St. Johnstone FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2023-24

St. Johnstone FC

0 – 2

Full Time

Heart of Midlothian FC

Sat 5 Aug 2023 · 14:00 UTC McDiarmid Park 6,818 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 75' Yutaro Oda

0–2 90+6' Lawrence Shankland

Y 16' Kye Rowles

Sam McClelland 17' Y

Daniel Phillips 29' Y

Y 80' Cameron Devlin

Y 90' Liam Boyce

Overview

Match Preview

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
Assistant 1 Daniel McFarlane
Assistant 2 Gordon Crawford
4th Official Colin Whyte (Scotland)

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

2023-08-05 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Heart of Midlothian FC 2023-03-04 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–0 St. Johnstone FC 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

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Aug	Heart of Midlothian FC	H	0–2	L
28 May	Livingston FC	H	2–0	W
24 May	Ross County FC	A	3–3	D
20 May	Kilmarnock FC	A	1–0	W
13 May	Motherwell FC	H	0–2	L
06 May	Dundee United FC	H	1–0	W

Heart of Midlothian FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Aug	St. Johnstone FC	A	2–0	W
27 May	Hibernian FC	H	1–1	D
24 May	Rangers FC	A	2–2	D
20 May	Aberdeen FC	H	2–1	W
13 May	St. Mirren FC	A	2–2	D
07 May	Celtic FC	H	0–2	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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for St. Johnstone FC to score. At the same time, Heart of Midlothian FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' St. Johnstone FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both St. Johnstone FC and Heart of Midlothian FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
16' A moment of madness from Kye Rowles on 16 minutes earns him a card. Heart of Midlothian FC will be frustrated.
17' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Sam McClelland.
22' The travelling Heart of Midlothian FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
27' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
29' A meaty challenge results in booking for Daniel Phillips on 29.
34' The home supporters are growing impatient. St. Johnstone FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
39' 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.
44' Kye Rowles has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
49' England international Frankie Kent has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
54' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
59' Fresh legs for Heart of Midlothian FC! Alex Lowry comes on to replace Calem Nieuwenhof.
63' Drey Wright makes way for Maksym Kucheriavyi at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from St. Johnstone FC.
68' St. Johnstone FC currently sit 9 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
69' Heart of Midlothian FC ring the changes. Alan Forrest has done his job and it is now time for Kyosuke Tagawa to step up.
74' Heart of Midlothian FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
75' What a moment for Yutaro Oda! That strike on 75 puts his side firmly in control.
77' Luke Jephcott is ready to make an impact after coming on for Daniel Phillips at the 77 minute mark.
80' It’s gonna be a card for Cameron Devlin.
84' A tactical swap from Heart of Midlothian FC — Liam Boyce on, Cameron Devlin off on 84 minutes.
89' It is a cagey affair so far. St. Johnstone FC in their trying to find a way past Heart of Midlothian FC's compact .
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Liam Boyce on 90.
90' A tactical swap from St. Johnstone FC — Taylor Steven on, Cameron Ballantyne off on 90 minutes.
Game over. The scoreline of 0-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

5
Ryan McGowan
11
Graham Carey
1
Dimitar Mitov
7
Stevie May
14
Drey Wright ↓ Maksym Kucheriavyi 63'
6
Liam Gordon
25
Cameron Ballantyne ↓ Taylor Steven 90'
3
Tony Gallacher
34
Daniel Phillips ↓ Luke Jephcott 77'
18
Sam McClelland
17
Oludare Olufunwa

Bench

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

St. Johnstone FC Form

2023-08-05 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2023-05-28 St. Johnstone FC 2–0 Livingston FC W 2023-05-24 Ross County FC 3–3 St. Johnstone FC D 2023-05-20 Kilmarnock FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC W 2023-05-13 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Motherwell FC L 2023-05-06 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Dundee United FC W

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2023-08-05 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2023-05-27 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Hibernian FC D 2023-05-24 Rangers FC 2–2 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2023-05-20 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 Aberdeen FC W 2023-05-13 St. Mirren FC 2–2 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2023-05-07 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–2 Celtic FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.21 St. Johnstone FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.05 Heart of Midlothian FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

St. Johnstone FC25% Draw25% Heart of Midlothian FC50%

Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.26

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw

50%

Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC

75%

St. Johnstone FC or Heart of Midlothian FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

St. Johnstone FC18% Draw41% Heart of Midlothian FC41%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.4%

1 – 2

9.4%

0 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

7.3%

1 – 3

6.4%

2 – 2

5.6%

2 – 1

5.6%

0 – 0

5.4%

0 – 3

5.4%

1 – 0

2 – 3

3.9%

1 – 4

3.3%

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%	79%
-0.5	21%	—	79%
+0.5	45%	—	55%
+1	45%	22%	34%
+1.5	66%	—	34%
+2	66%	17%	17%
+2.5	83%	—	17%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✗

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