Heart of Midlothian FC vs St. Johnstone FC, Premier League 2026 RELEGATION ROUND

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Premier League · 2026

Heart of Midlothian FC

2 – 1

Full Time

St. Johnstone FC

Wed 14 May 2025 · 18:45 UTC Tynecastle Park 18,021 HT 45' · FT 45'

Barry Douglas og 17' 1–0

Alan Forrest 31' 2–0

2–1 74' Graham Carey

Y 56' Taylor Steven

Frankie Kent 71' Y

Y 90' Barry Douglas

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 David Dickinson
Assistant 1 Chris Rae (Scotland)
Assistant 2 Scott Anderson (Scotland)

7 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 14.0 goals/game 🟥 2 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

2025-05-14 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC 2025-02-23 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Heart of Midlothian FC 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

Recent Form

Heart of Midlothian FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 May	St. Johnstone FC	H	2–1	W
10 May	Motherwell FC	H	3–0	W
03 May	Ross County FC	A	3–1	W
26 Apr	Dundee FC	H	0–1	L
12 Apr	Motherwell FC	A	0–0	D
06 Apr	Dundee United FC	H	0–1	L

St. Johnstone FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 May	Heart of Midlothian FC	A	1–2	L
10 May	Ross County FC	H	2–1	W
03 May	Kilmarnock FC	H	0–2	L
26 Apr	Motherwell FC	A	2–3	L
12 Apr	Dundee United FC	A	0–1	L
06 Apr	Celtic FC	H	1–0	W

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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Heart of Midlothian FC launch into their encounter with St. Johnstone FC.
17' A stunning finish from Barry Douglas — that came from absolutely nowhere!
31' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Alan Forrest makes no mistake. 1-1!
46' Fresh legs for St. Johnstone FC! Graham Carey comes on to replace Victor Griffith.
56' The referee has no hesitation. Taylor Steven is booked for St. Johnstone FC — card on 56.
59' The whistle greets Alan Forrest as he departs to be replaced by Uche Ikpeazu.
64' Fresh legs for Heart of Midlothian FC! James Wilson comes on to replace Yan Dhanda.
71' A meaty challenge results in booking for Frankie Kent on 71.
71' Jorge Grant makes way for Calem Nieuwenhof at the 71 minute mark. A tactical switch from Heart of Midlothian FC.
74' What a moment for Graham Carey! That strike on 74 puts his side firmly in control.
90' St. Johnstone FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
St. Johnstone FC will have plenty to reflect on. Heart of Midlothian FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

4-3-3

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

4-4-2

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

2025-05-14 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC W 2025-05-10 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–0 Motherwell FC W 2025-05-03 Ross County FC 1–3 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2025-04-26 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 Dundee FC L 2025-04-12 Motherwell FC 0–0 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2025-04-06 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 Dundee United FC L

St. Johnstone FC Form

2025-05-14 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC L 2025-05-10 St. Johnstone FC 2–1 Ross County FC W 2025-05-03 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Kilmarnock FC L 2025-04-26 Motherwell FC 3–2 St. Johnstone FC L 2025-04-12 Dundee United FC 1–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2025-04-06 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Celtic FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.28 Heart of Midlothian FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.25 St. Johnstone FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Heart of Midlothian FC61% Draw21% St. Johnstone FC18%

Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.53

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

Heart of Midlothian FC or Draw

82%

Draw or St. Johnstone FC

39%

Heart of Midlothian FC or St. Johnstone FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Heart of Midlothian FC44% Draw39% St. Johnstone FC17%

Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

9.2%

2 – 0

7.7%

3 – 1

6.9%

1 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

5.7%

3 – 0

5.7%

1 – 2

5.1%

3 – 2

4.3%

0 – 0

4.3%

4 – 1

4 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Heart of Midlothian FC

Handicap	Heart of Midlothian FC covers	Push	St. Johnstone FC covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	18%	62%
-1.5	38%	—	62%
-1	38%	21%	41%
-0.5	59%	—	41%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	11%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	5%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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