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 13 games · 17 pts (2026/27)
Heart of Midlothian FC 12 games · 20 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

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

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
#7	Position	#4
17	Points	20
13	Played	12
4 / 5 / 4	W / D / L	6 / 2 / 4
17	Scored	26
20	Conceded	22
-3	GD	+4
1.31	PPG	1.67
31%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

8% Clean Sheets
St. Johnstone FC this season

25% Clean Sheets
Heart of Midlothian FC this season

St. Johnstone FC are 7th (17 pts). Heart of Midlothian FC are 4th (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

St. Johnstone FC

0-15

2/2

16-30

4/2

31-45

2/4

46-60

2/6

61-75

3/3

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

St. Johnstone FC

Josh Fowler	5 G
Josh Campbell	3 G
Enes Alic	2 G	4 A
Kai Fotheringham	2 G
Fowler Josh	1 G	1 A

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

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and St. Johnstone FC launch into their encounter with Heart of Midlothian FC.
5' The travelling Heart of Midlothian FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
6' The deadlock is broken! Arnaud Djoum gets on the scoresheet on 6 minutes.
11' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
16' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
20' The Scotland Blair Alston breaks the deadlock on 20 minutes. 1-1!
25' It looks like no one’s ball. Heart of Midlothian FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
30' St. Johnstone FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
35' St. Johnstone FC have won 261 goals from 264 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
40' It is a cagey affair so far. St. Johnstone FC in their trying to find a way past Heart of Midlothian FC's compact .
41' Brilliant from the ! Oliver Bozanic makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 41.
46' The supporters are chanting for Liam Gordon. He replaces Scott Tanser on 46 minute.
47' The referee shows Heart of Midlothian FC player a Yellow card on 47.
52' It looks surprising St. Johnstone FC does not make any changes. Murray Davidson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
54' The referee has no hesitation. David Wotherspoon is booked for St. Johnstone FC — Yellow card on 54.
59' Heart of Midlothian FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
61' The referee shows Heart of Midlothian FC player a Yellow card on 61.
65' Chris Kane has so much to prove this time. He replaces Blair Alston on 65 minute.
69' The deadlock is broken! Matthew Kennedy gets on the scoresheet on 69 minutes.
74' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. St. Johnstone FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
76' Marcus Godinho gets the nod from Heart of Midlothian FC. He replaces Demetri Mitchell and will look to change the dynamic.
79' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Liam Craig.
80' Callum Morrison is replacing Olly Lee for the Heart of Midlothian FC side.
83' Another substitution for St. Johnstone FC to replace Tony Watt by David McMillan on 83 minute.
86' A moment of madness from Christophe Berra on 86 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Heart of Midlothian FC will be frustrated.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Richard Foster on 90 minutes.
90' Heart of Midlothian FC ring the changes. Sean Clare has done his job and it is now time for Steven MacLean to step up.
The final score is 2-2.

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
Graham Carey	3
Stevie May	3
Josh Ginnelly	3
Kye Rowles	2
Liam Boyce	2
Elton Kabangu	2
Alan Forrest	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.01 St. Johnstone FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.77 Heart of Midlothian FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

St. Johnstone FC47% Draw23% Heart of Midlothian FC30%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 3.78

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	51%	49%
± 4.5	33%	67%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw

70%

Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC

53%

St. Johnstone FC or Heart of Midlothian FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

St. Johnstone FC34% Draw39% Heart of Midlothian FC27%

Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

2 – 1

7.9%

1 – 2

2 – 2

Actual

3 – 1

5.3%

2 – 0

4.7%

3 – 2

4.6%

1 – 0

4.1%

1 – 3

4.1%

2 – 3

4.1%

0 – 2

3.7%

0 – 1

3.5%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap	St. Johnstone FC covers	Push	Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	13%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	18%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	16%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	10%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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