Kilmarnock vs St. Johnstone Prediction: Kilmarnock to stay firm to resist fourth straight losses

Kilmarnock hosts St. Johnstone, who have won their last three games, and they'll be looking to stop a losing streak against Hibernian, Livingston, and Aberdeen. Meanwhile, St. Johnstone will be looking to build on last week's 1-2 victory over Dundee Utd. by claiming victory on the road when they visit Kilmarnock to play at Rugby Park Stadium.

Kilmarnock has struggled this season in the Scottish Premiership, losing four of their six matches. Kilmarnock's lone league win this season came against Motherwell two weeks ago, but they could not repeat the feat against Hibernian on Saturday. After this most recent loss, Kilmarnock is only above winless Dundee United in the Scottish Premiership's basement. Their offensive ranks second-to-worst in the league, with only three goals scored, and their defense ranks last with eleven goals allowed.

St. Johnstone is two points and two positions better off than there Wednesday’s opponent, Kilmarnock, but they have not had a great start to the season either. Just two of their first six matches have ended in victories, and they sit in last place with just three league teams with fewer points. A victory over St. Mirren over the weekend ended a troubling three-game losing streak and helped relieve some of the pressure. St. Johnstone has the most goals scored by any team in the bottom half, but defensive lapses have prevented them from earning additional points. St. Johnstone, on the other hand, has won the previous four meetings between the two teams, so they should head into Wednesday's game confidently and hoping to achieve their first season-long winning streak.

Kilmarnock defeated St. Johnstone 1-0 in August 2019, and Killie would want a repeat performance this weekend. Looking back to 31st August 2019, we find that Kilmarnock has won 1 and St. Johnstone has won 4, with one game ending in a draw. In this time frame, both teams scored 13 goals: Killie with five and The Saints with eight. There are typically 2.17 goals scored in a match.