Match Report
26 points separated the sides: St. Johnstone 1st on 77, Dunfermline Athletic 4th on 51. In league terms the two rates read 1.44/1.14 for Dunfermline Athletic and 1.86/0.69 for St. Johnstone (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.22.
St. Johnstone were unbeaten in 12.
The sides have met 7 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Dunfermline Athletic, 2 draws and 3 for St. Johnstone, at 2.57 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 29% of those meetings.
The venue was East End Park, with room for 11,480 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 0-2.
Goal scorers
St. Johnstone: Reece McAlear (56'), R. Paton (72')
Key stats
Possession: Dunfermline Athletic 53% · St. Johnstone 47% · Total shots: 4-12 · On target: 0-4 · Corners: 3-7