St. Johnstone FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC, Premier League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2018-19

St. Johnstone FC

2 – 2

Full Time

Heart of Midlothian FC

Wed 5 Dec 2018 · 19:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 47' Peter Haring

David Wotherspoon 54' Y

Y 61' Sean Clare

Liam Craig 79' Y

Y 86' Christophe Berra

Richard Foster 90' Y

Overview

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St. Johnstone FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC — Premier League .

St. Johnstone FC 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Heart of Midlothian FC 7 games · 13 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Barry Cook
Referee Andrew Dallas
Referee Sean Carr
Referee Daniel McFarlane

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Celtic FC	7	18
2	Rangers FC	7	16
3	Heart of Midlothian FC	7	13
4	Dundee FC	7	10
5	St. Mirren FC	7	10
6	St. Johnstone FC	7	8
7	Aberdeen FC	7	8
8	Motherwell FC	7	8
9	Dundee United FC	7	8
10	Hibernian FC	7	7
11	Falkirk FC	7	6
12	Kilmarnock FC	7	5

Head-to-Head

St. Johnstone FC 19 games · Avg 2.8 goals Heart of Midlothian FC

Last 5 meetings

2018-12-05 St. Johnstone FC 2–2 Heart of Midlothian FC 2018-09-29 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Dec	Heart of Midlothian FC	H	2–2	D
24 Nov	Kilmarnock FC	H	0–0	D
10 Nov	Hamilton Academical FC	H	4–0	W
03 Nov	Hibernian FC	A	1–0	W
31 Oct	Livingston FC	A	1–0	W
27 Oct	St. Mirren FC	H	2–0	W

Heart of Midlothian FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Dec	St. Johnstone FC	A	2–2	D
02 Dec	Rangers FC	H	1–2	L
24 Nov	St. Mirren FC	A	0–2	L
10 Nov	Kilmarnock FC	H	0–1	L
03 Nov	Celtic FC	A	0–5	L
31 Oct	Hibernian FC	H	0–0	D

Season Stats

St. Johnstone FC		Heart of Midlothian FC
#6	Position	#3
8	Points	13
7	Played	7
2 / 2 / 3	W / D / L	4 / 1 / 2
9	Scored	14
10	Conceded	8
-1	GD	+6
1.14	PPG	1.86
29%	Win %	57%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
St. Johnstone FC this season

14% Clean Sheets
Heart of Midlothian FC this season

St. Johnstone FC are 6th (8 pts). Heart of Midlothian FC are 3rd (13 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

St. Johnstone FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

2/1

31-45

1/2

46-60

2/4

61-75

1/1

76+

3/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Heart of Midlothian FC

0-15

4/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

3/–

46-60

1/2

61-75

2/1

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

St. Johnstone FC

Josh Fowler	3 G
Enes Alic	2 G
Fowler Josh	1 G	1 A
Cheick Diabate	1 G
Kai Fotheringham	1 G

Heart of Midlothian FC

James Wilson	3 G
Claudio Braga	2 G	2 A
Joshua McPake	1 G	1 A
Calvin Miller	1 G
Tom Renaud	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against St. Johnstone FC and Heart of Midlothian FC has kicked off!
5' Both keepers have barely been tested. St. Johnstone FC and Heart of Midlothian FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
6' Arnaud Djoum puts Heart of Midlothian FC on the lead.
11' Heart of Midlothian FC have won 334 goals from 312 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
16' The travelling Heart of Midlothian FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
20' Blair Alston does the damage! The net is bulging and St. Johnstone FC surge ahead!
25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Craig Levein will be considering his options from the bench.
30' The 36-year-old David Wotherspoon has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
35' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
40' 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.
41' Oliver Bozanic makes no mistake. The score reads 1-2 and Heart of Midlothian FC are in front.
46' Another change for St. Johnstone FC made on 46 minute. Scott Tanser leaves to be changed by Liam Gordon.
47' Heart of Midlothian FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
52' St. Johnstone FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
54' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for David Wotherspoon.
59' Over 59 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
61' Sean Clare was booked on 61.
65' A tactical swap from St. Johnstone FC — Chris Kane on, Blair Alston off on 65 minutes.
69' What composure from Matthew Kennedy! The Northern Ireland international strokes it home. 2-2.
74' 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.
76' The Heart of Midlothian FC bench stirs into life. Demetri Mitchell is withdrawn and Marcus Godinho gets his opportunity.
79' That is a Yellow card for St. Johnstone FC. Liam Craig will be fuming at that decision.
80' Callum Morrison is ready to make an impact after coming on for Olly Lee at the 80 minute mark.
83' St. Johnstone FC ring the changes. Tony Watt has done his job and it is now time for David McMillan to step up.
86' Controversy at the stadium! Christophe Berra argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
90' Richard Foster has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
90' The whistle greets Sean Clare as he departs to be replaced by Steven MacLean.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tommy Wright

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

Starting XI

9
Sean Clare ↓ Steven MacLean 90'
7
Oliver Bozanic
8
Olly Lee ↓ Callum Morrison 80'
6
Christophe Berra C
10
Arnaud Djoum
2
Michael Smith
15
Craig Wighton
11
Demetri Mitchell ↓ Marcus Godinho 76'
28
Clevid Dikamona
5
Peter Haring
1
Zdenek Zlamal

Bench

Coach Craig Levein

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.71 St. Johnstone FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.72 Heart of Midlothian FC xG

I would bet for: St. Johnstone FC or Heart of Midlothian FC 76% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

St. Johnstone FC43% Draw24% Heart of Midlothian FC33%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.43

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw

67%

Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC

57%

St. Johnstone FC or Heart of Midlothian FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

St. Johnstone FC29% Draw41% Heart of Midlothian FC30%

Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.4%

1 – 2

7.9%

2 – 1

7.9%

2 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

4.9%

1 – 0

4.9%

0 – 2

4.8%

2 – 0

4.8%

0 – 0

4.7%

1 – 3

4.5%

3 – 1

4.4%

2 – 3

3.9%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap	St. Johnstone FC covers	Push	Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	11%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	18%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	18%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	12%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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

St. Johnstone FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC, Premier League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

St. Johnstone FC Form

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Clean Sheet