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 2 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
St. Johnstone FC 2 games · 3 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Celtic FC	2	6
2	St. Mirren FC	2	6
3	Motherwell FC	2	4
4	Heart of Midlothian FC	2	3
5	Dundee FC	2	3
6	St. Johnstone FC	2	3
7	Hibernian FC	2	3
8	Aberdeen FC	2	3
9	Rangers FC	2	1
10	Falkirk FC	2	1
11	Dundee United FC	2	1
12	Kilmarnock FC	2	0

Head-to-Head

Heart of Midlothian FC 18 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	#6
3	Points	3
2	Played	2
1 / 0 / 1	W / D / L	1 / 0 / 1
5	Scored	4
2	Conceded	4
+3	GD	+0
1.50	PPG	1.50
50%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
Heart of Midlothian FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
St. Johnstone FC this season

Heart of Midlothian FC are 4th (3 pts). St. Johnstone FC are 6th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Heart of Midlothian FC

0-15

2/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

1/–

76+

–/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

St. Johnstone FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

1/2

61-75

1/1

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Heart of Midlothian FC welcome St. Johnstone FC for this crunch clash at Tynecastle Park.
17' Barry Douglas puts St. Johnstone FC on the lead.
31' The deadlock is broken! Alan Forrest gets on the scoresheet on 31 minutes.
46' Graham Carey has so much to prove this time. He replaces Victor Griffith on 46 minute.
56' The referee has no hesitation. Taylor Steven is booked for St. Johnstone FC — card on 56.
59' Uche Ikpeazu is replacing Alan Forrest for the St. Johnstone FC side.
64' The Heart of Midlothian FC bench stirs into life. Yan Dhanda is withdrawn and James Wilson gets his opportunity.
71' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Frankie Kent on 71 minutes.
71' Another change for Heart of Midlothian FC made on 71 minute. Jorge Grant leaves to be changed by Calem Nieuwenhof.
74' The deadlock is broken! Graham Carey gets on the scoresheet on 74 minutes.
90' That is a card for St. Johnstone FC. Barry Douglas will be fuming at that decision.
It finishes all square. Heart of Midlothian FC and St. Johnstone FC share the spoils 2-1.

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

2.97 Heart of Midlothian FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.12 St. Johnstone FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Heart of Midlothian FC to win 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Heart of Midlothian FC71% Draw17% St. Johnstone FC12%

Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 4.09

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	76%	24%
± 3.5	57%	43%
± 4.5	38%	62%

Double Chance

Heart of Midlothian FC or Draw

88%

Draw or St. Johnstone FC

29%

Heart of Midlothian FC or St. Johnstone FC

83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Heart of Midlothian FC55% Draw33% St. Johnstone FC12%

Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

Actual

3 – 1

7.9%

2 – 0

7.6%

3 – 0

7.3%

1 – 1

6.3%

4 – 1

5.9%

4 – 0

5.3%

1 – 0

4.9%

2 – 2

4.5%

3 – 2

4.4%

5 – 1

3.5%

4 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Heart of Midlothian FC

Handicap	Heart of Midlothian FC covers	Push	St. Johnstone FC covers
-2.5	34%	—	66%
-2	34%	20%	46%
-1.5	54%	—	46%
-1	54%	19%	27%
-0.5	73%	—	27%
+0.5	89%	—	11%
+1	89%	7%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet

6% ✓

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