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St. Mirren FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC, Premier League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2019-20
St. Mirren FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Heart of Midlothian FC
Sat 28 Sep 2019 · 14:00 UTC HT 45+2' · FT 45+4'
Y 29' Aaron Hickey
Paul McGinn 41' Y

Overview

Match Preview

St. Mirren FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC — Premier League .

Match Details

  • Referee Andrew Dallas
  • Referee Douglas Ross
  • Referee Greg Aitken
  • Referee Andy McWilliam

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. Mirren FC 23 games · Avg 2.7 goals Heart of Midlothian FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-09-28 St. Mirren FC 0–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2019-02-23 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 St. Mirren FC 2018-11-24 St. Mirren FC 2–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2018-09-01 Heart of Midlothian FC 4–1 St. Mirren FC

Recent Form

St. Mirren FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Sep Heart of Midlothian FC H 0–0 D
21 Sep Hamilton Academical FC H 0–0 D
14 Sep Ross County FC A 1–2 L
31 Aug Livingston FC A 1–2 L
25 Aug Rangers FC H 0–1 L
11 Aug Aberdeen FC H 1–0 W
Heart of Midlothian FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Sep St. Mirren FC A 0–0 D
22 Sep Hibernian FC A 2–1 W
14 Sep Motherwell FC H 2–3 L
31 Aug Hamilton Academical FC H 2–2 D
25 Aug Celtic FC A 1–3 L
10 Aug Ross County FC H 0–0 D

Season Stats

St. Mirren FC Heart of Midlothian FC
#10 Position #1
30 Points 70
33 Played 33
7 / 9 / 17 W / D / L 21 / 7 / 5
27 Scored 58
48 Conceded 28
-21 GD +30
0.91 PPG 2.12
21% Win % 64%

Key Stats

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

St. Mirren FC are 10th (30 pts). Heart of Midlothian FC are 1st (70 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and St. Mirren FC launch into their encounter with Heart of Midlothian FC.
  • 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ilkay Durmus suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Andrew Irving made 305 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 20' St. Mirren FC is showing some good football. However, St. Mirren FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 25' The Heart of Midlothian FC manager makes a substitution. Craig Halkett departs to be replaced by Christophe Berra.
  • 29' Poor challenge from Aaron Hickey. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 34' St. Mirren FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 34.
  • 39' The whistle greets Loic Damour as he departs to be replaced by Andrew Irving.
  • 41' That is a Yellow card for St. Mirren FC. Paul McGinn will be fuming at that decision.
  • 46' Heart of Midlothian FC have won 322 goals from 305 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 51' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His St. Mirren FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 56' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 61' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 62' St. Mirren FC ring the changes. Junior Morias has done his job and it is now time for Jonathan Obika to step up.
  • 67' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 70' A change in the St. Mirren FC ranks — Ilkay Durmus exits the field as Kyle McAllister enters on 70.
  • 75' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 78' Another change for Heart of Midlothian FC made on 78 minute. Ryotaro Meshino leaves to be changed by Aidan White.
  • 83' It is a cagey affair so far. St. Mirren FC in their trying to find a way past Heart of Midlothian FC's compact .
  • 88' 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.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

St. Mirren FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach James Goodwin

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Craig Levein

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Steven Naismith 4
Lawrence Shankland 4
Ryan Strain 3
Steven Naismith 3
Jonathan Obika 2
Robert Snodgrass 2
Joe Shaughnessy 2
James Wilson 2

Head to Head

2019-09-28 St. Mirren FC 0–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2019-02-23 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 St. Mirren FC 2018-11-24 St. Mirren FC 2–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2018-09-01 Heart of Midlothian FC 4–1 St. Mirren FC

St. Mirren FC Form

2019-09-28 St. Mirren FC 0–0 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2019-09-21 St. Mirren FC 0–0 Hamilton Academical FC D 2019-09-14 Ross County FC 2–1 St. Mirren FC L 2019-08-31 Livingston FC 2–1 St. Mirren FC L 2019-08-25 St. Mirren FC 0–1 Rangers FC L 2019-08-11 St. Mirren FC 1–0 Aberdeen FC W

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2019-09-28 St. Mirren FC 0–0 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2019-09-22 Hibernian FC 1–2 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2019-09-14 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–3 Motherwell FC L 2019-08-31 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–2 Hamilton Academical FC D 2019-08-25 Celtic FC 3–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2019-08-10 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–0 Ross County FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.68 St. Mirren FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.33 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
I would bet for: Heart of Midlothian FC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
St. Mirren FC26% Draw30% Heart of Midlothian FC44%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes38% 0% No62%
Avg goals/match: 2.01
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 60%
40%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

St. Mirren FC or Draw
56%
Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC
74%
St. Mirren FC or Heart of Midlothian FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
St. Mirren FC13% Draw53% Heart of Midlothian FC34%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
16.6%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13%
0 – 2
11.3%
1 – 2
7.9%
1 – 0
7.9%
0 – 3
4.9%
2 – 1
4%
1 – 3
3.6%
2 – 0
2.9%
2 – 2
2.8%
0 – 4
1.7%

Asian Handicap — St. Mirren FC

Handicap St. Mirren FC covers Push Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 13% 82%
-0.5 18% — 82%
+0.5 49% — 51%
+1 49% 26% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 15% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

St. Mirren FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✗
Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet
51% ✓

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