St Johnstone vs St Mirren betting tips: Scottish Premiership preview, predictions and odds
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Under 2.5 goals and both teams to score NO is 8/11.
St Johnstone to win and under 2.5 goals is 3/1.
Match preview
PAISLEY, SCOTLAND – SEPTEMBER 16: Lee Erwin of St Mirren celebrates with teammates after scoring his team’s first goal during the Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership match between St. Mirren and Celtic at The Simple Digital Arena on September 16, 2020 in Paisley, Scotland. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
With just four games to go, can St Johnstone climb out of the bottom two?
Last weekend, Callum Davidson’s men faced a crucial basement battle as they took on Dundee at Dens Park.
Despite falling behind, Shaun Rooney bundled home a late equaliser, thereby snatching a 1-1 draw.
That was Rooney’s second goal of the season, both of which have come at Dens, the other in a League Cup quarter-final.
So, St Johnstone remain in the relegation play-off spot, five points clear of Dundee and five points adrift of guaranteed survival.
Their last four games will determine whether they’re staying up, going down or, what seems most likely, they’ll face a play-off on 20 & 23 May.
One of the teams they’re hoping to catch is St Mirren as their terrible form continues.
Last weekend, the Buddies conceded late so were beaten 1-0 by Hibernian at the Simple Digital Arena.
This means they’ve now lost four in a row and seven of eight matches since Stephen Robinson arrived in Paisley.
Their only victory in this time was a last-gasp 1-0 win over Dundee in early March, the side they meet again next Saturday.
Can St Johnstone close the gap to safety to just two points or will St Mirren pull clear of trouble at McDiarmid Park?
St Johnstone team news
St Johnstone players celebrate after Galatasaray goalkeeper İsmail Çipe (not pictured) scores an own goal during the UEFA Europa Conference League third qualifying round, second leg match at McDiarmid Park, Perth. Picture date: Thursday August 12, 2021. (Photo by Steve Welsh/PA Images via Getty Images)
David Wotherspoon and Chris Kane are long-term absentees but, aside from that, Callum Davidson has all of his key players fit an available.
Callum Hendry will continue to be partnered by Nadir Çiftçi in attack, despite the fact the Turk is yet to score since arriving from Ankaragücü in January.
St Mirren team news
PAISLEY, SCOTLAND – OCTOBER 23: Connor Ronan of St Mirren celebrates his goal during the Cinch Scottish Premiership match between St. Mirren FC and Rangers FC at on October 23, 2021 in Paisley, United Kingdom. (Photo by Jshpix/MB Media/Getty Images)
Connor Ronan is the visitor’s main man having scored eight times during his lone spell from Wolverhampton Wanderers.
With Charlie Dunne injured, Joe Shaughnessy and Connor McCarthy will be joined by Marcus Fraser at the back again.
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Latest match form, last 5 games: |
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| May 23, 2022 | Premiership 21/22 | St Johnstone FC | 4 - 0 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC |
| May 20, 2022 | Premiership 21/22 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC | 2 - 2 | St Johnstone FC |
| May 15, 2022 | Premiership 21/22 | Hibernian FC | 4 - 0 | St Johnstone FC |
| May 11, 2022 | Premiership 21/22 | St Johnstone FC | 1 - 0 | Aberdeen FC |
| May 7, 2022 | Premiership 21/22 | Livingston FC | 1 - 1 | St Johnstone FC |
| June 27, 2022 | Club Friendly Games 2022 | Crusaders FC | 0 - 3 | St Mirren FC |
| May 15, 2022 | Premiership 21/22 | Aberdeen FC | 0 - 0 | St Mirren FC |
| May 11, 2022 | Premiership 21/22 | St Mirren FC | 0 - 0 | Livingston FC |
| May 7, 2022 | Premiership 21/22 | St Mirren FC | 2 - 0 | FC Dundee |
| April 30, 2022 | Premiership 21/22 | St Johnstone FC | 0 - 1 | St Mirren FC |
| St Johnstone FC | St Mirren FC | |
|---|---|---|
| 40 | Matches played | 38 |
| 9 | Matches won | 10 |
| 10 | Goal attempts | 21 |
| 3 | Shots on goal | 10 |
| 7 | Shots off goal | 9 |
| 14 | Corner kicks | 16 |
| 1% | Average ball possession | 3% |
| 79 | Cards given | 58 |
| 23 | Free kicks | 37 |
| 5 | Offsides | 6 |
| 18 | Goals by foot | 30 |
| 1 | Goals by head | 0 |
| 30 | Goals scored | 33 |
| 53 | Goals conceded | 51 |
| 0 | Shots blocked | 2 |
| St Johnstone FC | St Mirren FC | |
|---|---|---|
| 57 | Matches | 57 |
| 28 | Home Matches | 29 |
| 29 | Away Matches | 28 |
| 58 | Total Goals | 45 |
| 1.02 | Average Goals Scored | 0.79 |
| 23 | Wins | 14 |
| 14 | Losses | 23 |
| 20 | Draws | 20 |
| April 30, 2022 | Premiership 21/22 | St Johnstone FC | 0 - 1 | St Mirren FC |
| February 9, 2022 | Premiership 21/22 | St Mirren FC | 2 - 1 | St Johnstone FC |
| November 6, 2021 | Premiership 21/22 | St Johnstone FC | 0 - 0 | St Mirren FC |
| August 29, 2021 | Premiership 21/22 | St Mirren FC | 0 - 0 | St Johnstone FC |
| May 9, 2021 | Scottish Cup 20/21 | St Mirren FC | 1 - 2 | St Johnstone FC |
Scottish Premiership table:
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hibernian FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Aberdeen FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Celtic Glasgow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Heart of Midlothian FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Kilmarnock FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Dundee United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Motherwell FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Glasgow Rangers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | St Mirren FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | St Johnstone FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Livingston FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Ross County FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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What time is kick off between St Johnstone FC vs St Mirren FC?
14:00, Saturday 30 April 2022
