How many ball recoveries St. Johnstone make, and who makes most.
Updated 31 October 2026, after the last game
Toby Steward has made the most ball recoveries for St. Johnstone in 2026/2027, 96 in 12 appearances, 8.00 a game, ahead of Enes Alic with 57 and Reece McAlear with 57, across all competitions.
St. Johnstone make more ball recoveries away from home, 50.5 a game in their last 10 away games against 42.5 in their last 10 at home.
St. Johnstone made 52 ball recoveries away at Kilmarnock on 31 October, their most in a game in 2026/2027, against an average of 46.3 across their 12 games, and their fewest was 38 at home to Hibernian on 6 September.
| Player | Apps | Ball Recoveries | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toby Steward | 12 | 96 | 8.00 | 12 |
| Enes Alic | 10 | 57 | 5.70 | 10 |
| Reece McAlear | 12 | 57 | 4.75 | 12 |
| Jason Holt | 12 | 43 | 3.58 | 11 |
| Taylor Steven | 10 | 35 | 3.50 | 10 |
| Joel Cotterill | 8 | 33 | 4.13 | 8 |
| Cheick Diabate | 11 | 32 | 2.91 | 11 |
| Liam Smith | 8 | 28 | 3.50 | 8 |
| Josh Fowler | 12 | 25 | 2.08 | 11 |
| Jamie Gullan | 9 | 21 | 2.33 | 5 |
| Matty Todd | 6 | 20 | 3.33 | 6 |
| Zach Mitchell | 6 | 17 | 2.83 | 6 |
| Sam Stanton | 9 | 17 | 1.89 | 7 |
| Matthew Foulds | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 4 |
| R. Paton | 9 | 13 | 1.44 | 6 |
| Danny Finlayson | 7 | 11 | 1.57 | 4 |
| Kai Fotheringham | 8 | 9 | 1.13 | 6 |
| Logan Chalmers | 7 | 7 | 1.00 | 3 |
| Danny Schmidt | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 3 |
| Ross Sinclair | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 1 |
| Božo Mikulić | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 2 |
| Josh Campbell | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 2 |
| Macaulay Tait | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 2 |
| Louis Lloyd | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Jack Baird | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | St. Johnstone | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 2026 | Kilmarnock (A) | Scottish Premiership | 2-2 | 52 | 54 | 106 |
| 28 Oct 2026 | Motherwell (H) | Scottish Premiership | 2-2 | 50 | 48 | 98 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | Rangers (A) | Scottish Premiership | 4-0 | 44 | 48 | 92 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | Dundee Utd (H) | Scottish Premiership | 1-1 | 49 | 46 | 95 |
| 11 Oct 2026 | Aberdeen (A) | Scottish Premiership | 0-1 | 50 | 56 | 106 |
| 19 Sep 2026 | Falkirk (H) | Scottish Premiership | 1-1 | 47 | 57 | 104 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | Celtic (H) | Scottish Premiership | 0-1 | 39 | 38 | 77 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | Hibernian (H) | Scottish Premiership | 2-1 | 38 | 42 | 80 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | Dundee (A) | Scottish Premiership | 1-1 | 48 | 45 | 93 |
| 29 Aug 2026 | Hearts (A) | Scottish Premiership | 2-1 | 44 | 49 | 93 |
| 8 Aug 2026 | St. Mirren (A) | Scottish Premiership | 1-0 | 51 | 50 | 101 |
| 2 Aug 2026 | Kilmarnock (H) | Scottish Premiership | 4-3 | 44 | 44 | 88 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Johnstone ball recoveries | Over 35.5 | 10 of 10 | 100% |
| St. Johnstone ball recoveries | Over 40.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| St. Johnstone ball recoveries | Over 45.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| St. Johnstone ball recoveries | Over 50.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| St. Johnstone ball recoveries | Over 55.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Opponent ball recoveries | Over 35.5 | 10 of 10 | 100% |
| Opponent ball recoveries | Over 40.5 | 9 of 10 | 90% |
| Opponent ball recoveries | Over 45.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Opponent ball recoveries | Over 50.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Opponent ball recoveries | Over 55.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| Total ball recoveries | Over 70.5 | 10 of 10 | 100% |
| Total ball recoveries | Over 80.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Total ball recoveries | Over 90.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Total ball recoveries | Over 100.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Total ball recoveries | Over 110.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |