Scotland - PremiershipMcDiarmid ParkData current as of 19 September 2026

St. Johnstone vs Falkirk: match statistics

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St. Johnstone vs Falkirk: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

St. Johnstone play Falkirk in Premiership (Scotland). The match date is 19 September 2026. Venue: McDiarmid Park.

Current form

St. Johnstone: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match. Falkirk: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

St. Johnstone scores 1.33 and concedes 1.50 goals per match. Falkirk scores 0.83 and concedes 1.33. League average: 2.61 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: St. Johnstone 67%, Falkirk 67%. Over 2.5: St. Johnstone 50%, Falkirk 50%. League level: BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 56%.

xG, shots and style

St. Johnstone has higher xG: 1.31 vs 1.21. St. Johnstone: 11.0 shots per match, Falkirk: 10.8.

Match halves

St. Johnstone: half-time lead 17%, second-half goals 0.83. Falkirk: half-time lead 17%, second-half goals 0.33.

Goals by minute

St. Johnstone: 16-30 (2 goals). Falkirk: 0-15 (2 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Premiership: 2.61 goals per match, BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 56%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.23)
(3.65)
(3.00)

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.

St. JohnstoneFalkirk
1.33Goals scored / match0.83
St. JohnstoneFalkirk
1.5Goals conceded / match1.33
St. JohnstoneFalkirk
50%Average possession45%
St. JohnstoneFalkirk
3.5Shots on target / match3.33
St. JohnstoneFalkirk

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

11Shots per match10.83
St. JohnstoneFalkirk
3.5Shots on target3.33
St. JohnstoneFalkirk
12.1%Shot conversion7.7%
St. JohnstoneFalkirk
50%Possession45%
St. JohnstoneFalkirk
1.31xG for1.21
St. JohnstoneFalkirk
1.49xG against1.74
St. JohnstoneFalkirk

Shooting quality

St. Johnstone: BalancedFalkirk: Balanced
St. JohnstoneFalkirk
Accuracy (shots on target)32%31%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.380.25

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.

Falkirk is 25% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / match - St. Johnstone · 1 pts / match - Falkirk

St. Johnstone
LLDWL
Season result split
33% W17% D50% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-1-3
1.17 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-0-1
Last 5 at home
2-0-1
WWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.23Opponent xG: 1.58BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%
Falkirk
DLLDW
Season result split
17% W33% D50% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-2-3
0.83 pts / match · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-2-1
Last 5 away
0-2-1
DLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.13Opponent xG: 1.75BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%

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 60% better for: goals scored per match.

1.33 goals / match - St. Johnstone · 0.83 goals / match - Falkirk

Falkirk is 13% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.5 goals / match - St. Johnstone · 1.33 goals / match - Falkirk

St. Johnstone scoring profile: very strong

St. Johnstone scores in 67% of matches (4 of 6 matches), while Falkirk keeps a clean sheet in 17% (1 of 6 matches).

Falkirk scoring profile: very strong

Falkirk scores in 67% of matches (4 of 6 matches), while St. Johnstone keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 6 matches).

8Goals scored (season)5
St. JohnstoneFalkirk
9Goals conceded (season)8
St. JohnstoneFalkirk
2.83Average goals in match2.17
St. JohnstoneFalkirk
4Goals scored (last 5)5
St. JohnstoneFalkirk
6Goals conceded (last 5)6
St. JohnstoneFalkirk

How often they score at least...

67%1 goal67%
St. JohnstoneFalkirk
33%2 goals17%
St. JohnstoneFalkirk
17%3 goals0%
St. JohnstoneFalkirk
17%4 goals0%
St. JohnstoneFalkirk

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal83%
St. JohnstoneFalkirk
33%2 goals50%
St. JohnstoneFalkirk
17%3 goals0%
St. JohnstoneFalkirk
0%4 goals0%
St. JohnstoneFalkirk

* 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.

50%
League average

Goal patterns

33%BTTS at half-time33%
St. JohnstoneFalkirk
17%BTTS in both halves0%
St. JohnstoneFalkirk
17%Scored in both halves17%
St. JohnstoneFalkirk

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
St. JohnstoneFalkirk
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
St. JohnstoneFalkirk
60%BTTS - last 580%
St. JohnstoneFalkirk

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

50%Min. 1 goal before half-time83%
St. JohnstoneFalkirk
50%Min. 2 goals before half-time50%
St. JohnstoneFalkirk
17%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
St. JohnstoneFalkirk

2nd half

83%Min. 1 goal after half-time83%
St. JohnstoneFalkirk
33%Min. 2 goals after half-time0%
St. JohnstoneFalkirk
17%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
St. JohnstoneFalkirk

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 17% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.17 pts / match - St. Johnstone · 1 pts / match - Falkirk

St. Johnstone - half-time state
17% leading67% draw17% trailing
Falkirk - half-time state
17% leading50% draw33% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.17Points per match (1st half)1
St. JohnstoneFalkirk
0.5Goals scored (1st half)0.5
St. JohnstoneFalkirk
0.67Goals conceded (1st half)0.83
St. JohnstoneFalkirk
1.17Average goals (1st half)1.33
St. JohnstoneFalkirk
50%Clean sheet before half-time33%
St. JohnstoneFalkirk
67%No goal before half-time50%
St. JohnstoneFalkirk

After half-time (2nd half)

1.33Points per match (2nd half)1.17
St. JohnstoneFalkirk
0.83Goals scored (2nd half)0.33
St. JohnstoneFalkirk
0.83Goals conceded (2nd half)0.5
St. JohnstoneFalkirk
1.67Average goals (2nd half)0.83
St. JohnstoneFalkirk
33%Clean sheet after half-time50%
St. JohnstoneFalkirk
50%No goal after half-time67%
St. JohnstoneFalkirk

St. Johnstone - second-half results

33% W33% D33% L
7
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
8
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.17
PPG before half-time
Lead holding194%

Leads at half-time in 17% of matches and wins 33%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Falkirk - second-half results

33% W17% D50% L
6
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
7
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 17% of matches and wins 17%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.3

Defence stays stable across the full match.

St. Johnstone - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.00
Goals scored / match0.40.4
Goals conceded / match0.60.6
Average goals in match1.01.0
1 goal40%80%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-1-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Falkirk - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.40
Goals scored / match0.60.4
Goals conceded / match0.80.4
Average goals in match1.40.8
1 goal80%80%
2 goals60%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference-10
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3

* 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.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (2 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

Falkirk
ScoredConceded
2
3
0-15
0
2
16-30
1
0
31-45
0
0
46-60
2
0
61-75
0
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (2 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

* 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

2.50
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
96%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
67%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
45%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
11%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 9 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

St. Johnstone

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.18
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.01
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.02
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.01
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
106%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
110%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.37
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

Falkirk

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.53
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.03
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.38
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.41
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
61%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
106%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.17
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 40% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

* 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 (Premiership).

Teams vs league

St. JohnstoneLigaFalkirk
Average goals in match 2.832.61 2.17
Both teams scored 67%50% 67%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%56% 50%
Clean sheets 0%28% 17%
Goal before half-time 50%78% 83%
Goal after half-time 83%81% 83%

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

2.61
Average goals per match
50%
Both teams scored
56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.25
Home goals / match
1.36
Away goals / match
+-8%
Home attack advantage
+-9%
Home defence advantage
+0%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
36%
2 goals
8%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

FAQ

When do St. Johnstone and Falkirk play?

St. Johnstone face Falkirk on 19 September 2026 in Premiership at McDiarmid Park. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

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

St. Johnstone score 1.33 goals per game on average and Falkirk 0.83. The Premiership average is 2.61 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 56% of games. Both teams score in 67% of St. Johnstone's matches and 67% of Falkirk's.

What form are St. Johnstone and Falkirk in?

Over the last 5 games St. Johnstone have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Falkirk 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

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

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for St. Johnstone vs Falkirk: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.