Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

Premier League · 2021-22
St. Mirren FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Heart of Midlothian FC
Sat 26 Feb 2022 · 15:00 UTC The SMISA Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Connor Ronan 23' R
Y 27' Nathaniel Atkinson
Alan Power 62' Y
Y 62' Cameron Devlin
Richard Tait 67' Y
Y 86' Peter Haring
Y 89' Craig Halkett

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2022-02-26 St. Mirren FC 0–2 Heart of Midlothian FC 2021-11-27 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 St. Mirren FC 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

Recent Form

St. Mirren FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Feb Heart of Midlothian FC H 0–2 L
19 Feb Livingston FC A 1–1 D
09 Feb St. Johnstone FC H 2–1 W
05 Feb Hibernian FC A 1–0 W
01 Feb Motherwell FC H 1–1 D
27 Nov Heart of Midlothian FC A 0–2 L
Heart of Midlothian FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Feb St. Mirren FC A 2–0 W
19 Feb St. Johnstone FC A 1–2 L
09 Feb Dundee FC H 1–2 L
06 Feb Rangers FC A 0–5 L
01 Feb Hibernian FC A 0–0 D
29 Jan Motherwell FC H 2–0 W

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' Temperatures are rising at The SMISA Stadium as St. Mirren FC face off against Heart of Midlothian FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steve Robinson will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at The SMISA Stadium. St. Mirren FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 20' Heart of Midlothian 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.
  • 23' Connor Ronan is having his name booked by the referee on 23.
  • 27' It’s a booking for Heart of Midlothian FC player. Nathaniel Atkinson gets a Yellow card.
  • 32' Stephen Kingsley is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for St. Mirren FC tonight.
  • 37' St. Mirren FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 42' It looks surprising St. Mirren FC does not make any changes. Craig Halkett has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 47' Ben Woodburn, a Wales , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 52' 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.
  • 55' Josh Ginnelly is ready to make an impact after coming on for Gary Mackay-Steven at the 55 minute mark.
  • 56' Fresh legs for Heart of Midlothian FC! Alex Cochrane comes on to replace Nathaniel Atkinson.
  • 61' Craig Gordon has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 62' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Alan Power.
  • 63' Ryan Flynn is replacing Greg Kiltie for the St. Mirren FC side.
  • 64' Heart of Midlothian FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ellis Simms on 64.
  • 67' The Australia Cameron Devlin breaks the deadlock on 67 minutes. 0-2!
  • 67' The referee shows St. Mirren FC player a Yellow card on 67.
  • 69' Eamonn Brophy has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alan Power on 69 minute.
  • 74' 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.
  • 79' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Gary Mackay-Steven made 350 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 84' St. Mirren FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 86' Controversy at the stadium! Peter Haring argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 89' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Craig Halkett.
  • With this win, Heart of Midlothian FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

St. Mirren FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Robinson

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

2022-02-26 St. Mirren FC 0–2 Heart of Midlothian FC 2021-11-27 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 St. Mirren FC 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

St. Mirren FC Form

2022-02-26 St. Mirren FC 0–2 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2022-02-19 Livingston FC 1–1 St. Mirren FC D 2022-02-09 St. Mirren FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC W 2022-02-05 Hibernian FC 0–1 St. Mirren FC W 2022-02-01 St. Mirren FC 1–1 Motherwell FC D 2021-11-27 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 St. Mirren FC L

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2022-02-26 St. Mirren FC 0–2 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2022-02-19 St. Johnstone FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2022-02-09 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–2 Dundee FC L 2022-02-06 Rangers FC 5–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2022-02-01 Hibernian FC 0–0 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2022-01-29 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Motherwell FC W

Predictions

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

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Mirren FC22% Draw27% Heart of Midlothian FC51%
Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.57
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

St. Mirren FC or Draw
49%
Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC
78%
St. Mirren FC or Heart of Midlothian FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
St. Mirren FC14% Draw46% Heart of Midlothian FC40%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
12.3%
1 – 1
12%
0 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
9.6%
1 – 2
9.3%
0 – 3
6.2%
1 – 0
5.6%
1 – 3
5.4%
2 – 1
4.6%
2 – 2
4%
2 – 0
2.7%
0 – 4
2.7%

Asian Handicap — St. Mirren FC

Handicap St. Mirren FC covers Push Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 11% 83%
-0.5 17% — 83%
+0.5 44% — 56%
+1 44% 24% 32%
+1.5 68% — 32%
+2 68% 18% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

St. Mirren FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet
43% ✗

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