Heart of Midlothian FC vs St. Johnstone FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2023-24

Heart of Midlothian FC

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St. Johnstone FC

Sat 25 Nov 2023 · 15:00 UTC Tynecastle 18,678 HT 45' · FT 45'

Lawrence Shankland 61' 1–0

Y 40' Daniel Phillips

Y 58' Tony Gallacher

Alex Cochrane 77' Y

Kenneth Vargas 88' Y

Overview

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

Heart of Midlothian FC 33 games · 70 pts (2026/27)
St. Johnstone FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee John Beaton
Assistant 1 Daniel McFarlane
Assistant 2 Graham McNeillie

3 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 11.3 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2023-11-25 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–0 St. Johnstone FC 2023-08-05 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Heart of Midlothian FC 2023-03-04 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–0 St. Johnstone FC 2022-12-28 St. Johnstone FC 2–3 Heart of Midlothian FC 2022-08-28 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–2 St. Johnstone FC

Recent Form

Heart of Midlothian FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Nov	St. Johnstone FC	H	1–0	W
11 Nov	Motherwell FC	A	2–1	W
01 Nov	Livingston FC	H	1–0	W
29 Oct	Rangers FC	A	1–2	L
22 Oct	Celtic FC	H	1–4	L
07 Oct	Hibernian FC	H	2–2	D

St. Johnstone FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Nov	Heart of Midlothian FC	A	0–1	L
11 Nov	Ross County FC	H	1–0	W
07 Nov	Motherwell FC	H	2–2	D
01 Nov	Kilmarnock FC	H	2–1	W
28 Oct	St. Mirren FC	A	0–4	L
08 Oct	Aberdeen FC	A	0–0	D

Key Stats

61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Heart of Midlothian FC vs St. Johnstone FC — let the football do the talking.
5' England international Frankie Kent has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
15' Diallang Jaiyesimi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 21 appearances.
20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
25' Heart of Midlothian FC have won 322 goals from 305 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
30' Heart of Midlothian FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined St. Johnstone FC backline.
35' With 0 assists to his name this season, Alex Cochrane is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Heart of Midlothian FC.
40' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Daniel Phillips.
45' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
46' It is a substitution in St. Johnstone FC team. Andy Considine is replaced by Tony Gallacher on 46 minute.
51' Dara Costelloe needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
56' It’s high time Craig Levein made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
58' That is a card for St. Johnstone FC. Tony Gallacher will be fuming at that decision.
59' A tactical swap from Heart of Midlothian FC — Yutaro Oda on, Alan Forrest off on 59 minutes.
61' GOAL! Lawrence Shankland fires home to make it 1-0!
66' 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.
67' Another substitution for Heart of Midlothian FC to replace Alex Lowry by Calem Nieuwenhof on 67 minute.
72' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
77' Alex Cochrane is having his name booked by the referee on 77.
81' The Heart of Midlothian FC manager makes a substitution. Liam Boyce departs to be replaced by Cameron Devlin.
83' Another substitution for St. Johnstone FC to replace Chris Kane by Luke Jephcott on 83 minute.
86' Another change for St. Johnstone FC made on 86 minute. Stevie May leaves to be changed by Diallang Jaiyesimi.
88' The referee shows Heart of Midlothian FC player a card on 88.
Another three points for Heart of Midlothian FC.

Lineups

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Naismith

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Craig Levein

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2023-11-25 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–0 St. Johnstone FC W 2023-11-11 Motherwell FC 1–2 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2023-11-01 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–0 Livingston FC W 2023-10-29 Rangers FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2023-10-22 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–4 Celtic FC L 2023-10-07 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–2 Hibernian FC D

St. Johnstone FC Form

2023-11-25 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2023-11-11 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Ross County FC W 2023-11-07 St. Johnstone FC 2–2 Motherwell FC D 2023-11-01 St. Johnstone FC 2–1 Kilmarnock FC W 2023-10-28 St. Mirren FC 4–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2023-10-08 Aberdeen FC 0–0 St. Johnstone FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.57 Heart of Midlothian FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.87 St. Johnstone FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56% + Heart of Midlothian FC to win 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Heart of Midlothian FC55% Draw26% St. Johnstone FC19%

Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.44

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	23%	77%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Heart of Midlothian FC or Draw

81%

Draw or St. Johnstone FC

45%

Heart of Midlothian FC or St. Johnstone FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Heart of Midlothian FC36% Draw48% St. Johnstone FC16%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.8%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

10.8%

2 – 0

10.4%

2 – 1

0 – 1

6.5%

3 – 0

5.4%

1 – 2

3 – 1

4.8%

2 – 2

0 – 2

3.2%

3 – 2

2.2%

Asian Handicap — Heart of Midlothian FC

Handicap	Heart of Midlothian FC covers	Push	St. Johnstone FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	16%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	24%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	13%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet

42% ✗

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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