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

1 – 2

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Heart of Midlothian FC

Sun 23 Feb 2025 · 12:00 UTC McDiarmid Park 5,577 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 36' Elton Kabangu

Adama Sidibeh 53' 1–1

1–2 57' Elton Kabangu

Y 61' James Penrice

Y 90' Gerald Taylor

Y 90' Elton Kabangu

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 Calum Scott (Scotland)
Assistant 1 Dougie Potter
Assistant 2 Andrew Milne (Scotland)

5 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 7.0 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

2025-02-23 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Heart of Midlothian FC 2024-12-22 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC 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

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Feb	Heart of Midlothian FC	H	1–2	L
15 Feb	Kilmarnock FC	A	1–3	L
01 Feb	St. Mirren FC	A	1–0	W
25 Jan	Motherwell FC	H	2–1	W
12 Jan	Rangers FC	A	1–3	L
05 Jan	Dundee FC	H	1–3	L

Heart of Midlothian FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Feb	St. Johnstone FC	A	2–1	W
16 Feb	Rangers FC	H	1–3	L
01 Feb	Dundee FC	A	6–0	W
25 Jan	Kilmarnock FC	H	3–2	W
12 Jan	Aberdeen FC	A	0–0	D
05 Jan	Dundee United FC	A	1–0	W

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 ball is rolling at McDiarmid Park. St. Johnstone FC are looking to make home advantage count against Heart of Midlothian FC.
36' Elton Kabangu makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Heart of Midlothian FC are in front.
46' Time for substitution for St. Johnstone FC. Elliot Watt is replaced by Stephen Duke-McKenna.
53' Adama Sidibeh has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 53 minutes.
57' Magnificent from Elton Kabangu! That is 10 goals in 175 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
61' It’s a booking for Heart of Midlothian FC player. James Penrice gets a card.
64' A change in the Heart of Midlothian FC ranks — Jorge Grant exits the field as Sander Kartum enters on 64.
71' St. Johnstone FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Zach Mitchell is hanging Jonathan Svedberg on the field on 71 minute.
73' Heart of Midlothian FC make a change. James Wilson trudges off to be replaced by Musa Drammeh on 73 minutes.
77' Taylor Steven is replacing Adama Sidibeh for the St. Johnstone FC side.
89' The whistle greets Lawrence Shankland as he departs to be replaced by Alan Forrest.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Gerald Taylor on 90 minutes.
Heart of Midlothian FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

4-3-1-2

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

2025-02-23 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2025-02-15 Kilmarnock FC 3–1 St. Johnstone FC L 2025-02-01 St. Mirren FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC W 2025-01-25 St. Johnstone FC 2–1 Motherwell FC W 2025-01-12 Rangers FC 3–1 St. Johnstone FC L 2025-01-05 St. Johnstone FC 1–3 Dundee FC L

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2025-02-23 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2025-02-16 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–3 Rangers FC L 2025-02-01 Dundee FC 0–6 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2025-01-25 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–2 Kilmarnock FC W 2025-01-12 Aberdeen FC 0–0 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2025-01-05 Dundee United FC 0–1 Heart of Midlothian FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.35 St. Johnstone FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.15 Heart of Midlothian FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

St. Johnstone FC24% Draw23% Heart of Midlothian FC53%

Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.5

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw

47%

Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC

76%

St. Johnstone FC or Heart of Midlothian FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

St. Johnstone FC20% Draw40% Heart of Midlothian FC40%

Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.6%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

1 – 3

6.5%

2 – 2

6.1%

0 – 1

5.9%

2 – 1

5.8%

0 – 3

4.9%

2 – 3

4.4%

0 – 0

4.4%

1 – 4

3.5%

1 – 0

3.5%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap	St. Johnstone FC covers	Push	Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	7%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	13%	77%
-0.5	23%	—	77%
+0.5	46%	—	54%
+1	46%	21%	34%
+1.5	66%	—	34%
+2	66%	16%	17%
+2.5	83%	—	17%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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