Kilmarnock v St Johnstone

Kilmarnock vs St Johnstone Preview

Kilmarnock will no doubt be relieved to be returning to the home surroundings of their BBSP Stadium Rugby Park for this Sunday afternoon's clash with St Johnstone after being handed a heavy 4-0 loss away from home at least season's title winners, Celtic, while St Johnstone also slipped to defeat on the opening day of the Scottish Premiership season last weekend with a 2-1 loss at home to Aberdeen.

Despite now losing two out of their last three games in the domestic top flight which includes a heavy 5-0 loss at home to Celtic towards the end of the previous campaign, Kilmarnock have actually lost just three of their last 11 league matches, or the bigger picture shows just four losses in their previous 17 games overall.

The four defeats have come in the form of two losses each to the likes of Rangers and Celtic which are no disgrace but Killie have also picked up four wins in their last 11 games overall which consist of victories gained over St Mirren (home and away), Ross County and St Johnstone.

Goals may feature prominently in this upcoming clash against St Johnstone as six of Kilmarnock's last 10 games overall in the Premiership have resulted in Over 2.5 goals.

St Johnstone have found league wins hard to come by in the Scottish Premiership and this was underlined towards the end of last season when only goal difference saved them from being involved in the promotion/relegation play-off as the visitors finished third from bottom in the Relegation Round group after the league split in two.

St Johnstone have managed to capture just one win in their last seven matches in the Scottish top flight which came in the form of a 2-1 win away from home at Motherwell on the final day of last season's campaign which also saved them from slipping down into the play-off spot.

The bigger picture however further underlines the difficulties St Johnstone have had in terms of collecting wins in the Premiership as the visitors have managed to pick up just four victories in their previous 22 attempts, whilst also slipping to 13 defeats within this period as well.

The glimmer of hope for The Saints is that all four of their rare victories have been achieved on their travels but this certainly does not vindicate backing the visitors for a win here by any means!

However, goals look set to feature in this upcoming encounter as no fewer than seven of St Johnstone's last 10 games overall have resulted in Over 2.5 goals being scored.

Kilmarnock v St Johnstone Verdict

Two of the last three meetings have produced three goals or more so this looks the more likely outcome here.

Therefore, our main bet will be Over 2.5 goals @ 2.10

Other side bets worth considering:

Over 2.5 goals & BTTS Yes @ 2.60

Correct Score: St Johnstone win @ 4.50