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

Refresh

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.

Heart of Midlothian FC 33 games · 70 pts (2026/27)
St. Mirren FC 33 games · 30 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Nick Walsh
Assistant 1 David McGeachie
Assistant 2 Douglas Ross

7 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.1 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Heart of Midlothian FC	33	70
2	Rangers FC	33	69
3	Celtic FC	33	67
4	Motherwell FC	33	54
5	Hibernian FC	33	51
6	Falkirk FC	33	46
7	Dundee United FC	33	40
8	Aberdeen FC	33	33
9	Dundee FC	33	33
10	St. Mirren FC	33	30
11	Kilmarnock FC	33	28
12	Livingston FC	33	16

Head-to-Head

Heart of Midlothian FC 23 games · Avg 2.7 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#1	Position	#10
70	Points	30
33	Played	33
21 / 7 / 5	W / D / L	7 / 9 / 17
58	Scored	27
28	Conceded	48
+30	GD	-21
2.12	PPG	0.91
64%	Win %	21%

Key Stats

48% Both Teams to Score
H2H (23 games)

43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Heart of Midlothian FC are 1st (70 pts). St. Mirren FC are 10th (30 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Heart of Midlothian FC vs St. Mirren FC — let the football do the talking.
2' Controversy at the stadium! Alexandros Gogic argues furiously but the card stands.
7' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Heart of Midlothian FC and St. Mirren FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
12' Heart of Midlothian FC currently sit 4 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
17' Alex Cochrane has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 336 appearances.
22' The referee has no hesitation. Scott Tanser is booked for St. Mirren FC — card on 22.
27' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
32' Heart of Midlothian FC are deployed in a 3-4-3 today, looking to exploit space against St. Mirren FC's 3-4-3 shape.
33' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Lawrence Shankland makes no mistake. 1-0!
38' The home supporters are growing impatient. Heart of Midlothian FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
43' The energy levels are beginning to show. Steve Robinson might look to freshen things up shortly.
48' Nathaniel Atkinson is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Heart of Midlothian FC tonight.
49' Lawrence Shankland makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Heart of Midlothian FC are in front.
54' It looks surprising St. Mirren FC does not make any changes. Craig Halkett has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
59' With 0 assists to his name this season, Mark O'Hara is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Heart of Midlothian FC.
63' Fresh legs for St. Mirren FC! Lewis Jamieson comes on to replace Greg Kiltie.
66' Nathaniel Atkinson has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 66.
66' Alan Forrest is ready to make an impact after coming on for Barrie McKay at the 66 minute mark.
71' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
74' Toby Sibbick gets the nod from Heart of Midlothian FC. He replaces Nathaniel Atkinson and will look to change the dynamic.
76' The referee has no hesitation. Caolan Boyd Munce is booked for St. Mirren FC — card on 76.
78' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Craig Halkett.
83' Heart of Midlothian FC have won 322 goals from 305 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
84' Another substitution for Heart of Midlothian FC to replace Aidan Denholm by Macaulay Tait on 84 minute.
89' Both keepers have barely been tested. Heart of Midlothian FC and St. Mirren FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Heart of Midlothian FC 2-0 St. Mirren FC.

Lineups

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

6
Beni Baningime
18
Barrie McKay ↓ Alan Forrest 66'
2
Frankie Kent
15
Kye Rowles
28
Zander Clark
4
Craig Halkett
13
Nathaniel Atkinson ↓ Toby Sibbick 74'
11
Yutaro Oda ↓ Calem Nieuwenhof 66'
9
Lawrence Shankland
19
Alex Cochrane
22
Aidan Denholm ↓ Macaulay Tait 84'

Bench

Coach Steven Naismith

St. Mirren FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Robinson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Steven Naismith	4
Lawrence Shankland	4
Ryan Strain	3
Steven Naismith	3
Toyosi Olusanya	2
Jonathan Obika	2
Robert Snodgrass	2
Joe Shaughnessy	2

Head to Head

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

1.72 Heart of Midlothian FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.49 St. Mirren FC xG

I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 67% + Heart of Midlothian FC to win 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Heart of Midlothian FC64% Draw24% St. Mirren FC12%

Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes33% 0% No67%

Avg goals/match: 2.21

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	64%	36%
± 2.5	38%	62%
± 3.5	19%	81%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

Heart of Midlothian FC or Draw

88%

Draw or St. Mirren FC

36%

Heart of Midlothian FC or St. Mirren FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Heart of Midlothian FC44% Draw48% St. Mirren FC8%

Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

18.2%

2 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

13%

1 – 1

9.8%

3 – 0

8.8%

2 – 1

7.8%

3 – 1

4.6%

0 – 1

4.4%

4 – 0

3.8%

1 – 2

2.1%

4 – 1

2.1%

2 – 2

Asian Handicap — Heart of Midlothian FC

Handicap	Heart of Midlothian FC covers	Push	St. Mirren FC covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	21%	61%
-1.5	39%	—	61%
-1	39%	27%	34%
-0.5	66%	—	34%
+0.5	91%	—	9%
+1	91%	7%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	2%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet

61% ✓

St. Mirren FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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