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

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

2024-11-02 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
#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' The wait is over. St. Johnstone FC get us underway at McDiarmid Park.
5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Simo Valakari will be considering his options from the bench.
10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
15' St. Johnstone FC currently sit 9 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
20' Heart of Midlothian FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
23' St. Johnstone FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Nicky Clark on 23.
28' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
33' Kye Rowles is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for St. Johnstone FC so far.
38' The travelling Heart of Midlothian FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
41' It’s a booking for Heart of Midlothian FC player. Daniel Oyegoke gets a card.
44' Sven Sprangler catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 44.
45' Controversy at the stadium! Kye Rowles argues furiously but the card stands.
46' St. Johnstone FC make a change. Ross Sinclair trudges off to be replaced by Joshua Rae on 46 minutes.
51' Heart of Midlothian FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
52' Poor challenge from Lawrence Shankland. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
57' The supporters are chanting for Cameron Devlin. He replaces Malachi Boateng on 57 minute.
61' Jason Holt picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
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' Magnificent from Nicky Clark! That is 38 goals in 195 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
73' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. St. Johnstone FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
76' Kenneth Vargas makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and Heart of Midlothian FC are in front.
80' St. Johnstone FC make a change. Nicky Clark trudges off to be replaced by Mackenzie Kirk on 80 minutes.
85' Fresh legs for Heart of Midlothian FC! Jorge Grant comes on to replace Lawrence Shankland.
90' Heart of Midlothian FC have won 349 goals from 319 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
The points are shared — St. Johnstone FC 1-2 Heart of Midlothian FC. Honours even.

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
Liam Boyce	2
Elton Kabangu	2
Alan Forrest	2
Kye Rowles	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

3 / 4

1.47 St. Johnstone FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.12 Heart of Midlothian FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

St. Johnstone FC27% Draw24% Heart of Midlothian FC49%

Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.59

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	68%	32%
± 3.5	47%	53%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw

51%

Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC

73%

St. Johnstone FC or Heart of Midlothian FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

St. Johnstone FC22% Draw40% Heart of Midlothian FC38%

Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.5%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 2

6.4%

0 – 2

6.3%

1 – 3

6.2%

2 – 1

6.1%

0 – 1

5.4%

2 – 3

4.5%

0 – 3

4.3%

0 – 0

4.1%

1 – 0

3.5%

1 – 4

3.3%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap	St. Johnstone FC covers	Push	Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	14%	74%
-0.5	26%	—	74%
+0.5	49%	—	51%
+1	49%	20%	31%
+1.5	69%	—	31%
+2	69%	16%	16%
+2.5	84%	—	16%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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