Saturday , 14 November 2026

St. Johnstone FC vs Hibernian FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2020-21
St. Johnstone FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Hibernian FC
Sat 6 Mar 2021 · 15:00 UTC McDiarmid Park HT 45+1' · FT 45+7'
Y 43' Ryan Porteous
David Wotherspoon 67' Y
Y 76' Joe Newell

Overview

Match Preview

St. Johnstone FC vs Hibernian FC — Premier League at McDiarmid Park.

Match Details

  • Referee John Beaton
  • Referee Frank Connor
  • Referee David Dickinson
  • Referee Drew Kirkland
  • Referee John McCrossan
7 games this season 🟨 5.1/game ⚽ 9.0 goals/game 🟥 1 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

7
6
11
St. Johnstone FC 24 games · Avg 2.3 goals Hibernian FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-03-06 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Hibernian FC 2020-11-24 Hibernian FC 2–2 St. Johnstone FC 2020-08-23 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Hibernian FC 2019-11-09 St. Johnstone FC 1–4 Hibernian FC 2019-08-24 Hibernian FC 2–2 St. Johnstone FC

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Mar Hibernian FC H 1–0 W
03 Mar Hamilton Academical FC A 1–1 D
20 Feb Motherwell FC A 3–0 W
14 Feb Celtic FC H 1–2 L
06 Feb Livingston FC A 2–1 W
03 Feb Rangers FC A 0–1 L
Hibernian FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Mar St. Johnstone FC A 0–1 L
27 Feb Motherwell FC H 0–2 L
20 Feb Hamilton Academical FC H 2–0 W
06 Feb Aberdeen FC H 2–0 W
02 Feb St. Mirren FC A 2–1 W
30 Jan Dundee United FC A 2–0 W

Season Stats

St. Johnstone FC Hibernian FC
#7 Position #10
17 Points 11
13 Played 12
4 / 5 / 4 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 7
17 Scored 15
20 Conceded 17
-3 GD -2
1.31 PPG 0.92
31% Win % 25%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)
46% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
8% Clean Sheets
St. Johnstone FC this season
8% Clean Sheets
Hibernian FC this season

St. Johnstone FC are 7th (17 pts). Hibernian FC are 10th (11 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
Hibernian FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
2/2
31-45
1/7
46-60
3/–
61-75
2/1
76+
5/3
■ 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
Hibernian FC
Callum Wright 3 G 1 A
Martin Boyle 3 G
Owen Elding 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' St. Johnstone FC have kicked off against Hibernian FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' Paul Hanlon has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jack Ross will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 16' Liam Craig adds to his 0 season tally! St. Johnstone FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 21' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 21 minutes.
  • 26' Scotland international Jamie Murphy has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 31' Hibernian FC have won 405 goals from 309 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 36' Hibernian FC is showing some good football. However, Hibernian FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 41' St. Johnstone FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Hibernian FC backline.
  • 43' Poor challenge from Ryan Porteous. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 48' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 53' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with St. Johnstone FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 54' Hibernian FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Christian Doidge is hanging Christopher Cadden on the field on 54 minute.
  • 57' Guy Melamed makes way for Craig Conway at the 57 minute mark. A tactical switch from St. Johnstone FC.
  • 62' Hibernian FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 67' David Wotherspoon is having his name booked by the referee on 67.
  • 72' Chris Kane makes way for Stevie May at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from St. Johnstone FC.
  • 73' It is a substitution in Hibernian FC team. Jackson Irvine is replaced by Jamie Murphy on 73 minute.
  • 76' Hibernian FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 79' A tactical swap from Hibernian FC — Melker Hallberg on, Joe Newell off on 79 minutes.
  • 83' Another change for St. Johnstone FC made on 83 minute. David Wotherspoon leaves to be changed by Scott Tanser.
  • 88' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ryan Porteous is clearly more than just a goal scorer for St. Johnstone FC.
  • Full Time. St. Johnstone FC beats Hibernian FC

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Hibernian FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jack Ross

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Paul McGinn 3
Martin Boyle 3
Stevie May 3
Christian Doidge 3
James Scott 3
Nicky Clark 2
Mykola Kukharevych 2
Marc McNulty 2

Head to Head

2021-03-06 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Hibernian FC 2020-11-24 Hibernian FC 2–2 St. Johnstone FC 2020-08-23 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Hibernian FC 2019-11-09 St. Johnstone FC 1–4 Hibernian FC 2019-08-24 Hibernian FC 2–2 St. Johnstone FC

St. Johnstone FC Form

2021-03-06 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Hibernian FC W 2021-03-03 Hamilton Academical FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC D 2021-02-20 Motherwell FC 0–3 St. Johnstone FC W 2021-02-14 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Celtic FC L 2021-02-06 Livingston FC 1–2 St. Johnstone FC W 2021-02-03 Rangers FC 1–0 St. Johnstone FC L

Hibernian FC Form

2021-03-06 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Hibernian FC L 2021-02-27 Hibernian FC 0–2 Motherwell FC L 2021-02-20 Hibernian FC 2–0 Hamilton Academical FC W 2021-02-06 Hibernian FC 2–0 Aberdeen FC W 2021-02-02 St. Mirren FC 1–2 Hibernian FC W 2021-01-30 Dundee United FC 0–2 Hibernian FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.27 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.29 Hibernian FC xG
I would bet for: St. Johnstone FC or Hibernian FC 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC39% Draw28% Hibernian FC33%
Actual: St. Johnstone FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.56
Actual: No — clean sheet

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 12%
88%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
67%
Draw or Hibernian FC
61%
St. Johnstone FC or Hibernian FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC26% Draw48% Hibernian FC26%
Actual: St. Johnstone FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 0
9.8%
0 – 1
8.9%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
7.9%
2 – 1
7.7%
0 – 2
6.3%
2 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
5.1%
1 – 3
3.4%
3 – 1
3.3%
0 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap St. Johnstone FC covers Push Hibernian FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 19% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 19% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✗
Hibernian FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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