Heart of Midlothian FC vs St. Johnstone FC, Premier League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2022-23

Heart of Midlothian FC

3 – 2

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St. Johnstone FC

Sun 28 Aug 2022 · 14:00 UTC Tynecastle Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 15' Jamie Murphy

Y 45' Daniel Phillips

Y 66' Alistair Crawford

Y 84' Andrew Considine

Overview

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

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

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

2022-08-28 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–2 St. Johnstone FC 2022-02-19 St. Johnstone FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 2021-10-27 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 2020-02-01 St. Johnstone FC 3–3 Heart of Midlothian FC 2019-12-14 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC

Recent Form

Heart of Midlothian FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Aug	St. Johnstone FC	H	3–2	W
25 Aug	FC Zurich	H	0–1	L
21 Aug	Celtic FC	A	0–2	L
18 Aug	FC Zurich	A	1–2	L
14 Aug	Dundee United FC	H	4–1	W
07 Aug	Hibernian FC	A	1–1	D

St. Johnstone FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Aug	Heart of Midlothian FC	A	2–3	L
20 Aug	Aberdeen FC	H	0–1	L
13 Aug	Rangers FC	A	0–4	L
06 Aug	Motherwell FC	A	2–1	W
30 Jul	Hibernian FC	H	0–1	L
15 May	Hibernian FC	A	0–4	L

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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Heart of Midlothian FC is hosting St. Johnstone FC for another epic battle.
5' Heart of Midlothian FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
6' What a strike from Graham Carey! The score is 0-1.
11' 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.
15' Poor challenge from Jamie Murphy. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
20' The crowd applauds Melker Hallberg as he leaves the pitch. Alistair Crawford steps in for St. Johnstone FC.
25' What a moment for Kye Rowles! That strike on 25 puts his side firmly in control.
26' GOAL! Kye Rowles fires home to make it 2-1!
31' Liam Boyce has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 31 minutes.
35' Barrie McKay gets the nod from Heart of Midlothian FC. He replaces Kye Rowles and will look to change the dynamic.
40' Heart of Midlothian FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Daniel Phillips.
45' A change in the Heart of Midlothian FC ranks — Liam Boyce exits the field as Lawrence Shankland enters on 45.
46' Another substitution for St. Johnstone FC to replace Daniel Phillips by Liam Gordon on 46 minute.
51' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Heart of Midlothian FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
54' Magnificent from Andrew Considine! That is 11 goals in 362 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
59' It is a substitution in Heart of Midlothian FC team. Gary Mackay-Steven is replaced by Alan Forrest on 59 minute.
62' The Heart of Midlothian FC manager makes a substitution. Nathaniel Atkinson departs to be replaced by Connor Smith.
63' Heart of Midlothian FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Connor Smith is hanging Nathaniel Atkinson on the field on 63 minute.
66' The referee has no hesitation. Alistair Crawford is booked for St. Johnstone FC — Yellow card on 66.
71' Daniel Phillips has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
76' Another change for St. Johnstone FC made on 76 minute. Stevie May leaves to be changed by Thelonius Bair.
81' What a moment for Lawrence Shankland! That strike on 81 puts his side firmly in control.
84' The referee shows St. Johnstone FC player a Yellow card on 84.
89' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Heart of Midlothian FC and St. Johnstone FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
The referee brings this contest to a close. Heart of Midlothian FC take all three points.

Lineups

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
Liam Boyce ↓ Lawrence Shankland 45'
30
Josh Ginnelly
14
Cameron Devlin
15
Kye Rowles ↓ Barrie McKay 35'
1
Craig Gordon
11
Gary Mackay-Steven ↓ Alan Forrest 59'
2
Michael Smith
5
Peter Haring
16
Andrew Halliday
12
Nathaniel Atkinson ↓ Connor Smith 62'
20
Lewis Neilson

Bench

18
Barrie McKay ↑ 35'
27
Connor Smith ↑ 62'
13
Ross Stewart
17
Alan Forrest ↑ 59'
9
Lawrence Shankland ↑ 45'
22
Euan Henderson
49
Aidan Denholm

Coach Robbie Neilson

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Remi Matthews
13
Ryan McGowan
23
Graham Carey
7
Stevie May ↓ Thelonius Bair 76'
4
Andrew Considine
14
Drey Wright
2
James Brown ↓ Adam Montgomery 46'
29
Jamie Murphy
22
Melker Hallberg ↓ Alistair Crawford 20'
34
Daniel Phillips ↓ Liam Gordon 46'

Bench

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

2022-08-28 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–2 St. Johnstone FC W 2022-08-25 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 FC Zurich L 2022-08-21 Celtic FC 2–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2022-08-18 FC Zurich 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2022-08-14 Heart of Midlothian FC 4–1 Dundee United FC W 2022-08-07 Hibernian FC 1–1 Heart of Midlothian FC D

St. Johnstone FC Form

2022-08-28 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–2 St. Johnstone FC L 2022-08-20 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Aberdeen FC L 2022-08-13 Rangers FC 4–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2022-08-06 Motherwell FC 1–2 St. Johnstone FC W 2022-07-30 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Hibernian FC L 2022-05-15 Hibernian FC 4–0 St. Johnstone FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.49 Heart of Midlothian FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.58 St. Johnstone FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Heart of Midlothian FC56% Draw21% St. Johnstone FC23%

Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes72% 0% No28%

Avg goals/match: 4.07

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	76%	24%
± 3.5	57%	43%
± 4.5	38%	62%

Double Chance

Heart of Midlothian FC or Draw

77%

Draw or St. Johnstone FC

44%

Heart of Midlothian FC or St. Johnstone FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Heart of Midlothian FC43% Draw36% St. Johnstone FC21%

Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.2%

1 – 1

7.5%

3 – 1

6.7%

2 – 2

6.3%

2 – 0

5.4%

1 – 2

5.2%

3 – 2

Actual

3 – 0

4.4%

4 – 1

4.2%

1 – 0

2 – 3

3.3%

4 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Heart of Midlothian FC

Handicap	Heart of Midlothian FC covers	Push	St. Johnstone FC covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	17%	63%
-1.5	37%	—	63%
-1	37%	20%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	12%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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