Match summary
Before kickoff, St. Johnstone (1st, 62 pts) were 15 points ahead of Arbroath (3rd, 47 pts). St. Johnstone had gone 10 matches unbeaten before this one.
Arbroath vs St. Johnstone in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- St. Johnstone won 4-2 after trailing 0-1.Trailed from the 35th minute; timeline of 6 goals matches the final score.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Arbroath1W 3D 1L
ArbroathSt. Johnstone
6Pointsof 1511
3Goals scored7
3Goals conceded2
3Clean sheets3
2Scored in a row1
0Unbeaten in a row10
1Without a win2
1Conceded in a row1
Head to head5 meetings · Jul 2021 – Jan 2026
- Arbroath wins
- 1
- Draws
- 1
- St. Johnstone wins
- 3
3.4goals per meeting
60%both teams scored
80%3+ goals
60%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsArbroath 1W 1D 3L · 3.4 goals per game
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 152 earlier results
ArbroathSt. Johnstone
#3Position#1
47Points31 v 31 games62
+4Goal difference+31
1.26Scored per gameleague avg 1.191.74
1.13Conceded per game0.74
#5Form table position#1
Match Timeline
ArbroathSt. Johnstone
- Substitution · Arbroath · Tom Beadling · InOut: Ryan Flynn89'
- Substitution · Arbroath · Victor Enem · InOut: Craig Watson89'
- 86'Substitution · St. Johnstone · T. Steven · InOut: Jamie Gullan
- 85'Yellow Card · St. Johnstone · C. Diabate
- Yellow Card · Arbroath · Aidan McAdams84'
- Substitution · Arbroath · Dapo Mebude · InOut: Gavin Reilly82'
- Substitution · Arbroath · Jacob MacIntyre · InOut: Ryan Dow82'
- Substitution · Arbroath · Lewis Gillie · InOut: Aaron Muirhead82'
- 81'Yellow Card · St. Johnstone · J. McPake
- Yellow Card · Arbroath · Aaron Muirhead80'
- Yellow Card · Arbroath · Ryan Dow76'
- 74'Goal · St. Johnstone · Jack Baird2-4
- Yellow Card · Arbroath · Jack Wilkie73'
- 66'Goal · St. Johnstone · Josh Fowler2-3
- Goal · Arbroath · Thomas O'Brien2-258'
- 56'Goal · St. Johnstone · Liam Smith1-2
- 46'Substitution · St. Johnstone · Josh Fowler · InOut: J. Holt
- 43'Yellow Card · St. Johnstone · Jamie Gullan
- 41'Goal · St. Johnstone · Jamie Gullan1-1
- Goal · Arbroath · Ryan Dow1-035'
- 16'Yellow Card · St. Johnstone · J. Holt
Match Statistics
Match stats
ArbroathSt. Johnstone
49%Ball Possession51%
4Shots Total8
3Shots On Target4
3Corners4
13Fouls15
4Yellow Cards4
1Offsides2
1Shots Off Target4
90Attacks90
41Dangerous Attacks36
2Goals4
5Substitutions2
2Assists2
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-4-2 · 4-2-3-1
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ryan Dow MF | 7.8 | 82' | 1 | 1 | 1/1 | 23 | 1 | 8/19 |
| 6.8 | 83' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 14 | - | 4/6 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 31 | - | 8/14 | |
| 6.6 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 21 | - | 8/15 | |
| 6.6 | 9' | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | - | 1/1 | |
| 6.4 | 8' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 1/5 | |
| 6.3 | 89' | 0 | 0 | - | 39 | - | 5/13 | |
| 6.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 26 | - | 7/27 | |
| 6.1 | 90' | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 15 | - | 4/12 | |
| 5.7 | 81' | 0 | 0 | - | 32 | 1 | 4/11 | |
| 5.7 | 89' | 0 | 0 | - | 17 | - | 4/15 | |
| 5.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 27 | 1 | 5/11 | |
| 5.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 7 | - | 1/1 | |
Lewis Gillie DF | - | 10' | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | - | - |
Shots Total0 On Target0 Off Target0 Blocked0 Passes Total3 Accurate3 Accuracy0% Key Passes0 Long Balls1 Through Balls0 Defense Tackles0 Tackles Won0 Interceptions0 Clearances0 Ball Recovery0 Duels Total0 Won0 Lost0 Won %0% Aerials Won0 Ground Won0 Possession Touches3 Dribbles0/0 Dispossessed0 Other Fouls0 Fouls Drawn0 Chances Created0 Crosses0/0 | ||||||||
| - | 1' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
Victor Enem DF | - | 1' | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | - | - |