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 – 1

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Heart of Midlothian FC

Wed 7 Feb 2024 · 19:45 UTC McDiarmid Park 4,518 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 55' Lawrence Shankland

Luke Robinson 16' Y

Andy Considine 52' Y

Ryan McGowan 75' Y

Y 79' Kenneth Vargas

Diallang Jaiyesimi 90' Y

Overview

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

St. Johnstone FC 13 games · 17 pts (2026/27)
Heart of Midlothian FC 12 games · 20 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Iain Snedden
Assistant 1 David Roome
Assistant 2 Gordon McCabe (Scotland)

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

St. Johnstone FC 19 games · Avg 2.8 goals Heart of Midlothian FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-02-07 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 2023-11-25 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–0 St. Johnstone FC 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

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Feb	Heart of Midlothian FC	H	0–1	L
03 Feb	Ross County FC	A	1–0	W
27 Jan	Motherwell FC	H	1–1	D
24 Jan	Aberdeen FC	H	1–1	D
27 Dec	Livingston FC	A	0–0	D
23 Dec	Kilmarnock FC	A	1–2	L

Heart of Midlothian FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Feb	St. Johnstone FC	A	1–0	W
03 Feb	Dundee FC	A	3–2	W
27 Jan	Aberdeen FC	H	2–0	W
23 Jan	Dundee FC	H	3–2	W
02 Jan	Livingston FC	A	2–1	W
30 Dec	Ross County FC	H	2–2	D

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' We are underway at McDiarmid Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' Beni Baningime has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
10' Heart of Midlothian FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
15' The 24-year-old Kenneth Vargas has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
16' Luke Robinson was booked on 16.
21' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steven Naismith will be considering his options from the bench.
26' St. Johnstone FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
31' It looks like no one’s ball. Heart of Midlothian FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
36' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Heart of Midlothian FC winning 100% of all matches.
41' Heart of Midlothian FC come into this ranked 4 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
46' A tactical swap from St. Johnstone FC — Sven Sprangler on, Filip Franczak off on 46 minutes.
51' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
52' A meaty challenge results in booking for Andy Considine on 52.
55' GOAL! Lawrence Shankland fires home to make it 0-1!
60' The travelling Heart of Midlothian FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
62' The whistle greets Scott Fraser as he departs to be replaced by Yutaro Oda.
65' The whistle greets Tony Gallacher as he departs to be replaced by Nicky Clark.
70' Heart of Midlothian FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
75' That is a card for St. Johnstone FC. Ryan McGowan will be fuming at that decision.
75' A change in the Heart of Midlothian FC ranks — Stephen Kingsley exits the field as Craig Halkett enters on 75.
79' It’s gonna be a card for Kenneth Vargas.
82' Jorge Grant is replacing Kenneth Vargas for the Heart of Midlothian FC side.
84' The St. Johnstone FC bench stirs into life. Connor Smith is withdrawn and Diallang Jaiyesimi gets his opportunity.
89' Scott Fraser has been relatively quiet despite scoring 40 goals in his last 387 appearances.
90' Diallang Jaiyesimi picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Heart of Midlothian FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

4-5-1

Starting XI

29
Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka ↓ Adama Sidibeh 65'
5
Ryan McGowan
11
Graham Carey
1
Dimitar Mitov
50
Connor Smith ↓ Diallang Jaiyesimi 84'
3
Tony Gallacher ↓ Nicky Clark 65'
15
Maksym Kucheriavyi
19
Luke Robinson
4
Andy Considine
17
Oludare Olufunwa
46
Filip Franczak ↓ Sven Sprangler 46'

Bench

13
Diallang Jaiyesimi ↑ 84'
31
Dave Richards
7
Stevie May
9
Chris Kane
37
Nicky Clark ↑ 65'
23
Sven Sprangler ↑ 46'
35
Kerr Smith
16
Adama Sidibeh ↑ 65'

Coach Craig Levein

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Naismith

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

2024-02-07 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2024-02-03 Ross County FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC W 2024-01-27 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Motherwell FC D 2024-01-24 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Aberdeen FC D 2023-12-27 Livingston FC 0–0 St. Johnstone FC D 2023-12-23 Kilmarnock FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC L

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2024-02-07 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2024-02-03 Dundee FC 2–3 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2024-01-27 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Aberdeen FC W 2024-01-23 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–2 Dundee FC W 2024-01-02 Livingston FC 1–2 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2023-12-30 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–2 Ross County FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.29 St. Johnstone FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.99 Heart of Midlothian FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 63% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

St. Johnstone FC24% Draw24% Heart of Midlothian FC52%

Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.28

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw

48%

Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC

76%

St. Johnstone FC or Heart of Midlothian FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

St. Johnstone FC20% Draw41% Heart of Midlothian FC39%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.5%

1 – 2

9.3%

0 – 2

7.4%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 3

6.1%

2 – 1

2 – 2

5.9%

0 – 0

5.3%

0 – 3

4.8%

1 – 0

4.1%

2 – 3

2 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap	St. Johnstone FC covers	Push	Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	13%	76%
-0.5	24%	—	76%
+0.5	48%	—	52%
+1	48%	21%	31%
+1.5	69%	—	31%
+2	69%	16%	15%
+2.5	85%	—	15%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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.