ST Johnstone vs Dunfermline

2 - 1
🕒 Fri, 19 Sep 2025 19:45 Europe/London 📍 McDiarmid Park 🧑‍⚖️ Matthew MacDermid 🔁 Regular Season - 7 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 7
Regular Season Table
ST Johnstone 1 · Dunfermline 4
Referee Stats
5 matches · 4.20 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.20
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.20
Over 4.5 cards 40%
Home wins 60%
Draws 40%
Away wins 0%

Team Overview

ST Johnstone (Home stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 11-6-1

Goals For / Against

37 / 11
Avg: 2.06 / 0.61

Points

39
Avg: 2.17

Clean Sheets

10

Failed to Score

4
Dunfermline (Away stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 7-4-7

Goals For / Against

28 / 22
Avg: 1.56 / 1.22

Points

25
Avg: 1.39

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

5

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.17
PPG
1.39
2.06
GF
1.56
0.61
GA
1.22
50%
O2.5
50%
39%
BTTS
39%
44%
Score 1st
39%

League-position context

ST Johnstone rank1st
Dunfermline rank4th
ST Johnstone points77
Dunfermline points51
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.
Dunfermline: #4 · 51 pts · GD +11
15 pts off the top 2. 15 pts above the play-off edge. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.
26-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.

Dunfermline last 5 away

W D L W D
Points8/15
Weighted index58
Goals9-6
Record2-2-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

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%

Dunfermline trend breakdown

Over 2.550%
BTTS39%
BTTS + O2.533%
1H Over 0.583%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

ST Johnstone score at home78%
ST Johnstone clean sheet at home56%
Dunfermline score away72%
Dunfermline clean sheet away39%

First-goal patterns

ST Johnstone score first44%
ST Johnstone win after scoring first100%
Dunfermline score first39%
Dunfermline win after scoring first86%
Comeback rate after conceding first: ST Johnstone 83% · Dunfermline 25%
Avg first goal minute: ST Johnstone 20.6' · Dunfermline 36.0'

Vs league average

ST Johnstone score at home2.06 vs 1.34
ST Johnstone concede at home0.61 vs 1.09
Dunfermline score away1.56 vs 1.09
Dunfermline concede away1.22 vs 1.34
ST Johnstone score 54% above league average, while Dunfermline score 42% above league average.
Defensive side: ST Johnstone are 44% below league average at home, and Dunfermline are 9% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4
Avg goals2.50
BTTS50%
Over 2.550%
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

Dunfermline goal timing (away)

1H scored: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 9
46-60 5
61-75 4
76-90+ 4
16-30 2
0-15 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 5
16-30 5
46-60 3
76-90+ 3
61-75 2
31-45 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
Total Shots
Shots off Goal
Blocked Shots
Shots Inside Box
Shots Outside Box
Ball Possession
Corner Kicks
Fouls
Offsides
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
Total Passes
Passes Accurate
Passes %

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
34'
34' Z. Rudden
1st substitution · For: A. Tod
35'
35' R. MacLeod
43'
43' Goal · 0-1
R. MacLeod
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Cáceres
46'
46' J. Svedberg
1st substitution · For: J. Wanner
51'
51' Goal · 1-1
K. Fotheringham
Normal Goal
61'
61' K. Fotheringham
2nd substitution · For: J. Gullan
61'
61' Adama Sidibeh
3rd substitution · For: U. Ikpeazu
70'
70' A. Amade
2nd substitution · For: K. Ritchie-Hosler
70'
70' R. MacLeod
3rd substitution · For: T. Oakley-Boothe
74'
74' M. Foulds
4th substitution · For: M. Boyes
83'
83' J. Tod
83'
83' Goal · 2-1
J. McPake
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Gullan
88'
88' J. McPake
5th substitution · For: S. Sprangler
88'
88' J. Cáceres
4th substitution · For: C. Kane
88'
88' R. Fraser
5th substitution · For: J. Cooper
90+3'
90+3' J. Holt

ST Johnstone vs Dunfermline 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

ST Johnstone beat Dunfermline 2-1 on Friday, 19 September 2025 in Championship. The match was refereed by Matthew MacDermid. It was played at McDiarmid Park.

First half: Dunfermline made their 1st substitution at 34', with Z. Rudden replacing A. Tod. R. MacLeod received a yellow card for Dunfermline at 35'. Dunfermline took the lead at 43' when R. MacLeod scored, with the assist credited to J. Cáceres, making the score 0-1.

Second half: ST Johnstone made their 1st substitution at 46', with J. Svedberg replacing J. Wanner. ST Johnstone leveled the score at 51' when K. Fotheringham scored, making the score 1-1. ST Johnstone made their 2nd substitution at 61', with K. Fotheringham replacing J. Gullan. ST Johnstone made their 3rd substitution at 61', with Adama Sidibeh replacing U. Ikpeazu. Dunfermline made their 2nd substitution at 70', with A. Amade replacing K. Ritchie-Hosler. Dunfermline made their 3rd substitution at 70', with R. MacLeod replacing T. Oakley-Boothe. ST Johnstone made their 4th substitution at 74', with M. Foulds replacing M. Boyes. J. Tod received a yellow card for Dunfermline at 83'. ST Johnstone took the lead at 83' when J. McPake scored, with the assist credited to J. Gullan, making the score 2-1. ST Johnstone made their 5th substitution at 88', with J. McPake replacing S. Sprangler. Dunfermline made their 4th substitution at 88', with J. Cáceres replacing C. Kane. Dunfermline made their 5th substitution at 88', with R. Fraser replacing J. Cooper. J. Holt received a yellow card for ST Johnstone at 90+3'.

ST Johnstone used 5 substitutions while Dunfermline used 5 substitutions. ST Johnstone got 1 yellow card, while Dunfermline got 2 yellow cards.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games4
Home Wins2
Draws1
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals2 (50.0%)
BTTS2 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games2
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (50.0%)
BTTS1 (50.0%)

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