St. Johnstone vs Greenock Morton: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

St. Johnstone played against Greenock Morton in Championship (Scotland). The game was played on December 20, 2025. Final score: 5:0.

Recent form

St. Johnstone has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 1.60 points per game. Greenock Morton has 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses, with 1.80 points per game.

Scoring records

St. Johnstone scores 2.06 goals per game and allows 0.94. Greenock Morton scores 0.94 and allows 1.06. Games in this league average 2.48 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 56% of St. Johnstone's games and 56% of Greenock Morton's. The Over 2.5 rates are 67% and 33%, compared with league averages of 51% for BTTS and 46% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

St. Johnstone has the higher season xG average, 1.90 to 1.16 per game. St. Johnstone takes 16.0 shots per game, while Greenock Morton takes 9.2.

First-half and second-half trends

St. Johnstone leads at halftime in 44% of its games and scores 1.06 goals per game after halftime. Greenock Morton leads at halftime in 33% and scores 0.56 after halftime.

When the teams score

St. Johnstone's most productive scoring window is minutes 16-30 (10 goals). For Greenock Morton, it is minutes 76-90+ (7 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Championship games average 2.48 goals. Both teams score in 51% of games, and 46% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 1 home win, 1 draw and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

Stats by half

3 : 0
First half
2 : 0
Second half

Game stats

61Possession (%)39
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
14Shots4
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
7Shots on target0
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
1.88xG0.52
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
2Corners1
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
72Dangerous attacks36
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
17Fouls12
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
1Cards3
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton

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.

St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
2.06Goals scored / game0.94
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
0.94Goals allowed / game1.06
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
62%Average possession50%
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
5.61Shots on target / game3.11
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

16Shots per game9.17
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
5.61Shots on target3.11
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
12.8%Shot conversion10.3%
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
62%Possession50%
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
1.9xG for1.16
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
0.85xG against1.42
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton

Shooting quality

St. Johnstone: DominantGreenock Morton: Balanced
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
Accuracy (shots on target)35%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.370.30

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.

Greenock Morton is 13% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / game - St. Johnstone · 1.8 pts / game - Greenock Morton

St. Johnstone
DWLDW
Season result split
61% W28% R11% P
Season (W-D-L)
11-5-2
2.11 pts / game · goal difference +20
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-4-0
Last 5 at home
2-3-0
DDWWD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.95Opponent xG: 0.81BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%
Greenock Morton
WWLWL
Season result split
22% W50% R28% P
Season (W-D-L)
4-9-5
1.17 pts / game · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
2-5-2
Last 5 away
2-1-2
WLDWL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.41Opponent xG: 1.13BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 40%

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 119% better for: goals scored per game.

2.06 goals / game - St. Johnstone · 0.94 goals / game - Greenock Morton

St. Johnstone is 13% better for: goals allowed per game.

0.94 goals / game - St. Johnstone · 1.06 goals / game - Greenock Morton

St. Johnstone scoring profile: very strong

St. Johnstone scores in 83% of games (15 of 18 meczów), while Greenock Morton keeps a clean sheet in 22% (4 of 18 meczów).

Greenock Morton scoring profile: mixed

Greenock Morton scores in 67% of games (12 of 18 meczów), while St. Johnstone keeps a clean sheet in 44% (8 of 18 meczów).

37Goals scored (season)17
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
17Goals conceded (season)19
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
3Average goals per game2
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
11Goals scored (last 5)6
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
9Goals conceded (last 5)3
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton

How often they score at least...

83%1 goal67%
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
61%2 goals22%
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
33%3 goals6%
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
22%4 goals0%
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton

How often they concede at least...

56%1 goal78%
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
28%2 goals17%
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
11%3 goals6%
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
0%4 goals6%
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton

* 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.

51%
League average

Goal patterns

17%BTTS at half-time6%
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
6%BTTS in both halves0%
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
39%Scored in both halves17%
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS22%
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
17%Min. 3 goals without BTTS11%
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
80%BTTS - last 520%
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton

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

78%Min. 1 goal before half-time67%
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
44%Min. 2 goals before half-time11%
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
17%Min. 3 goals before half-time6%
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton

2nd half

78%Min. 1 goal after half-time72%
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
44%Min. 2 goals after half-time28%
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
17%Min. 3 goals after half-time11%
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton

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 20% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.67 pts / game - St. Johnstone · 1.39 pts / game - Greenock Morton

St. Johnstone - half-time state
44% leading33% draw22% trailing
Greenock Morton - half-time state
33% leading39% draw28% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.67Points per game (1st half)1.39
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
1Goals scored (1st half)0.39
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
0.5Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
1.5Average goals (1st half)0.89
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
61%Clean sheet before half-time67%
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
44%No goal before half-time61%
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton

After half-time (2nd half)

1.94Points per game (2nd half)1.22
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
1.06Goals scored (2nd half)0.56
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
0.44Goals conceded (2nd half)0.56
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
1.5Average goals (2nd half)1.11
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
78%Clean sheet after half-time50%
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
33%No goal after half-time56%
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton

St. Johnstone - second-half results

56% W28% R17% P
30
Half-time points
18
Half-time goals
+9
Goal difference (1st half)
35
Second-half points
+11
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.67
PPG before half-time
Lead holding139%

Leads at halftime in 44% of games and wins 61%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Greenock Morton - second-half results

28% W39% R33% P
25
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
22
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.39
PPG before half-time
Lead holding67%

Leads at halftime in 33% of games and wins 22%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

St. Johnstone - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.001.60
Goals scored / game0.81.4
Goals allowed / game1.00.8
Average goals per game1.82.2
1 goal80%80%
2 goals80%60%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference-1+3
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4
Greenock Morton - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.601.60
Goals scored / game0.60.6
Goals allowed / game0.40.2
Average goals per game1.00.8
1 goal80%60%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+1+2
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3

* 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.

St. Johnstone
ScoredConceded
4
5
0-15
10
1
16-30
4
3
31-45
5
3
46-60
4
3
61-75
10
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (10 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +8 - wins late phases.

Greenock Morton
ScoredConceded
0
2
0-15
4
3
16-30
3
4
31-45
2
6
46-60
1
1
61-75
7
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (7 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - 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

2.50
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.6 : 0.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
101%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
56%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+20%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
56%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

St. Johnstone

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+1.05
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.07
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-6.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.16
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.09
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
155%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
81%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.51
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
27% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
27%

Greenock Morton

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.26
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.14
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.22
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.36
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
81%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
80%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.63
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
41% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
41%

* 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

St. JohnstoneLigaGreenock Morton
Average goals per game 3.002.48 2.00
Both teams scored 56%51% 56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 67%46% 33%
Clean sheets 44%31% 22%
Goal before half-time 78%70% 67%
Goal after half-time 78%73% 72%

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

2.48
Average goals per game
51%
Both teams scored
46%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
31%
Clean sheets
1.33
Home goals / game
1.16
Away goals / game
+15%
Home attack advantage
+13%
Home defensive advantage
+7%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
27%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
73%
1 goal
42%
2 goals
18%
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. St. JohnstoneGoalJoshua McPakeAssist: Morgan Boyes
  2. St. JohnstoneGoalSam StantonAssist: Joshua McPake
  3. Greenock MortonYellow cardGrant Gillespie
  4. Greenock MortonSubstitutionOn: Arron John LyallOff: Grant Gillespie
  5. St. JohnstoneGoalJames GullanAssist: Adama Sidibeh
  6. St. JohnstoneSubstitutionOn: Victor Alfredo Griffith MullinsOff: Sam Stanton
  7. Greenock MortonYellow cardCameron Blues
  8. St. JohnstoneGoalJames Gullan
  9. St. JohnstoneSubstitutionOn: Stephen MallanOff: James Gullan
  10. St. JohnstoneGoalAdama SidibehAssist: Adam Forrester
  11. Greenock MortonSubstitutionOn: Nathan ShawOff: Owen Moffat
  12. St. JohnstoneYellow cardReece McAlear
  13. Greenock MortonYellow cardJackson Longridge

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.

Colin StevenMatches officiated: 14
3.43Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 256%Home wins21%Draws21%Away wins

Head-to-head

Record from St. Johnstone's perspective: 1 win, 1 draw and 0 losses against Greenock Morton. Games average 3.00 goals, and both teams scored in 50% of them.

Greenock Morton FC
0 : 4
Saint Johnstone FC
Saint Johnstone FC
1 : 1
Greenock Morton FC

FAQ

What was the result of St. Johnstone vs Greenock Morton?

The Championship match finished St. Johnstone 5:0 Greenock Morton. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between St. Johnstone and Greenock Morton?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches St. Johnstone won 1, Greenock Morton won 0 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before St. Johnstone vs Greenock Morton?

St. Johnstone score 2.06 goals per game on average and Greenock Morton 0.94. The Championship average is 2.48 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 46% of games. Both teams score in 56% of St. Johnstone's matches and 56% of Greenock Morton's.

What form are St. Johnstone and Greenock Morton in?

Over the last 5 games St. Johnstone have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Greenock Morton 3-0-2 (1.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for St. Johnstone vs Greenock Morton?

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.