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St. Mirren FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2021-22
St. Mirren FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Heart of Midlothian FC
Sat 7 Aug 2021 · 14:00 UTC The SMISA Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 28' Peter Haring
Y 36' Beni Baningime
Kristian Dennis 86' R
Curtis Main 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

St. Mirren FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC — Premier League at The SMISA Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 7 18
2 Rangers FC 7 16
3 Heart of Midlothian FC 7 13
4 Dundee FC 7 10
5 St. Mirren FC 7 10
6 St. Johnstone FC 7 8
7 Aberdeen FC 7 8
8 Motherwell FC 7 8
9 Dundee United FC 7 8
10 Hibernian FC 7 7
11 Falkirk FC 7 6
12 Kilmarnock FC 7 5

Head-to-Head

6
6
11
St. Mirren FC 23 games · Avg 2.7 goals Heart of Midlothian FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-08-07 St. Mirren FC 1–2 Heart of Midlothian FC 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

Recent Form

St. Mirren FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Aug Heart of Midlothian FC H 1–2 L
31 Jul Dundee FC A 2–2 D
16 May Dundee United FC H 0–0 D
12 May Kilmarnock FC A 3–3 D
01 May Hamilton Academical FC H 1–2 L
21 Apr Ross County FC A 3–1 W
Heart of Midlothian FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Aug St. Mirren FC A 2–1 W
31 Jul Celtic FC H 2–1 W
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

Season Stats

St. Mirren FC Heart of Midlothian FC
#5 Position #3
10 Points 13
7 Played 7
3 / 1 / 3 W / D / L 4 / 1 / 2
8 Scored 14
9 Conceded 8
-1 GD +6
1.43 PPG 1.86
43% Win % 57%

Key Stats

48% Both Teams to Score
H2H (23 games)
43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
St. Mirren FC this season
14% Clean Sheets
Heart of Midlothian FC this season

St. Mirren FC are 5th (10 pts). Heart of Midlothian FC are 3rd (13 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

St. Mirren FC
0-15
2/3
16-30
1/1
31-45
3/1
46-60
–/1
61-75
1/1
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Heart of Midlothian FC
0-15
4/1
16-30
1/2
31-45
3/–
46-60
1/2
61-75
2/1
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

St. Mirren FC
Killian Phillips 3 G
Samu Ramos 1 G 2 A
Declan John 1 G
Fraser Taylor 1 G
Paul Nsio 1 G
Heart of Midlothian FC
James Wilson 3 G
Claudio Braga 2 G 2 A
Joshua McPake 1 G 1 A
Calvin Miller 1 G
Tom Renaud 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Heart of Midlothian FC gets underway.
  • 5' St. Mirren FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Heart of Midlothian FC's shape.
  • 10' Heart of Midlothian FC is showing some good football. However, Heart of Midlothian 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' It looks surprising St. Mirren FC does not make any changes. Scott Tanser has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 16' Goal! Andrew Halliday scores his 10 goal in 407 matches.
  • 21' 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.
  • 26' Josh Ginnelly is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Heart of Midlothian FC so far.
  • 28' Peter Haring was booked on 28.
  • 33' The 36-year-old Richard Tait has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 36' A meaty challenge results in booking for Beni Baningime on 36.
  • 41' Over 41 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 46' Joe Shaughnessy has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 51' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 56' Heart of Midlothian FC have won 334 goals from 312 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 61' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering St. Mirren FC that had 294 games and scored 289 goals.
  • 64' Fresh legs for Heart of Midlothian FC! Armand Gnanduillet comes on to replace Josh Ginnelly.
  • 69' St. Mirren FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 73' Liam Boyce has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 73 minutes.
  • 76' The Heart of Midlothian FC bench stirs into life. Gary Mackay-Steven is withdrawn and Aaron McEneff gets his opportunity.
  • 77' Kristian Dennis is replacing Eamonn Brophy for the St. Mirren FC side.
  • 82' 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.
  • 85' Goal! Joe Shaughnessy scores his 16 goal in 256 matches.
  • 86' A moment of madness from Kristian Dennis on 86 minutes earns him a Red card. St. Mirren FC will be frustrated.
  • 89' Liam Boyce makes way for Euan Henderson at the 89 minute mark. A tactical switch from Heart of Midlothian FC.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Curtis Main.
  • 1-2 the final result. St. Mirren FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

St. Mirren FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach James Goodwin

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Robbie Neilson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2021-08-07 St. Mirren FC 1–2 Heart of Midlothian FC 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

St. Mirren FC Form

2021-08-07 St. Mirren FC 1–2 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2021-07-31 Dundee FC 2–2 St. Mirren FC D 2021-05-16 St. Mirren FC 0–0 Dundee United FC D 2021-05-12 Kilmarnock FC 3–3 St. Mirren FC D 2021-05-01 St. Mirren FC 1–2 Hamilton Academical FC L 2021-04-21 Ross County FC 1–3 St. Mirren FC W

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2021-08-07 St. Mirren FC 1–2 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2021-07-31 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 Celtic FC W 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.06 St. Mirren FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.76 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Mirren FC25% Draw27% Heart of Midlothian FC48%
Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.82
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

St. Mirren FC or Draw
53%
Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC
75%
St. Mirren FC or Heart of Midlothian FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
St. Mirren FC18% Draw45% Heart of Midlothian FC37%
Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12%
0 – 1
9.7%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
9.1%
0 – 0
7.8%
2 – 1
5.7%
1 – 3
5.5%
1 – 0
5.4%
0 – 3
5.2%
2 – 2
5%
2 – 0
3.3%
2 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — St. Mirren FC

Handicap St. Mirren FC covers Push Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 13% 78%
-0.5 22% — 78%
+0.5 48% — 52%
+1 48% 23% 30%
+1.5 70% — 30%
+2 70% 16% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

St. Mirren FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓

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