St Johnstone vs Ross County – St. Johnstone will be hoping for a better outcome after losing to Aberdeen 0–1 in the Premiership last time out.
St Johnstone had 35% of the possession in that encounter and made 14 attempts on goal, scoring on six of them. Remi Matthews scored the own goal for St Johnstone in the 30th minute.
Aberdeen had 12 attempts on goal at the other end, and three of them were successful. St Johnstone has only occasionally been able to hold out for the entire 90 minutes of recent games.
They will be concerned that St Johnstone have conceded 11 goals while failing to stop opponents from scoring in six of their previous six games. Even though that might be intriguing, only time will tell if a pattern like that will continue in this particular match.
Prior to this match, Ross County had not defeated St Johnstone in the league in either of their previous two contests.
For the previous seven league games, they have failed to triumph at home. That is never ideal.
Ross County and their traveling supporters will be hoping for a better outcome in this one after a losing effort in their most recent Premiership encounter against Celtic.
Ross County had 25% of the game’s possession and 8 attempts on goal, only two of which were on goal. Celtic’s opponents had 28 shots on goal, 9 of which were on target. Celtic struck through Jota (45′) and Alexandro Bernabei (95′).
According to their recent results, Ross County have allowed opponents to score in 5 of their last 6 games, resulting in a total of 9 goals for the opposition. Ross County’s defensive weaknesses have been revealed.
According to the pre-game statistics, Ross County has won both of their recent league games against St Johnstone when they have faced each other away from home. In their last seven league games, they have failed to win on the road.
St Johnstone vs Ross County – Betting Analysis
There hasn’t been much to separate the teams in their previous head-to-head matches dating back to 20 March 2021, with St Johnstone winning two of them, Ross County winning two, and two games ending in draws.
During those matchups, a total of 11 goals were scored between them, with 5 coming from The Saints and 6 from The Staggies. That equals 1.83 goals per game on average.
The most recent league encounter between these teams occurred on Premiership encounter Day 17 on December 17, 2022, and the final score was Ross County 1-2 St. Johnstone.
Ross County had 39% of the game’s control and attempted 3 goals, scoring one of them. Jordan White (22′) was the lone member of their team to register a goal.
St Johnstone made 21 efforts on goal for their rivals, seven of which were successful. Scorer Ali Crawford (77 and 79 seconds). Graham Grainger served as the official.
Because his team is completely healthy and prepared for this match, St Johnstone manager Callum Davidson has absolutely no concerns about his players’ fitness.
Malky Mackay, the manager of Ross County, must deal with a variety of availability problems. Ben Paton (cruciate ligament injury) and Ben Purrington (ankle injury) are not yet qualified for consideration.
We think Ross County may require a little luck to score against this St Johnstone side, who will probably be able to score themselves in a successful performance.
What are the best odds for the game?
Looking at the bookies’ prices on the 90 min. result market, victory for St Johnstone is best priced at 2.32, backing a draw is 3.22 and betting on the win for Ross County will get you 3.22. These are the best of the bets available at the current time.
St Johnstone vs Ross County – Head -to- Head
Our Prediction: Under 3.5 Goals
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