Kilmarnock vs St Johnstone Prediction: Take a chance on the home team

In the Scottish Premiership, Kilmarnock will play St Johnstone at Rugby Park. The two teams could not secure a win in the opening season game. Will there be a winner in this one?

Kilmarnock are one of the three teams without a point this season, as they sit at the bottom of the standings. In their opener, this team failed to score once against Celtic while conceding four goals. However, this team took on Tromso in the European Conference League qualifier and came out with a 2-2 draw. In that game, Kyle Vassell put this team in the lead but needed a 93rd-minute strike by Bobby Wales to cancel Jakob Romsaas' brace for the Norway side. Heading into this game, Kilmarnock have the most goals conceded by any side this season after the end of the first week. 

St Johnstone started their season against Aberdeen, losing 1-2. In that game, Gavin Molloy's own goal in the 88th minute was what this team took from this fixture, having conceded twice before getting one back. In the meantime, St Johnstone have a record of two defeats in recent matches, one being a 3-2 loss to Alloa in the League Cup. However, the only win in their last three games was against East Fife, as this team sits 10th in the league standings with zero points. 

St Johnstone have struggled to step up in league matches up to this stage, and on the road, I do not see them as a threat in this fixture. While Kilmarnock will head into this game as home favorites, this team also won the last two games of this fixture. At home, I expect them to bounce back from their 4-0 defeat to Celtic, and a win with a few goals could be the outcome here as they look to improve their defense.