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 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Heart of Midlothian FC 33 games · 70 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

St. Johnstone FC 18 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

Key Stats

61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between St. Johnstone FC and Heart of Midlothian FC is underway.
36' Goal! Elton Kabangu scores his 10 goal in 165 matches.
46' It is a substitution in St. Johnstone FC team. Elliot Watt is replaced by Stephen Duke-McKenna on 46 minute.
53' What a strike from Adama Sidibeh! The score is 1-1.
57' GOAL! Elton Kabangu scores on 57.
61' James Penrice was booked on 61.
64' It is a substitution in Heart of Midlothian FC team. Jorge Grant is replaced by Sander Kartum on 64 minute.
71' The supporters are chanting for Zach Mitchell. He replaces Jonathan Svedberg on 71 minute.
73' Another change for Heart of Midlothian FC made on 73 minute. James Wilson leaves to be changed by Musa Drammeh.
77' St. Johnstone FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Taylor Steven is hanging Adama Sidibeh on the field on 77 minute.
89' Alan Forrest has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lawrence Shankland on 89 minute.
90' The referee shows Heart of Midlothian FC player a card on 90.
Another three points for Heart of Midlothian FC.

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
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

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

2 / 4

1.03 St. Johnstone FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.56 Heart of Midlothian FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

St. Johnstone FC24% Draw27% Heart of Midlothian FC49%

Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.59

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw

52%

Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC

76%

St. Johnstone FC or Heart of Midlothian FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

St. Johnstone FC19% Draw47% Heart of Midlothian FC34%

Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13%

0 – 1

10.7%

0 – 0

9.5%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

8.9%

1 – 0

6.7%

2 – 1

2 – 2

4.7%

1 – 3

4.7%

0 – 3

4.5%

2 – 0

3.9%

2 – 3

2.5%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap	St. Johnstone FC covers	Push	Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	15%	76%
-0.5	24%	—	76%
+0.5	52%	—	48%
+1	52%	23%	25%
+1.5	75%	—	25%
+2	75%	15%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✓

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