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

3 – 3

Full Time

Heart of Midlothian FC

Sat 1 Feb 2020 · 15:00 UTC McDiarmid Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Michael O'Halloran 45' Y

Y 58' Andrew Irving

Liam Craig 59' Y

Y 61' Craig Halkett

Y 86' Steven Naismith

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 Steven McLean
Referee Michael Banks
Referee David Roome
Referee Greg Aitken

3 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 10.7 goals/game

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

2020-02-01 St. Johnstone FC 3–3 Heart of Midlothian FC 2019-12-14 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC 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

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Feb	Heart of Midlothian FC	H	3–3	D
29 Jan	Celtic FC	H	0–3	L
25 Jan	Kilmarnock FC	H	2–1	W
22 Jan	Livingston FC	A	0–1	L
29 Dec	Ross County FC	H	1–1	D
26 Dec	Hamilton Academical FC	A	1–0	W

Heart of Midlothian FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Feb	St. Johnstone FC	A	3–3	D
26 Jan	Rangers FC	H	2–1	W
22 Jan	Ross County FC	A	0–0	D
29 Dec	Aberdeen FC	H	1–1	D
26 Dec	Hibernian FC	H	0–2	L
21 Dec	Hamilton Academical FC	A	1–2	L

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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at McDiarmid Park!
5' Craig Halkett has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
10' Heart of Midlothian FC have won 332 goals from 311 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
15' St. Johnstone FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
17' Stevie May does the damage! The net is bulging and St. Johnstone FC surge ahead!
22' 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.
26' What a strike from Liam Boyce! The score is 1-1.
31' The deadlock is broken! Steven Naismith gets on the scoresheet on 31 minutes.
36' The energy levels are beginning to show. Tommy Wright might look to freshen things up shortly.
41' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Heart of Midlothian FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
42' Michael O'Halloran has so much to prove this time. He replaces Liam Gordon on 42 minute.
45' Michael O'Halloran was booked on 45.
46' The St. Johnstone FC bench stirs into life. Scott Tanser is withdrawn and Callum Booth gets his opportunity.
51' Heart of Midlothian FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
52' GOAL! Alistair McCann fires home to make it 2-2!
57' The travelling Heart of Midlothian FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
58' Heart of Midlothian FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
59' Controversy at the stadium! Liam Craig argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
60' The Heart of Midlothian FC bench stirs into life. Ryotaro Meshino is withdrawn and Uche Ikpeazu gets his opportunity.
61' The referee has no hesitation. Craig Halkett is booked for Heart of Midlothian FC — Yellow card on 61.
62' A goal from the Scotland international Stevie May! He fires home on 62 to make it 3-2!
67' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
71' A change in the Heart of Midlothian FC ranks — Toby Sibbick exits the field as Conor Washington enters on 71.
76' Heart of Midlothian FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
80' Heart of Midlothian FC ring the changes. Euan Henderson has done his job and it is now time for Donis Avdijaj to step up.
85' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
86' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Steven Naismith.
90' The St. Johnstone FC bench stirs into life. Stevie May is withdrawn and Matt Butcher gets his opportunity.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-3 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tommy Wright

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Stendel

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Lawrence Shankland	5
Josh Ginnelly	3
Graham Carey	3
Stevie May	3
Alan Forrest	2
Kye Rowles	2
Liam Boyce	2
Elton Kabangu	2

Head to Head

St. Johnstone FC Form

2020-02-01 St. Johnstone FC 3–3 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2020-01-29 St. Johnstone FC 0–3 Celtic FC L 2020-01-25 St. Johnstone FC 2–1 Kilmarnock FC W 2020-01-22 Livingston FC 1–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2019-12-29 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Ross County FC D 2019-12-26 Hamilton Academical FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC W

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2020-02-01 St. Johnstone FC 3–3 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2020-01-26 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 Rangers FC W 2020-01-22 Ross County FC 0–0 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2019-12-29 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Aberdeen FC D 2019-12-26 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–2 Hibernian FC L 2019-12-21 Hamilton Academical FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.49 St. Johnstone FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.96 Heart of Midlothian FC xG

I would bet for: St. Johnstone FC or Heart of Midlothian FC 76% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

St. Johnstone FC35% Draw24% Heart of Midlothian FC41%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.45

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw

59%

Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC

65%

St. Johnstone FC or Heart of Midlothian FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

St. Johnstone FC23% Draw41% Heart of Midlothian FC36%

Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–3 not predicted

3 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

10.2%

1 – 2

8.8%

2 – 1

6.7%

2 – 2

6.5%

0 – 2

6.1%

1 – 3

5.7%

0 – 1

5.7%

0 – 0

4.6%

2 – 3

4.2%

1 – 0

4.1%

0 – 3

3.9%

2 – 0

3.6%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap	St. Johnstone FC covers	Push	Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	8%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	15%	71%
-0.5	29%	—	71%
+0.5	52%	—	48%
+1	52%	20%	28%
+1.5	72%	—	28%
+2	72%	15%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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