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

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

Match Details

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

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

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	#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' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
10' St. Johnstone 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.
15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
20' A quiet spell here at McDiarmid Park. Heart of Midlothian FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His St. Johnstone FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
30' With 0 assists to his name this season, Callum Morrison is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Heart of Midlothian FC.
35' Over 35 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Aidan White, as he is very good at scoring at McDiarmid Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
42' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Christophe Berra.
44' Jason Kerr catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 44.
49' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
51' Poor challenge from Aidan White. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
56' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both St. Johnstone FC and Heart of Midlothian FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
58' Christophe Berra does the damage! The net is bulging and Heart of Midlothian FC surge ahead!
60' A change in the Heart of Midlothian FC ranks — Callum Morrison exits the field as Jamie Walker enters on 60.
65' Wallace Duffy is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for St. Johnstone FC tonight.
67' A tactical swap from St. Johnstone FC — Chris Kane on, Matt Kennedy off on 67 minutes.
72' 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.
73' Liam Craig is replacing David Wotherspoon for the St. Johnstone FC side.
75' Poor challenge from Steven MacLean. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
80' Sean Clare makes way for Ryotaro Meshino at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from Heart of Midlothian FC.
81' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Uche Ikpeazu.
86' Scotland international Steven MacLean has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
87' Another substitution for St. Johnstone FC to replace Stevie May by Callum Hendry on 87 minute.
With this win, St. Johnstone FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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

0 / 4

1.29 St. Johnstone FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.28 Heart of Midlothian FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

St. Johnstone FC29% Draw23% Heart of Midlothian FC48%

Actual: St. Johnstone FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.57

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	68%	32%
± 3.5	47%	53%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw

51%

Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC

71%

St. Johnstone FC or Heart of Midlothian FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

St. Johnstone FC18% Draw39% Heart of Midlothian FC43%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 2

9.1%

1 – 1

9.1%

0 – 2

7.3%

1 – 3

6.9%

0 – 1

2 – 2

5.8%

0 – 3

5.4%

2 – 1

5.2%

2 – 3

4.5%

0 – 0

4.1%

1 – 4

3.9%

1 – 0

Actual

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap	St. Johnstone FC covers	Push	Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	6%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	12%	80%
-0.5	20%	—	80%
+0.5	42%	—	58%
+1	42%	21%	37%
+1.5	63%	—	37%
+2	63%	17%	20%
+2.5	80%	—	20%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet

11% ✗

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

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