Ross County vs St. Johnstone: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Ross County played against St. Johnstone in Championship (Scotland). The game was played on December 27, 2025. Final score: 0:0.

Recent form

Ross County has 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.20 points per game. St. Johnstone has 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, with 2.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Ross County scores 1.00 goals per game and allows 2.00. St. Johnstone scores 2.21 and allows 0.89. Games in this league average 2.51 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 56% of Ross County's games and 53% of St. Johnstone's. The Over 2.5 rates are 61% and 68%, compared with league averages of 49% for BTTS and 47% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

St. Johnstone has the higher season xG average, 1.89 to 1.40 per game. Ross County takes 12.3 shots per game, while St. Johnstone takes 15.9.

First-half and second-half trends

Ross County leads at halftime in 22% of its games and scores 0.56 goals per game after halftime. St. Johnstone leads at halftime in 47% and scores 1.11 after halftime.

When the teams score

Ross County's most productive scoring window is minutes 46-60 (4 goals). For St. Johnstone, it is minutes 16-30 (11 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Championship games average 2.51 goals. Both teams score in 49% of games, and 47% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 0 home wins, 1 draw and 1 away win. Those games averaged 0.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Stats by half

0 : 0
First half
0 : 0
Second half

Game stats

38Possession (%)62
Ross CountySt. Johnstone
7Shots20
Ross CountySt. Johnstone
2Shots on target4
Ross CountySt. Johnstone
0.84xG2
Ross CountySt. Johnstone
4Corners8
Ross CountySt. Johnstone
34Dangerous attacks65
Ross CountySt. Johnstone
12Fouls11
Ross CountySt. Johnstone
6Cards4
Ross CountySt. Johnstone

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Ross CountySt. Johnstone
1Goals scored / game2.21
Ross CountySt. Johnstone
2Goals allowed / game0.89
Ross CountySt. Johnstone
48%Average possession62%
Ross CountySt. Johnstone
3.94Shots on target / game5.68
Ross CountySt. Johnstone

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

12.33Shots per game15.89
Ross CountySt. Johnstone
3.94Shots on target5.68
Ross CountySt. Johnstone
8.1%Shot conversion13.9%
Ross CountySt. Johnstone
48%Possession62%
Ross CountySt. Johnstone
1.4xG for1.89
Ross CountySt. Johnstone
1.57xG against0.83
Ross CountySt. Johnstone

Shooting quality

Ross County: BalancedSt. Johnstone: Dominant
Ross CountySt. Johnstone
Accuracy (shots on target)32%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.250.39

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

St. Johnstone is 900% better for: last-5 form.

0.2 pts / game - Ross County · 2 pts / game - St. Johnstone

Ross County
DLLLL
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
11% W33% R56% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-6-10
0.67 pts / game · goal difference -18
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-4
0.20 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-1-7
Last 5 at home
1-1-3
WDLLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 3.2xG: 1.53Opponent xG: 1.57BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 80%
St. Johnstone
WLDWW
Season result split
63% W26% R11% P
Season (W-D-L)
12-5-2
2.16 pts / game · goal difference +25
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
6-1-2
Last 5 away
2-1-2
LWDLW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.8Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.95Opponent xG: 0.65BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

St. Johnstone is 121% better for: goals scored per game.

1 goals / game - Ross County · 2.21 goals / game - St. Johnstone

St. Johnstone is 125% better for: goals allowed per game.

2 goals / game - Ross County · 0.89 goals / game - St. Johnstone

Ross County scoring profile: mixed

Ross County scores in 61% of games (11 of 18 meczów), while St. Johnstone keeps a clean sheet in 47% (9 of 19 meczów).

St. Johnstone scoring profile: very strong

St. Johnstone scores in 84% of games (16 of 19 meczów), while Ross County keeps a clean sheet in 11% (2 of 18 meczów).

18Goals scored (season)42
Ross CountySt. Johnstone
36Goals conceded (season)17
Ross CountySt. Johnstone
3Average goals per game3.11
Ross CountySt. Johnstone
4Goals scored (last 5)14
Ross CountySt. Johnstone
16Goals conceded (last 5)7
Ross CountySt. Johnstone

How often they score at least...

61%1 goal84%
Ross CountySt. Johnstone
28%2 goals63%
Ross CountySt. Johnstone
11%3 goals37%
Ross CountySt. Johnstone
0%4 goals26%
Ross CountySt. Johnstone

How often they concede at least...

89%1 goal53%
Ross CountySt. Johnstone
67%2 goals26%
Ross CountySt. Johnstone
28%3 goals11%
Ross CountySt. Johnstone
6%4 goals0%
Ross CountySt. Johnstone

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

49%
League average

Goal patterns

22%BTTS at half-time16%
Ross CountySt. Johnstone
17%BTTS in both halves5%
Ross CountySt. Johnstone
22%Scored in both halves42%
Ross CountySt. Johnstone

BTTS and goal count

44%Min. 3 goals and BTTS47%
Ross CountySt. Johnstone
17%Min. 3 goals without BTTS21%
Ross CountySt. Johnstone
40%BTTS - last 560%
Ross CountySt. Johnstone

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

72%Min. 1 goal before half-time79%
Ross CountySt. Johnstone
28%Min. 2 goals before half-time47%
Ross CountySt. Johnstone
17%Min. 3 goals before half-time21%
Ross CountySt. Johnstone

2nd half

94%Min. 1 goal after half-time79%
Ross CountySt. Johnstone
61%Min. 2 goals after half-time47%
Ross CountySt. Johnstone
28%Min. 3 goals after half-time16%
Ross CountySt. Johnstone

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

St. Johnstone is 64% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.06 pts / game - Ross County · 1.74 pts / game - St. Johnstone

Ross County - half-time state
22% leading39% draw39% trailing
St. Johnstone - half-time state
47% leading32% draw21% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.06Points per game (1st half)1.74
Ross CountySt. Johnstone
0.44Goals scored (1st half)1.11
Ross CountySt. Johnstone
0.72Goals conceded (1st half)0.47
Ross CountySt. Johnstone
1.17Average goals (1st half)1.58
Ross CountySt. Johnstone
39%Clean sheet before half-time63%
Ross CountySt. Johnstone
67%No goal before half-time42%
Ross CountySt. Johnstone

After half-time (2nd half)

0.56Points per game (2nd half)2
Ross CountySt. Johnstone
0.56Goals scored (2nd half)1.11
Ross CountySt. Johnstone
1.28Goals conceded (2nd half)0.42
Ross CountySt. Johnstone
1.83Average goals (2nd half)1.53
Ross CountySt. Johnstone
17%Clean sheet after half-time79%
Ross CountySt. Johnstone
50%No goal after half-time32%
Ross CountySt. Johnstone

Ross County - second-half results

11% W22% R67% P
19
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
-5
Goal difference (1st half)
10
Second-half points
-13
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.06
PPG before half-time
Lead holding50%

Leads at halftime in 22% of games and wins 11%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+0.6

Allows 0.6 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

St. Johnstone - second-half results

58% W26% R16% P
33
Half-time points
21
Half-time goals
+12
Goal difference (1st half)
38
Second-half points
+13
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.74
PPG before half-time
Lead holding134%

Leads at halftime in 47% of games and wins 63%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Ross County - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.800.00
Goals scored / game0.40.4
Goals allowed / game1.22.0
Average goals per game1.62.4
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%80%
3 goals40%60%
Clean sheet20%0%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-4-8
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 0% draw - 100% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
St. Johnstone - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.402.00
Goals scored / game1.21.6
Goals allowed / game0.80.6
Average goals per game2.02.2
1 goal80%80%
2 goals80%60%
3 goals40%40%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference+2+5
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 6

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Ross County
ScoredConceded
2
4
0-15
3
4
16-30
3
5
31-45
4
8
46-60
3
6
61-75
3
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (4 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): -6 - late phases are a weakness.

St. Johnstone
ScoredConceded
5
5
0-15
11
1
16-30
5
3
31-45
5
3
46-60
5
3
61-75
11
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (11 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +9 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

3.05
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
0.9 : 2.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
122%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
55%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-84%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
51%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Ross County

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.17
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.83
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.40
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.43
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
75%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
169%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.47
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

St. Johnstone

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+1.06
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.26
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-8.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.32
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.06
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
187%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
67%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.16
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
26% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
26%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Championship).

Teams vs league

Ross CountyLigaSt. Johnstone
Average goals per game 3.002.51 3.11
Both teams scored 56%49% 53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 61%47% 68%
Clean sheets 11%32% 47%
Goal before half-time 72%70% 79%
Goal after half-time 94%73% 79%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.51
Average goals per game
49%
Both teams scored
47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
32%
Clean sheets
1.33
Home goals / game
1.18
Away goals / game
+13%
Home attack advantage
+11%
Home defensive advantage
+4%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
28%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
73%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Ross CountyYellow cardDylan Smith
  2. Ross CountyYellow cardConnor Steven Randall
  3. St. JohnstoneYellow cardJames Gullan
  4. Ross CountySubstitutionOn: Jack Wells-MorrisonOff: Declan Gallagher
  5. St. JohnstoneSubstitutionOn: Sam StantonOff: Reece McAlear
  6. St. JohnstoneYellow cardMorgan Boyes
  7. St. JohnstoneYellow cardAdam Forrester
  8. Ross CountyYellow cardJordan White
  9. Ross CountyYellow cardJamie Lindsay
  10. Ross CountySubstitutionOn: Miller ThomsonOff: Jay Henderson
  11. Ross CountyYellow cardJack Wells-Morrison
  12. Ross CountySubstitutionOn: James ScottOff: Ryan Duncan
  13. St. JohnstoneYellow cardJack Baird
  14. Ross CountyYellow cardRonan Hale

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Sean MurdochMatches officiated: 8
7.5Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 213%Home wins38%Draws50%Away wins

Head-to-head

Record from Ross County's perspective: 0 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss against St. Johnstone. Games average 0.50 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

Saint Johnstone FC
0 : 0
Ross County FC
Ross County FC
0 : 1
Saint Johnstone FC

FAQ

What was the result of Ross County vs St. Johnstone?

The Championship match finished Ross County 0:0 St. Johnstone. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between Ross County and St. Johnstone?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Ross County won 0, St. Johnstone won 1 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 0.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Ross County vs St. Johnstone?

Ross County score 1.00 goals per game on average and St. Johnstone 2.21. The Championship average is 2.51 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 47% of games. Both teams score in 56% of Ross County's matches and 53% of St. Johnstone's.

What form are Ross County and St. Johnstone in?

Over the last 5 games Ross County have a 0-1-4 record (0.20 points per game) and St. Johnstone 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Ross County vs St. Johnstone?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.