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 12 games · 20 pts (2026/27)
St. Johnstone FC 13 games · 17 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Celtic FC	13	31
2	Rangers FC	12	27
3	Falkirk FC	13	21
4	Heart of Midlothian FC	12	20
5	Dundee FC	12	17
6	Dundee United FC	12	17
7	St. Johnstone FC	13	17
8	St. Mirren FC	13	14
9	Motherwell FC	13	13
10	Hibernian FC	12	11
11	Aberdeen FC	12	11
12	Kilmarnock FC	13	9

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
#4	Position	#7
20	Points	17
12	Played	13
6 / 2 / 4	W / D / L	4 / 5 / 4
26	Scored	17
22	Conceded	20
+4	GD	-3
1.67	PPG	1.31
50%	Win %	31%

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

8% Clean Sheets
St. Johnstone FC this season

Heart of Midlothian FC are 4th (20 pts). St. Johnstone FC are 7th (17 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Heart of Midlothian FC

0-15

4/4

16-30

3/4

31-45

5/4

46-60

6/4

61-75

3/1

76+

5/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

St. Johnstone FC

0-15

2/2

16-30

4/2

31-45

2/4

46-60

2/6

61-75

3/3

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Heart of Midlothian FC

Claudio Braga	6 G	2 A
Calvin Miller	5 G	1 A
James Wilson	3 G
Laurent Mendy	3 G
Joshua McPake	2 G	1 A

St. Johnstone FC

Josh Fowler	5 G
Josh Campbell	3 G
Enes Alic	2 G	4 A
Kai Fotheringham	2 G
Fowler Josh	1 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Heart of Midlothian FC host St. Johnstone FC — let the battle begin!
5' Jason Holt needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
9' The referee shows St. Johnstone FC player a Yellow card on 9.
14' The energy levels are beginning to show. Daniel Stendel might look to freshen things up shortly.
19' Heart of Midlothian FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
24' Christophe Berra is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for St. Johnstone FC so far.
25' It’s a booking for St. Johnstone FC player. Murray Davidson gets a Yellow card.
30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering St. Johnstone FC that had 264 games and scored 261 goals.
35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
40' It’s high time Tommy Wright made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
42' Michael Smith catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 42.
46' Fresh legs for Heart of Midlothian FC! Ryotaro Meshino comes on to replace Aidan Keena.
51' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
56' Over 56 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
60' Callum Hendry is replacing Stevie May for the St. Johnstone FC side.
65' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Tommy Wright will be considering his options from the bench.
66' Sean Clare makes way for Uche Ikpeazu at the 66 minute mark. A tactical switch from Heart of Midlothian FC.
71' Michael Smith is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Heart of Midlothian FC tonight.
74' Magnificent from Callum Hendry! That is 20 goals in 264 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
79' Heart of Midlothian FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
80' It is a substitution in St. Johnstone FC team. Jason Holt is replaced by Liam Craig on 80 minute.
81' Fresh legs for Heart of Midlothian FC! Loic Damour comes on to replace Jamie Walker.
86' The referee calls foul for Aaron Hickey. He receives a Yellow card.
86' David Wotherspoon is replacing Matt Kennedy for the St. Johnstone FC side.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for St. Johnstone FC players.

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

1.99 Heart of Midlothian FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.26 St. Johnstone FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Heart of Midlothian FC47% Draw26% St. Johnstone FC27%

Actual: St. Johnstone FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.25

Actual: No — clean sheet

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

73%

Draw or St. Johnstone FC

53%

Heart of Midlothian FC or St. Johnstone FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Heart of Midlothian FC39% Draw41% St. Johnstone FC20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.6%

2 – 1

9.3%

2 – 0

7.6%

1 – 0

7.1%

3 – 1

6.2%

1 – 2

5.9%

2 – 2

5.8%

0 – 0

5.4%

3 – 0

4.9%

0 – 1

Actual

3 – 2

3.9%

4 – 1

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Heart of Midlothian FC

Handicap	Heart of Midlothian FC covers	Push	St. Johnstone FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	16%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	21%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	13%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✗

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