Stenhousemuir vs St Johnstone Predictions, Odds & Sports Betting Tips 07/15/2023

League Two takes on the Premiership in the first round of Scottish League Cup group stage games, as Stenhousemuir host St Johnstone in a Group A contest at Ochilview Park, Our exclusive sports betting tip for the game will give you the best possible chance of landing a winning bet from the game.

Stenhousemuir finished their 2022/2023 Scottish League Two with a disappointing run of just one win in their final six games, scoring only four goals in the process. It left them firmly mired in mid-table and they will be hoping for a better season this time around. The League Cup was also a disappointing hunting ground for Stenhousemuir, as they failed to progress from the group stage for the seventh consecutive season.

Manager Gary Naysmith is one of the most experienced head coaches in the Scottish lower leagues. He has made a number of key personnel changes over the summer in an attempt to change the Warrior’s fortunes. Saturday is the first chance for those changes to come into effect.

St Johnstone’s 2022/23 campaign finished on a positive note, but was largely underwhelming. A run of just one defeat from their final six games warded off any relegation fears, but overall they will have been disappointed with a ninth place finish. Their League Cup campaign was a complete disaster, as two penalty shoot out defeats saw them go out at the group stage to lowly Annan Athletic and Queen of the South.

Since the end of last season, manager Steven McLean has significantly reduced the size of the St Johnstone squad, and will be hoping that his new look side can hit the ground running this weekend.

Saturday’s game will be the 55th meeting between Stenhousemuir and St Johnstone, but the first for 13 years. That previous meeting was also in the League Cup and saw St Johnstone run out 0-5 winners. Overall, St Johnstone lead the head to head 23-15, with 14 draws.

Our statistical highlights for Saturday’s game take a look at some of the historical records between the two sides. Whilst this is of interest, it is important to remember that most of their encounters took place a long time ago. As such, our betting bonus tip for the game takes into account more recent factors.

The football betting odds for the game have St Johnstone as odds on favourites with most betting apps. You can get odds as long as 13/2 on a home win, with the draw generally priced at around 7/2.

We are inclined to agree with the bookmaker’s verdict on this game. Despite it being both teams’ first outing of the new season, it’s hard to see anything other than a routine win for the top flight side.

Unfortunately, the odds of 2/5 are somewhat prohibitive unless you are building an acca. Therefore, your tip for the game is to take the 11/8 on St Johnstone winning the game and keeping a clean sheet. Stenhousemuir struggled to find the net towards the end of last season and we expect that to continue on Saturday.