ST Johnstone vs Arbroath

ST Johnstone

1 - 0

Arbroath

🕒 Sat, 03 Jan 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 McDiarmid Park 🧑‍⚖️ Iain Snedden 🔁 Regular Season - 21 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 21

Regular Season Table

ST Johnstone 1 · Arbroath 3

Referee Stats

Iain Snedden

6 matches · 4.50 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.50
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.17
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	33%
Draws	50%
Away wins	17%

Team Overview

ST Johnstone (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-6-1

Goals For / Against

37 / 11

Avg: 2.06 / 0.61

Points

Avg: 2.17

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Arbroath (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-5-8

Goals For / Against

16 / 21

Avg: 0.89 / 1.17

Points

Avg: 1.11

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.17

PPG

1.11

2.06

0.89

0.61

1.17

50%

O2.5

44%

39%

BTTS

44%

Score 1st

33%

League-position context

ST Johnstone rank1st

Arbroath rank3rd

ST Johnstone points77

Arbroath points52

ST Johnstone: #1 · 77 pts · GD +42

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 41 pts above the play-off edge. 38 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Arbroath: #3 · 52 pts · GD +2

14 pts off the top 2. 16 pts above the play-off edge. 13 pts clear of the relegation zone.

25-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

ST Johnstone last 5 home

W W D W W

Points13/15

Weighted index87

Goals11-2

Record4-1-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Arbroath last 5 away

D L L D D

Points3/15

Weighted index18

Goals1-3

Record0-3-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

ST Johnstone trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS39%

BTTS + O2.528%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 83% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 11%

Arbroath trend breakdown

Over 2.544%

BTTS44%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.544%

Also: Over 0.5 83% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

ST Johnstone score at home78%

ST Johnstone clean sheet at home56%

Arbroath score away50%

Arbroath clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

ST Johnstone score first44%

ST Johnstone win after scoring first100%

Arbroath score first33%

Arbroath win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: ST Johnstone 83% · Arbroath 22%

Avg first goal minute: ST Johnstone 20.6' · Arbroath 28.8'

Vs league average

ST Johnstone score at home2.06 vs 1.34

ST Johnstone concede at home0.61 vs 1.09

Arbroath score away0.89 vs 1.09

Arbroath concede away1.17 vs 1.34

ST Johnstone score 54% above league average, while Arbroath score 19% below league average.

Defensive side: ST Johnstone are 44% below league average at home, and Arbroath are 13% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4

Avg goals3.50

BTTS50%

Over 2.575%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 2.

ST Johnstone goal timing (home)

1H scored: 51% 2H scored: 49% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 10

76-90+ 7

31-45 6

46-60 6

61-75 4

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 3

16-30 2

46-60 2

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

61-75 1

Arbroath goal timing (away)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

31-45 3

46-60 3

61-75 3

16-30 2

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 4

46-60 4

61-75 4

76-90+ 4

16-30 3

0-15 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

—

Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

—

Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

25' ⚽

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25' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Adama Sidibeh

Normal Goal

59'

59' G. Reilly

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ G. Reilly

1st substitution · For: T. Beadling

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ S. Stewart

2nd substitution · For: R. Dow

79'

79' J. Holt

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ D. Mebude

3rd substitution · For: N. Todorov

86'

86' Adama Sidibeh

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ J. Gullan

1st substitution · For: V. Griffith

ST Johnstone vs Arbroath 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

ST Johnstone beat Arbroath 1-0 on Saturday, 03 January 2026 in Championship. The match was refereed by Iain Snedden. It was played at McDiarmid Park.

First half: ST Johnstone took the lead at 25' when Adama Sidibeh scored, making the score 1-0.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. G. Reilly received a yellow card for Arbroath at 59'. Arbroath made their 1st substitution at 64', with G. Reilly replacing T. Beadling. Arbroath made their 2nd substitution at 76', with S. Stewart replacing R. Dow. J. Holt received a yellow card for ST Johnstone at 79'. Arbroath made their 3rd substitution at 80', with D. Mebude replacing N. Todorov. Adama Sidibeh received a yellow card for ST Johnstone at 86'. ST Johnstone made their 1st substitution at 89', with J. Gullan replacing V. Griffith.

ST Johnstone used 1 substitution while Arbroath used 3 substitutions. ST Johnstone got 2 yellow cards, while Arbroath got 1 yellow card.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	4
Home Wins	3
Draws	0
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (75.0%)
BTTS	2 (50.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	2
Home Wins	2
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (50.0%)
BTTS	0 (0.0%)

ST Johnstone vs Arbroath Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

04 Apr 2026 Arbroath vs ST Johnstone 2 - 4 03 Jan 2026 ST Johnstone vs Arbroath 1 - 0 18 Oct 2025 Arbroath vs ST Johnstone 3 - 1 23 Aug 2025 ST Johnstone vs Arbroath 3 - 0