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Kilmarnock 1–2 St. Johnstone

Saturday 15 August 2020, 15:00 · Rugby Park · Round 4 · Half-time 0–0

Kilmarnock Tshibola 61' · Millen sent off 63'

St. Johnstone Wotherspoon 85', O'Halloran 90'

Post-match

Result and Expected Points

KilmarnockSt. Johnstone
Goals12
xG0.861.65
Expected Points0.761.97

Kilmarnock 16%Draw 27%St. Johnstone 57%

Most likely score 1–1, 15%. Final score 1–2, 13%.

St. Johnstone goalsKilmarnock goals0123456+0123456+6%6%2%5%6%2%2%5%6%2%1%1%13%12%15%13%Final score

Own goals have no xG.

xG race

00.511.520153045607590HTMillen (Kilmarnock), red card 63'McGowan on for Pinnock, 65'Brophy on for Kabamba, 79'Kiltie on for Burke, 86'Wotherspoon on for Rooney, 65'Booth on for Tanser, 70'Robertson on for Conway, 81'Tshibola 61'Wotherspoon 85'O'Halloran 90'St. Johnstone 1.65Kilmarnock 0.8600.511.520153045607590HTMillen (Kilmarnock), red card 63'McGowan on for Pinnock, 65'Brophy on for Kabamba, 79'Kiltie on for Burke, 86'Wotherspoon on for Rooney, 65'Booth on for Tanser, 70'Robertson on for Conway, 81'Tshibola 61'Wotherspoon 85'O'Halloran 90'1.650.86KilmarnockSt. Johnstone

Each side's xG added up shot by shot through the match. Stoppage time is shaded as far as the last shot or event recorded in it. Triangles along the foot mark each side's substitutions.

Match stats

KilmarnockSt. Johnstone

0.86 −0.08xG1.65 +1.24
1.24 +0.32xG on target1.49 +0.83
11 +1.0Shots17 +10.5
4 +1.3Shots on target5 +2.0
1 +0.3Big chances2 +1.5
46% +2Possession54% +22
328 −51Passes385 +86
69% 0Pass accuracy72% +7
34% −14Field tilt66% +39
31 −13Final-third entries46 +21
16 +7.3Box entries7 +2.0
15.5 +1Passes per defensive action15.4 −17
11 +8.3Corners1 −1.5
8 −5Tackles12 −7
10 −1Interceptions3 −9
20 +11.3Clearances23 +6.5
3 +1.3Saves3 +0.5
10 −2.0Fouls9 0.0
2 +1.0Offsides2 0.0

The small figure beside each value is its difference from the side's average per league match this season before this one. Field tilt is each side's share of the open-play passes completed in the final third; entries are completed open-play passes and carries into the final third and the box; passes per defensive action (PPDA) counts the opponent's passes in its own 60% of the pitch for each tackle, interception, challenge, or foul there.

Chance locations

Kilmarnock

Findlay 34', 0.09 xGKabamba 46', 0.09 xGBroadfoot 40', 0.07 xGKabamba 54', 0.06 xGBurke 39', 0.04 xGPinnock 27', 0.03 xGBrophy 87', 0.03 xGPower 90+5', 0.03 xGPower 35', 0.02 xGTshibola 52', 0.02 xGTshibola 61', 0.36 xG, goal0%0.00 xGSix-yard box: 0 shots, 0.00 xG, 0 goals60%0.52 xGCentral box: 3 shots, 0.52 xG, 1 goal13%0.11 xGWide in the box: 2 shots, 0.11 xG, 0 goals24%0.21 xGEdge of the box: 5 shots, 0.21 xG, 0 goals3%0.03 xGFurther out: 1 shot, 0.03 xG, 0 goals

St. Johnstone

Hendry 50', 0.10 xGHendry 71', 0.08 xGO'Halloran 68', 0.07 xGMcCann 70', 0.07 xGHendry 83', 0.06 xGTanser 50', 0.05 xGMcNamara 64', 0.05 xGWotherspoon 77', 0.05 xGHendry 10', 0.03 xGCraig 19', 0.03 xGO'Halloran 54', 0.03 xGHendry 58', 0.03 xGCraig 80', 0.03 xGKerr 88', 0.03 xGCraig 59', 0.02 xGWotherspoon 85', 0.53 xG, goalO'Halloran 90+4', 0.39 xG, goal0%0.00 xGSix-yard box: 0 shots, 0.00 xG, 0 goals45%0.74 xGCentral box: 4 shots, 0.74 xG, 1 goal37%0.61 xGWide in the box: 5 shots, 0.61 xG, 1 goal10%0.17 xGEdge of the box: 3 shots, 0.17 xG, 0 goals8%0.13 xGFurther out: 5 shots, 0.13 xG, 0 goals

Each area's share of the side's xG from open play and set pieces, with the xG in it. The two wide areas of the box count together, as on the club pages. Shots shows each of those shots instead, sized by its xG, with goals filled in.

Chance types

KilmarnockSt. Johnstone

0.63 7 shots, 1 goalOpen play1.43 14 shots, 2 goals
0.24 4 shots, 0 goalsSet pieces0.22 3 shots, 0 goals

xG by type of chance, with each side's shots and goals beside it.

Game state

Level
66 min (69%) · Kilmarnock 0.83, St. Johnstone 0.70 xG
Kilmarnock ahead
24 min (25%) · Kilmarnock 0.00, St. Johnstone 0.95 xG
St. Johnstone ahead
5 min (5%) · Kilmarnock 0.03, St. Johnstone 0.00 xG

Line-ups

2322517186827291119RogersMillenBroadfootFindlayWatersPowerDickerTshibolaBurkeKabambaPinnockSent offYellow cardGoal86'79'65'Kilmarnock 4-3-3Alex Dyer121965326157181122ParishRooneyGordonKerrTanserCraigMcNamaraConwayMcCannO'HalloranHendryYellow cardYellow cardGoal65'70'81'St. Johnstone 4-1-2-1-2Callum Davidson

Kilmarnock substitutes

  • 65' McGowan for Pinnock
  • 79' Brophy for Kabamba
  • 86' Kiltie for Burke

St. Johnstone substitutes

  • 65' Wotherspoon for Rooney · goal 85'
  • 70' Booth for Tanser
  • 81' Robertson for Conway

Players

Kilmarnock

PlayerPosMinGAxGxAKPxTProgDef
RogersGK900.000.0100.0530
Millen RB630.000.0100.0231
BroadfootCB900.070.0910.1164
FindlayCB900.090.1710.1439
WatersLB900.000.0200.0248
Power CM900.050.0310.0446
DickerCM900.000.0100.0346
TshibolaCM9010.380.1410.0231
BurkeRW860.040.1310.2140
KabambaST790.150.011−0.0330
PinnockLW6510.030.2720.2422
McGowanDF250.000.0000.0003
BrophyFW110.030.0000.0000
KiltieMF40.000.0000.0010

St. Johnstone

PlayerPosMinGAxGxAKPxTProgDef
ParishGK900.000.0000.0230
Rooney RB650.000.0110.0758
GordonCB900.000.0000.04310
KerrCB900.030.0100.0874
TanserLB700.050.0120.0246
Craig DM9010.080.5210.2941
McNamaraCM900.050.0410.0561
ConwayCM810.000.0810.0943
McCannAM900.070.0310.0103
O'HalloranST9010.490.0610.0350
HendryST900.290.0000.0002
WotherspoonMF2510.580.1410.1710
BoothMF200.000.0110.0003
RobertsonFW90.000.0000.0100

Starters, then substitutes in the order they came on. KP is chances created and Def defensive actions (tackles, blocks, clearances, and interceptions). xT is the expected threat added by the player's completed open-play passes and carries, and Prog counts progressive passes and carries.

Pass networks

Kilmarnock

Rogers and Broadfoot: 4 passesRogers and Kabamba: 4 passesMillen and Dicker: 4 passesBroadfoot and Power: 4 passesBroadfoot and Burke: 4 passesTshibola and Burke: 4 passesMillen and Broadfoot: 5 passesFindlay and Dicker: 5 passesFindlay and Tshibola: 5 passesBroadfoot and Dicker: 5 passesPower and Dicker: 5 passesFindlay and Broadfoot: 6 passesPower and Tshibola: 6 passesTshibola and Kabamba: 6 passesKabamba and Pinnock: 6 passesFindlay and Waters: 7 passesWaters and Power: 7 passesDicker and Tshibola: 7 passesMillen and Tshibola: 8 passesMillen and Power: 13 passesWaters and Dicker: 14 passesWaters and Pinnock: 14 passesWaters and Tshibola: 16 passesRogers: 8 completed passesMillen: 21 completed passesFindlay: 18 completed passesBroadfoot: 20 completed passesWaters: 34 completed passesPower: 25 completed passesDicker: 24 completed passesTshibola: 28 completed passesBurke: 9 completed passesKabamba: 6 completed passesPinnock: 15 completed passes2322175186827291119RogersMillenFindlayBroadfootWatersPowerDickerTshibolaBurkeKabambaPinnockStarters until 63' · lines join pairs with 4+ passes

St. Johnstone

Rooney and Conway: 3 passesKerr and O'Halloran: 3 passesCraig and McCann: 3 passesMcNamara and O'Halloran: 3 passesConway and O'Halloran: 3 passesParish and Tanser: 4 passesParish and Hendry: 4 passesKerr and Craig: 4 passesKerr and Conway: 4 passesConway and Hendry: 4 passesRooney and Hendry: 5 passesKerr and Gordon: 5 passesTanser and O'Halloran: 5 passesCraig and Hendry: 5 passesRooney and Craig: 7 passesCraig and McNamara: 7 passesCraig and Conway: 7 passesMcNamara and McCann: 7 passesMcNamara and Hendry: 7 passesTanser and Craig: 8 passesRooney and McNamara: 10 passesRooney and McCann: 10 passesKerr and Tanser: 11 passesParish: 8 completed passesRooney: 19 completed passesKerr: 14 completed passesGordon: 7 completed passesTanser: 15 completed passesCraig: 28 completed passesMcNamara: 20 completed passesConway: 14 completed passesMcCann: 13 completed passesO'Halloran: 8 completed passesHendry: 11 completed passes121956326157181122ParishRooneyKerrGordonTanserCraigMcNamaraConwayMcCannO'HalloranHendryStarters until 65' · lines join pairs with 3+ passes

Each starter at the average position of their passes and receptions until the side's first substitution or red card, sized by completed passes. Lines join pairs who passed to each other often, thicker for more passes.

Passing combinations

Kilmarnock

FromToPasses
WatersDicker11
WatersTshibola9
TshibolaWaters9
WatersPinnock7
PinnockWaters7

St. Johnstone

FromToPasses
CraigTanser9
McNamaraConway9
McCannMcNamara8
GordonMcNamara8
McNamaraCraig7

The five pairs with the most completed passes from one to the other over the whole match.

Defensive actions

Kilmarnock

1−2.38+4.015+6.07+2.312+9.07+2.03−5.33−2.06−1.76−0.72−2.34−1.34−0.39+6.73−2.75+1.71−3.34+2.02−0.32−3.02−1.33+0.710.00−0.30−2.00−1.00−0.310.000.02+1.7FewerMore than the season average

Against its average of 3 matches

St. Johnstone

8+3.02−2.013−1.09+2.09+5.56−2.54−5.05−2.56−4.02−2.52−1.05−4.06+0.55+3.530.03+0.51−3.05+3.51−2.00−0.53+2.00−1.05+2.50−0.500.00−0.500.00−2.08−7.03−6.5FewerMore than the season average

Against its average of 2 matches

Where each side made its tackles, interceptions, clearances, blocks, recoveries, challenges, and fouls, attacking up the page. Areas are shaded by the difference from the side's average per match this season before this one: amber for more, blue for fewer.

Threat

Kilmarnock

0.020.010.010.030.020.010.060.100.010.010.080.010.010.020.010.03−0.050.040.060.180.18LessMore

St. Johnstone

0.010.010.010.010.010.020.020.020.010.020.030.040.080.030.040.040.050.020.01−0.040.010.10−0.050.15−0.010.22LessMore

Expected threat added by completed open-play passes and carries, by where the move started, attacking up the page. Expected threat is the chance that possession in an area leads to a goal; a move adds the difference between where it ends and where it starts.

Ratings

0.51.01.52.0League average 1.17AttackKilmarnock1.02 → 0.93St. Johnstone0.94 → 0.93Defence (lower is better)Kilmarnock1.30 → 1.29St. Johnstone1.38 → 1.29

The goals each side would score (attack) and concede (defence) per game against an average team, from the forecast ratings before this matchday (ring) and after it (dot); a lower defence number is better. Grey dots are the other clubs after the matchday, spread up and down only so they don't overlap. The change takes in the whole matchday.

Pre-match

As things stood before kick-off.

Form

Kilmarnock

  1. D2–212 AugRoss County (A)xG 1.06–2.02
  2. D1–19 AugCeltic (H)xG 1.06–0.74
  3. L1–21 AugHibernian (A)xG 0.70–1.18

St. Johnstone

  1. L0–312 AugRangers (A)xG 0.44–1.73
  2. D1–11 AugDundee United (A)xG 0.38–1.84

The last six league matches, newest first, with xG for and against.

Season to date

KilmarnockSt. Johnstone
Position7th9th
Played32
Won, drawn, lost0–⁠2–⁠10–⁠1–⁠1
Points2 (0.67 per game)1 (0.50 per game)
Expected Points per game1.100.33
Goals4–⁠51–⁠4
xG per game0.94–⁠1.310.41–⁠1.79
Home: points, xG per game1.00, 1.06–⁠0.74–⁠
Away: points, xG per game0.50, 0.88–⁠1.600.50, 0.41–⁠1.79
ManagerAlex Dyer (3)Callum Davidson (2)

League matches this season before kick-off. The manager's number is league matches in charge since 2020/21.

Ratings

0.51.01.52.0League average 1.17AttackKilmarnock1.02, 7thSt. Johnstone0.94, 10thDefence (lower is better)Kilmarnock1.30, 8thSt. Johnstone1.38, 9th

This season

Attack0.51.01.52.01 Aug12 AugKilmarnock attack: 1.02St. Johnstone attack: 0.941.020.94St. JohnstoneKilmarnockDefence (lower is better)0.51.01.52.01 Aug12 AugKilmarnock defence: 1.30St. Johnstone defence: 1.381.381.30

The goals each side would score (attack) and concede (defence) per game against an average team, from the forecast ratings before this matchday, with their rank among the league's clubs; a lower defence number is better. Grey dots are the other clubs, spread up and down only so they don't overlap.

Strengths and weaknesses

KilmarnockSt. Johnstone
CreatedConcededCreatedConceded
Open play−18%−6%−18%+7%
Counter-attacks−50%+17%+44%+72%
Set pieces−19%+6%−30%+11%
Penalties+12%+12%−33%+29%
Headers−8%+6%−9%+20%
Left side−17%+15%−20%+12%
Centre−25%−18%−19%+6%
Right side−10%+8%−24%+11%

xG created and conceded per game against the league average this season: +24% is 24% more than an average side. Left and right are each side's own, so chances conceded on its left come from opponents attacking down their right. Green favours the side and amber doesn't. Until a side has played six matches its figures are blended with last season's, or with the league average where there is no last season to use.

Matchups

Kilmarnock attacking

Kilmarnock createdSt. Johnstone concededLeft side−17%+11%Centre−25%+6%Right side−10%+12%Open play−18%+7%Counter-attacks−50%+72%Set pieces−19%+11%Headers−8%+20%

St. Johnstone attacking

St. Johnstone createdKilmarnock concededLeft side−20%+8%Centre−19%−18%Right side−24%+15%Open play−18%−6%Counter-attacks+44%+17%Set pieces−30%+6%Headers−9%+6%

Each side's xG created per game down each side of the pitch, through the centre, and from each type of chance, against what its opponent concedes there, both relative to the league average.

Season averages

KilmarnockSt. Johnstone

0.94xG0.41
1.31xG against1.79
44%Possession32%
10.0Shots6.5
14.0Shots against15.5
2.7Shots on target3.0
0.7Big chances0.5
379Passes299
69%Pass accuracy64%
2.7Corners2.5
48%Field tilt27%
43.9Final-third entries25.0
8.7Box entries5.0
14.5Passes per defensive action32.5

Per league match this season before kick-off.

Game state this season

Kilmarnock

StateMinutes per gamexG per 90xG against per 90
Level380.661.54
Ahead50.586.24
Behind471.220.65

St. Johnstone

StateMinutes per gamexG per 90xG against per 90
Level310.462.16
Ahead0––
Behind590.371.59

xG by period

Kilmarnock

MinutesxG per gamexG againstGoals
1–150.090.360–3
16–300.290.031–0
31–450.080.121–1
46–600.180.071–0
61–750.080.311–0
76–900.230.420–1

St. Johnstone

MinutesxG per gamexG againstGoals
1–150.070.470–1
16–300.030.140–1
31–450.000.070–1
46–600.040.731–1
61–750.100.070–0
76–900.160.300–0

Per game this season, with stoppage time counted in its half; goals are totals for and against.

Most used players by position

Kilmarnock

GKRBCBCBLBCMCMCMRWSTLWRogers 2Eastwood 1Millen 3Broadfoot 3Findlay 3Waters 3Power 3Dicker 2Kiltie 1Tshibola 3Burke 3Kabamba 3McKenzie 2Pinnock 14-3-3 in 2 of 3 starts

Formations: 4-3-3 (2), 4-2-3-1 (1)

St. Johnstone

GKCBCBCBRWBCMCMLWBAMAMSTParish 2Kerr 2Gordon 2McCart 2McNamara 2McCann 2Craig 2Booth 2Conway 1O'Halloran 1Wotherspoon 2Hendry 23-4-2-1 in 1 of 2 starts

Formations: 3-4-2-1 (1), 3-4-3 (1)

This season's most used formation, with up to three players who started most often in each position and their league starts there. Underneath, when a side has used more than one, every formation with its starts.