Heart of Midlothian FC vs St. Mirren FC, Premier League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2019-20

Heart of Midlothian FC

5 – 2

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St. Mirren FC

Sat 9 Nov 2019 · 15:00 UTC Tynecastle Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Heart of Midlothian FC vs St. Mirren FC — Premier League at Tynecastle Stadium.

Heart of Midlothian FC 12 games · 20 pts (2026/27)
St. Mirren FC 13 games · 14 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Alastair Mather
Referee Euan Anderson
Referee Kevin Clancy
Referee David Roome

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 24 games · Avg 2.8 goals St. Mirren FC

Last 5 meetings

2019-11-09 Heart of Midlothian FC 5–2 St. Mirren FC 2019-09-28 St. Mirren FC 0–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2019-02-23 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 St. Mirren FC 2018-11-24 St. Mirren FC 2–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2018-09-01 Heart of Midlothian FC 4–1 St. Mirren FC

Recent Form

Heart of Midlothian FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Nov	St. Mirren FC	H	5–2	W
30 Oct	St. Johnstone FC	A	0–1	L
26 Oct	Livingston FC	A	0–0	D
20 Oct	Rangers FC	H	1–1	D
05 Oct	Kilmarnock FC	H	0–1	L
28 Sep	St. Mirren FC	A	0–0	D

St. Mirren FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Nov	Heart of Midlothian FC	A	2–5	L
30 Oct	Celtic FC	A	0–2	L
26 Oct	Kilmarnock FC	A	0–1	L
19 Oct	St. Johnstone FC	H	2–0	W
05 Oct	Motherwell FC	A	0–2	L
28 Sep	Heart of Midlothian FC	H	0–0	D

Season Stats

Heart of Midlothian FC		St. Mirren FC
#4	Position	#8
20	Points	14
12	Played	13
6 / 2 / 4	W / D / L	4 / 2 / 7
26	Scored	12
22	Conceded	22
+4	GD	-10
1.67	PPG	1.08
50%	Win %	31%

Key Stats

46% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)

46% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
Heart of Midlothian FC this season

23% Clean Sheets
St. Mirren FC this season

Heart of Midlothian FC are 4th (20 pts). St. Mirren FC are 8th (14 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. Mirren FC

0-15

2/4

16-30

2/3

31-45

4/2

46-60

1/4

61-75

1/4

76+

1/5

■ 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. Mirren FC

Killian Phillips	3 G	2 A
Eseosa Sule	2 G	1 A
Samu Ramos	1 G	2 A
Declan John	1 G
Fraser Taylor	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Tynecastle Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Heart of Midlothian FC and St. Mirren FC.
5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Heart of Midlothian FC and St. Mirren FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
6' GOAL! Steven Naismith fires home to make it 1-0!
11' Supporters expect more eagerness from Christophe Berra, as he is very good at scoring at Tynecastle Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
16' 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.
21' What a strike from Jonathan Obika! The score is 1-1.
26' A quiet spell here at Tynecastle Stadium. St. Mirren FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
30' Sean McLoughlin has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 30 minutes.
33' Goal! Daniel Mullen scores his 17 goal in 302 matches.
38' The energy levels are beginning to show. Austin MacPhee might look to freshen things up shortly.
42' GOAL! Oliver Bozanic scores on 42. Assisted by Michael Smith
46' Against the run of play, Jamie Walker has scored! This game has turned on its head.
51' A tactical swap from Heart of Midlothian FC — Jake Mulraney on, Aidan White off on 51 minutes.
56' With 0 assists to his name this season, Gary MacKenzie is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Heart of Midlothian FC.
58' The St. Mirren FC bench stirs into life. Stephen McGinn is withdrawn and Ilkay Durmus gets his opportunity.
62' Jamie Walker makes way for Loic Damour at the 62 minute mark. A tactical switch from Heart of Midlothian FC.
67' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 67 minutes.
69' Time for substitution for St. Mirren FC. Kirk Broadfoot is replaced by Gary MacKenzie.
74' Heart of Midlothian FC is showing some good football. However, Heart of Midlothian FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
77' Goal! Jake Mulraney scores his 6 goal in 319 matches.
78' Another substitution for St. Mirren FC to replace Tony Andreu by Junior Morias on 78 minute.
80' A change in the Heart of Midlothian FC ranks — Uche Ikpeazu exits the field as Ryotaro Meshino enters on 80.
85' The travelling St. Mirren FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
90' 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.
Heart of Midlothian FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Austin MacPhee

St. Mirren FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach James Goodwin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Steven Naismith	4
Lawrence Shankland	4
Ryan Strain	3
Steven Naismith	3
Robert Snodgrass	2
Joe Shaughnessy	2
James Wilson	2
Adam Hammill	2

Head to Head

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2019-11-09 Heart of Midlothian FC 5–2 St. Mirren FC W 2019-10-30 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2019-10-26 Livingston FC 0–0 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2019-10-20 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Rangers FC D 2019-10-05 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 Kilmarnock FC L 2019-09-28 St. Mirren FC 0–0 Heart of Midlothian FC D

St. Mirren FC Form

2019-11-09 Heart of Midlothian FC 5–2 St. Mirren FC L 2019-10-30 Celtic FC 2–0 St. Mirren FC L 2019-10-26 Kilmarnock FC 1–0 St. Mirren FC L 2019-10-19 St. Mirren FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC W 2019-10-05 Motherwell FC 2–0 St. Mirren FC L 2019-09-28 St. Mirren FC 0–0 Heart of Midlothian FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.73 Heart of Midlothian FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.14 St. Mirren FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Heart of Midlothian FC to win 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Heart of Midlothian FC65% Draw19% St. Mirren FC16%

Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.87

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	73%	27%
± 3.5	53%	47%
± 4.5	34%	66%

Double Chance

Heart of Midlothian FC or Draw

84%

Draw or St. Mirren FC

35%

Heart of Midlothian FC or St. Mirren FC

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Heart of Midlothian FC52% Draw35% St. Mirren FC13%

Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–2 not predicted

5 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

8.7%

2 – 0

7.9%

3 – 1

7.7%

1 – 1

7.3%

3 – 0

6.9%

1 – 0

5.5%

4 – 1

5.3%

2 – 2

4.9%

4 – 0

4.7%

3 – 2

4.4%

1 – 2

3.7%

0 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Heart of Midlothian FC

Handicap	Heart of Midlothian FC covers	Push	St. Mirren FC covers
-2.5	30%	—	70%
-2	30%	20%	51%
-1.5	49%	—	51%
-1	49%	20%	31%
-0.5	69%	—	31%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	8%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

St. Mirren FC keeps clean sheet

7% ✓

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