Heart of Midlothian FC vs St. Johnstone FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2024-25

Heart of Midlothian FC

2 – 1

Full Time

St. Johnstone FC

Sun 22 Dec 2024 · 15:00 UTC Tynecastle Park 13,662 HT 45' · FT 45'

James Penrice 16' 1–0

1–1 53' Graham Carey pen

Blair Spittal 58' 2–1

Cameron Devlin 42' Y

Y 83' Sven Sprangler

Kenneth Vargas 90' Y

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)

Match Details

Referee John Beaton
Assistant 1 Ross MacLeod
Assistant 2 Scott Anderson (Scotland)

7 games this season 🟨 5.1/game ⚽ 9.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

2024-12-22 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC 2024-11-02 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Heart of Midlothian FC 2024-02-07 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 2023-11-25 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–0 St. Johnstone FC 2023-08-05 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Heart of Midlothian FC

Recent Form

Heart of Midlothian FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Dec	St. Johnstone FC	H	2–1	W
15 Dec	Kilmarnock FC	A	0–1	L
07 Dec	Dundee FC	H	2–0	W
01 Dec	Aberdeen FC	H	1–1	D
23 Nov	Celtic FC	H	1–4	L
10 Nov	Rangers FC	A	0–1	L

St. Johnstone FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Dec	Heart of Midlothian FC	A	1–2	L
14 Dec	St. Mirren FC	H	2–3	L
07 Dec	Aberdeen FC	A	1–1	D
01 Dec	Rangers FC	H	0–1	L
23 Nov	Kilmarnock FC	H	1–0	W
09 Nov	Motherwell FC	A	1–2	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 stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Heart of Midlothian FC and St. Johnstone FC has kicked off!
5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
10' It looks surprising St. Johnstone FC does not make any changes. Kye Rowles has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
16' Against the run of play, James Penrice has scored! This game has turned on its head.
21' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
26' The 26-year-old Joshua Rae has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
31' Drey Wright, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
36' It is a cagey affair so far. Heart of Midlothian FC in their 4-4-2 trying to find a way past St. Johnstone FC's compact 4-4-2.
41' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Heart of Midlothian FC and St. Johnstone FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
42' A moment of madness from Cameron Devlin on 42 minutes earns him a card. Heart of Midlothian FC will be frustrated.
46' Graham Carey is ready to make an impact after coming on for Andre Raymond at the 46 minute mark.
51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
53' Graham Carey is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
58' GOAL! Blair Spittal scores on 58.
61' Alan Forrest is ready to make an impact after coming on for Musa Drammeh at the 61 minute mark.
66' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Heart of Midlothian FC and St. Johnstone FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
71' With 0 assists to his name this season, Adama Sidibeh is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Heart of Midlothian FC.
76' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
80' Heart of Midlothian FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kenneth Vargas is hanging Blair Spittal on the field on 80 minute.
83' It’s a booking for St. Johnstone FC player. Sven Sprangler gets a card.
88' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
90' It’s a booking for Heart of Midlothian FC player. Kenneth Vargas gets a card.
90' The crowd applauds Lawrence Shankland as he leaves the pitch. Liam Boyce steps in for Heart of Midlothian FC.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Heart of Midlothian FC take all three points.

Lineups

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Simo Valakari

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

2024-12-22 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC W 2024-12-15 Kilmarnock FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2024-12-07 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Dundee FC W 2024-12-01 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Aberdeen FC D 2024-11-23 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–4 Celtic FC L 2024-11-10 Rangers FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L

St. Johnstone FC Form

2024-12-22 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC L 2024-12-14 St. Johnstone FC 2–3 St. Mirren FC L 2024-12-07 Aberdeen FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC D 2024-12-01 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Rangers FC L 2024-11-23 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Kilmarnock FC W 2024-11-09 Motherwell FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.19 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 66% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Heart of Midlothian FC60% Draw21% St. Johnstone FC19%

Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.45

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Heart of Midlothian FC or Draw

81%

Draw or St. Johnstone FC

40%

Heart of Midlothian FC or St. Johnstone FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Heart of Midlothian FC42% Draw40% St. Johnstone FC18%

Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.6%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

7.6%

3 – 1

6.7%

1 – 0

6.5%

2 – 2

5.8%

3 – 0

5.4%

1 – 2

5.4%

0 – 0

4.6%

3 – 2

4.2%

4 – 1

3.7%

0 – 1

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Heart of Midlothian FC

Handicap	Heart of Midlothian FC covers	Push	St. Johnstone FC covers
-2.5	19%	—	81%
-2	19%	17%	64%
-1.5	36%	—	64%
-1	36%	21%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	12%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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