St. Johnstone vs Falkirk prediction and preview

Premiership · Saturday 9 January 2027, 15:00 UTC

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St. Johnstone vs Falkirk

Premiership · Saturday 9 January 2027, 15:00 UTC · McDiarmid Park, Perth

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St. Johnstone vs Falkirk preview

The Premiership fixture between St. Johnstone and Falkirk is scheduled for Saturday 9 January 2027 at 15:00 UTC at McDiarmid Park in Perth. St. Johnstone are 7th in the table with 14 points from 12, while Falkirk sit 4th on 18 points after 12 matches.

St. Johnstone come into the game with a D-D-L-D-W run in the league (1 win, 3 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5), while Falkirk's recent sequence reads W-W-W-W-L. Over their last 6, St. Johnstone have scored 1.2 and conceded 1.7 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4. Falkirk average 1.7 scored and 0.7 conceded across their last 6, with 3 clean sheets.

Head to head, St. Johnstone have 0 wins to Falkirk's 0 across 1 meeting, with 1 draw. Those games averaged 2.0 goals, 0 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 1. The most recent meeting, on 19 Sep 2026, ended St. Johnstone 1-1 Falkirk.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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4Falkirk125341512+318LWWWW
7St. Johnstone123541519-414WDLDD

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Head-to-head

1 meetings: St. Johnstone 0, draws 1, Falkirk 0.

Team news

St. Johnstone expected line-up (3-4-2-1)

Toby Steward, Enes Alic, C. Diabate, Liam Smith, Reece McAlear, J. Holt, Joel Cotterill, Matty Todd, Josh Fowler, Taylor Steven

Falkirk expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Scott Bain, Liam Henderson, Lewis Neilson, Ryan Strain, Leon McCann, Brad Spencer, Finley Barbrook, Owen Eames, Ethan Ross, Deniss Melniks, Jacob Murrell

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