Thursday , 2 July 2026

St. Johnstone FC vs Hibernian FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2024-25
St. Johnstone FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Hibernian FC
Thu 2 Jan 2025 · 15:00 UTC McDiarmid Park 6,287 HT 45' · FT 45'
Nicky Clark pen 45+4' 1–0
1–1 79' Dwight Gayle
Y 19' Jack Iredale
Y 39' Rocky Bushiri
Jason Holt 41' R
Y 55' Nectarios Triantis
Nicky Clark 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee
  • Assistant 1 Graeme Stewart
  • Assistant 2 Graham McNeillie

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

6
6
11
St. Johnstone FC 23 games · Avg 2.3 goals Hibernian FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-01-02 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Hibernian FC 2024-09-14 Hibernian FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC 2024-04-27 St. Johnstone FC 1–3 Hibernian FC 2024-04-06 Hibernian FC 1–2 St. Johnstone FC 2023-12-16 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Hibernian FC

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Jan Hibernian FC H 1–1 D
29 Dec Celtic FC A 0–4 L
26 Dec Dundee United FC H 1–2 L
22 Dec Heart of Midlothian FC A 1–2 L
14 Dec St. Mirren FC H 2–3 L
07 Dec Aberdeen FC A 1–1 D
Hibernian FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Jan St. Johnstone FC A 1–1 D
29 Dec Kilmarnock FC H 1–0 W
26 Dec Heart of Midlothian FC A 2–1 W
21 Dec Aberdeen FC A 3–1 W
14 Dec Ross County FC H 3–1 W
07 Dec Celtic FC A 0–3 L

Key Stats

48% Both Teams to Score
H2H (23 games)
43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. St. Johnstone FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering St. Johnstone FC that had 251 games and scored 244 goals.
  • 10' It looks surprising Hibernian FC does not make any changes. Jack Sanders has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' Nicky Cadden needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 19' Hibernian FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 24' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 29' Hibernian FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 34' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. St. Johnstone FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 39' The referee shows Hibernian FC player a card on 39.
  • 41' The referee shows St. Johnstone FC player a card on 41.
  • 46' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 49' Nicky Clark puts St. Johnstone FC on the lead.
  • 54' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 54 minutes.
  • 55' It’s a booking for Hibernian FC player. Nectarios Triantis gets a card.
  • 60' It is a substitution in Hibernian FC team. Lewis Miller is replaced by Jordan Obita on 60 minute.
  • 61' Time for substitution for Hibernian FC. Jack Iredale is replaced by Dwight Gayle.
  • 66' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nectarios Triantis made 205 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 67' Time for substitution for St. Johnstone FC. Fran Franczak is replaced by David Keltjens.
  • 68' The whistle greets Adama Sidibeh as he departs to be replaced by Matthew Smith.
  • 71' It is a substitution in Hibernian FC team. Junior Hoilett is replaced by Harry McKirdy on 71 minute.
  • 76' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 79' What a strike from Dwight Gayle! The score is 1-1.
  • 84' Adama Sidibeh has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 3 goals this season.
  • 86' Rudi Molotnikov is replacing Josh Campbell for the Hibernian FC side.
  • 90' It’s a booking for St. Johnstone FC player. Nicky Clark gets a card.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

4-3-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Simo Valakari

Hibernian FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach David Gray

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2025-01-02 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Hibernian FC 2024-09-14 Hibernian FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC 2024-04-27 St. Johnstone FC 1–3 Hibernian FC 2024-04-06 Hibernian FC 1–2 St. Johnstone FC 2023-12-16 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Hibernian FC

St. Johnstone FC Form

2025-01-02 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Hibernian FC D 2024-12-29 Celtic FC 4–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2024-12-26 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Dundee United FC L 2024-12-22 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC L 2024-12-14 St. Johnstone FC 2–3 St. Mirren FC L 2024-12-07 Aberdeen FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC D

Hibernian FC Form

2025-01-02 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Hibernian FC D 2024-12-29 Hibernian FC 1–0 Kilmarnock FC W 2024-12-26 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–2 Hibernian FC W 2024-12-21 Aberdeen FC 1–3 Hibernian FC W 2024-12-14 Hibernian FC 3–1 Ross County FC W 2024-12-07 Celtic FC 3–0 Hibernian FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.26 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.34 Hibernian FC xG
I would bet for: St. Johnstone FC or Hibernian FC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC34% Draw29% Hibernian FC37%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.6
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
63%
Draw or Hibernian FC
66%
St. Johnstone FC or Hibernian FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC25% Draw48% Hibernian FC27%
Actual: St. Johnstone FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
9.4%
0 – 1
8.9%
1 – 0
8.3%
1 – 2
8.1%
2 – 1
7.6%
0 – 2
6.5%
2 – 0
5.7%
2 – 2
5.2%
1 – 3
3.7%
3 – 1
3.2%
0 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap St. Johnstone FC covers Push Hibernian FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 19% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 20% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Hibernian FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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