Match Report
The table gap was wide: 32 points between St. Johnstone (1st, 77 pts) and Raith Rovers (5th, 45 pts). Against a league average of 1.22 goals per team per game, St. Johnstone ran at 1.86 scored and 0.69 conceded, Raith Rovers at 1.19 and 1.17.
Momentum sat with St. Johnstone, winners of their last three.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 4 for St. Johnstone, 0 for Raith Rovers and 2 drawn, at 2.67 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 33% of the wins in this matchup.
McDiarmid Park, capacity 10,696, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, St. Johnstone led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-0 the final score.
Goal scorers
St. Johnstone: Jamie Gullan (21'), Jamie Gullan (41')
Key stats
Possession: St. Johnstone 57% · Raith Rovers 43% · Total shots: 12-6 · On target: 5-2 · Corners: 11-0