Wednesday , 4 November 2026

Heart of Midlothian FC vs St. Mirren FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2023-24
Heart of Midlothian FC
2 – 0
Full Time
St. Mirren FC
Sat 23 Dec 2023 · 15:00 UTC Tynecastle 18,717 HT 45' · FT 45'
Lawrence Shankland 33' 2–0
Lawrence Shankland 49' 2–0
Y 2' Alexandros Gogic
Y 22' Scott Tanser
Nathaniel Atkinson 66' Y
Y 76' Caolan Boyd Munce
Craig Halkett 78' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Nick Walsh
  • Assistant 1 David McGeachie
  • Assistant 2 Douglas Ross
5 games this season 🟨 4.8/game ⚽ 16.4 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 12 28
2 Rangers FC 11 24
3 Heart of Midlothian FC 11 20
4 Falkirk FC 12 18
5 Dundee FC 11 17
6 Dundee United FC 11 16
7 St. Johnstone FC 12 14
8 St. Mirren FC 12 14
9 Motherwell FC 12 12
10 Aberdeen FC 11 11
11 Kilmarnock FC 12 9
12 Hibernian FC 11 8

Head-to-Head

12
6
6
Heart of Midlothian FC 24 games · Avg 2.8 goals St. Mirren FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-12-23 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 St. Mirren FC 2023-09-23 St. Mirren FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2023-05-13 St. Mirren FC 2–2 Heart of Midlothian FC 2023-04-08 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–2 St. Mirren FC 2023-01-13 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–0 St. Mirren FC

Recent Form

Heart of Midlothian FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Dec St. Mirren FC H 2–0 W
16 Dec Celtic FC A 2–0 W
09 Dec Aberdeen FC A 1–2 L
06 Dec Rangers FC H 0–1 L
02 Dec Kilmarnock FC A 1–0 W
25 Nov St. Johnstone FC H 1–0 W
St. Mirren FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Dec Heart of Midlothian FC A 0–2 L
16 Dec Motherwell FC H 0–0 D
09 Dec Ross County FC H 2–0 W
06 Dec St. Johnstone FC A 0–1 L
03 Dec Rangers FC A 0–2 L
28 Nov Ross County FC A 0–1 L

Season Stats

Heart of Midlothian FC St. Mirren FC
#3 Position #8
20 Points 14
11 Played 12
6 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 4 / 2 / 6
24 Scored 12
17 Conceded 20
+7 GD -8
1.82 PPG 1.17
55% Win % 33%

Key Stats

46% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)
46% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
Heart of Midlothian FC this season
25% Clean Sheets
St. Mirren FC this season

Heart of Midlothian FC are 3rd (20 pts). St. Mirren FC are 8th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Heart of Midlothian FC
0-15
4/3
16-30
3/3
31-45
5/2
46-60
5/3
61-75
2/1
76+
5/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
St. Mirren FC
0-15
2/4
16-30
2/2
31-45
4/2
46-60
1/4
61-75
1/3
76+
1/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Heart of Midlothian FC
Claudio Braga 5 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' And we are off! Heart of Midlothian FC vs St. Mirren FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 2' It’s a booking for St. Mirren FC player. Alexandros Gogic gets a card.
  • 7' Alexandros Gogic has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 12' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steve Robinson will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 17' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 22' Scott Tanser catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 22.
  • 27' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Heart of Midlothian FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 32' The 26-year-old Alex Cochrane has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 33' Lawrence Shankland adds to his 3 season tally! Heart of Midlothian FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 38' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 43' St. Mirren FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 48' St. Mirren FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 48.
  • 49' What a moment for Lawrence Shankland! That strike on 49 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 54' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 59' St. Mirren FC come into this ranked 6 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 63' The whistle greets Greg Kiltie as he departs to be replaced by Lewis Jamieson.
  • 66' Nathaniel Atkinson was booked on 66.
  • 66' The Heart of Midlothian FC bench stirs into life. Barrie McKay is withdrawn and Alan Forrest gets his opportunity.
  • 71' It looks surprising Heart of Midlothian FC does not make any changes. Greg Kiltie has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 74' Heart of Midlothian FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Toby Sibbick is hanging Nathaniel Atkinson on the field on 74 minute.
  • 76' Controversy at the stadium! Caolan Boyd Munce argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 78' That looks like a foul for a card for Craig Halkett.
  • 83' The travelling St. Mirren FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 84' Macaulay Tait gets the nod from Heart of Midlothian FC. He replaces Aidan Denholm and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 89' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jonah Ayunga is clearly more than just a goal scorer for St. Mirren FC.
  • 2-0 the final result. St. Mirren FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Naismith

St. Mirren FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Robinson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lawrence Shankland 4
Steven Naismith 4
Steven Naismith 3
Ryan Strain 3
Joe Shaughnessy 2
James Wilson 2
Kenneth Vargas 2
Adam Hammill 2

Head to Head

2023-12-23 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 St. Mirren FC 2023-09-23 St. Mirren FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2023-05-13 St. Mirren FC 2–2 Heart of Midlothian FC 2023-04-08 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–2 St. Mirren FC 2023-01-13 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–0 St. Mirren FC

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2023-12-23 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 St. Mirren FC W 2023-12-16 Celtic FC 0–2 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2023-12-09 Aberdeen FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2023-12-06 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 Rangers FC L 2023-12-02 Kilmarnock FC 0–1 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2023-11-25 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–0 St. Johnstone FC W

St. Mirren FC Form

2023-12-23 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 St. Mirren FC L 2023-12-16 St. Mirren FC 0–0 Motherwell FC D 2023-12-09 St. Mirren FC 2–0 Ross County FC W 2023-12-06 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 St. Mirren FC L 2023-12-03 Rangers FC 2–0 St. Mirren FC L 2023-11-28 Ross County FC 1–0 St. Mirren FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.12 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.77 St. Mirren FC xG
I would bet for: Heart of Midlothian FC to win 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Heart of Midlothian FC64% Draw21% St. Mirren FC15%
Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.89
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Heart of Midlothian FC or Draw
86%
Draw or St. Mirren FC
36%
Heart of Midlothian FC or St. Mirren FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Heart of Midlothian FC48% Draw41% St. Mirren FC11%
Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
11.2%
1 – 1
9.8%
2 – 1
9.3%
3 – 0
8.5%
0 – 0
7.2%
3 – 1
6.6%
4 – 0
4.5%
2 – 2
3.6%
4 – 1
3.6%
0 – 1
3.6%
1 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Heart of Midlothian FC

Handicap Heart of Midlothian FC covers Push St. Mirren FC covers
-2.5 23% — 77%
-2 23% 21% 56%
-1.5 44% — 56%
-1 44% 24% 33%
-0.5 67% — 33%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 8% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet
47% ✗
St. Mirren FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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