St. Johnstone
- St. Johnstone are unbeaten in three across all competitions, including a 2-4 away win over Ayr United in the Championship.
- St. Johnstone are the favourites to claim the Championship 2025-2026 crown after 18 games, with the Perth side boasting 38 points, 17 more than Greenock Morton, who sit in seventh with 21.
- St. Johnstone have found things particularly tough at McDiarmid Park of late, failing to win any of their last two games there (D1, L1).
- Their best bet at home is Joshua McPake, who has bagged 12 goals in 17 appearances in the Championship this season, including half of their goals in the last six.
- Tomi Adeloye has contributed three goals in their last five matches, providing a secondary scoring threat.
Greenock Morton
- Greenock Morton are winless in two and have won two of their last five.
- Billy Davies’ Greenock Morton are coming off two straight defeats, having lost a penalty shootout to lower-league Stirling Albion in the Challenge Cup before a 1-0 home defeat to Airdrieonians in the Championship.
- Greenock Morton have conceded eight goals in nine Championship away games.
- The Ton have struggled for consistency on their travels, winning just one of their last three away games and two of their nine Championship road trips (W2, D5, L2).
- Morton’s Eamonn Brophy leads Greenock Morton with three goals in 15 Championship games.
Head-to-Head
- The visitors are winless in their last two trips to the home of the St. J’s and were hammered 4-0 by them seven weeks ago in the Championship.
- St. Johnstone are the dominant team here, undefeated at McDiarmid in the Championship this term (W5, D4), and average 2.00 goals scored and only 0.67 conceded in nine home matches.
St. Johnstone
- Their best bet at home is Joshua McPake, who has bagged 12 goals in 17 appearances in the Championship this season, including half of their goals in the last six.
- Tomi Adeloye has contributed three goals in their last five matches, providing a secondary scoring threat.
Greenock Morton
Morton’s Eamonn Brophy leads Greenock Morton with three goals in 15 Championship games .
Betting Insights
- With the odds heavily skewed towards St. Johnstone at 1.36, Greenock Morton are 7.6 to win, so we’re going to look elsewhere for value.
- Over 2.5 goals is a solid alternative at 1.72 given the hosts’ record at home and the visitors’ defensive frailties on the road.
Prediction
With the home field advantage, momentum and bragging rights on the line, we’re backing St. Johnstone to earn all three points.
