St. Johnstone vs Raith Rovers: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

St. Johnstone played Raith Rovers in Championship (Scotland). The match was played on 6 December 2025. Final score: 0:0.

Current form

St. Johnstone: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match. Raith Rovers: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

St. Johnstone scores 2.06 and concedes 0.94 goals per match. Raith Rovers scores 0.88 and concedes 1.13. League average: 2.46 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: St. Johnstone 56%, Raith Rovers 25%. Over 2.5: St. Johnstone 69%, Raith Rovers 25%. League level: BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 45%.

xG, shots and style

St. Johnstone has higher xG: 1.87 vs 1.34. St. Johnstone: 15.9 shots per match, Raith Rovers: 10.7.

Match halves

St. Johnstone: half-time lead 50%, second-half goals 0.94. Raith Rovers: half-time lead 19%, second-half goals 0.50.

Goals by minute

St. Johnstone: 16-30 (10 goals). Raith Rovers: 46-60 (3 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Championship: 2.46 goals per match, BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 45%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 1-0-0. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

68Possession (%)32
St. JohnstoneRaith Rovers
19Shots4
St. JohnstoneRaith Rovers
5Shots on target1
St. JohnstoneRaith Rovers
2.26xG0.57
St. JohnstoneRaith Rovers
8Corners1
St. JohnstoneRaith Rovers
99Dangerous attacks33
St. JohnstoneRaith Rovers
5Fouls14
St. JohnstoneRaith Rovers
0Cards5
St. JohnstoneRaith Rovers

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. JohnstoneRaith Rovers
2.06Goals scored / match0.88
St. JohnstoneRaith Rovers
0.94Goals conceded / match1.13
St. JohnstoneRaith Rovers
61%Average possession50%
St. JohnstoneRaith Rovers
5.56Shots on target / match3.5
St. JohnstoneRaith Rovers

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

15.88Shots per match10.69
St. JohnstoneRaith Rovers
5.56Shots on target3.5
St. JohnstoneRaith Rovers
13%Shot conversion8.2%
St. JohnstoneRaith Rovers
61%Possession50%
St. JohnstoneRaith Rovers
1.87xG for1.34
St. JohnstoneRaith Rovers
0.87xG against1.15
St. JohnstoneRaith Rovers

Shooting quality

St. Johnstone: DominantRaith Rovers: Balanced
St. JohnstoneRaith Rovers
Accuracy (shots on target)35%33%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.370.25

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.

St. Johnstone is 100% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / match - St. Johnstone · 1 pts / match - Raith Rovers

St. Johnstone
WWDWL
Season result split
63% W25% D13% L
Season (W-D-L)
10-4-2
2.13 pts / match · goal difference +18
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-3-0
Last 5 at home
3-2-0
WDDWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.8Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.89Opponent xG: 0.77BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 100%
Raith Rovers
WDLLD
Season result split
31% W25% D44% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-4-7
1.19 pts / match · goal difference -4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-2-4
Last 5 away
0-2-3
DLLLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.53Opponent xG: 1.16BTTS: 40%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 134% better for: goals scored per match.

2.06 goals / match - St. Johnstone · 0.88 goals / match - Raith Rovers

St. Johnstone is 20% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.94 goals / match - St. Johnstone · 1.13 goals / match - Raith Rovers

St. Johnstone scoring profile: strong

St. Johnstone scores in 88% of matches (14 of 16 matches), while Raith Rovers keeps a clean sheet in 44% (7 of 16 matches).

Raith Rovers scoring profile: mixed

Raith Rovers scores in 56% of matches (9 of 16 matches), while St. Johnstone keeps a clean sheet in 44% (7 of 16 matches).

33Goals scored (season)14
St. JohnstoneRaith Rovers
15Goals conceded (season)18
St. JohnstoneRaith Rovers
3Average goals in match2
St. JohnstoneRaith Rovers
14Goals scored (last 5)4
St. JohnstoneRaith Rovers
7Goals conceded (last 5)6
St. JohnstoneRaith Rovers

How often they score at least...

88%1 goal56%
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63%2 goals25%
St. JohnstoneRaith Rovers
31%3 goals6%
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19%4 goals0%
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How often they concede at least...

56%1 goal56%
St. JohnstoneRaith Rovers
25%2 goals44%
St. JohnstoneRaith Rovers
13%3 goals13%
St. JohnstoneRaith Rovers
0%4 goals0%
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* 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

19%BTTS at half-time13%
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6%BTTS in both halves0%
St. JohnstoneRaith Rovers
44%Scored in both halves6%
St. JohnstoneRaith Rovers

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS13%
St. JohnstoneRaith Rovers
19%Min. 3 goals without BTTS13%
St. JohnstoneRaith Rovers
60%BTTS - last 540%
St. JohnstoneRaith Rovers

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

81%Min. 1 goal before half-time63%
St. JohnstoneRaith Rovers
44%Min. 2 goals before half-time19%
St. JohnstoneRaith Rovers
19%Min. 3 goals before half-time6%
St. JohnstoneRaith Rovers

2nd half

81%Min. 1 goal after half-time75%
St. JohnstoneRaith Rovers
44%Min. 2 goals after half-time25%
St. JohnstoneRaith Rovers
13%Min. 3 goals after half-time6%
St. JohnstoneRaith Rovers

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 71% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.81 pts / match - St. Johnstone · 1.06 pts / match - Raith Rovers

St. Johnstone - half-time state
50% leading31% draw19% trailing
Raith Rovers - half-time state
19% leading50% draw31% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.81Points per match (1st half)1.06
St. JohnstoneRaith Rovers
1.13Goals scored (1st half)0.38
St. JohnstoneRaith Rovers
0.44Goals conceded (1st half)0.56
St. JohnstoneRaith Rovers
1.56Average goals (1st half)0.94
St. JohnstoneRaith Rovers
63%Clean sheet before half-time56%
St. JohnstoneRaith Rovers
38%No goal before half-time69%
St. JohnstoneRaith Rovers

After half-time (2nd half)

1.94Points per match (2nd half)1.19
St. JohnstoneRaith Rovers
0.94Goals scored (2nd half)0.5
St. JohnstoneRaith Rovers
0.5Goals conceded (2nd half)0.56
St. JohnstoneRaith Rovers
1.44Average goals (2nd half)1.06
St. JohnstoneRaith Rovers
75%Clean sheet after half-time56%
St. JohnstoneRaith Rovers
31%No goal after half-time69%
St. JohnstoneRaith Rovers

St. Johnstone - second-half results

56% W25% D19% L
29
Half-time points
18
Half-time goals
+11
Goal difference (1st half)
31
Second-half points
+7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.81
PPG before half-time
Lead holding126%

Leads at half-time in 50% of matches and wins 63%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Raith Rovers - second-half results

31% W25% D44% L
17
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
19
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.06
PPG before half-time
Lead holding163%

Leads at half-time in 19% of matches and wins 31%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

St. Johnstone - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.001.60
Goals scored / match1.81.0
Goals conceded / match0.60.8
Average goals in match2.41.8
1 goal100%80%
2 goals80%60%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal20%20%
Goal difference+6+1
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 9
Raith Rovers - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.200.80
Goals scored / match0.40.4
Goals conceded / match0.40.8
Average goals in match0.81.2
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference0-2
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* 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
4
3
0-15
10
1
16-30
4
3
31-45
4
3
46-60
4
3
61-75
7
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (10 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +5 - wins late phases.

Raith Rovers
ScoredConceded
2
5
0-15
2
2
16-30
2
2
31-45
3
1
46-60
2
3
61-75
3
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (3 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - 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
1.6 : 0.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
102%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
41%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-20%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
49%
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

St. Johnstone

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+1.00
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.12
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.19
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.07
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
157%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
82%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.13
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
21% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
21%

Raith Rovers

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.19
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.44
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.
-0.46
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.02
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
77%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
86%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.19
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
21% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
21%

* 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

St. JohnstoneLigaRaith Rovers
Average goals in match 3.002.46 2.00
Both teams scored 56%50% 25%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 69%45% 25%
Clean sheets 44%31% 44%
Goal before half-time 81%74% 63%
Goal after half-time 81%73% 75%

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

2.46
Average goals per match
50%
Both teams scored
45%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
31%
Clean sheets
1.31
Home goals / match
1.15
Away goals / match
+14%
Home attack advantage
+12%
Home defence advantage
+10%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
28%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
5%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
73%
1 goal
40%
2 goals
14%
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. Raith RoversYellow cardPaul Nsio
  2. Raith RoversYellow cardPaul Hanlon
  3. Raith RoversSubstitutionOn: Ross MatthewsOff: Paul Nsio
  4. Raith RoversYellow cardJosh Mullin
  5. Raith RoversYellow cardJordan Doherty
  6. Raith RoversSubstitutionOn: Kai MontaguOff: Dylan Easton
  7. Raith RoversYellow cardLewis Stevenson
  8. Raith RoversSubstitutionOn: Jai RoweOff: Paul McMullan
  9. St. JohnstoneSubstitutionOn: Kai FotheringhamOff: Adama Sidibeh
  10. St. JohnstoneSubstitutionOn: Uche IkpeazuOff: Joshua McPake
  11. St. JohnstoneSubstitutionOn: Jannik Ikendo WannerOff: Stephen Mallan

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.

Lloyd WilsonMatches officiated: 12
5.25Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 225%Home wins25%Draws50%Away wins

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: St. Johnstone 1 - 0 - 0 Raith Rovers. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

Raith Rovers FC
0 : 2
Saint Johnstone FC

FAQ

What was the result of St. Johnstone vs Raith Rovers?

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

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

St. Johnstone score 2.06 goals per game on average and Raith Rovers 0.88. The Championship average is 2.46 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 45% of games. Both teams score in 56% of St. Johnstone's matches and 25% of Raith Rovers's.

What form are St. Johnstone and Raith Rovers in?

Over the last 5 games St. Johnstone have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Raith Rovers 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

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

The statistical background for St. Johnstone vs Raith Rovers — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.