In this week 29 match, on Saturday Mar 18th, Kilmarnock hosts St. Johnstone in a clash of these two closely matched Premiership teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Kilmarnock is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Rangers. Connor Goldson scored the first goal for Rangers in the 6th minute, then Fashion Sakala added another in the 25th minute. Kilmarnock looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 8th placed St. Johnstone, recorded a 0-3 loss against Hearts. Josh Ginnelly scored the first goal for Hearts in the 21st minute, then Josh Ginnelly added another in the 63rd minute In the end, St. Johnstone couldn’t muster any offence and Hearts ran away with the shutout win. St. Johnstone looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10.
In their last match together, St. Johnstone won by a score of 1 to 0. Ash Taylor scored the first goal for St. Johnstone on an own goal in the 4th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Kilmarnock couldn’t muster any offence and St. Johnstone ran away with the shutout win.
Both Drey Wright and Stevie May have been the hottest scorers for St. Johnstone in the last five each having scored 2 goals. Kilmarnock hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Danny Armstrong and Christian Doidge, and they each have 1 goal.