Heart of Midlothian FC vs St. Johnstone FC, Premier League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2019-20

Heart of Midlothian FC

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St. Johnstone FC

Sat 14 Dec 2019 · 15:00 UTC Tynecastle Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 9' Anthony Ralston

Y 25' Murray Davidson

Michael Smith 42' Y

Aaron Hickey 86' Y

Overview

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

Heart of Midlothian FC 2 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
St. Johnstone FC 2 games · 3 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Graeme Stewart
Referee John McKendrick
Referee Alan Newlands
Referee Joseph Lawson

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Celtic FC	2	6
2	St. Mirren FC	2	6
3	Motherwell FC	2	4
4	Heart of Midlothian FC	2	3
5	Dundee FC	2	3
6	St. Johnstone FC	2	3
7	Hibernian FC	2	3
8	Aberdeen FC	2	3
9	Rangers FC	2	1
10	Falkirk FC	2	1
11	Dundee United FC	2	1
12	Kilmarnock FC	2	0

Head-to-Head

Heart of Midlothian FC 18 games · Avg 2.8 goals St. Johnstone FC

Last 5 meetings

2019-12-14 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC 2019-10-30 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Dec	St. Johnstone FC	H	0–1	L
07 Dec	Motherwell FC	A	0–1	L
04 Dec	Livingston FC	H	1–1	D
01 Dec	Rangers FC	A	0–5	L
23 Nov	Kilmarnock FC	A	0–3	L
09 Nov	St. Mirren FC	H	5–2	W

St. Johnstone FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Dec	Heart of Midlothian FC	A	1–0	W
04 Dec	Kilmarnock FC	A	0–0	D
30 Nov	Motherwell FC	A	0–4	L
24 Nov	Aberdeen FC	H	1–1	D
09 Nov	Hibernian FC	H	1–4	L
30 Oct	Heart of Midlothian FC	H	1–0	W

Season Stats

Heart of Midlothian FC		St. Johnstone FC
#4	Position	#6
3	Points	3
2	Played	2
1 / 0 / 1	W / D / L	1 / 0 / 1
5	Scored	4
2	Conceded	4
+3	GD	+0
1.50	PPG	1.50
50%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
Heart of Midlothian FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
St. Johnstone FC this season

Heart of Midlothian FC are 4th (3 pts). St. Johnstone FC are 6th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Heart of Midlothian FC

0-15

2/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

1/–

76+

–/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

St. Johnstone FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

1/2

61-75

1/1

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Heart of Midlothian FC gets underway.
5' St. Johnstone FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
9' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Anthony Ralston.
14' Aaron Hickey, a Scotland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
19' It is a cagey affair so far. Heart of Midlothian FC in their trying to find a way past St. Johnstone FC's compact .
24' It looks like no one’s ball. St. Johnstone FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
25' Poor challenge from Murray Davidson. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
30' Jason Holt has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
35' St. Johnstone FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
40' Heart of Midlothian FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against St. Johnstone FC's shape.
42' Heart of Midlothian FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 42.
46' Heart of Midlothian FC ring the changes. Aidan Keena has done his job and it is now time for Ryotaro Meshino to step up.
51' It’s high time Tommy Wright made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
56' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
60' St. Johnstone FC make a change. Stevie May trudges off to be replaced by Callum Hendry on 60 minutes.
65' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
66' Heart of Midlothian FC make a change. Sean Clare trudges off to be replaced by Uche Ikpeazu on 66 minutes.
71' Over 71 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
74' A goal from the Scotland international Callum Hendry! He fires home on 74 to make it 0-1!
79' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
80' Fresh legs for St. Johnstone FC! Liam Craig comes on to replace Jason Holt.
81' The whistle greets Jamie Walker as he departs to be replaced by Loic Damour.
86' That is a Yellow card for Heart of Midlothian FC. Aaron Hickey will be fuming at that decision.
86' Time for substitution for St. Johnstone FC. Matt Kennedy is replaced by David Wotherspoon.
Heart of Midlothian FC will have plenty to reflect on. St. Johnstone FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Stendel

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tommy Wright

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2019-12-14 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC L 2019-12-07 Motherwell FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2019-12-04 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Livingston FC D 2019-12-01 Rangers FC 5–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2019-11-23 Kilmarnock FC 3–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2019-11-09 Heart of Midlothian FC 5–2 St. Mirren FC W

St. Johnstone FC Form

2019-12-14 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC W 2019-12-04 Kilmarnock FC 0–0 St. Johnstone FC D 2019-11-30 Motherwell FC 4–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2019-11-24 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Aberdeen FC D 2019-11-09 St. Johnstone FC 1–4 Hibernian FC L 2019-10-30 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

0 / 4

2.68 Heart of Midlothian FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.13 St. Johnstone FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Heart of Midlothian FC58% Draw21% St. Johnstone FC21%

Actual: St. Johnstone FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.81

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	52%	48%
± 4.5	33%	67%

Double Chance

Heart of Midlothian FC or Draw

80%

Draw or St. Johnstone FC

42%

Heart of Midlothian FC or St. Johnstone FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Heart of Midlothian FC51% Draw35% St. Johnstone FC14%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–1 not predicted

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

8.8%

2 – 0

8.1%

3 – 1

7.7%

1 – 1

7.5%

3 – 0

1 – 0

5.7%

4 – 1

5.2%

2 – 2

4.9%

4 – 0

4.6%

3 – 2

4.4%

1 – 2

3.8%

0 – 0

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Heart of Midlothian FC

Handicap	Heart of Midlothian FC covers	Push	St. Johnstone FC covers
-2.5	29%	—	71%
-2	29%	20%	52%
-1.5	48%	—	52%
-1	48%	20%	31%
-0.5	69%	—	31%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	8%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet

8% ✗

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