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

Key match information

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

Current form

Ross County: 0-1-4, 0.20 points/match. St. Johnstone: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Ross County scores 1.00 and concedes 2.00 goals per match. St. Johnstone scores 2.21 and concedes 0.89. League average: 2.51 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Ross County 56%, St. Johnstone 53%. Over 2.5: Ross County 61%, St. Johnstone 68%. League level: BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 47%.

xG, shots and style

St. Johnstone has higher xG: 1.89 vs 1.40. Ross County: 12.3 shots per match, St. Johnstone: 15.9.

Match halves

Ross County: half-time lead 22%, second-half goals 0.56. St. Johnstone: half-time lead 47%, second-half goals 1.11.

Goals by minute

Ross County: 46-60 (4 goals). St. Johnstone: 16-30 (11 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Championship: 2.51 goals per match, BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 47%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 0-1-1. Average goals 0.50, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

0 : 0
1st half
0 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

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-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Ross CountySt. Johnstone
1Goals scored / match2.21
Ross CountySt. Johnstone
2Goals conceded / match0.89
Ross CountySt. Johnstone
48%Average possession62%
Ross CountySt. Johnstone
3.94Shots on target / match5.68
Ross CountySt. Johnstone

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

12.33Shots per match15.89
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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

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

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

Ross County
DLLLL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
11% W33% R56% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-6-10
0.67 pts / match · goal difference -18
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-4
0.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-1-7
Last 5 at home
1-1-3
WDLLL
Last 5 matches - 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 / match · goal difference +25
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
6-1-2
Last 5 away
2-1-2
LWDLW
Last 5 matches - 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 match.

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

St. Johnstone is 125% better for: goals conceded per match.

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

Ross County scoring profile: mixed

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

St. Johnstone scoring profile: very strong

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

18Goals scored (season)42
Ross CountySt. Johnstone
36Goals conceded (season)17
Ross CountySt. Johnstone
3Average goals in match3.11
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 matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, 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 matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in 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

Match 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 / match - Ross County · 1.74 pts / match - 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 match (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 match (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 half-time in 22% of matches and wins 11%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.6

Concedes 0.6 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

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 half-time in 47% of matches and wins 63%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Ross County - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.800.00
Goals scored / match0.40.4
Goals conceded / match1.22.0
Average goals in match1.62.4
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 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.402.00
Goals scored / match1.21.6
Goals conceded / match0.80.6
Average goals in match2.02.2
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

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.05
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
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 defence on both sides

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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.43
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
75%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
169%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.06
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
187%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
67%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches 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 in match 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 match
49%
Both teams scored
47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
32%
Clean sheets
1.33
Home goals / match
1.18
Away goals / match
+13%
Home attack advantage
+11%
Home defence 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

Recent meetings (2): Ross County 0 - 1 - 1 St. Johnstone. Average goals 0.50, both teams scored in 0% matches.

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.