Heart of Midlothian FC vs St. Johnstone FC, Premier League 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2026-27

Heart of Midlothian FC

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St. Johnstone FC

Sat 29 Aug 2026 · 14:00 UTC Tynecastle 18,714 HT 45' · FT 45'

James Wilson 9' 1–0

Enes Alic 39' 2–0

2–1 48' Ruari Paton

Overview

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Heart of Midlothian FC vs St. Johnstone FC — Premier League at Tynecastle.

Heart of Midlothian FC 8 games · 16 pts (2026/27)
St. Johnstone FC 8 games · 11 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Matthew Lee
Referee Lee Sangki

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Celtic FC	8	21
2	Rangers FC	8	19
3	Heart of Midlothian FC	8	16
4	Dundee FC	8	13
5	St. Johnstone FC	8	11
6	Dundee United FC	8	11
7	St. Mirren FC	8	10
8	Aberdeen FC	8	8
9	Motherwell FC	8	8
10	Hibernian FC	8	7
11	Falkirk FC	8	6
12	Kilmarnock FC	8	5

Head-to-Head

Heart of Midlothian FC 19 games · Avg 2.8 goals St. Johnstone FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-08-29 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC 2025-05-14 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC 2025-02-23 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Heart of Midlothian FC 2024-12-22 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC 2024-11-02 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Heart of Midlothian FC

Recent Form

Heart of Midlothian FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Aug	St. Johnstone FC	H	2–1	W
09 Aug	Dundee United FC	H	4–0	W
01 Aug	Aberdeen FC	A	1–2	L
28 Jul	SK Sturm Graz	H	0–2	L
21 Jul	SK Sturm Graz	A	0–1	L
16 May	Celtic FC	A	1–3	L

St. Johnstone FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Aug	Heart of Midlothian FC	A	1–2	L
08 Aug	St. Mirren FC	A	0–1	L
02 Aug	Kilmarnock FC	H	4–3	W
18 May	Dundee FC	H	0–2	L
14 May	Heart of Midlothian FC	A	1–2	L
10 May	Ross County FC	H	2–1	W

Season Stats

Heart of Midlothian FC		St. Johnstone FC
#3	Position	#5
16	Points	11
8	Played	8
5 / 1 / 2	W / D / L	3 / 2 / 3
19	Scored	10
8	Conceded	10
+11	GD	+0
2.00	PPG	1.38
63%	Win %	38%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
Heart of Midlothian FC this season

13% Clean Sheets
St. Johnstone FC this season

Heart of Midlothian FC are 3rd (16 pts). St. Johnstone FC are 5th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Heart of Midlothian FC

0-15

4/1

16-30

2/2

31-45

4/–

46-60

3/2

61-75

2/1

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

St. Johnstone FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

2/1

31-45

1/2

46-60

2/4

61-75

1/1

76+

3/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Heart of Midlothian FC

Claudio Braga	3 G	2 A
Calvin Miller	3 G	1 A
James Wilson	3 G
Joshua McPake	2 G	1 A
Laurent Mendy	2 G

St. Johnstone FC

Josh Fowler	4 G
Enes Alic	2 G
Fowler Josh	1 G	1 A
Cheick Diabate	1 G
Kai Fotheringham	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Heart of Midlothian FC kicks off things out of here…
5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Simo Valakari will be considering his options from the bench.
9' James Wilson is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 3 goals this season for the forward.
14' Reece McAlear has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
19' Heart of Midlothian FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker James Wilson scoring 1 goals.
24' Heart of Midlothian FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined St. Johnstone FC backline.
29' Heart of Midlothian FC currently sit 5 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
34' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Heart of Midlothian FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
39' Magnificent from Enes Alic! That is 2 goals in 314 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
44' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
48' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ruari Paton makes it 2-1.
53' St. Johnstone FC have won 253 goals from 258 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
57' A change in the Heart of Midlothian FC ranks — Laurent Mendy exits the field as Blair Spittal enters on 57.
62' Joshua McPake is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for St. Johnstone FC tonight.
67' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
72' St. Johnstone FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Macaulay Tait is hanging Sam Stanton on the field on 72 minute.
73' Kai Fotheringham gets the nod from St. Johnstone FC. He replaces Ruari Paton and will look to change the dynamic.
78' St. Johnstone FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 78.
81' Another change for Heart of Midlothian FC made on 81 minute. Sabah Kerjota leaves to be changed by Calvin Miller.
86' St. Johnstone FC is showing some good football. However, St. Johnstone FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
90' The supporters are chanting for Logan Chalmers. He replaces Liam Smith on 90 minute.
Another three points for Heart of Midlothian FC.

Lineups

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wouter Vrancken

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Simo Valakari

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Lawrence Shankland	5
Josh Ginnelly	3
Graham Carey	3
Stevie May	3
Alan Forrest	2
Kye Rowles	2
Liam Boyce	2
Elton Kabangu	2

Head to Head

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2026-08-29 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC W 2026-08-09 Heart of Midlothian FC 4–0 Dundee United FC W 2026-08-01 Aberdeen FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2026-07-28 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–2 SK Sturm Graz L 2026-07-21 SK Sturm Graz 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2026-05-16 Celtic FC 3–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L

St. Johnstone FC Form

2026-08-29 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC L 2026-08-08 St. Mirren FC 1–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2026-08-02 St. Johnstone FC 4–3 Kilmarnock FC W 2025-05-18 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Dundee FC L 2025-05-14 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC L 2025-05-10 St. Johnstone FC 2–1 Ross County FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.35 Heart of Midlothian FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.92 St. Johnstone FC xG

I would bet for: Heart of Midlothian FC to win 66% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Heart of Midlothian FC66% Draw20% St. Johnstone FC14%

Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 3.27

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Heart of Midlothian FC or Draw

86%

Draw or St. Johnstone FC

34%

Heart of Midlothian FC or St. Johnstone FC

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Heart of Midlothian FC49% Draw39% St. Johnstone FC12%

Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

10.5%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

1 – 0

8.6%

3 – 0

3 – 1

7.3%

0 – 0

5.3%

4 – 0

4.7%

4 – 1

4.3%

2 – 2

4.3%

1 – 2

3.7%

3 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Heart of Midlothian FC

Handicap	Heart of Midlothian FC covers	Push	St. Johnstone FC covers
-2.5	26%	—	74%
-2	26%	20%	54%
-1.5	46%	—	54%
-1	46%	22%	32%
-0.5	68%	—	32%
+0.5	88%	—	12%
+1	88%	8%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet

40% ✓

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.