Saturday , 14 November 2026

St. Mirren FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2023-24
St. Mirren FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Heart of Midlothian FC
Sat 23 Sep 2023 · 14:00 UTC The SMISA Stadium 7,537 HT 45' · FT 45'
Ryan Strain 7' 1–0
Keanu Baccus 24' Y
Y 24' Kye Rowles
Toyosi Olusanya 25' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Nick Walsh
  • Assistant 1 David Roome
  • Assistant 2 Ross Nelson (Scotland)
6 games this season 🟨 4.8/game ⚽ 15.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 13 31
2 Rangers FC 12 27
3 Falkirk FC 13 21
4 Heart of Midlothian FC 12 20
5 Dundee FC 12 17
6 Dundee United FC 12 17
7 St. Johnstone FC 13 17
8 St. Mirren FC 13 14
9 Motherwell FC 13 13
10 Hibernian FC 12 11
11 Aberdeen FC 12 11
12 Kilmarnock FC 13 9

Head-to-Head

6
6
12
St. Mirren FC 24 games · Avg 2.8 goals Heart of Midlothian FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-09-23 St. Mirren FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2023-05-13 St. Mirren FC 2–2 Heart of Midlothian FC 2023-04-08 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–2 St. Mirren FC 2023-01-13 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–0 St. Mirren FC 2023-01-07 St. Mirren FC 1–1 Heart of Midlothian FC

Recent Form

St. Mirren FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Sep Heart of Midlothian FC H 1–0 W
16 Sep Motherwell FC A 1–0 W
02 Sep Livingston FC A 1–1 D
27 Aug Aberdeen FC H 2–2 D
12 Aug Dundee FC H 2–1 W
06 Aug Hibernian FC A 3–2 W
Heart of Midlothian FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Sep St. Mirren FC A 0–1 L
16 Sep Aberdeen FC H 2–0 W
03 Sep Motherwell FC H 0–1 L
27 Aug Dundee FC A 0–1 L
13 Aug Kilmarnock FC H 0–0 D
05 Aug St. Johnstone FC A 2–0 W

Season Stats

St. Mirren FC Heart of Midlothian FC
#8 Position #4
14 Points 20
13 Played 12
4 / 2 / 7 W / D / L 6 / 2 / 4
12 Scored 26
22 Conceded 22
-10 GD +4
1.08 PPG 1.67
31% Win % 50%

Key Stats

46% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)
46% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
23% Clean Sheets
St. Mirren FC this season
25% Clean Sheets
Heart of Midlothian FC this season

St. Mirren FC are 8th (14 pts). Heart of Midlothian FC are 4th (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

St. Mirren FC
0-15
2/4
16-30
2/3
31-45
4/2
46-60
1/4
61-75
1/4
76+
1/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Heart of Midlothian FC
0-15
4/4
16-30
3/4
31-45
5/4
46-60
6/4
61-75
3/1
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 6 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' What a night it is going to be! St. Mirren FC welcome Heart of Midlothian FC for this crunch clash at The SMISA Stadium.
  • 5' Scotland international Mark O'Hara has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 7' Goal! Ryan Strain scores his 9 goal in 236 matches.
  • 12' St. Mirren FC have won 292 goals from 302 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 17' Zach Hemming has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 302 appearances.
  • 22' Toyosi Olusanya is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for St. Mirren FC tonight.
  • 24' Keanu Baccus was booked on 24.
  • 25' Controversy at the stadium! Toyosi Olusanya argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 30' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His St. Mirren FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 35' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 40' St. Mirren FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 45' Toby Sibbick is replacing Nathaniel Atkinson for the Heart of Midlothian FC side.
  • 50' Over 50 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 55' Supporters expect more eagerness from Marcus Fraser, as he is very good at scoring at The SMISA Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 60' St. Mirren FC make a change. Conor McMenamin trudges off to be replaced by Alex Greive on 60 minutes.
  • 61' Fresh legs for St. Mirren FC! Caolan Boyd Munce comes on to replace Keanu Baccus.
  • 64' Odel Offiah has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kye Rowles on 64 minute.
  • 65' Alan Forrest has so much to prove this time. He replaces Beni Baningime on 65 minute.
  • 70' The travelling Heart of Midlothian FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 75' It looks surprising St. Mirren FC does not make any changes. Stephen Kingsley has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 76' Charles Dunne has so much to prove this time. He replaces Richard Taylor on 76 minute.
  • 81' The home supporters are growing impatient. St. Mirren FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 86' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • The final score is 1-0.

Lineups

St. Mirren FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Robinson

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Naismith

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2023-09-23 St. Mirren FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2023-05-13 St. Mirren FC 2–2 Heart of Midlothian FC 2023-04-08 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–2 St. Mirren FC 2023-01-13 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–0 St. Mirren FC 2023-01-07 St. Mirren FC 1–1 Heart of Midlothian FC

St. Mirren FC Form

2023-09-23 St. Mirren FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2023-09-16 Motherwell FC 0–1 St. Mirren FC W 2023-09-02 Livingston FC 1–1 St. Mirren FC D 2023-08-27 St. Mirren FC 2–2 Aberdeen FC D 2023-08-12 St. Mirren FC 2–1 Dundee FC W 2023-08-06 Hibernian FC 2–3 St. Mirren FC W

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2023-09-23 St. Mirren FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2023-09-16 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Aberdeen FC W 2023-09-03 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 Motherwell FC L 2023-08-27 Dundee FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2023-08-13 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–0 Kilmarnock FC D 2023-08-05 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Heart of Midlothian FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.29 St. Mirren FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.6 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
I would bet for: St. Mirren FC or Heart of Midlothian FC 75% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Mirren FC39% Draw25% Heart of Midlothian FC36%
Actual: St. Mirren FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.89
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

St. Mirren FC or Draw
64%
Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC
61%
St. Mirren FC or Heart of Midlothian FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
St. Mirren FC23% Draw45% Heart of Midlothian FC32%
Actual: St. Mirren FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
1 – 2
8.8%
0 – 1
8%
0 – 0
7.4%
2 – 1
7.1%
0 – 2
7%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 2
5.7%
1 – 3
4.7%
2 – 0
4.6%
0 – 3
3.7%
2 – 3
3.1%

Asian Handicap — St. Mirren FC

Handicap St. Mirren FC covers Push Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 16% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 21% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 13% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

St. Mirren FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✗
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.