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

Match Details

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

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

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
#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' Temperatures are rising at McDiarmid Park as St. Johnstone FC face off against Heart of Midlothian FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Aidan White suffering a number of foals already.
10' A quiet spell here at McDiarmid Park. St. Johnstone FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
25' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
30' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
35' It’s high time Tommy Wright made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
40' David Wotherspoon has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
42' A moment of madness from Christophe Berra on 42 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Heart of Midlothian FC will be frustrated.
44' Jason Kerr has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 44.
49' Anthony Ralston needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
51' Aidan White catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 51.
56' Heart of Midlothian FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
58' What a strike from Christophe Berra! The score is 0-1.
60' Jamie Walker gets the nod from Heart of Midlothian FC. He replaces Callum Morrison and will look to change the dynamic.
65' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Heart of Midlothian FC winning 100% of all matches.
67' A change in the St. Johnstone FC ranks — Matt Kennedy exits the field as Chris Kane enters on 67.
72' Heart of Midlothian FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
73' Liam Craig gets the nod from St. Johnstone FC. He replaces David Wotherspoon and will look to change the dynamic.
75' Steven MacLean is having his name booked by the referee on 75.
80' A change in the Heart of Midlothian FC ranks — Sean Clare exits the field as Ryotaro Meshino enters on 80.
81' Heart of Midlothian FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
86' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
87' It is a substitution in St. Johnstone FC team. Stevie May is replaced by Callum Hendry on 87 minute.
The final score is 1-0.

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
Josh Ginnelly	3
Graham Carey	3
Stevie May	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

1.15 St. Johnstone FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.66 Heart of Midlothian FC xG

I would bet for: St. Johnstone FC or Heart of Midlothian FC 74% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

St. Johnstone FC32% Draw26% Heart of Midlothian FC42%

Actual: St. Johnstone FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.81

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw

59%

Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC

68%

St. Johnstone FC or Heart of Midlothian FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

St. Johnstone FC20% Draw45% Heart of Midlothian FC35%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.4%

1 – 2

9.2%

0 – 1

9.2%

0 – 2

8.2%

0 – 0

7.9%

2 – 1

6.3%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 2

5.3%

1 – 3

5.1%

0 – 3

4.4%

2 – 0

3.9%

2 – 3

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap	St. Johnstone FC covers	Push	Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	15%	75%
-0.5	25%	—	75%
+0.5	52%	—	48%
+1	52%	22%	26%
+1.5	74%	—	26%
+2	74%	15%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✗

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

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