ST Johnstone v Ross County result

Full-time · ST Johnstone 3–0 Ross County

Premiership · Sat, 19 Oct 2024 15:00 BST · McDiarmid Park

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:57 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: ST Johnstone · Ross County · Head-to-head

ST Johnstone 3–0 Ross County — ST Johnstone won this Premiership match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

ST Johnstone beat Ross County 3–0 at McDiarmid Park in the Premiership on Saturday 19 October. Ross County are winless in their last four matches in all competitions.

The goals

ST Johnstone led 2–0 at half-time. The goals — ST Johnstone: B. Mbunga Kimpioka (16’, assisted by Adama Sidibeh; 45’, assisted by Matthew Smith) and MaKenzie Kirk (90’, assisted by G. Carey). Elijah Xavier Campbell (31’) and C. Telfer (78’) were sent off.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: ST Johnstone 0.00, Ross County 0.00, from 18 shots to 7 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

J. Beaton showed three yellow cards and two reds — against 3.9 yellows a game across the last 12 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — ST Johnstone: A. Essel (88’); Ross County: Elijah Xavier Campbell (6’) and Elijah Xavier Campbell (31’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, B. Mbunga Kimpioka (ST Johnstone) 9.7, MaKenzie Kirk (ST Johnstone) 5.4 and Matthew Smith (ST Johnstone) 5.3 led the match.

Next up

ST Johnstone next travel to Rangers on 24 October 2026.

Ross County next host Airdrie United on 24 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for ST Johnstone: Rangers v ST Johnstone, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Ross County: Ross County v Airdrie United, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: ST Johnstone 3–0 Ross County · Premiership
Venue: McDiarmid Park · Perth
Referee: J. Beaton
Head-to-head (last 6): ST Johnstone 2 · draws 3 · Ross County 1 · 3 goals/game
Recent form: ST Johnstone 0W 1D 4L · Ross County 1W 2D 2L

ST Johnstone 3–0 Ross County (Premiership): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.88 / 1

Goals

against 2.38 / 1.88 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.6 / 2.57

Corners

against 5.6 / 7.57 · 3 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 5 matches

2.4 / 4.14

Shots on target

against 4.8 / 4.86 · 2 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 5 matches

3.8 / 2.57

Cards

against 1.4 / 1.57 · 3 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 5 matches

3.92 yellows

Referee · J. Beaton

1.92 home / 2 away

over 12 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 6 October 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 6 October 2024. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	ST Johnstone for / against	Line	Ross County for / against
Goals scored	0.88 for · 2.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.6 for · 5.6 against n 5 Last 5	9.5standard	2.57 for · 7.57 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	9.2 for · 13.8 against n 5 Last 5	19.5standard	11 for · 14 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	2.4 for · 4.8 against n 5 Last 5	8.5standard	4.14 for · 4.86 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	13.4 for · 13.2 against n 5 Last 5	21.5standard	11.29 for · 11.71 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	3.8 for · 1.4 against n 5 Last 5	3.5standard	2.57 for · 1.57 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: J. Beaton — 3.92 yellow cards a game, 0.25 red cards, 21.33 fouls over 12 matches (1.92 to the home side, 2 to the away side).

Home 1.92Away 2

ST Johnstone

ST Johnstone — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 October 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
B. Mbunga Kimpioka n 8	73.3	2.5 6/4	2.6 5/4	—
S. Sprangler n 8	66.8	2.2 7/4	0.8 2/1	—
A. Essel n 7	75.3	2 7/4	2 7/2	—
Adama Sidibeh n 8	70.3	1.9 6/3	1.1 4/1	—
M. Kirk n 8	37	1.8 2/1	1.2 3/1	—

ST Johnstone — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 October 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Adama Sidibeh n 8	70.3	3.2 8/8	1.4 5/3
B. Mbunga Kimpioka n 8	73.3	1.5 6/3	0.8 3/2
M. Kirk n 8	37	1.5 3/1	0.9 3/0
N. Clark n 8	52.1	1.1 3/2	0.6 2/1
M. Smith n 8	87	1 6/2	0.4 2/1

ST Johnstone — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 October 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Adama Sidibeh n 8	70.3	0.8 4/1	0 0/0
N. Clark n 8	52.1	0.4 1/1	0 0/0
B. Mbunga Kimpioka n 8	73.3	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
M. Kirk n 8	37	0 0/0	0.3 1/0
A. Essel n 7	75.3	0 0/0	0.2 1/0

ST Johnstone — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 October 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
D. Keltjens n 8	63.1	3.9 7/5
S. Sprangler n 8	66.8	3.4 6/5
Josh Mcpake n 8	22.3	2.5 3/1
J. Holt n 8	63.9	2.3 6/5
A. Essel n 7	75.3	2.2 5/5

Ross County

Ross County — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 October 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. White n 8	62.1	2.7 6/5	1.3 4/2	—
N. Chilvers n 8	43.8	1.8 3/2	0.5 2/0	—
J. Grieves n 8	31.6	1.8 5/0	0 0/0	—
A. Samuel n 8	18.4	1.8 3/0	2.4 2/1	—
J. Reid n 8	46.4	1.7 5/1	1.2 3/2	—

Ross County — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 October 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Ronan Hale n 8	79.4	3 8/6	1.8 8/4
N. Chilvers n 8	43.8	1.5 4/2	0.5 2/0
E. Brophy n 8	51.5	1.3 4/2	0.7 2/1
J. White n 8	62.1	1.1 2/2	0.5 2/1
Aidan Denholm n 8	47.4	0.9 4/0	0.5 2/0

Ross County — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 October 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Samuel n 8	18.4	0.6 1/0	0.6 1/0
Ronan Hale n 8	79.4	0.6 4/0	0 0/0
J. Grieves n 8	31.6	0 0/0	0.4 1/0
A. Wright n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
N. Chilvers n 8	43.8	0 0/0	0.3 1/0

Ross County — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 October 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
N. Chilvers n 8	43.8	3.9 6/4
C. Randall n 8	87.4	3.2 7/7
J. Brown n 8	53.1	2.8 8/4
A. Wright n 8	90	2.5 7/4
R. Leak n 8	84.4	2.3 7/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
ST Johnstone		Ross County
68%	Possession	32%
18	Shots	7
7	Shots on target	1
7	Shots off target	3
4	Blocked shots	3
14	Shots inside the box	1
5	Corners	3
2	Offsides	0
8	Fouls	12
1	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	2
1	Saves	4
631	Passes	296
85%	Pass accuracy	67%

ST Johnstone player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
R. Sinclair	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
D. Wright	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.2
J. Sanders	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	7.3
L. Neilson	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	7.3
A. Raymond	90	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	7.2
J. Holt	90	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	7.2
N. Clark	90	0	0	2	0	1	2	0	7.2
B. Mbunga Kimpioka	90	2	0	4	3	3	0	0	8.3
M. Smith	83	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	7.3
S. Sprangler	80	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.2
Adama Sidibeh	76	0	1	2	1	1	2	0	7.5
M. Kirk sub	14	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	7.6
G. Carey sub	12	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	7.6
A. Essel sub	10	0	0	1	0	0	0	Y	6.6

Ross County player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
R. Laidlaw	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
A. Wright	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
R. Leak	90	1	0	0	1	0	6.3
C. Randall	90	0	0	0	3	0	6.3
Ronan Hale	90	3	1	0	1	0	6.9
S. Allardice	75	0	0	0	1	0	7
K. Łopata	65	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
M. Efete	45	0	0	1	1	0	6.3
Joshua Nisbet	45	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
E. Brophy	45	0	0	1	0	0	6.5
Elijah Xavier Campbell	31	0	0	0	2	RY	5.3
J. Brown sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
Aidan Denholm sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
J. Reid sub	45	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
J. White sub	25	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
C. Telfer sub	3	0	0	1	1	R	5.2

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind ST Johnstone v Ross County — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

ST JohnstoneLLDLL

Last 5: 0W 1D 4L · 0.8 scored / 3 conceded per game

Ross CountyLWDDL

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.4 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

ST Johnstone 2 · 3 draws · Ross County 1 · 3 goals/game

2024-09-21 Ross County 3–3 ST Johnstone
2024-05-15 ST Johnstone 1–1 Ross County
2024-02-03 Ross County 0–1 ST Johnstone
2023-11-11 ST Johnstone 1–0 Ross County
2023-08-12 Ross County 2–0 ST Johnstone
2023-05-24 Ross County 3–3 ST Johnstone

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

ST Johnstone#12 pos29 pts33 pl-25 GD

Ross County#10 pos35 pts33 pl-23 GD

Goals per game

ST Johnstone scored1

Ross County scored1

ST Johnstone conceded1.76

Ross County conceded1.7

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What is the head-to-head record between ST Johnstone and Ross County?: In their last 6 meetings, ST Johnstone won 2, Ross County won 1 and there were 3 draws, averaging 3 goals per game.
What is the recent form of ST Johnstone and Ross County?: Recent form — ST Johnstone 0W 1D 4L; Ross County 1W 2D 2L.

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