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

Match Details

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

3 games this season 🟨 3.7/game ⚽ 8.0 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

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
#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' We are underway at McDiarmid Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
36' What composure from Elton Kabangu! The Belgium international strokes it home. 0-1.
46' Stephen Duke-McKenna has so much to prove this time. He replaces Elliot Watt on 46 minute.
53' Brilliant from the ! Adama Sidibeh makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 53.
57' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Elton Kabangu makes no mistake. 1-2!
61' The referee has no hesitation. James Penrice is booked for Heart of Midlothian FC — card on 61.
64' A change in the Heart of Midlothian FC ranks — Jorge Grant exits the field as Sander Kartum enters on 64.
71' A change in the St. Johnstone FC ranks — Jonathan Svedberg exits the field as Zach Mitchell enters on 71.
73' Musa Drammeh is replacing James Wilson for the Heart of Midlothian FC side.
77' Taylor Steven is ready to make an impact after coming on for Adama Sidibeh at the 77 minute mark.
89' Heart of Midlothian FC ring the changes. Lawrence Shankland has done his job and it is now time for Alan Forrest to step up.
90' Heart of Midlothian FC player sees a card in front of him.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Heart of Midlothian FC to claim maximum points.

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

4 / 4

1.05 St. Johnstone FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.1 Heart of Midlothian FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 60% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

St. Johnstone FC20% Draw23% Heart of Midlothian FC57%

Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 3.15

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw

43%

Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC

80%

St. Johnstone FC or Heart of Midlothian FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

St. Johnstone FC15% Draw41% Heart of Midlothian FC44%

Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.2%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

9.4%

0 – 1

8.4%

1 – 3

6.7%

0 – 3

6.4%

0 – 0

5.8%

2 – 2

2 – 1

4.8%

1 – 0

3.8%

1 – 4

3.6%

2 – 3

3.6%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap	St. Johnstone FC covers	Push	Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	5%	94%
-1.5	6%	—	94%
-1	6%	11%	83%
-0.5	17%	—	83%
+0.5	40%	—	60%
+1	40%	22%	38%
+1.5	62%	—	38%
+2	62%	18%	19%
+2.5	81%	—	19%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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.