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St. Johnstone FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2021-22
St. Johnstone FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Heart of Midlothian FC
Sat 19 Feb 2022 · 15:00 UTC McDiarmid Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Callum Hendry 36' Y
Jacob Butterfield 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Heart of Midlothian FC 33 70
2 Rangers FC 33 69
3 Celtic FC 33 67
4 Motherwell FC 33 54
5 Hibernian FC 33 51
6 Falkirk FC 33 46
7 Dundee United FC 33 40
8 Aberdeen FC 33 33
9 Dundee FC 33 33
10 St. Mirren FC 33 30
11 Kilmarnock FC 33 28
12 Livingston FC 33 16

Head-to-Head

3
3
12
St. Johnstone FC 18 games · Avg 2.8 goals Heart of Midlothian FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-02-19 St. Johnstone FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 2021-10-27 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 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

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Feb Heart of Midlothian FC H 2–1 W
15 Feb Aberdeen FC A 1–1 D
09 Feb St. Mirren FC A 1–2 L
05 Feb Dundee United FC H 0–0 D
01 Feb Livingston FC A 2–1 W
27 Nov Hibernian FC H 1–2 L
Heart of Midlothian FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Feb St. Johnstone FC A 1–2 L
09 Feb Dundee FC H 1–2 L
06 Feb Rangers FC A 0–5 L
01 Feb Hibernian FC A 0–0 D
29 Jan Motherwell FC H 2–0 W
27 Nov St. Mirren FC H 2–0 W

Key Stats

61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to McDiarmid Park that hosts another battle between St. Johnstone FC and Heart of Midlothian FC.
  • 1' A goal from the Scotland international Alistair Crawford! He fires home on 1 to make it 1-0!
  • 6' GOAL! Nathaniel Atkinson fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 11' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 16' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. St. Johnstone FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 21' Cameron Devlin needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 26' Murray Davidson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 30 cards already picked up this season.
  • 31' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 31 minutes.
  • 36' Controversy at the stadium! Callum Hendry argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 41' 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 Stephen Kingsley suffering a number of foals already.
  • 46' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 51' Barrie McKay has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 56' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 57' A goal from the Scotland international Jamie McCart! He fires home on 57 to make it 2-1!
  • 62' Glenn Middleton, a Scotland , has 9 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 67' Heart of Midlothian FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 67.
  • 72' With 0 assists to his name this season, Peter Haring is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Heart of Midlothian FC.
  • 77' England international Ellis Simms has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 82' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 87' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both St. Johnstone FC and Heart of Midlothian FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 90' It’s a booking for St. Johnstone FC player. Jacob Butterfield gets a Yellow card.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. St. Johnstone FC take all three points.

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2022-02-19 St. Johnstone FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 2021-10-27 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 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

St. Johnstone FC Form

2022-02-19 St. Johnstone FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2022-02-15 Aberdeen FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC D 2022-02-09 St. Mirren FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC L 2022-02-05 St. Johnstone FC 0–0 Dundee United FC D 2022-02-01 Livingston FC 1–2 St. Johnstone FC W 2021-11-27 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Hibernian FC L

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2022-02-19 St. Johnstone FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2022-02-09 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–2 Dundee FC L 2022-02-06 Rangers FC 5–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2022-02-01 Hibernian FC 0–0 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2022-01-29 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Motherwell FC W 2021-11-27 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 St. Mirren FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.54 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.94 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC52% Draw26% Heart of Midlothian FC22%
Actual: St. Johnstone FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.48
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC
48%
St. Johnstone FC or Heart of Midlothian FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC35% Draw48% Heart of Midlothian FC17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
1 – 0
11.9%
0 – 0
10.4%
2 – 0
9.6%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
6.8%
1 – 2
5.5%
3 – 0
4.9%
3 – 1
4.7%
2 – 2
4.3%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
2.3%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap St. Johnstone FC covers Push Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 24% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 14% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✓
Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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