Week 17 features a match on Saturday Dec 4th, where St. Johnstone plays host to Ross County in a clash of the Premiership. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 0 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 9th placed St. Johnstone, recorded a 1-2 loss against Hibernian. Ryan Porteous scored the first goal for St. Johnstone on an own goal in the 40th minute, then in the 83rd minute, Jamie Murphy sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Kevin Nisbet But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 86th minute on a goal by Jamie Murphy. St. Johnstone is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 12th placed Ross County, recorded a 1-1 draw against Dundee United. Appere scored the first goal for Dundee United in the 49th minute, then Jack Baldwin got the equalizer for Ross County in the 3rd minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Joseph Hungbo earning Ross County a comeback draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
On Saturday Jul 31st, Ross County hosted St. Johnstone at the Global Energy Stadium in their last match together. Ross County and St. Johnstone battled to a 0-0 draw. Ross County had 4 on net, and St. Johnstone had 10, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,.
Both Regan Charles-Cook and Ross Callachan have been the hottest scorers for Ross County in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. St. Johnstone is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Liam Gordon and Ali Crawford each only have 1 goal in their last 5.