Aug 12th features a match where Ross County will play host to St. Johnstone in a meeting of these two evenly matched Premiership teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Ross County recorded a 2-4 loss against Celtic. David Turnbull scored the first goal for Celtic in the 17th minute on a penalty kick, then Kyogo Furuhashi added another in the 26th minute on a feed from Liel Abada. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, St. Johnstone recorded a 0-2 loss against Hearts. Yutaro Oda struck first for Hearts in the 75th minute, then Lawrence Shankland added another in the 6th minute of the second half’s stoppage time In the end, St. Johnstone couldn’t muster any offence and Hearts ran away with the shutout win. St. Johnstone looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win and 2 draws each.
Stevie May has been the most prolific scorer on St. Johnstone in the last five matches with 2 goals. Ross County’s most prolific scorer has been Matthew Wright. He has netted three goals over the last five matches.