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Heart of Midlothian FC vs St. Johnstone FC, Premier League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2018-19
Heart of Midlothian FC
2 – 0
Full Time
St. Johnstone FC
Sat 26 Jan 2019 · 15:00 UTC Tynecastle Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Arnaud Djoum 19' Y
Y 26' Ross Callachan
Y 47' Richard Foster
Y 90' Danny Swanson

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Frank Connor
  • Referee David Dickinson
  • Referee Callum Spence
  • Referee Craig Thomson

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Heart of Midlothian FC 33 70
2 Rangers FC 33 69
3 Celtic FC 33 67
4 Motherwell FC 33 54
5 Hibernian FC 33 51
6 Falkirk FC 33 46
7 Dundee United FC 33 40
8 Aberdeen FC 33 33
9 Dundee FC 33 33
10 St. Mirren FC 33 30
11 Kilmarnock FC 33 28
12 Livingston FC 33 16

Head-to-Head

12
3
3
Heart of Midlothian FC 18 games · Avg 2.8 goals St. Johnstone FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-01-26 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC 2018-12-05 St. Johnstone FC 2–2 Heart of Midlothian FC 2018-09-29 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC

Recent Form

Heart of Midlothian FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Jan St. Johnstone FC H 2–0 W
23 Jan Dundee FC H 1–2 L
29 Dec Hibernian FC A 1–0 W
26 Dec Hamilton Academical FC H 2–0 W
22 Dec Aberdeen FC A 0–2 L
14 Dec Livingston FC A 0–5 L
St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Jan Heart of Midlothian FC A 0–2 L
23 Jan Livingston FC H 1–0 W
29 Dec Dundee FC A 2–0 W
26 Dec St. Mirren FC A 1–0 W
23 Dec Rangers FC H 1–2 L
15 Dec Motherwell FC H 1–2 L

Key Stats

61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Heart of Midlothian FC welcome St. Johnstone FC for this crunch clash at Tynecastle Stadium.
  • 5' It’s high time Tommy Wright made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Heart of Midlothian FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 19' It’s a booking for Heart of Midlothian FC player. Arnaud Djoum gets a Yellow card.
  • 24' St. Johnstone FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 26' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ross Callachan.
  • 31' Supporters expect more eagerness from Danny Swanson, as he is very good at scoring at Tynecastle Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 36' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Marcus Godinho suffering a number of foals already.
  • 41' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 46' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 47' It’s a booking for St. Johnstone FC player. Richard Foster gets a Yellow card.
  • 52' A goal from the Canada international Marcus Godinho! He fires home on 52 to make it 1-0!
  • 57' Fresh legs for St. Johnstone FC! Danny Swanson comes on to replace Ross Callachan.
  • 59' The whistle greets Liam Gordon as he departs to be replaced by Michael O'Halloran.
  • 64' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 64 minutes.
  • 69' St. Johnstone FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Callum Hendry is hanging Tony Watt on the field on 69 minute.
  • 74' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Heart of Midlothian FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 79' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 80' The supporters are chanting for Demetri Mitchell. He replaces Marcus Godinho on 80 minute.
  • 82' The Heart of Midlothian FC bench stirs into life. Jake Mulraney is withdrawn and Callum Morrison gets his opportunity.
  • 87' David Vanecek gets the nod from Heart of Midlothian FC. He replaces Sean Clare and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' Callum Morrison does the damage! The net is bulging and Heart of Midlothian FC surge ahead!
  • 90' Danny Swanson was booked on 90.
  • The final score is 2-0.

Lineups

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Craig Levein

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tommy Wright

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2019-01-26 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC 2018-12-05 St. Johnstone FC 2–2 Heart of Midlothian FC 2018-09-29 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2019-01-26 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC W 2019-01-23 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–2 Dundee FC L 2018-12-29 Hibernian FC 0–1 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2018-12-26 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Hamilton Academical FC W 2018-12-22 Aberdeen FC 2–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2018-12-14 Livingston FC 5–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L

St. Johnstone FC Form

2019-01-26 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2019-01-23 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Livingston FC W 2018-12-29 Dundee FC 0–2 St. Johnstone FC W 2018-12-26 St. Mirren FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC W 2018-12-23 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Rangers FC L 2018-12-15 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Motherwell FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.45 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.98 St. Johnstone FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Heart of Midlothian FC49% Draw27% St. Johnstone FC24%
Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.43
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Heart of Midlothian FC or Draw
77%
Draw or St. Johnstone FC
51%
Heart of Midlothian FC or St. Johnstone FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Heart of Midlothian FC32% Draw49% St. Johnstone FC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
1 – 0
11.7%
0 – 0
10.9%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.7%
0 – 1
7.5%
1 – 2
5.9%
2 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
4.3%
3 – 0
4.3%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Heart of Midlothian FC

Handicap Heart of Midlothian FC covers Push St. Johnstone FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 23% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 15% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✗
St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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