The Premiership fixture at McDiarmid Park on Saturday will see home side St Johnstone welcome Ross County.
Scroll down to see all of the predictions, poll and statistics for St Johnstone v Ross County (plus the best game odds).
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St Johnstone
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St Johnstone will be looking for an improved result here following the 0-2 Premiership loss in their previous game against Kilmarnock.
In that game, St Johnstone managed 69% possession and 18 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. At the other end, Kilmarnock had 12 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. David Watson (12') and Daniel Armstrong (53') scored for Kilmarnock.
St Johnstone haven’t made the most of their chances in more recent games. Their sum of goals stands at just 3 against opponents over the course of their previous 6 matches. In those games, St Johnstone have also seen the number of goals against them total 14.
Coming into this fixture, St Johnstone have not lost a league tie with Ross County in their previous 6 games.
Ross County
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Following on from being beaten in their last game against Hearts in Premiership competition, Ross County and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.
In that game, Ross County had 37% possession and 13 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Ross County was Ronan Hale (26'). Hearts had 22 shots at goal with 8 on target. Lawrence Shankland (40', 58') and Alan Forrest (82') scored for Hearts.
It has become apparent that Ross County have struggled for goals over their previous six games, contributing the disappointing return of just 3. In those matches, The Staggies have also seen the overall goal tally of opposing teams equal 12. However, we’ll just have to find out if that trend will continue on here in this game.
Taking a look at their past results, Ross County:
- haven't beaten St Johnstone in away games against them for the last 4 league games. Not good at all.
- have not won away from home in their last 4 league games.
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Head to head
A quick look at past results between these clubs stretching back to 11/11/2023 reveals that these fixtures have been pretty painful for Ross County. They have not been able to get themselves any victories whatsoever whereas St Johnstone have been the better of the two, beating them in 67% of those games played.
In all, 14 goals were yielded between them during those clashes, with 10 for The Saints and 4 belonging to The Staggies. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.33.
The previous league fixture between these sides was Premiership match day 28 on 26/02/2025 which ended up with the score at St Johnstone 1-0 Ross County.
That day, St Johnstone managed 66% possession and 14 attempts on goal with 6 on target. Their only player to score was Makenzie Kirk (66').
Ross County got 5 shots on goal with 2 on target.
The referee was Dan McFarlane.
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Team News: St Johnstone
In our view, The Saints should line up in a 3-4-2-1 system for this one featuring Andrew Fisher, Sven Sprangler, Daniels Balodis, Barry Douglas, Graham Carey, Víctor Griffith, Elliot Watt, Taylor Steven, Josh McPake, Makenzie Kirk and Uche Ikpeazu.
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Team News: Ross County
It’s our belief that The Staggies seem likely to play in a 3-4-1-2 lineup by sending out Jordan Amissah, Akil Wright, Jonathan Tomkinson, Zac Ashworth, James Brown, Connor Randall, Nohan Kenneh, George Harmon, Alex Samuel, Jordan White and Ronan Hale.
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Prediction
Here, we’re thinking that Ross County could well find it tough to see themselves scoring against this St Johnstone outfit who we think will score one, at least.
We therefore think that it’s going to be a very even match with a 1-0 victory for St Johnstone at the end of the match.
Looking forward to watching this one unfold.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for the game?
Checking the latest betting odds for this match in the 90 min. result market, victory for St Johnstone is best priced at 2.2, going for the draw is 3.2 and selecting a win for Ross County gets 3.4. They are the most competitive prices available at present.
Lucas Pereira,
10:18 06/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
St Johnstone
Formed: 1884
Stadium: McDiarmid Park (10,696)
Captain: Nicky Clark
Chairman: Adam Webb
Manager: Simo Valakari
Competitions: Premiership position 12
🔑 Key Player: Nicky Clark
Mostly playing in the Striker position, Nicky Clark was born in Bellshill, Scotland. Having made his senior debut playing for Peterhead in the 2009 - 2010 season, the talented Forward has netted 6 league goals in this Premiership 2024 - 2025 campaign so far in a total of 29 appearances.