- Team form: St. Johnstone are unbeaten in their last five matches, winning three and drawing two.
- Home stats: St. Johnstone average 1.94 goals per game scored and 0.69 per game conceded at home in the Championship 2025-2026.
St. Johnstone: The Champions in Waiting
Season overview
St. Johnstone have been the dominant team in Scotland’s second tier in the 2025-2026 season and have accumulated an impressive 65 points from their 32 games to sit top of the table.
Style of play and key player
Simo Valakari’s team have been a joy to watch for neutral spectators as they dominate with a possession-first game plan. They are capable of controlling the pace of a match and can be just as dangerous when they sit back and let the opposition have the ball, with Joshua McPake being the talisman of their side with 15 Championship goals from 30 appearances.
Home form
St. Johnstone will be a tough team for any Championship side to beat this season, with a home record of nine wins, six draws and just one defeat in 16 games. However, their home form is even better, with one win and one draw in their last two.
Airdrieonians FC: Fighting for survival
Airdrieonians FC are having no such luck this season, with the 2025-2026 Championship table seeing them occupy 9th position with 30 points from 31 games. Aaron Taylor-Sinclair has done a good job to keep the side fighting for their Championship survival, but only time will tell if his pragmatic, transition-based brand of soccer will be enough for Airdrieonians FC to continue to defy the odds.
Euan Henderson leads the line for Airdrieonians FC, with nine goals in his 31 appearances in the Championship this campaign, and will be the focal point of their offense in this game.
Airdrieonians FC come into this game in decent form, with two wins, one draw and two defeats in their last five. This includes a 4-0 away win over Ross County and a 3-1 defeat to Raith Rovers in their previous game.
The visitors have struggled on the road this season however, winning five, drawing three and losing eight of their 16 away matches in the Championship.
- Simo Valakari’s team have been a joy to watch for neutral spectators as they dominate with a possession-first game plan.
- They are capable of controlling the pace of a match and can be just as dangerous when they sit back and let the opposition have the ball, with Joshua McPake being the talisman of their side with 15 Championship goals from 30 appearances.
- Airdrieonians FC come into this game in decent form, with two wins, one draw and two defeats in their last five.
Saintly hosts to dominate another away team
This matchup of a possession-based team versus a transition-based team could be a classic game of chess in which St. Johnstone are looking to dominate the ball and slow the game down while Airdrieonians FC will look to sit deep, defend compactly, press selectively and look to punish St. Johnstone on the counter.
Airdrieonians FC have struggled to get results away from home in the Championship this season, and with St. Johnstone having won the last three meetings between these sides in the Championship, including a 1-0 away win seven weeks ago, the hosts look a good bet to secure another win and maintain their position at the top of the league.
There is a strong chance the home side will keep another clean sheet on Saturday, with a St. Johnstone win, Over 2.5 goals and Both Teams to Score - No all looking very tempting with the odds of 1.43, 1.62 and 1.91, respectively.
