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

Match Details

Referee John Beaton
Assistant 1 Daniel McFarlane
Assistant 2 Graham McNeillie

4 games this season 🟨 6.0/game ⚽ 8.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

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

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' We are underway at Tynecastle. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' Alex Cochrane is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Heart of Midlothian FC so far.
10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Craig Levein will be considering his options from the bench.
15' 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.
20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
25' 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.
30' With 0 assists to his name this season, Liam Gordon is clearly more than just a goal scorer for St. Johnstone FC.
35' The 26-year-old Matthew Smith has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
40' St. Johnstone FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 40.
45' Scotland international Tony Gallacher has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
46' Tony Gallacher is ready to make an impact after coming on for Andy Considine at the 46 minute mark.
51' Kye Rowles has been relatively quiet despite scoring 10 goals in his last 208 appearances.
56' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering St. Johnstone FC that had 255 games and scored 250 goals.
58' St. Johnstone FC player sees a card in front of him.
59' Time for substitution for Heart of Midlothian FC. Alan Forrest is replaced by Yutaro Oda.
61' What a moment for Lawrence Shankland! That strike on 61 puts his side firmly in control.
66' St. Johnstone FC have won 250 goals from 255 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
67' Heart of Midlothian FC make a change. Alex Lowry trudges off to be replaced by Calem Nieuwenhof on 67 minutes.
72' St. Johnstone FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
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' The St. Johnstone FC bench stirs into life. Chris Kane is withdrawn and Luke Jephcott gets his opportunity.
86' St. Johnstone FC ring the changes. Stevie May has done his job and it is now time for Diallang Jaiyesimi to step up.
88' That looks like a foul for a card for Kenneth Vargas.
The final score is 1-0.

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
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

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

1 / 4

2.21 Heart of Midlothian FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.9 St. Johnstone FC xG

I would bet for: Heart of Midlothian FC to win 65% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Heart of Midlothian FC65% Draw21% St. Johnstone FC14%

Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 3.11

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Heart of Midlothian FC or Draw

86%

Draw or St. Johnstone FC

35%

Heart of Midlothian FC or St. Johnstone FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Heart of Midlothian FC47% Draw40% St. Johnstone FC13%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

10.8%

1 – 1

9.6%

2 – 1

9.4%

1 – 0

Actual

3 – 0

7.8%

3 – 1

0 – 0

4 – 0

4.3%

2 – 2

4.2%

4 – 1

3.9%

1 – 2

3.8%

0 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Heart of Midlothian FC

Handicap	Heart of Midlothian FC covers	Push	St. Johnstone FC covers
-2.5	23%	—	77%
-2	23%	20%	57%
-1.5	43%	—	57%
-1	43%	23%	34%
-0.5	66%	—	34%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	9%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet

41% ✗

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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