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

1 – 0

Full Time

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 12 games · 14 pts (2026/27)
Heart of Midlothian FC 11 games · 20 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

5 games this season 🟨 4.8/game ⚽ 16.4 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Celtic FC	12	28
2	Rangers FC	11	24
3	Heart of Midlothian FC	11	20
4	Falkirk FC	12	18
5	Dundee FC	11	17
6	Dundee United FC	11	16
7	St. Johnstone FC	12	14
8	St. Mirren FC	12	14
9	Motherwell FC	12	12
10	Aberdeen FC	11	11
11	Kilmarnock FC	12	9
12	Hibernian FC	11	8

Head-to-Head

St. Mirren FC 24 games · Avg 2.8 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
#8	Position	#3
14	Points	20
12	Played	11
4 / 2 / 6	W / D / L	6 / 2 / 3
12	Scored	24
20	Conceded	17
-8	GD	+7
1.17	PPG	1.82
33%	Win %	55%

Key Stats

46% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)

46% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
St. Mirren FC this season

27% Clean Sheets
Heart of Midlothian FC this season

St. Mirren FC are 8th (14 pts). Heart of Midlothian FC are 3rd (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

St. Mirren FC

0-15

2/4

16-30

2/2

31-45

4/2

46-60

1/4

61-75

1/3

76+

1/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Heart of Midlothian FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

3/3

31-45

5/2

46-60

5/3

61-75

2/1

76+

5/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

St. Mirren FC

Killian Phillips	3 G	2 A
Eseosa Sule	2 G	1 A
Samu Ramos	1 G	2 A
Declan John	1 G
Fraser Taylor	1 G

Heart of Midlothian FC

Claudio Braga	5 G	2 A
Calvin Miller	5 G	1 A
James Wilson	3 G
Laurent Mendy	3 G
Joshua McPake	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against St. Mirren FC and Heart of Midlothian FC has kicked off!
5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
10' 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.
15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Daniel Stendel will be considering his options from the bench.
20' Clevid Dikamona, a Congo , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
23' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Steven Naismith on 23 minutes.
28' It’s high time James Goodwin made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
31' Jamie McGrath is replacing Conor McCarthy for the St. Mirren FC side.
36' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
41' Over 41 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
46' Heart of Midlothian FC make a change. Sean Clare trudges off to be replaced by Liam Boyce on 46 minutes.
48' Magnificent from Jonathan Obika! That is 18 goals in 373 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
53' Heart of Midlothian FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
56' St. Mirren FC ring the changes. Cameron MacPherson has done his job and it is now time for Tony Andreu to step up.
60' A change in the Heart of Midlothian FC ranks — Oliver Bozanic exits the field as Andrew Irving enters on 60.
65' St. Mirren FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
70' Time for substitution for St. Mirren FC. Ilkay Durmus is replaced by Kyle McAllister.
71' That is a Yellow card for Heart of Midlothian FC. Loic Damour will be fuming at that decision.
74' The Heart of Midlothian FC bench stirs into life. Loic Damour is withdrawn and Ryotaro Meshino gets his opportunity.
79' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
84' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His St. Mirren FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
89' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from St. Mirren FC to claim maximum points.

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
Lawrence Shankland	4
Steven Naismith	4
Ryan Strain	3
Steven Naismith	3
Toyosi Olusanya	2
Calvin Miller	2
Jonathan Obika	2
Robert Snodgrass	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

1 / 4

1.29 St. Mirren FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.66 Heart of Midlothian FC xG

I would bet for: St. Mirren FC or Heart of Midlothian FC 75% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

St. Mirren FC37% Draw25% Heart of Midlothian FC38%

Actual: St. Mirren FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.95

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

St. Mirren FC or Draw

62%

Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC

63%

St. Mirren FC or Heart of Midlothian FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

St. Mirren FC23% Draw44% Heart of Midlothian FC33%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.1%

1 – 2

0 – 1

7.8%

0 – 2

7.1%

0 – 0

2 – 1

6.9%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 2

5.8%

1 – 3

2 – 0

4.3%

0 – 3

3.9%

2 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — St. Mirren FC

Handicap	St. Mirren FC covers	Push	Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	16%	71%
-0.5	29%	—	71%
+0.5	55%	—	45%
+1	55%	21%	24%
+1.5	76%	—	24%
+2	76%	14%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

St. Mirren FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✗

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

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