Saturday , 14 November 2026

St. Johnstone FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC, Premier League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2022-23
St. Johnstone FC
2 – 3
Full Time
Heart of Midlothian FC
Wed 28 Dec 2022 · 19:45 UTC McDiarmid Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Graham Carey 9' Y
Ryan McGowan 13' Y
Y 55' Robert Snodgrass
Alex Mitchell 84' Y
Liam Gordon 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

3
3
13
St. Johnstone FC 19 games · Avg 2.8 goals Heart of Midlothian FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-12-28 St. Johnstone FC 2–3 Heart of Midlothian FC 2022-08-28 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–2 St. Johnstone FC 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

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Dec Heart of Midlothian FC H 2–3 L
24 Dec Celtic FC A 1–4 L
17 Dec Ross County FC A 2–1 W
12 Nov Motherwell FC H 1–1 D
09 Nov St. Mirren FC A 2–2 D
06 Nov Rangers FC H 2–1 W
Heart of Midlothian FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Dec St. Johnstone FC A 3–2 W
24 Dec Dundee United FC A 2–2 D
17 Dec Kilmarnock FC H 3–1 W
12 Nov Livingston FC H 1–1 D
09 Nov Rangers FC A 0–1 L
06 Nov Motherwell FC H 3–2 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' 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' Nicky Clark has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 9' The referee has no hesitation. Graham Carey is booked for St. Johnstone FC — Yellow card on 9.
  • 13' St. Johnstone FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 13.
  • 14' What a strike from Lawrence Shankland! The score is 0-1.
  • 19' Heart of Midlothian FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 24' St. Johnstone FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 24.
  • 25' A tactical swap from St. Johnstone FC — Alex Mitchell on, Melker Hallberg off on 25 minutes.
  • 26' The whistle greets Melker Hallberg as he departs to be replaced by Alex Mitchell.
  • 31' 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.
  • 33' What composure from Alan Forrest! The Scotland international strokes it home. 0-2.
  • 38' With 2 assists to his name this season, Alex Cochrane is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Heart of Midlothian FC.
  • 43' St. Johnstone FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 48' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 53' 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.
  • 55' Robert Snodgrass is having his name booked by the referee on 55.
  • 55' What composure from Stevie May! The Scotland international strokes it home. 1-2.
  • 60' St. Johnstone FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Heart of Midlothian FC backline.
  • 63' Michael Smith is replacing Alan Forrest for the Heart of Midlothian FC side.
  • 64' What a strike from Barrie McKay! The score is 1-3.
  • 65' Jamie Murphy is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nicky Clark at the 65 minute mark.
  • 67' A change in the St. Johnstone FC ranks — Alistair Crawford exits the field as Connor McLennan enters on 67.
  • 70' Time for substitution for St. Johnstone FC. Graham Carey is replaced by Cameron MacPherson.
  • 75' St. Johnstone FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Heart of Midlothian FC's shape.
  • 77' A tactical swap from Heart of Midlothian FC — Orestis Kiomourtzoglou on, Josh Ginnelly off on 77 minutes.
  • 79' GOAL! Jamie Murphy fires home to make it 2-3!
  • 84' Controversy at the stadium! Alex Mitchell argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 89' David Wotherspoon is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for St. Johnstone FC tonight.
  • 90' St. Johnstone FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-3.

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Robbie Neilson

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

2022-12-28 St. Johnstone FC 2–3 Heart of Midlothian FC 2022-08-28 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–2 St. Johnstone FC 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

St. Johnstone FC Form

2022-12-28 St. Johnstone FC 2–3 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2022-12-24 Celtic FC 4–1 St. Johnstone FC L 2022-12-17 Ross County FC 1–2 St. Johnstone FC W 2022-11-12 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Motherwell FC D 2022-11-09 St. Mirren FC 2–2 St. Johnstone FC D 2022-11-06 St. Johnstone FC 2–1 Rangers FC W

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2022-12-28 St. Johnstone FC 2–3 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2022-12-24 Dundee United FC 2–2 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2022-12-17 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–1 Kilmarnock FC W 2022-11-12 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Livingston FC D 2022-11-09 Rangers FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2022-11-06 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–2 Motherwell FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.92 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.19 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + St. Johnstone FC or Heart of Midlothian FC 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC34% Draw24% Heart of Midlothian FC42%
Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes75% 0% No25%
Avg goals/match: 4.11
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 76%
24%
± 3.5 58%
42%
± 4.5 39%
61%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
58%
Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC
66%
St. Johnstone FC or Heart of Midlothian FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC28% Draw37% Heart of Midlothian FC35%
Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 2
6.9%
2 – 1
6.5%
1 – 3
5.3%
2 – 3
Actual
3 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
4.1%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 3
3.3%
0 – 1
3.2%
2 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap St. Johnstone FC covers Push Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 10% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 16% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 18% 26%
+1.5 74% — 26%
+2 74% 13% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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