Thursday , 2 July 2026

St. Johnstone FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2024-25
St. Johnstone FC
2 – 4
Full Time
Heart of Midlothian FC
Sat 2 Nov 2024 · 15:00 UTC McDiarmid Park 5,917 HT 45' · FT 45'
1–3 23' Nicky Clark og
Nicky Clark pen 68' 2–3
2–4 76' Kenneth Vargas
Y 41' Daniel Oyegoke
Sven Sprangler 44' Y
Y 45' Kye Rowles
Y 52' Lawrence Shankland
Jason Holt 61' Y
Y 67' Cameron Devlin

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee
  • Assistant 1 Paul McAvinue (Scotland)
  • Assistant 2 Craig Macrae (Scotland)

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
2024-11-02 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Heart of Midlothian FC 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

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Nov Heart of Midlothian FC H 1–2 L
30 Oct St. Mirren FC A 1–3 L
26 Oct Dundee FC A 2–1 W
19 Oct Ross County FC H 3–0 W
06 Oct Rangers FC A 0–2 L
28 Sep Celtic FC H 0–6 L
Heart of Midlothian FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Nov St. Johnstone FC A 2–1 W
30 Oct Kilmarnock FC H 1–2 L
27 Oct Hibernian FC A 1–1 D
19 Oct St. Mirren FC H 4–0 W
06 Oct Aberdeen FC A 2–3 L
28 Sep Ross County FC H 1–1 D

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at McDiarmid Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering St. Johnstone FC that had 251 games and scored 244 goals.
  • 15' St. Johnstone FC are deployed in a 4-3-1-2 today, looking to exploit space against Heart of Midlothian FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 20' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 23' Nicky Clark has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 23 minutes.
  • 28' St. Johnstone FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 33' Lawrence Shankland has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 32 cards already picked up this season.
  • 38' named a 4-3-1-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 41' Daniel Oyegoke picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 44' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Sven Sprangler on 44 minutes.
  • 45' The referee shows Heart of Midlothian FC player a card on 45.
  • 46' Another change for St. Johnstone FC made on 46 minute. Ross Sinclair leaves to be changed by Joshua Rae.
  • 51' Heart of Midlothian FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 52' Lawrence Shankland was booked on 52.
  • 57' Cameron Devlin is ready to make an impact after coming on for Malachi Boateng at the 57 minute mark.
  • 61' A moment of madness from Jason Holt on 61 minutes earns him a card. St. Johnstone FC will be frustrated.
  • 66' Heart of Midlothian FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 67' Cameron Devlin has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 67.
  • 68' The deadlock is broken! Nicky Clark gets on the scoresheet on 68 minutes.
  • 73' It looks surprising St. Johnstone FC does not make any changes. Cameron Devlin has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 76' Kenneth Vargas has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 76 minutes.
  • 80' Nicky Clark makes way for Mackenzie Kirk at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from St. Johnstone FC.
  • 85' The Heart of Midlothian FC manager makes a substitution. Lawrence Shankland departs to be replaced by Jorge Grant.
  • 90' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • Heart of Midlothian FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

4-3-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Simo Valakari

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

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

2024-11-02 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Heart of Midlothian FC 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

St. Johnstone FC Form

2024-11-02 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2024-10-30 St. Mirren FC 3–1 St. Johnstone FC L 2024-10-26 Dundee FC 1–2 St. Johnstone FC W 2024-10-19 St. Johnstone FC 3–0 Ross County FC W 2024-10-06 Rangers FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2024-09-28 St. Johnstone FC 0–6 Celtic FC L

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2024-11-02 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2024-10-30 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–2 Kilmarnock FC L 2024-10-27 Hibernian FC 1–1 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2024-10-19 Heart of Midlothian FC 4–0 St. Mirren FC W 2024-10-06 Aberdeen FC 3–2 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2024-09-28 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Ross County FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.15 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.52 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
I would bet for: St. Johnstone FC or Heart of Midlothian FC 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC28% Draw28% Heart of Midlothian FC44%
Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.67
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
56%
Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC
72%
St. Johnstone FC or Heart of Midlothian FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC21% Draw47% Heart of Midlothian FC32%
Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
0 – 1
9.6%
0 – 0
8.9%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
7.9%
1 – 0
6.9%
2 – 1
6.7%
2 – 2
5.1%
1 – 3
4.5%
2 – 0
4.5%
0 – 3
3.9%
2 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap St. Johnstone FC covers Push Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 16% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 22% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 14% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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