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

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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.

St. Johnstone FC 2 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
Heart of Midlothian FC 2 games · 3 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Celtic FC	2	6
2	St. Mirren FC	2	6
3	Motherwell FC	2	4
4	Heart of Midlothian FC	2	3
5	Dundee FC	2	3
6	St. Johnstone FC	2	3
7	Hibernian FC	2	3
8	Aberdeen FC	2	3
9	Rangers FC	2	1
10	Falkirk FC	2	1
11	Dundee United FC	2	1
12	Kilmarnock FC	2	0

Head-to-Head

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Season Stats

St. Johnstone FC		Heart of Midlothian FC
#6	Position	#4
3	Points	3
2	Played	2
1 / 0 / 1	W / D / L	1 / 0 / 1
4	Scored	5
4	Conceded	2
+0	GD	+3
1.50	PPG	1.50
50%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
St. Johnstone FC this season

50% Clean Sheets
Heart of Midlothian FC this season

St. Johnstone FC are 6th (3 pts). Heart of Midlothian FC are 4th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

St. Johnstone FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

1/2

61-75

1/1

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Heart of Midlothian FC

0-15

2/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

1/–

76+

–/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between St. Johnstone FC and Heart of Midlothian FC is underway.
5' St. Johnstone FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
10' Lawrence Shankland, a Scotland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
20' 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.
23' Against the run of play, Nicky Clark has scored! This game has turned on its head.
28' The 30-year-old Blair Spittal has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
33' St. Johnstone FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
38' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
41' Daniel Oyegoke is having his name booked by the referee on 41.
44' Sven Sprangler was booked on 44.
45' A moment of madness from Kye Rowles on 45 minutes earns him a card. Heart of Midlothian FC will be frustrated.
46' The whistle greets Ross Sinclair as he departs to be replaced by Joshua Rae.
51' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
52' The referee shows Heart of Midlothian FC player a card on 52.
57' The whistle greets Malachi Boateng as he departs to be replaced by Cameron Devlin.
61' It’s a booking for St. Johnstone FC player. Jason Holt gets a card.
66' Heart of Midlothian FC come into this ranked 12 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
67' That looks like a foul for a card for Cameron Devlin.
68' Nicky Clark makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and St. Johnstone FC are in front.
73' named a 4-3-1-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
76' GOAL! Kenneth Vargas scores on 76. Assisted by Beni Baningime
80' Another substitution for St. Johnstone FC to replace Nicky Clark by Mackenzie Kirk on 80 minute.
85' The crowd applauds Lawrence Shankland as he leaves the pitch. Jorge Grant steps in for Heart of Midlothian FC.
90' St. Johnstone FC currently sit 9 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Heart of Midlothian FC players.

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

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

2024-11-02 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

4 / 4

1.31 St. Johnstone FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.69 Heart of Midlothian FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

St. Johnstone FC20% Draw21% Heart of Midlothian FC59%

Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 4

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	75%	25%
± 3.5	55%	45%
± 4.5	36%	64%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw

41%

Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC

80%

St. Johnstone FC or Heart of Midlothian FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

St. Johnstone FC16% Draw35% Heart of Midlothian FC49%

Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 2

Actual

1 – 3

7.5%

1 – 1

7.2%

0 – 2

6.8%

0 – 3

5.9%

2 – 2

5.5%

1 – 4

2 – 3

4.9%

0 – 1

4.7%

2 – 1

4.2%

0 – 4

3.9%

2 – 4

3.3%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap	St. Johnstone FC covers	Push	Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	5%	93%
-1.5	7%	—	93%
-1	7%	10%	84%
-0.5	16%	—	84%
+0.5	35%	—	65%
+1	35%	20%	45%
+1.5	55%	—	45%
+2	55%	19%	27%
+2.5	73%	—	27%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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.