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

Match Preview

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

St. Johnstone FC 2 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
Heart of Midlothian FC 2 games · 3 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Celtic FC	2	6
2	St. Mirren FC	2	6
3	Motherwell FC	2	4
4	Heart of Midlothian FC	2	3
5	Dundee FC	2	3
6	St. Johnstone FC	2	3
7	Hibernian FC	2	3
8	Aberdeen FC	2	3
9	Rangers FC	2	1
10	Falkirk FC	2	1
11	Dundee United FC	2	1
12	Kilmarnock FC	2	0

Head-to-Head

St. Johnstone FC 18 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	#4
3	Points	3
2	Played	2
1 / 0 / 1	W / D / L	1 / 0 / 1
4	Scored	5
4	Conceded	2
+0	GD	+3
1.50	PPG	1.50
50%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
St. Johnstone FC this season

50% Clean Sheets
Heart of Midlothian FC this season

St. Johnstone FC are 6th (3 pts). Heart of Midlothian FC are 4th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

St. Johnstone FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

1/2

61-75

1/1

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Heart of Midlothian FC

0-15

2/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

1/–

76+

–/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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' Marcus Godinho has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
6' What a strike from Arnaud Djoum! The score is 0-1.
11' 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.
16' Tony Watt, a Scotland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
20' A stunning finish from Blair Alston — that came from absolutely nowhere!
25' Callum Morrison has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sean Clare made 308 appearances and scored 14 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
35' It’s high time Craig Levein made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
40' St. Johnstone FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
41' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Oliver Bozanic makes it 1-2.
46' Liam Gordon has so much to prove this time. He replaces Scott Tanser on 46 minute.
47' Peter Haring is having his name booked by the referee on 47.
52' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both St. Johnstone FC and Heart of Midlothian FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
54' David Wotherspoon was booked on 54.
59' The 34-year-old Zander Clark has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
61' Sean Clare has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 61.
65' The crowd applauds Blair Alston as he leaves the pitch. Chris Kane steps in for St. Johnstone FC.
69' What a moment for Matthew Kennedy! That strike on 69 puts his side firmly in control.
74' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
76' Another change for Heart of Midlothian FC made on 76 minute. Demetri Mitchell leaves to be changed by Marcus Godinho.
79' A moment of madness from Liam Craig on 79 minutes earns him a Yellow card. St. Johnstone FC will be frustrated.
80' Callum Morrison has so much to prove this time. He replaces Olly Lee on 80 minute.
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' It’s a booking for Heart of Midlothian FC player. Christophe Berra gets a Yellow card.
90' St. Johnstone FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
90' Heart of Midlothian FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Steven MacLean is hanging Sean Clare on the field on 90 minute.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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

3 / 4

1.86 St. Johnstone FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.34 Heart of Midlothian FC xG

I would bet for: St. Johnstone FC or Heart of Midlothian FC 78% + Over 2.5 goals 78%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

St. Johnstone FC38% Draw22% Heart of Midlothian FC40%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes76% 0% No24%

Avg goals/match: 4.2

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	92%	8%
± 2.5	78%	22%
± 3.5	59%	41%
± 4.5	40%	60%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw

59%

Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC

62%

St. Johnstone FC or Heart of Midlothian FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

St. Johnstone FC26% Draw37% Heart of Midlothian FC37%

Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 2

7.5%

1 – 1

7.3%

2 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

1 – 3

5.7%

2 – 3

5.3%

0 – 2

4.3%

3 – 2

4.2%

3 – 1

3.7%

1 – 4

3.4%

3 – 3

3.3%

0 – 3

3.2%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap	St. Johnstone FC covers	Push	Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	9%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	15%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	52%	—	48%
+1	52%	18%	30%
+1.5	70%	—	30%
+2	70%	14%	15%
+2.5	85%	—	15%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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)

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