St. Mirren 1-0 St. Johnstone: beats 1-0 with a goal scored by G. Kiltie
PERTH. St. Mirren conquers St. Johnstone 1-0 after G. Kiltie scored just 1 goal (53').
PERTH. St. Mirren defeats St. Johnstone 1-0 after G. Kiltie scored just 1 goal (53′). St. Johnstone lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the McDiarmid Park stadium in Perth on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Andrew Dallas with the assistance of Ross MacLeod and Gary Hilland. The 4th official was Colin Steven. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold around 13.7 degrees Celsius or 56.68 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 78%.
Match Statistics
St. Johnstone was in firm control of the ball 60% while St. Mirren was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
St. Johnstone was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 0 were on target. Nonetheless, St. Mirren managed to find the solution to win this encounter.
St. Johnstone shot 5 times, 0 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, St. Mirren shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
St. Johnstone received 1 yellow card (L. Gordon). On the other side, St. Mirren received 1 yellow card (M. Fraser).
After playing this contest, St. Johnstone will stay with 31 points to stay in the 9th place. On the other side, St. Mirren will have 36 points like Aberdeen to move down in the 7th place.
Match Events
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53'53'
G. Kiltie
A. Greive
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61'61'
C. MacPherson
A. Crawford
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61'61'
G. Middleton
T. Sang
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75'75'
T. Bair
N. Ciftci
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75'75'
S. May
M. Davidson
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77'77'
M. Fraser
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80'80'
L. Gordon
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82'82'
R. Flynn
G. Kiltie
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90'90'
E. Brophy
A. Greive
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90'90'
R. Tait
Next match
In the upcoming Premiership match, St. Johnstone will play away with Livingston on the 7th of May with a 6-5 head to head stats in favor of St. Johnstone (3 draws).
St. Mirren will host Dundee on the 7th of May with a 7-5 head to head record in favor of St. Mirren (2 draws).
St. Johnstone: Formation and Lineups
St. Johnstone adopted the 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Callum Davidson chose to play with the following team: Zander Clark , Shaun Rooney , Liam Gordon , Jamie McCart , Thomas Sang , Melker Hallberg , Murray Davidson , Callum Booth , Ali Crawford , Callum Hendry and Nadir Çiftçi .
Substitutes
St. Johnstone made 4 changes: A. Crawford for C. MacPherson (61′), T. Sang for G. Middleton (61′), N. Ciftci for T. Bair (75′) and M. Davidson for S. May (75′).
Top player: Liam Gordon
Probably the most impressive player in St. Johnstone was Liam Gordon.
His rating is with 20 passes (20% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10.
St. Mirren: Formation and Lineups
Also St. Mirren adopted the 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
On the opposite side, Stephen Robinson played with: Jak Alnwick , Marcus Fraser , Joe Shaughnessy , Conor McCarthy , Richard Tait , Alexander Gogić , Connor Ronan , Scott Tanser , Greg Kiltie , Curtis Main and Alex Greive .
Substitutes
St. Mirren made only 1 change substituting G. Kiltie for R. Flynn (82′).
Top player: Scott Tanser
The player who no doubt impressed St. Mirren the most was Scott Tanser even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 24 passes (50% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 6 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.
