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 7 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
St. Johnstone FC 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Celtic FC	7	18
2	Rangers FC	7	16
3	Heart of Midlothian FC	7	13
4	Dundee FC	7	10
5	St. Mirren FC	7	10
6	St. Johnstone FC	7	8
7	Aberdeen FC	7	8
8	Motherwell FC	7	8
9	Dundee United FC	7	8
10	Hibernian FC	7	7
11	Falkirk FC	7	6
12	Kilmarnock FC	7	5

Head-to-Head

Heart of Midlothian FC 19 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
#3	Position	#6
13	Points	8
7	Played	7
4 / 1 / 2	W / D / L	2 / 2 / 3
14	Scored	9
8	Conceded	10
+6	GD	-1
1.86	PPG	1.14
57%	Win %	29%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

14% Clean Sheets
Heart of Midlothian FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
St. Johnstone FC this season

Heart of Midlothian FC are 3rd (13 pts). St. Johnstone FC are 6th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Heart of Midlothian FC

0-15

4/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

3/–

46-60

1/2

61-75

2/1

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

St. Johnstone FC

0-15

–/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

James Wilson	3 G
Claudio Braga	2 G	2 A
Joshua McPake	1 G	1 A
Calvin Miller	1 G
Tom Renaud	1 G

St. Johnstone FC

Josh Fowler	3 G
Enes Alic	2 G
Fowler Josh	1 G	1 A
Cheick Diabate	1 G
Kai Fotheringham	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Heart of Midlothian FC host St. Johnstone FC — let the battle begin!
5' The 30-year-old Liam Gordon has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
9' Poor challenge from Anthony Ralston. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
14' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
19' Heart of Midlothian FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
24' Heart of Midlothian FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against St. Johnstone FC's shape.
25' Murray Davidson catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 25.
30' Liam Craig is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for St. Johnstone FC so far.
35' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
40' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Heart of Midlothian FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
42' Heart of Midlothian FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
46' Aidan Keena makes way for Ryotaro Meshino at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Heart of Midlothian FC.
51' St. Johnstone FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
56' St. Johnstone FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
60' Another change for St. Johnstone FC made on 60 minute. Stevie May leaves to be changed by Callum Hendry.
65' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Heart of Midlothian FC and St. Johnstone FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
66' Uche Ikpeazu is replacing Sean Clare for the Heart of Midlothian FC side.
71' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Heart of Midlothian FC winning 100% of all matches.
74' A stunning finish from Callum Hendry — that came from absolutely nowhere!
79' The travelling St. Johnstone FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
80' A tactical swap from St. Johnstone FC — Liam Craig on, Jason Holt off on 80 minutes.
81' The crowd applauds Jamie Walker as he leaves the pitch. Loic Damour steps in for Heart of Midlothian FC.
86' Poor challenge from Aaron Hickey. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
86' David Wotherspoon has so much to prove this time. He replaces Matt Kennedy on 86 minute.
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

1 / 4

1.94 Heart of Midlothian FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.01 St. Johnstone FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Heart of Midlothian FC51% Draw26% St. Johnstone FC23%

Actual: St. Johnstone FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.95

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Heart of Midlothian FC or Draw

76%

Draw or St. Johnstone FC

49%

Heart of Midlothian FC or St. Johnstone FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Heart of Midlothian FC41% Draw43% St. Johnstone FC16%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.1%

2 – 0

9.7%

2 – 1

9.6%

1 – 0

9.5%

0 – 0

3 – 1

6.2%

3 – 0

6.1%

1 – 2

2 – 2

4.8%

0 – 1

Actual

3 – 2

3.2%

4 – 1

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Heart of Midlothian FC

Handicap	Heart of Midlothian FC covers	Push	St. Johnstone FC covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	18%	65%
-1.5	35%	—	65%
-1	35%	23%	42%
-0.5	58%	—	42%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	11%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✗

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