On the 4th of December, St. Johnstone hosts Ross County in a clash of these two closely matched Premiership teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 0 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 9th placed St. Johnstone is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Hibernian. Ryan Porteous scored the first goal for St. Johnstone on an own goal in the 40th minute, then in the 83rd minute, Jamie Murphy sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Kevin Nisbet Finally they completed the comback victory in the 86th minute on a goal by Jamie Murphy to cap off a wild match. St. Johnstone is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while ross County sits at 12th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Dundee United. Louis Appere scored the first goal for Dundee United in the 49th minute, then Jack Baldwin got the equalizer for Ross County in the 3rd minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Joseph Hungbo earning Ross County a comeback draw. Ross County looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 31st of July, Ross County hosted St. Johnstone in their last match together. Ross County and St. Johnstone battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Ross County nor St. Johnstone could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 4 and 10 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,.
Ross County is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Regan Charles-Cook and Ross Callachan each having 2 goals in their last five. St. Johnstone hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Liam Gordon and Ali Crawford, and they each have 1 goal.