Kilmarnock vs St Johnstone
Kilmarnock31 October 2026

Match information
- Country
- Scotland
- Competition
- Premiership
- Season
- 2026/2027
- Round
- 12
- Date
- 31 October 2026
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- Rugby Park
- Referee
- M. MacDermid
Prediction
Clubs
Kilmarnock
- Founded
- 1869
- Country
- Scotland
- Stadium
- BBSP Stadium Rugby Park
- City
- Kilmarnock
- Capacity
- 18 128
- Surface
- artificial turf
St Johnstone
- Founded
- 1885
- Country
- Scotland
- Stadium
- McDiarmid Park
- City
- Perth
- Capacity
- 10 673
- Surface
- grass
Recent form
KilmarnockDLWLL
St JohnstoneDWDLD
Standings
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 11 | -7 | 14 | |
| 8 | 11 | -4 | 13 | |
| 9 | 11 | -2 | 11 | |
| … | ||||
| 11 | 11 | -6 | 8 | |
| 12 | 11 | -15 | 8 | |
Head-to-head
- 2 August 2026 • Premiership • St Johnstone 4 : 3 Kilmarnock (Half-time 1 : 1)
- 3 May 2025 • Premiership • St. Johnstone 0 : 2 Kilmarnock (Half-time 0 : 1)
- 15 February 2025 • Premiership • Kilmarnock 3 : 1 St. Johnstone (Half-time 1 : 0)
- 23 November 2024 • Premiership • St. Johnstone 1 : 0 Kilmarnock (Half-time 0 : 0)
- 11 August 2024 • Premiership • Kilmarnock 0 : 3 St. Johnstone (Half-time 0 : 2)
1X2 odds
| Bookmaker | 1 | X | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WilliamHill | 2.30 | 3.30 | 2.80 |
| bet365 | 2.30 | 3.60 | 2.88 |
| Marathon | 2.33 | 3.46 | 2.80 |
| Betfair | 2.30 | 3.60 | 2.75 |
| BetVictor | 2.30 | 3.40 | 2.80 |
| Pncl | 2.36 | 3.56 | 2.92 |
| 1xBet | 2.35 | 3.46 | 2.81 |
| Betano | 2.37 | 3.50 | 2.90 |
| Dafabet | 2.36 | 3.65 | 2.95 |
Best odds: 1 - 2.37 | X - 3.65 | 2 - 2.95
Double Chance
- 1X
- 1.53
- X2
- 1.60
- 12
- 1.30
Both Teams To Score
- Yes
- 1.62
- No
- 2.38
Over / Under
- Over 0.5
- 1.05
- Under 0.5
- 13.00
- Over 1.5
- 1.25
- Under 1.5
- 4.33
- Over 2.5
- 1.75
- Under 2.5
- 2.12
- Over 3.5
- 2.88
- Under 3.5
- 1.45
- Over 4.5
- 5.50
- Under 4.5
- 1.18
- Over 5.5
- 11.00
- Under 5.5
- 1.07
Asian Handicap
| Handicap | Kilmarnock | St Johnstone |
|---|---|---|
| -2.5 / +2.5 | 1.03 | 1.04 |
| -2 / +2 | 8.90 | 1.01 |
| -1.5 / +1.5 | 4.45 | 1.21 |
| -1 / +1 | 3.71 | 1.30 |
| 0 / 0 | 1.73 | 2.15 |
| +1 / -1 | 1.19 | 4.84 |
| +1.5 / -1.5 | 1.13 | 5.90 |
| +2 / -2 | 1.01 | 10.00 |
Match result probability
Estimated chances based on statistics; not a betting tip.
Double chance
- 1X
- 47%
- X2
- 76%
- 12
- 77%
Total goals
- Over 1.5
- 80%
- Under 1.5
- 20%
- Over 2.5
- 57%
- Under 2.5
- 43%
- Over 3.5
- 35%
- Under 3.5
- 65%
Both teams to score
- Yes
- 57%
- No
- 43%
Asian handicap
| Handicap | Kilmarnock | St Johnstone |
|---|---|---|
| +4.5 / -4.5 | 98% | 2% |
| +3.5 / -3.5 | 95% | 5% |
| +2.5 / -2.5 | 86% | 14% |
| +1.5 / -1.5 | 70% | 30% |
| +0.5 / -0.5 | 47% | 53% |
| -0.5 / +0.5 | 24% | 76% |
| -1.5 / +1.5 | 9% | 91% |
| -2.5 / +2.5 | 3% | 97% |
| -3.5 / +3.5 | 1% | 99% |
| -4.5 / +4.5 | 0% | 100% |
Starting line-ups are announced about an hour before kick-off.
Coaches
- Kilmarnock
- Neil McCann
- St Johnstone
- Simo Valakari
Missing players
Kilmarnock
- 1Maksymilian Stryjek - injured
Squad - Kilmarnock
| # | Player | Age | Apps | Goals | Assists | YC | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| 1 | Maksymilian Stryjek injured | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.75 |
| 12 | Calum Ferrie | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.42 |
| 40 | Corey Armour | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 58 | Nico Mantl | 26 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Defenders | |||||||
| 2 | Jamie Brandon | 28 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6.47 |
| 3 | MJ Kamara | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 |
| 4 | Cathal McCarthy | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.61 |
| 6 | Robbie Deas | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 |
| 14 | George Stanger | 26 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6.72 |
| 19 | Jonathan Meier | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.70 |
| 39 | Euan Bowie | 19 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Midfielders | |||||||
| 5 | Mark O'Hara | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 | Johnly Yfeko | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 |
| 16 | Cole Coughlin | 18 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 18 | Tom Lowery | 28 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.92 |
| 36 | Aaron Tshibola | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.62 |
| 37 | Cole Burke | 18 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 49 | Bailey Rice | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.47 |
| Forwards | |||||||
| 7 | Rory McKenzie | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.36 |
| 8 | Erik Ring | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.58 |
| 9 | Joe Hugill | 23 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.33 |
| 10 | Tyreece John-Jules | 25 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6.90 |
| 11 | Greg Kiltie | 29 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7.15 |
| 20 | Nicky Clescenco | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 |
| 21 | Michael Schjonning-Larsen | 25 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6.52 |
| 23 | Roshaun Mathurin | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.20 |
| 27 | Ieuan Owen | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.36 |
| 29 | Djenairo Daniels | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.54 |
Squad - St Johnstone
| # | Player | Age | Apps | Goals | Assists | YC | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| 1 | Toby Steward | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.37 |
| 20 | Ross Sinclair | 25 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 39 | Kyle Thomson | 19 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Defenders | |||||||
| 2 | Enes Alic | 27 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.98 |
| 3 | Cheick Diabate | 24 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7.03 |
| 4 | Morgan Boyes | 25 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Zach Mitchell | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.60 |
| 6 | Bozo Mikulic | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 |
| 14 | Matty Foulds | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 |
| 19 | Daniel Finlayson | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.88 |
| 33 | Liam Smith | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.45 |
| Midfielders | |||||||
| 8 | Jason Holt | 33 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.00 |
| 11 | Sam Stanton | 32 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 22 | Danny Schmidt | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.50 |
| 25 | Macaulay Tait | 21 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 26 | Matthew Todd | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.45 |
| 30 | Joel Cotterill | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.61 |
| 32 | Josh Campbell | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.37 |
| 42 | Reece McAlear | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.75 |
| 52 | Arran Brookfield | 18 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Forwards | |||||||
| 7 | Taylor Steven | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.87 |
| 9 | Josh Fowler | 24 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6.91 |
| 10 | James Gullan | 27 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.52 |
| 18 | Kai Fotheringham | 23 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 |
| 23 | Logan Chalmers | 26 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 99 | Ruari Paton | 26 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.67 |
Head-to-head
Last 10 meetings
- Goals: Kilmarnock
- 14 (1.4)
- Goals: St Johnstone
- 14 (1.4)
- Goals per match
- 2.8
- Both teams scored
- 5 / 10
- Over 2.5 goals
- 5 / 10
Results
- 2 August 2026 • Premiership • St Johnstone 4 : 3 Kilmarnock (Half-time 1 : 1)
- 3 May 2025 • Premiership • St. Johnstone 0 : 2 Kilmarnock (Half-time 0 : 1)
- 15 February 2025 • Premiership • Kilmarnock 3 : 1 St. Johnstone (Half-time 1 : 0)
- 23 November 2024 • Premiership • St. Johnstone 1 : 0 Kilmarnock (Half-time 0 : 0)
- 11 August 2024 • Premiership • Kilmarnock 0 : 3 St. Johnstone (Half-time 0 : 2)
- 13 April 2024 • Premiership • St. Johnstone 0 : 2 Kilmarnock (Half-time 0 : 1)
- 23 December 2023 • Premiership • Kilmarnock 2 : 1 St. Johnstone (Half-time 2 : 0)
- 1 November 2023 • Premiership • St. Johnstone 2 : 1 Kilmarnock (Half-time 2 : 0)
- 20 May 2023 • Premiership • Kilmarnock 0 : 1 St. Johnstone (Half-time 0 : 1)
- 18 March 2023 • Premiership • Kilmarnock 1 : 1 St. Johnstone (Half-time 1 : 0)
Form: last 10 matches
| Kilmarnock | St Johnstone | |
|---|---|---|
| W-D-L | 3-2-5 | 2-4-4 |
| Scored (per match) | 10 (1.0) | 9 (0.9) |
| Conceded (per match) | 19 (1.9) | 14 (1.4) |
| Clean sheets | 2 / 10 | 1 / 10 |
| Both teams scored | 5 / 10 | 6 / 10 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 6 / 10 | 4 / 10 |
Recent form - Kilmarnock
- L28 October 2026 • Premiership • Dundee FC 3 : 1 Kilmarnock (Half-time 1 : 0)
- L24 October 2026 • Premiership • Falkirk 3 : 0 Kilmarnock (Half-time 2 : 0)
- W17 October 2026 • Premiership • Kilmarnock 3 : 2 Motherwell (Half-time 1 : 1)
- L10 October 2026 • Premiership • Rangers 3 : 1 Kilmarnock (Half-time 3 : 0)
- D19 September 2026 • Premiership • Kilmarnock 1 : 1 Hearts (Half-time 1 : 0)
- W15 September 2026 • Premiership • Hibernian 0 : 1 Kilmarnock (Half-time 0 : 1)
- D5 September 2026 • Premiership • Aberdeen 0 : 0 Kilmarnock (Half-time 0 : 0)
- L2 September 2026 • Premiership • Kilmarnock 0 : 1 St. Mirren (Half-time 0 : 1)
- L29 August 2026 • Premiership • Kilmarnock 0 : 4 Dundee Utd (Half-time 0 : 3)
- W14 August 2026 • League Cup • Kilmarnock 3 : 2 Ayr (Half-time 1 : 1)
Recent form - St Johnstone
- D28 October 2026 • Premiership • St Johnstone 2 : 2 Motherwell (Half-time 1 : 1)
- L24 October 2026 • Premiership • Rangers 4 : 0 St Johnstone (Half-time 1 : 0)
- D17 October 2026 • Premiership • St Johnstone 1 : 1 Dundee Utd (Half-time 1 : 0)
- W11 October 2026 • Premiership • Aberdeen 0 : 1 St Johnstone (Half-time 0 : 1)
- D19 September 2026 • Premiership • St Johnstone 1 : 1 Falkirk (Half-time 0 : 0)
- L9 September 2026 • Premiership • St Johnstone 0 : 1 Celtic (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W6 September 2026 • Premiership • St Johnstone 2 : 1 Hibernian (Half-time 2 : 1)
- D2 September 2026 • Premiership • Dundee FC 1 : 1 St Johnstone (Half-time 0 : 0)
- L29 August 2026 • Premiership • Hearts 2 : 1 St Johnstone (Half-time 2 : 0)
- L8 August 2026 • Premiership • St. Mirren 1 : 0 St Johnstone (Half-time 0 : 0)
Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 8 | +19 | 28 | |
| 2 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 24 | |
| 3 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 20 | |
| 4 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 17 | |
| 5 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 16 | |
| 6 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 15 | |
| 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 14 | |
| 8 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 13 | |
| 9 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 11 | |
| 10 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 9 | |
| 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 8 | |
| 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 26 | -15 | 8 |
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 13 | |
| 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 13 | |
| 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 12 | |
| 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 11 | |
| 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 9 | |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | |
| 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 8 | |
| 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 4 | |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 4 | |
| 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 1 |
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 15 | |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 12 | |
| 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 9 | |
| 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 | |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | |
| 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 7 | |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 6 | |
| 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 5 | |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 4 | |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 4 | |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 4 |
Top scorers
| # | Player | Team | Goals | Pen. | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L. Shankland | Hearts | 11 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | B. Nygren | Celtic | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | T. Maswanhise | Motherwell | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | C. Braga | Hearts | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | K. Bowie | Hibernian | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Camilo Duran | Celtic | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | D. Maeda | Celtic | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | J. McGrath | Hibernian | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | C. Dessers | Rangers | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Benjamin Nygren | Celtic | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Fowler Josh | St. Johnstone | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | A. Stamatelopoulos | Motherwell | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Z. Sapsford | Dundee Utd | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | I. Dolček | Dundee United | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | A. Idah | Celtic | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Jacob Murrell | Falkirk | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | C. Miller | Hearts | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Don Naderi Ryan | Rangers | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Braga Cláudio | Hearts | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | J. Tavernier | Rangers | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | G. Kiltie | Kilmarnock | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | D. Daniëls | Kilmarnock | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | B. Anderson | Kilmarnock | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | D. Watson | Kilmarnock | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | D. Armstrong | Kilmarnock | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | J. Hugill | Kilmarnock | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | T. Steven | St. Johnstone | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | T. John-Jules | Kilmarnock | 1 | 0 | 0 |