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 2 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
Heart of Midlothian FC 2 games · 3 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Celtic FC	2	6
2	St. Mirren FC	2	6
3	Motherwell FC	2	4
4	Heart of Midlothian FC	2	3
5	Dundee FC	2	3
6	St. Johnstone FC	2	3
7	Hibernian FC	2	3
8	Aberdeen FC	2	3
9	Rangers FC	2	1
10	Falkirk FC	2	1
11	Dundee United FC	2	1
12	Kilmarnock FC	2	0

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

Season Stats

St. Johnstone FC		Heart of Midlothian FC
#6	Position	#4
3	Points	3
2	Played	2
1 / 0 / 1	W / D / L	1 / 0 / 1
4	Scored	5
4	Conceded	2
+0	GD	+3
1.50	PPG	1.50
50%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
St. Johnstone FC this season

50% Clean Sheets
Heart of Midlothian FC this season

St. Johnstone FC are 6th (3 pts). Heart of Midlothian FC are 4th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

St. Johnstone FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

1/2

61-75

1/1

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Heart of Midlothian FC

0-15

2/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

1/–

76+

–/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between St. Johnstone FC and Heart of Midlothian FC is underway.
36' Elton Kabangu is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
46' St. Johnstone FC ring the changes. Elliot Watt has done his job and it is now time for Stephen Duke-McKenna to step up.
53' Adama Sidibeh makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and St. Johnstone FC are in front.
57' Sensational shot from Elton Kabangu. Heart of Midlothian FC is back in the lead.
61' A moment of madness from James Penrice on 61 minutes earns him a card. Heart of Midlothian FC will be frustrated.
64' A change in the Heart of Midlothian FC ranks — Jorge Grant exits the field as Sander Kartum enters on 64.
71' The whistle greets Jonathan Svedberg as he departs to be replaced by Zach Mitchell.
73' Fresh legs for Heart of Midlothian FC! Musa Drammeh comes on to replace James Wilson.
77' Taylor Steven has so much to prove this time. He replaces Adama Sidibeh on 77 minute.
89' The Heart of Midlothian FC bench stirs into life. Lawrence Shankland is withdrawn and Alan Forrest gets his opportunity.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Gerald Taylor on 90 minutes.
The final score is 1-2.

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
Elton Kabangu	2
Alan Forrest	2
Kye Rowles	2
Liam Boyce	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

1.2 St. Johnstone FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.72 Heart of Midlothian FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

St. Johnstone FC18% Draw20% Heart of Midlothian FC62%

Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.92

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	73%	27%
± 3.5	54%	46%
± 4.5	35%	65%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw

38%

Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC

82%

St. Johnstone FC or Heart of Midlothian FC

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

St. Johnstone FC14% Draw35% Heart of Midlothian FC51%

Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 2

Actual

1 – 3

7.7%

0 – 2

7.5%

1 – 1

7.2%

0 – 3

6.6%

1 – 4

5.2%

0 – 1

5.2%

2 – 2

5.1%

2 – 3

4.6%

0 – 4

4.4%

2 – 1

3.8%

2 – 4

3.2%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap	St. Johnstone FC covers	Push	Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	4%	94%
-1.5	6%	—	94%
-1	6%	9%	86%
-0.5	14%	—	86%
+0.5	32%	—	68%
+1	32%	20%	48%
+1.5	52%	—	48%
+2	52%	19%	29%
+2.5	71%	—	29%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet

7% ✓

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

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