Match Report
The table read 4th (Linlithgow Rose, 3 pts) against 3rd (St. Johnstone, 6 pts), 3 points apart. On recent form Linlithgow Rose sat only 28th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 4th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Linlithgow Rose 0.5 scored and 1.75 conceded per game, St. Johnstone 1.5 and 0.5, with the league averaging 1.52.
Linlithgow Rose's unbeaten run stood at 14, having scored in 15 consecutive games. St. Johnstone arrived on a run of eight straight wins, having scored in 9 consecutive games.
St. Johnstone led 2-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-2.
Goal scorers
St. Johnstone: Kai Fotheringham (8'), R. Paton (29')
Key stats
Possession: Linlithgow Rose 36% · St. Johnstone 64% · Total shots: 7-21 · On target: 4-11 · Corners: 1-4