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Ross County 2–0 St. Johnstone

Saturday 12 August 2023, 15:00 · Global Energy Stadium · Round 2 · Half-time 1–0 · Referee William Collum · Attendance 4,157

Ross County Turner 40', Randall 51'

Post-match

Result and Expected Points

Measure	Ross County	St. Johnstone
Goals	2	0
xG	2.60	0.49
Expected Points	2.67	0.22

Ross County 85%Draw 11%St. Johnstone 4%

Most likely score 2–0, 17%. Final score 2–0, 17%.

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

Ross CountySt. Johnstone

2.60 +1.47xG0.49 −0.45

2.52 +1.70xG on target0.72 +0.66

19 +12.0Shots12 +2.0

8 +6.0Shots on target3 0.0

7 +6.0Big chances0 −1.0

44% +19Possession56% +24

261 −3Passes338 +131

60% −7Pass accuracy66% +22

57% +31Field tilt43% +22

23 −2Final-third entries23 +6

17 +11.0Box entries9 +5.0

7.7 −21Passes per defensive action8.0 −4

6 −2.0Corners7 +1.0

14 0Tackles18 0

11 −5Interceptions6 −9

25 +6Clearances26 0

3 −5.0Saves6 −1.0

11 −3Fouls14 0

4 +1.0Offsides1 −1.0

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

Zones Shots

Ross County

St. Johnstone

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

Ross CountySt. Johnstone

1.94 11 shots, 2 goalsOpen play0.34 8 shots, 0 goals

0.04 1 shot, 0 goalsCounter-attacks0.00 0 shots, 0 goals

0.62 7 shots, 0 goalsSet pieces0.14 4 shots, 0 goals

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

Game state

0–01–02–0

Level: 40 min (43%) · Ross County 1.54, St. Johnstone 0.17 xG
Ross County ahead: 53 min (57%) · Ross County 1.07, St. Johnstone 0.32 xG

Line-ups

Ross County substitutes

34' Turner for Dhanda · goal 40'
72' Smith for Sims
72' Tillson for Loturi
76' Brophy for Murray

St. Johnstone substitutes

46' Jephcott for Olufunwa
59' Kucheriavyi for Smith
59' Steven for Ballantyne · yellow card 89'

Players

Ross County

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
Laidlaw	GK	90			0.00	0.01	0	0.06	6	0
Brown	RB	90			0.00	0.42	4	0.41	6	9
Baldwin	CB	90			0.01	0.02	0	0.07	8	4
Leak	CB	90			0.35	0.10	1	0.09	4	9
Harmon	LB	90		1	0.00	0.05	1	0.02	5	3
Dhanda	RM	34			0.00	0.27	2	0.18	2	0
Randall	CM	90	1		0.11	0.00	1	0.01	3	7
Loturi	CM	72			0.00	0.01	0	0.03	3	4
Sims	LM	72			0.32	0.02	0	0.12	4	5
White	ST	90			0.73	0.03	0	0.13	3	5
Murray	ST	76			0.65	0.18	1	0.02	2	2
Turner	MF	56	1		0.37	0.05	2	0.04	2	3
Smith	DF	18			0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	0
Tillson	MF	18			0.00	0.01	2	0.03	2	1
Brophy	FW	14			0.06	0.00	0	0.04	0	0

St. Johnstone

Player	Pos	Min	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
Mitov	GK	90	0.00	0.00	0	0.01	2	3
Olufunwa	RB	46	0.04	0.00	0	−0.03	1	1
McClelland	CB	90	0.02	0.04	2	0.09	5	6
Gordon	CB	90	0.01	0.02	0	0.04	2	10
Considine	LB	90	0.00	0.02	0	0.07	7	11
McGowan	DM	90	0.01	0.04	0	−0.03	2	8
Phillips	DM	90	0.09	0.01	0	0.02	4	4
Smith	RW	59	0.07	0.06	0	0.07	3	1
Ballantyne	AM	59	0.00	0.00	0	0.00	1	3
Carey	LW	90	0.03	0.12	3	0.17	7	3
May	ST	90	0.13	0.05	2	−0.09	2	2
Jephcott	FW	44	0.00	0.00	0	0.00	1	0
Kucheriavyi	MF	31	0.00	0.00	1	0.02	3	1
Steven	FW	31	0.08	0.02	0	0.02	3	2

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

Ross County

St. Johnstone

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

Ross County

From	To	Passes
Laidlaw	White	9
Baldwin	White	9
Harmon	Sims	7
Harmon	Murray	5
Harmon	Leak	5

St. Johnstone

From	To	Passes
Considine	Carey	12
McGowan	Carey	8
Carey	Considine	7
Considine	Phillips	7
Phillips	Carey	6

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

Defensive actions

Ross County

Against its average of 1 match

St. Johnstone

Against its average of 1 match

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

Ross County

St. Johnstone

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
Ross County
Top six	16%	22%	+6
11th	18%	15%	−3
Bottom	18%	13%	−5
St. Johnstone
Top six	21%	15%	−6
11th	16%	19%	+3
Bottom	14%	19%	+5

From the forecast before the match (12 August 2023): 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	Ross County	St. Johnstone
Expected goals	1.37	1.08
Win	43%	29%
Expected Points	1.57	1.15
Clean sheet	34%	25%

Ross County 43%Draw 28%St. Johnstone 29%

Most likely score 1–1, 13%. Both sides score 50%.

From the forecast as it stood on 12 August 2023: each side's attack and defence ratings in a Dixon–Coles score model, as on the Forecasts page.

League probabilities by result

Chance	Now	Ross County win	Draw	St. Johnstone win
Ross County
Top six	16%	22%	15%	10%
11th	18%	15%	19%	21%
Bottom	18%	13%	19%	24%
St. Johnstone
Top six	21%	15%	20%	30%
11th	16%	19%	16%	12%
Bottom	14%	19%	14%	8%

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

Ross County

St. Johnstone

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

Season to date

Measure	Ross County	St. Johnstone
Position	11th	12th
Played	1	1
Won, drawn, lost	0–⁠0–⁠1	0–⁠0–⁠1
Points	0 (0.00 per game)	0 (0.00 per game)
Expected Points per game	0.11	0.75
Goals	2–⁠4	0–⁠2
xG per game	1.13–⁠4.15	0.94–⁠1.77
Home: points, xG per game	–⁠	0.00, 0.94–⁠1.77
Away: points, xG per game	0.00, 1.13–⁠4.15	–⁠
Manager	Malky Mackay (77)	Steven MacLean (7)

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

Ratings

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	Ross County		St. Johnstone
Chances	Created	Conceded	Created	Conceded
Open play	−25%	+46%	−34%	+12%
Counter-attacks	−39%	+159%	−62%	−29%
Set pieces	average	−9%	+5%	−14%
Penalties	−57%	+76%	−35%	−46%
Headers	+7%	−15%	−41%	−15%
Left side	−22%	+32%	−19%	+9%
Centre	−15%	+50%	−24%	+11%
Right side	−30%	+23%	−33%	−9%

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

Ross County attacking

Ross County createdSt. Johnstone concededLeft side−22%−9%Centre−15%+11%Right side−30%+9%Open play−25%+12%Counter-attacks−39%−29%Set piecesaverage−14%Headers+7%−15%

St. Johnstone attacking

St. Johnstone createdRoss County concededLeft side−19%+23%Centre−24%+50%Right side−33%+32%Open play−34%+46%Counter-attacks−62%+159%Set pieces+5%−9%Headers−41%−15%

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

Ross CountySt. Johnstone

1.13xG0.94

4.15xG against1.77

25%Possession32%

7.0Shots10.0

18.0Shots against16.0

2.0Shots on target3.0

1.0Big chances1.0

264Passes207

67%Pass accuracy44%

8.0Corners6.0

26%Field tilt20%

25.0Final-third entries17.0

6.0Box entries4.0

28.4Passes per defensive action11.9

Per league match this season before kick-off.

Game state this season

Ross County

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	17	4.39	4.39
Ahead	0	–	–
Behind	73	0.37	4.11

St. Johnstone

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	75	1.04	1.34
Ahead	0	–	–
Behind	15	0.42	3.90

xG by period

Ross County

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.83	0.01	0–0
16–30	0.00	1.33	0–2
31–45	0.06	1.45	0–1
46–60	0.19	0.42	1–0
61–75	0.00	0.43	0–1
76–90	0.06	0.52	1–0

St. Johnstone

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.53	0.00	0–0
16–30	0.00	0.10	0–0
31–45	0.08	0.08	0–0
46–60	0.26	0.08	0–0
61–75	0.00	0.86	0–1
76–90	0.07	0.65	0–1

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

Most used players by position

Ross County

St. Johnstone

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.

Head to head

Date	Home	Score	Away	xG
24 May 2023	Ross County	3–3	St. Johnstone	xG 2.29–2.53
8 April 2023	St. Johnstone	0–2	Ross County	xG 0.86–0.91
17 December 2022	Ross County	1–2	St. Johnstone	xG 0.42–2.31
17 September 2022	St. Johnstone	0–0	Ross County	xG 0.82–0.39
26 February 2022	Ross County	3–1	St. Johnstone	xG 0.28–0.57
22 December 2021	St. Johnstone	1–2	Ross County	xG 0.32–2.15

10 league meetings since 2020/21: Ross County won 4, St. Johnstone won 2, and 4 were drawn. Goals 13–9 and xG 0.79–1.34 per game.

Key players

Ross County

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
Sims	11	863	0	0	0.27	0.14
Murray	6	699	2	1	0.27	0.12
White	34	2,969	12	2	0.31	0.06
Dhanda	24	2,103	5	7	0.11	0.16

St. Johnstone

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
May	31	2,698	9	6	0.23	0.11
Carey	25	2,135	3	2	0.20	0.13
Wright	38	3,285	7	1	0.16	0.06
Gordon	30	2,727	2	1	0.06	0.02

Up to four players a side with the most xG plus xA per 90 minutes, from those with at least 450 league minutes. Until a side has played six matches, last season's minutes at the club count too.