Scotland - PremiershipStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Kilmarnock and St Johnstone, taking place on Saturday, 23 December 2023, at The BBSP Stadium Rugby Park in Kilmarnock.
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Kilmarnock, Recent FormKilmarnock manager Derek McInnes will be looking for a better result in this game following a disappointing 0-0 draw in his team's last league outing against Livingston. They came away from that fixture with 52% of the possession and clocked up 11 attempts on goal with 3 on target. By comparison, Livingston managed 8 attempts on goal, with 1 on target.
McInnes will be pleased with his team's recent defensive record, having conceded just 3 goals in their last 6 games, but he will have concerns that his team are not scoring many goals, and therefore dropping points. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 home games but have only managed to keep 2 clean sheets in those games.
They have had a strong run of form at The BBSP Stadium Rugby Park recently, being undefeated in 5 of their last 6 home games and picking up 4 wins along the way.
St Johnstone, Recent FormLosing 2-0 away to Rangers won't leave the St Johnstone squad too downbeat, given the former sits a full 14 places above them in the league. In that game they recorded 29 % of the possession, with 2 attempts on goal, 0 on target. Their opponents found the target on 8 of their 28 shots on goal.
While they have been reasonably effective at circumventing their opponents defence, scoring 4 in their last 6 games, it's largely been tit for tat with their own defence proving to be equally ineffectual, conceding 7, and leading to valuable points being dropped. Of their last 6 games played away from home, they've have been unable to score in 5 games and only kept 1 clean sheet.
Their recent poor run of form away from home has left them without an away win in 9 games.
Nicky Clark will be keen to add his name to the scoresheet and build on his current scoring record of 3 goals in the last 6 league games for St Johnstone.
It was not a positive ending for Kilmarnock last time they met St Johnstone in the league, with the game ending in a 2-1 defeat.
The Saints will be feeling confident about extending their scoring record against Kilmarnock, having notched up at least 1 goal in the previous 9 meetings between the two.
St Johnstone has won the last 2 games they've played against Kilmarnock in the league.
There is only really one injury concern for the Kilmarnock manager Derek McInnes ahead of this clash, with Innes Cameron (Hamstring) missing out, which gives McInnes a strong squad to pick his starting eleven from.
With only Ali Crawford (Calf) and Drey Wright (Knee) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Craig Levein will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
Kilmarnock Playing at home | St Johnstone Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.3 | Goals scored | 0.1 |
| 0.8 | Goals conceded | 1.5 |
| 47' | Time first goal scored | 53' |
| 30' | Time first goal conceded | 49' |
| 1.9 | Yellow cards | 1.8 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0.1 |
| 3.7 | Subs used | 3.6 |
| 3-1 | Biggest victory | - |
| 1-0 | Biggest defeat | 4-0 |
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