St. Johnstone FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC, Premier League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2019-20

St. Johnstone FC

1 – 0

Full Time

Heart of Midlothian FC

Wed 30 Oct 2019 · 19:45 UTC McDiarmid Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 42' Christophe Berra

Jason Kerr 44' Y

Y 51' Aidan White

Y 75' Steven MacLean

Y 81' Uche Ikpeazu

Overview

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St. Johnstone FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC — Premier League at McDiarmid Park.

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

Match Details

Referee Alastair Mather
Referee Andy Milne
Referee David Munro
Referee Kevin Graham

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

2019-10-30 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2019-01-26 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC 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
30 Oct	Heart of Midlothian FC	H	1–0	W
26 Oct	Hamilton Academical FC	H	3–2	W
19 Oct	St. Mirren FC	A	0–2	L
05 Oct	Ross County FC	A	2–2	D
28 Sep	Motherwell FC	H	0–1	L
22 Sep	Rangers FC	H	0–4	L

Heart of Midlothian FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Oct	St. Johnstone FC	A	0–1	L
26 Oct	Livingston FC	A	0–0	D
20 Oct	Rangers FC	H	1–1	D
05 Oct	Kilmarnock FC	H	0–1	L
28 Sep	St. Mirren FC	A	0–0	D
22 Sep	Hibernian FC	A	2–1	W

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' KICK OFF: St. Johnstone FC gets underway.
5' Scotland international Callum Morrison has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
10' Heart of Midlothian FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both St. Johnstone FC and Heart of Midlothian FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
20' Anthony Ralston needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Tommy Wright will be considering his options from the bench.
35' Heart of Midlothian FC have won 349 goals from 319 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
40' St. Johnstone FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Heart of Midlothian FC's shape.
42' Christophe Berra has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 42.
44' It’s a booking for St. Johnstone FC player. Jason Kerr gets a Yellow card.
49' Steven MacLean is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Heart of Midlothian FC so far.
51' A meaty challenge results in booking for Aidan White on 51.
56' Stevie May, a Scotland , has 10 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
58' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Christophe Berra makes no mistake. 0-1!
60' The whistle greets Callum Morrison as he departs to be replaced by Jamie Walker.
65' 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.
67' St. Johnstone FC ring the changes. Matt Kennedy has done his job and it is now time for Chris Kane to step up.
72' It’s high time Tommy Wright made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
73' The whistle greets David Wotherspoon as he departs to be replaced by Liam Craig.
75' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Steven MacLean.
80' Heart of Midlothian FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ryotaro Meshino is hanging Sean Clare on the field on 80 minute.
81' Uche Ikpeazu has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 81.
86' Matt Kennedy is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for St. Johnstone FC tonight.
87' St. Johnstone FC ring the changes. Stevie May has done his job and it is now time for Callum Hendry to step up.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Heart of Midlothian FC.

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tommy Wright

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

Starting XI

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

Head to Head

St. Johnstone FC Form

2019-10-30 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2019-10-26 St. Johnstone FC 3–2 Hamilton Academical FC W 2019-10-19 St. Mirren FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2019-10-05 Ross County FC 2–2 St. Johnstone FC D 2019-09-28 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Motherwell FC L 2019-09-22 St. Johnstone FC 0–4 Rangers FC L

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2019-10-30 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2019-10-26 Livingston FC 0–0 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2019-10-20 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Rangers FC D 2019-10-05 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 Kilmarnock FC L 2019-09-28 St. Mirren FC 0–0 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2019-09-22 Hibernian FC 1–2 Heart of Midlothian FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.45 St. Johnstone FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.7 Heart of Midlothian FC xG

I would bet for: St. Johnstone FC or Heart of Midlothian FC 75% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

St. Johnstone FC37% Draw25% Heart of Midlothian FC38%

Actual: St. Johnstone FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.15

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw

62%

Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC

63%

St. Johnstone FC or Heart of Midlothian FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

St. Johnstone FC25% Draw43% Heart of Midlothian FC32%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.4%

1 – 2

8.7%

2 – 1

7.4%

0 – 1

6.5%

2 – 2

6.2%

0 – 2

6.2%

0 – 0

5.9%

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 3

4.9%

2 – 0

4.5%

2 – 3

3.6%

3 – 1

3.6%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap	St. Johnstone FC covers	Push	Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	9%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	17%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	20%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	13%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✗

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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