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

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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 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Heart of Midlothian FC 7 games · 13 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

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

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	#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' That's the starting whistle at McDiarmid Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between St. Johnstone FC and Heart of Midlothian FC.
5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
10' The 24-year-old Kenneth Vargas has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
15' Graham Carey, a Ireland , has 25 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
23' The Scotland Nicky Clark breaks the deadlock on 23 minutes. 1-0!
28' 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.
33' St. Johnstone FC have won 252 goals from 255 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
38' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Drey Wright suffering a number of foals already.
41' Poor challenge from Daniel Oyegoke. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
44' A moment of madness from Sven Sprangler on 44 minutes earns him a card. St. Johnstone FC will be frustrated.
45' Kye Rowles has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 45.
46' St. Johnstone FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Joshua Rae is hanging Ross Sinclair on the field on 46 minute.
51' St. Johnstone FC currently sit 9 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
52' It’s a booking for Heart of Midlothian FC player. Lawrence Shankland gets a card.
57' The whistle greets Malachi Boateng as he departs to be replaced by Cameron Devlin.
61' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Jason Holt on 61 minutes.
66' James Penrice is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Heart of Midlothian FC tonight.
67' Heart of Midlothian FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 67.
68' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Nicky Clark makes it 2-0.
73' Heart of Midlothian FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker James Wilson scoring 1 goals.
76' Kenneth Vargas makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and Heart of Midlothian FC are in front.
80' Another substitution for St. Johnstone FC to replace Nicky Clark by Mackenzie Kirk on 80 minute.
85' A tactical swap from Heart of Midlothian FC — Jorge Grant on, Lawrence Shankland off on 85 minutes.
90' Beni Baningime has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
St. Johnstone FC will have plenty to reflect on. Heart of Midlothian FC were simply the better side today.

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
Josh Ginnelly	3
Graham Carey	3
Stevie May	3
Alan Forrest	2
Kye Rowles	2
Liam Boyce	2
Elton Kabangu	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

1.16 St. Johnstone FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.07 Heart of Midlothian FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

St. Johnstone FC23% Draw24% Heart of Midlothian FC53%

Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.23

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw

47%

Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC

77%

St. Johnstone FC or Heart of Midlothian FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

St. Johnstone FC17% Draw41% Heart of Midlothian FC42%

Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.3%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

8.4%

0 – 1

7.6%

1 – 3

6.5%

0 – 3

5.7%

0 – 0

5.5%

2 – 2

5.5%

2 – 1

5.3%

1 – 0

3.9%

2 – 3

3.8%

1 – 4

3.4%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap	St. Johnstone FC covers	Push	Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	6%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	12%	80%
-0.5	20%	—	80%
+0.5	43%	—	57%
+1	43%	22%	35%
+1.5	65%	—	35%
+2	65%	17%	18%
+2.5	82%	—	18%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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.