In a weekend match in week 7, on Sat Sep 10th, Kilmarnock will play host to St. Johnstone in a clash of these two evenly matched Premiership teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 11th placed Kilmarnock, recorded a 0-1 loss against Hibernian. Joe Newell scored the first goal for Hibernian in the 12th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Kilmarnock couldn’t muster any offence and Hibernian ran away with the shutout win. Kilmarnock looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while in their last match, 9th placed St. Johnstone, recorded a 3-0 shutout win against St. Mirren. Nicholas Clark struck first for St. Johnstone in the 26th minute on a feed from Stevie May, then Drey Wright added another in the 66th minute In the end, St. Mirren couldn’t muster any offence and St. Johnstone ran away with the shutout win. St. Johnstone looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
St. Johnstone’s most prolific scorer has been Graham Carey. The Irish midfielder has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. Ash Taylor and Armstrong are the top scorers for Kilmarnock in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.