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St. Johnstone 1–0 St. Mirren

Saturday 29 August 2020, 15:00 · McDiarmid Park · Round 6 · Half-time 0–0

St. Johnstone May 72'

Post-match

Result and Expected Points

Measure	St. Johnstone	St. Mirren
Goals	1	0
xG	2.84	0.29
Expected Points	2.83	0.10

St. Johnstone 92%Draw 7%St. Mirren 1%

Most likely score 3–0, 20%. Final score 1–0, 10%.

Own goals have no xG.

xG race

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

St. JohnstoneSt. Mirren

2.84 +2.16xG0.29 −0.90

2.21 +1.62xG on target0.12 −1.04

21 +11Shots5 −5

6 +3.6Shots on target2 −2.2

5 +4.4Big chances0 −1.5

48% +6Possession52% +14

380 +40Passes427 +132

65% −2Pass accuracy68% +9

49% −2Field tilt51% +19

41 +5Final-third entries41 +16

19 +11.8Box entries5 −2.2

9.6 −10Passes per defensive action12.2 −3

11 +7.8Corners2 −1.5

26 +11Tackles12 −2

17 +7.4Interceptions20 +9.0

17 −2Clearances21 −8

2 −0.4Saves5 +0.2

7 −5Fouls12 0

2 0.0Offsides0 −2.2

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

Zones Shots

St. Johnstone

St. Mirren

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

St. JohnstoneSt. Mirren

1.69 11 shots, 1 goalOpen play0.15 2 shots, 0 goals

1.15 10 shots, 0 goalsSet pieces0.15 3 shots, 0 goals

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

Game state

0–01–0

Level: 74 min (76%) · St. Johnstone 2.71, St. Mirren 0.00 xG
St. Johnstone ahead: 23 min (24%) · St. Johnstone 0.13, St. Mirren 0.29 xG

Line-ups

St. Johnstone substitutes

67' May for O'Halloran · goal 72'
83' Davidson for Hendry
90' Kane for Conway

St. Mirren substitutes

38' MacPherson for McAllister · yellow card 66'
46' Connolly for Morias
50' Dennis for Fraser
89' Jamieson for Sheron

Players

St. Johnstone

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
Parish	GK	90			0.00	0.01	0	0.03	2	1
Kerr	CB	90			0.27	0.06	1	0.23	8	5
Gordon	CB	90			0.68	0.01	0	0.04	3	6
McCart	CB	90			0.00	0.03	1	0.10	6	10
McNamara	RWB	90			0.12	0.72	3	0.35	8	9
McCann	CM	90			0.00	0.00	0	−0.01	1	6
Wotherspoon	CM	90			0.00	0.06	1	0.11	9	3
Tanser	LWB	90			0.30	0.02	2	0.06	4	10
O'Halloran	AM	67			0.11	0.01	0	0.09	4	2
Conway	AM	90		1	0.17	0.66	5	0.23	7	2
Hendry	ST	83			0.62	0.03	1	0.04	4	4
May	FW	23	1		0.52	0.03	1	−0.01	1	2
Davidson	MF	7			0.06	0.00	0	0.00	1	1
Kane	FW	0			0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	1

St. Mirren

Player	Pos	Min	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
Alnwick	GK	90	0.00	0.01	0	0.05	4	1
Fraser	CB	50	0.00	0.01	0	0.04	2	4
McCarthy	CB	90	0.00	0.00	0	0.04	4	10
Tait	CB	90	0.00	0.32	1	0.24	11	12
McGrath	DM	90	0.00	0.08	1	0.02	2	2
McAllister	RWB	38	0.00	0.01	0	0.01	2	0
Sheron	CM	89	0.00	0.02	0	0.03	3	6
Foley	CM	90	0.00	0.01	0	0.11	9	7
Durmus	LWB	90	0.00	0.08	2	0.06	1	7
Morias	ST	46	0.00	0.00	0	−0.03	0	1
Obika	ST	90	0.09	0.02	0	−0.01	0	2
MacPherson	MF	52	0.03	0.02	0	0.06	4	1
Connolly	FW	44	0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	3
Dennis	FW	40	0.18	0.11	1	−0.09	1	1
Jamieson	FW	1	0.00	0.00	0	–	–	0

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

St. Johnstone

St. Mirren

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

St. Johnstone

From	To	Passes
Kerr	McNamara	10
Conway	Wotherspoon	10
Wotherspoon	McNamara	8
McNamara	Wotherspoon	8
McCart	Tanser	7

St. Mirren

From	To	Passes
McGrath	Fraser	9
Tait	Foley	8
Alnwick	Obika	8
Foley	Tait	8
Durmus	Tait	7

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

Defensive actions

St. Johnstone

Against its average of 5 matches

St. Mirren

Against its average of 4 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

St. Johnstone

St. Mirren

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

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.

League probabilities

Chance	Before	With this result	Change
St. Johnstone
Top six	24%	34%	+10
11th	12%	8%	−4
Bottom	10%	7%	−3
St. Mirren
Top six	27%	18%	−9
11th	13%	16%	+3
Bottom	10%	14%	+4

From the forecast before the match (29 August 2020): each chance then, and across the simulations in which the match ended this way. The change is in percentage points.

Pre-match

As things stood before kick-off.

Forecast

Measure	St. Johnstone	St. Mirren
Expected goals	1.06	0.90
Win	38%	30%
Expected Points	1.46	1.21
Clean sheet	41%	35%

St. Johnstone 38%Draw 32%St. Mirren 30%

Most likely score 0–0, 15%. Both sides score 39%.

From the forecast as it stood on 29 August 2020: each side's attack and defence ratings in a Dixon–Coles score model, as on the Forecasts page.

League probabilities by result

Chance	Now	St. Johnstone win	Draw	St. Mirren win
St. Johnstone
Top six	24%	34%	21%	15%
11th	12%	8%	13%	16%
Bottom	10%	7%	10%	14%
St. Mirren
Top six	27%	18%	26%	38%
11th	13%	16%	13%	9%
Bottom	10%	14%	10%	6%

Each chance before the match and across the simulations ending in each result. Other teams are listed where a chance moves by at least 3 percentage points.

Form

St. Johnstone

St. Mirren

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

Season to date

Measure	St. Johnstone	St. Mirren
Position	8th	6th
Played	5	4
Won, drawn, lost	1–⁠1–⁠3	2–⁠1–⁠1
Points	4 (0.80 per game)	7 (1.75 per game)
Expected Points per game	0.89	1.24
Goals	3–⁠7	3–⁠4
xG per game	0.68–⁠1.25	1.19–⁠1.56
Home: points, xG per game	0.00, 0.47–⁠0.91	2.00, 1.18–⁠1.38
Away: points, xG per game	1.33, 0.82–⁠1.48	1.50, 1.20–⁠1.74
Manager	Callum Davidson (5)	Jim Goodwin (4)

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

Ratings

This season

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

Chances	St. Johnstone		St. Mirren
Chances	Created	Conceded	Created	Conceded
Open play	−29%	−18%	−7%	+41%
Counter-attacks	−21%	−37%	+71%	−67%
Set pieces	−47%	−7%	+15%	−6%
Penalties	−83%	+97%	−67%	−67%
Headers	−36%	−2%	−21%	+47%
Left side	−19%	−7%	−14%	−1%
Centre	−39%	−18%	+22%	+21%
Right side	−38%	−21%	−19%	+58%

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

St. Johnstone attacking

St. Johnstone createdSt. Mirren concededLeft side−19%+58%Centre−39%+21%Right side−38%−1%Open play−29%+41%Counter-attacks−21%−67%Set pieces−47%−6%Headers−36%+47%

St. Mirren attacking

St. Mirren createdSt. Johnstone concededLeft side−14%−21%Centre+22%−18%Right side−19%−7%Open play−7%−18%Counter-attacks+71%−37%Set pieces+15%−7%Headers−21%−2%

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

St. JohnstoneSt. Mirren

0.68xG1.19

1.25xG against1.56

42%Possession38%

10.2Shots10.0

11.6Shots against17.5

2.4Shots on target4.2

0.6Big chances1.5

340Passes294

67%Pass accuracy59%

3.2Corners3.5

51%Field tilt32%

35.8Final-third entries24.5

7.2Box entries7.2

19.9Passes per defensive action15.0

Per league match this season before kick-off.

Game state this season

St. Johnstone

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	60	0.57	1.24
Ahead	0	–	–
Behind	30	0.89	1.25

St. Mirren

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	26	1.66	1.14
Ahead	47	1.14	1.34
Behind	17	0.56	2.83

xG by period

St. Johnstone

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.10	0.23	0–1
16–30	0.03	0.12	0–1
31–45	0.00	0.13	0–1
46–60	0.13	0.34	1–1
61–75	0.12	0.12	0–1
76–90	0.31	0.31	2–2

St. Mirren

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.14	0.21	1–0
16–30	0.45	0.22	2–1
31–45	0.18	0.15	0–0
46–60	0.21	0.40	0–0
61–75	0.00	0.36	0–3
76–90	0.22	0.22	0–0

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

Most used players by position

St. Johnstone

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

St. Mirren

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

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.

Key players

St. Johnstone

Player	Starts	Min	xG per 90	xA per 90
McCann	5	450	0.04	0.02
Kerr	5	450	0.02	0.04
Parish	5	450	0.00	0.00

Up to four players a side with the most xG plus xA per 90 minutes, from those with at least 450 league minutes.