Week 17 features a match on Saturday Dec 17th, where Ross County hosts St. Johnstone in a clash of the Premiership. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 4 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Ross County sits at 11th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Celtic. David Cancola struck first for Ross County in the 50th minute on a penalty kick, then David Turnbull got the equalizer for Celtic in the 62nd minute on a feed from Reo Hatate Finally they completed the comback in the 68th minute on a goal by Sead Hakšabanović to cap off a wild match. Ross County is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while st. Johnstone sits at 5th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Motherwell. Drey Wright scored the first goal for St. Johnstone in the 26th minute, then Blair Spittal tied it up for Motherwell in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time earning them at least the one point. St. Johnstone is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 17th of September, St. Johnstone and Ross County battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither St. Johnstone nor Ross County could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 15 and 9 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,.
St. Johnstone’s most prolific scorer has been Nicholas Clark. The Scotish attacker has netted three goals over the last five matches. For Ross County, their top scorers are Jordan White and George Harmon, each having 2 goals in their last five matches.