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

Match Details

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

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

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
#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' The game is set. Heart of Midlothian FC kicks off things out of here…
5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Heart of Midlothian FC and St. Johnstone FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
10' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
15' Heart of Midlothian FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined St. Johnstone FC backline.
16' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. James Penrice makes it 1-0.
21' It looks surprising Heart of Midlothian FC does not make any changes. Blair Spittal has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
26' Heart of Midlothian FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker James Wilson scoring 1 goals.
31' Heart of Midlothian FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 31.
36' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Heart of Midlothian FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
41' Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
42' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Cameron Devlin on 42 minutes.
46' Time for substitution for St. Johnstone FC. Andre Raymond is replaced by Graham Carey.
51' The home supporters are growing impatient. Heart of Midlothian FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
53' GOAL! Graham Carey fires home to make it 1-1!
58' GOAL! Blair Spittal scores on 58.
61' The supporters are chanting for Alan Forrest. He replaces Musa Drammeh on 61 minute.
66' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Heart of Midlothian FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
71' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
76' Bozo Mikulic has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
80' Blair Spittal makes way for Kenneth Vargas at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from Heart of Midlothian FC.
83' Sven Sprangler was booked on 83.
88' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
90' Poor challenge from Kenneth Vargas. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
90' Liam Boyce is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lawrence Shankland at the 90 minute mark.
Heart of Midlothian FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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

2.13 Heart of Midlothian FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1 St. Johnstone FC xG

I would bet for: Heart of Midlothian FC to win 63% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Heart of Midlothian FC63% Draw21% St. Johnstone FC16%

Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 3.13

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Heart of Midlothian FC or Draw

84%

Draw or St. Johnstone FC

37%

Heart of Midlothian FC or St. Johnstone FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Heart of Midlothian FC45% Draw41% St. Johnstone FC14%

Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.1%

2 – 0

9.8%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

8.7%

3 – 0

6.8%

3 – 1

6.8%

0 – 0

5.9%

2 – 2

4.8%

1 – 2

4.5%

4 – 1

3.7%

0 – 1

3.7%

4 – 0

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Heart of Midlothian FC

Handicap	Heart of Midlothian FC covers	Push	St. Johnstone FC covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	19%	61%
-1.5	39%	—	61%
-1	39%	23%	38%
-0.5	62%	—	38%
+0.5	84%	—	16%
+1	84%	10%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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