9
Goals conceded27
25
Avg. goals conceded2.1
2.1
Avg. shots/game conceded10
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
5
Conversion rate against20%
21%
Avg. XG against1.5
1.6
KickOff rating
+5%

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

St. Johnstone Premiership squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15525
D WrightN ClarkA RaymondA Raymond
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Rae GLK7
-
D Wright DEF151
-
B Mikulic DEF3
-
J Sanders DEF141
2
1
A Raymond DEF132
5
-
J Holt MID10
4
-
S Sprangler MID11
5
-
G Carey MID1411
-
N Clark MID155
1
-
B Kimpioka FWD1351
1
1
M Kirk FWD1421
1
-
Subs
R Sinclair GLK9
-
K Cameron DEF12
-
L Neilson DEF14
2
-
F. Franczak MID1
-
A. Essel MID101
4
-
M Kucheryavyi MID1
-
M Smith MID131
2
-
A. Sidibeh FWD1121
2
1
J McPake FWD5
-
Kilmarnock Premiership squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
13336
K VassellM WatkinsD ArmstrongL Donnelly
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R McCrorie GLK10
-
L Mayo DEF13
1
-
J Wright DEF91
3
2
C Ndaba DEF121
2
-
R Deas DEF12
3
-
B Lyons MID12
2
1
L Donnelly MID8
4
2
D Watson MID1321
1
-
D Armstrong MID133
2
-
K Vassell FWD1311
1
-
M Watkins FWD113
1
-
Subs
K O'Hara GLK4
-
O. Bainbridge DEF4
-
R McKenzie MID10
-
G Mackay-Steven  MID71
-
F Murray MID9
2
-
L Polworth MID6
1
-
J Burroughs MID8
-
I Cameron FWD9
-
B Anderson FWD103
-