St. Johnstone

vs

Kilmarnock

Preview

St. Johnstone

• St. Johnstone have won 8 of their last 10 in all competitions.
• Two of the Premiership's new boys come together at McDiarmid Park on Sunday with St. Johnstone the slight favourites to get the season off to a winning start against Kilmarnock.
• Their recent results have been mixed with three wins and two defeats in their last five, but they have been in scintillating form overall and can carry momentum into the Premiership opener.

Kilmarnock

• Kilmarnock have won 9 of their last 10 in all competitions.
• Killie have won 5 of their 6 away games in all competitions and have conceded just 8 goals in that sequence.
• Kilmarnock are the form side on paper, however, with nine wins from their last 10 and they could be in line for a great season under Neil McCann, who joined on 6 January 2026.

Head-to-Head

• Killie have won two of their last three meetings with the Perth side, who took the other, and there has never been a draw between the two clubs.
• The visitors have also won two of their last three trips to McDiarmid and they have five wins from six away games in all competitions this term, conceding just eight goals in that run.
• St. Johnstone have two wins and a defeat from three home games in all competitions and their average of 3.33 goals for and 2.00 against suggests this will be an open game.

Key Players

• Ruari Paton has been their spark, with three goals in his last five appearances as the Saints have scored 10 in that spell.
• Greg Kiltie has been the end product for Killie, netting two of their last five goals, and he makes the visitors a threat in the final third.

Betting Insights

• The bookies make the Saints 2.12 favourites for this encounter with Killie coming in at 3.2 and the draw 3.45.
• The goals markets look the best starting point for this matchup and Under 2.5 goals at 2.0 and Both Teams To Score - Yes at 1.65 are the selections.

Prediction