Scotland - PremiershipStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Kilmarnock and St Johnstone, taking place on Saturday, 18 March 2023, at The BBSP Stadium Rugby Park in Kilmarnock.
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Kilmarnock, Recent FormWith Rangers sitting a clear 14 places above them in the table, Kilmarnock won't feel totally dejected with their 3-1 away defeat by them last time out. In that game they had 27% possession and managed 3 attempts on goal, with 2 on target, compared to Rangers who had 20 attempts and 8 on target.
Supremo Derek McInnes will be closely scrutinising his squad's defensive frailties, his back line having shipped 12 goals in their last 6 matches, despite having picked up some points through the 4 goals they've managed to net. They have clocked up an impressive run of form in front of goal at The BBSP Stadium Rugby Park recently, having found the net in 5 of their last 6 home matches. They have not been performing well at all defensively, not delivering a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 matches.
It's been a bad run of form of late for them, having racked up 4 losses and only a single victory in their last 6 league matches, so they'll need to turn things around if they want to start climbing the table.
St Johnstone, Recent FormOn the back of a tough 3-0 away defeat by Hearts, St Johnstone manager Callum Davidson will have some work to do to get his team in a confident mindset. In that game they recorded 42 % of the possession, with 9 attempts on goal, 4 on target. Their opponents found the target on 6 of their 11 shots on goal.
They may consider themselves adept at breaking through their opponent's defences, having scored 6 goals in their last 6 outings, but they have had their own defensive frailties to worry about, having conceded 11 and seen valuable points lost. Away from home they have not had their troubles to seek, with at least 1 goal conceded in 14 of their last 15 away league matches this season, making points hard to come by on the road.
They're experiencing a relativley poor spell of form on the road, having lost 4 of their last 6 away games despite notching up a couple of wins.
On an individual basis, Stevie May will be looking to cause Kilmarnock some problems having scored 2 goals in St Johnstone's last 6 away games in the league.
St Johnstone recorded a 1-0 win last time these two sides went head to head in the league.
The Saints will be feeling confident about extending their scoring record against Kilmarnock, having notched up at least 1 goal in the previous 6 meetings between the two. Goals come easy for St Johnstone when they travel to Killie, having recorded 6 goals in their past 3 visits and an impressive average of 2 goals per match.
Kilmarnock manager Derek McInnes has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Innes Cameron (Hamstring), Ben Chrisene (Knee), Liam Donnelly (Knock) and Jeriel Dorsett (Unknown) are all currently out of contention for this game.
With only Murray Davidson (Ankle) and Chris Kane (Knee) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Callum Davidson 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 | 1.2 |
| 1.4 | Goals conceded | 1.9 |
| 35' | Time first goal scored | 43' |
| 51' | Time first goal conceded | 41' |
| 2.2 | Yellow cards | 2.2 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0.1 |
| 3.8 | Subs used | 3.9 |
| 2-1 | Biggest victory | 2-0 |
| 5-0 | Biggest defeat | 4-0 |
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