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

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Premier League · 2019-20

St. Mirren FC

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Heart of Midlothian FC

Wed 11 Mar 2020 · 19:45 UTC The Simple Digital Arena HT 45+2' · FT 45+8'

Y 23' Steven Naismith

Y 71' Loic Damour

Overview

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St. Mirren FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC — Premier League at The Simple Digital Arena.

St. Mirren FC 33 games · 30 pts (2026/27)
Heart of Midlothian FC 33 games · 70 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Nick Walsh
Referee Alan Muir
Referee Graham Chambers
Referee Kevin Graham
Referee Joseph Lawson

7 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.1 goals/game

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

St. Mirren FC 23 games · Avg 2.7 goals Heart of Midlothian FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-03-11 St. Mirren FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2019-11-09 Heart of Midlothian FC 5–2 St. Mirren FC 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

Recent Form

St. Mirren FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Mar	Heart of Midlothian FC	H	1–0	W
07 Mar	Celtic FC	A	0–5	L
04 Mar	St. Johnstone FC	H	0–0	D
25 Feb	Motherwell FC	A	2–1	W
12 Feb	Livingston FC	A	1–2	L
05 Feb	Hamilton Academical FC	H	1–1	D

Heart of Midlothian FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Mar	St. Mirren FC	A	0–1	L
07 Mar	Motherwell FC	H	1–1	D
03 Mar	Hibernian FC	A	3–1	W
15 Feb	Hamilton Academical FC	H	2–2	D
12 Feb	Celtic FC	A	0–5	L
05 Feb	Kilmarnock FC	H	2–3	L

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' The ball is rolling at The Simple Digital Arena. St. Mirren FC are looking to make home advantage count against Heart of Midlothian FC.
5' St. Mirren FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
10' St. Mirren FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
15' St. Mirren FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Heart of Midlothian FC backline.
20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His St. Mirren FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
23' Steven Naismith picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
28' The energy levels are beginning to show. James Goodwin might look to freshen things up shortly.
31' A tactical swap from St. Mirren FC — Jamie McGrath on, Conor McCarthy off on 31 minutes.
36' The home supporters are growing impatient. St. Mirren FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
41' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
46' Heart of Midlothian FC make a change. Sean Clare trudges off to be replaced by Liam Boyce on 46 minutes.
48' What a strike from Jonathan Obika! The score is 1-0.
53' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
56' Another change for St. Mirren FC made on 56 minute. Cameron MacPherson leaves to be changed by Tony Andreu.
60' A tactical swap from Heart of Midlothian FC — Andrew Irving on, Oliver Bozanic off on 60 minutes.
65' It looks surprising St. Mirren FC does not make any changes. Calum Waters has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
70' A change in the St. Mirren FC ranks — Ilkay Durmus exits the field as Kyle McAllister enters on 70.
71' Controversy at the stadium! Loic Damour argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
74' Ryotaro Meshino is replacing Loic Damour for the Heart of Midlothian FC side.
79' Both keepers have barely been tested. St. Mirren FC and Heart of Midlothian FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
84' The 39-year-old Sam Foley has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
89' 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.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

St. Mirren FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach James Goodwin

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Stendel

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Steven Naismith	4
Lawrence Shankland	4
Ryan Strain	3
Steven Naismith	3
Robert Snodgrass	2
Joe Shaughnessy	2
James Wilson	2
Adam Hammill	2

Head to Head

St. Mirren FC Form

2020-03-11 St. Mirren FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2020-03-07 Celtic FC 5–0 St. Mirren FC L 2020-03-04 St. Mirren FC 0–0 St. Johnstone FC D 2020-02-25 Motherwell FC 1–2 St. Mirren FC W 2020-02-12 Livingston FC 2–1 St. Mirren FC L 2020-02-05 St. Mirren FC 1–1 Hamilton Academical FC D

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2020-03-11 St. Mirren FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2020-03-07 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Motherwell FC D 2020-03-03 Hibernian FC 1–3 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2020-02-15 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–2 Hamilton Academical FC D 2020-02-12 Celtic FC 5–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2020-02-05 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–3 Kilmarnock FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.95 St. Mirren FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.33 Heart of Midlothian FC xG

I would bet for: St. Mirren FC or Heart of Midlothian FC 72% + Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

St. Mirren FC34% Draw28% Heart of Midlothian FC38%

Actual: St. Mirren FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.28

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	67%	33%
± 2.5	40%	60%
± 3.5	20%	80%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

St. Mirren FC or Draw

63%

Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC

66%

St. Mirren FC or Heart of Midlothian FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

St. Mirren FC19% Draw51% Heart of Midlothian FC30%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.9%

0 – 0

12.5%

0 – 1

12.4%

0 – 2

8.7%

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 2

8.3%

2 – 1

5.9%

2 – 0

4.5%

2 – 2

4.1%

0 – 3

3.8%

1 – 3

3.7%

3 – 1

1.9%

Asian Handicap — St. Mirren FC

Handicap	St. Mirren FC covers	Push	Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	16%	75%
-0.5	25%	—	75%
+0.5	56%	—	44%
+1	56%	23%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	13%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

St. Mirren FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✗

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet

39% ✓

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