Scottish Premiership · Matchday 1
- Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:00:00 UTCMcDiarmid ParkMatchday 1
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
St Johnstone 39%Draw 34%Kilmarnock 27%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
St JohnstoneKilmarnock
56Possession44
1.76Expected goals (xG)0.79
15Shots7
5Shots on target5
7Shots off target2
3Blocked shots0
10Shots inside box6
5Shots outside box1
6Corners3
1Offsides0
6Fouls13
2Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
3Saves2
530Passes415
446Accurate passes329
84Pass accuracy79
Match events
- 21'Tyreece John-Jules
- 37'Greg Kiltie (assist Tommy Lowery)
- 45'Liam Smith
- 45'Tyreece John-Jules ← Jamie Brandon
- 47'Cheick Diabate (assist James Gullan)
- 49'Joe Hugill
- 52'Cheick Diabate
- 53'Jason Holt · own goal
- 59'Nicky Cleșcenco ← Roshaun Mathurin
- 59'Aaron Tshibola ← Bailey Rice
- 61'Ruari Paton → Kai Fotheringham
- 61'Jason Holt → Logan Chalmers
- 66'Erik Ring ← Mark O'Hara
- 69'Michael Schjønning-Larsen · own goal
- 69'Reece McAlear
- 80'Kai Fotheringham
- 82'Jamie Brandon
- 85'James Gullan → Jack Baird
- 85'Greg Kiltie
St Johnstone · Kilmarnock
This timeline is incomplete — our data source is missing at least one goal. It accounts for 3–3 of a 4–3 result.
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
85.5↓61'Holt
336.5Smith
146.8Foulds
37.5Diabate
56.8Mitchell
426.8↓69'McAlear
996.8↓61'Paton
116.8Stanton
107.5↓85'Gullan
16.3Steward
96.8Fowler
15.7Stryjek
206.3↓59'Cleșcenco
215.1Schjønning-Larsen
146.3Stanger
256.3Brown
86.3↓66'Ring
97.3Hugill
106.0↓45'John-Jules
187.1Lowery
366.3↓59'Tshibola
117.3↓85'Kiltie
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
St Johnstone
- 8Jason Holt5.5
- 33Liam Smith6.5
- 14Matthew Foulds6.8
- 3Cheick Diabate7.5
- 5Zach Mitchell6.8
- 42Reece McAlear6.8
- 99Ruari Paton6.8
- 11Sam Stanton6.8
- 10James Gullan7.5
- 1Toby Steward6.3
- 9Josh Fowler6.8
Kilmarnock
- 36Aaron Tshibola6.3
- 11Greg Kiltie7.3
- 1Max Stryjek5.7
- 18Tommy Lowery7.1
- 8Erik Ring6.3
- 10Tyreece John-Jules6.0
- 14George Stanger6.3
- 9Joe Hugill7.3
- 21Michael Schjønning-Larsen5.1
- 20Nicky Cleșcenco6.3
- 25Ethan Brown6.3
St JohnstoneTale of the tapeKilmarnock
3-4-3Formation—
4 ptsTable0 pts
-1Goal difference-10
1Head-to-head wins0
39%Pre-match odds27%
Head to head — 1 previous meeting
St Johnstone 1W0D0W Kilmarnock
Goals 4–3
- 2026-08-02St Johnstone4–3Kilmarnock
Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.
This season — other meetings
Where they stand — In a 12-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Johnstone | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Kilmarnock | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -10 | 0 |