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St. Mirren FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2024-25
St. Mirren FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Heart of Midlothian FC
Sat 21 Sep 2024 · 14:00 UTC The SMISA Stadium 7,341 HT 45' · FT 45'
Gerald Taylor og 8' 2–1
2–1 18' Craig Halkett
Toyosi Olusanya 34' 2–1
Toyosi Olusanya 13' Y
Y 33' Stephen Kingsley
Jaden Brown 40' Y
Y 44' Jorge Grant
Caolan Boyd Munce 65' Y
Y 78' Beni Baningime
Y 85' Lawrence Shankland

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Don Robertson
  • Assistant 1 Jonathan Bell (Scotland)
  • Assistant 2 Graham McNeillie

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 2 6
2 St. Mirren FC 2 6
3 Motherwell FC 2 4
4 Heart of Midlothian FC 2 3
5 Dundee FC 2 3
6 St. Johnstone FC 2 3
7 Hibernian FC 2 3
8 Aberdeen FC 2 3
9 Rangers FC 2 1
10 Falkirk FC 2 1
11 Dundee United FC 2 1
12 Kilmarnock FC 2 0

Head-to-Head

6
6
11
St. Mirren FC 23 games · Avg 2.7 goals Heart of Midlothian FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-09-21 St. Mirren FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 2024-05-15 St. Mirren FC 2–2 Heart of Midlothian FC 2024-04-06 St. Mirren FC 1–2 Heart of Midlothian FC 2023-12-23 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 St. Mirren FC 2023-09-23 St. Mirren FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC

Recent Form

St. Mirren FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Sep Heart of Midlothian FC H 2–1 W
14 Sep Kilmarnock FC H 2–2 D
31 Aug Dundee FC A 2–2 D
25 Aug Celtic FC H 0–3 L
11 Aug Aberdeen FC A 1–3 L
04 Aug Hibernian FC H 3–0 W
Heart of Midlothian FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Sep St. Mirren FC A 1–2 L
14 Sep Celtic FC A 0–2 L
01 Sep Dundee United FC H 0–1 L
25 Aug Motherwell FC A 1–3 L
10 Aug Dundee FC A 1–3 L
03 Aug Rangers FC H 0–0 D

Season Stats

St. Mirren FC Heart of Midlothian FC
#2 Position #4
6 Points 3
2 Played 2
2 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 0 / 1
3 Scored 5
0 Conceded 2
+3 GD +3
3.00 PPG 1.50
100% Win % 50%

Key Stats

48% Both Teams to Score
H2H (23 games)
43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
100% Clean Sheets
St. Mirren FC this season
50% Clean Sheets
Heart of Midlothian FC this season

St. Mirren FC are 2nd (6 pts). Heart of Midlothian FC are 4th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at The SMISA Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Steven Naismith might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 8' Gerald Taylor is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 13' St. Mirren FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 18' Against the run of play, Craig Halkett has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 23' Heart of Midlothian FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 28' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kenneth Vargas made 308 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 33' That looks like a foul for a card for Stephen Kingsley.
  • 34' Toyosi Olusanya makes no mistake. The score reads 1-2 and St. Mirren FC are in front.
  • 39' St. Mirren FC have won 283 goals from 290 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 40' Jaden Brown picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 44' Jorge Grant catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 44.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Jaden Brown as he leaves the pitch. Scott Tanser steps in for St. Mirren FC.
  • 51' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 56' 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.
  • 61' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both St. Mirren FC and Heart of Midlothian FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 63' Another substitution for Heart of Midlothian FC to replace Kenneth Vargas by Yutaro Oda on 63 minute.
  • 65' It’s a booking for St. Mirren FC player. Caolan Boyd Munce gets a card.
  • 70' St. Mirren FC make a change. Killian Phillips trudges off to be replaced by Oisin Smyth on 70 minutes.
  • 75' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 76' The supporters are chanting for Liam Boyce. He replaces Jorge Grant on 76 minute.
  • 77' Another change for Heart of Midlothian FC made on 77 minute. James Penrice leaves to be changed by Alan Forrest.
  • 78' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Beni Baningime on 78 minutes.
  • 83' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Heart of Midlothian FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 84' A change in the St. Mirren FC ranks — Caolan Boyd Munce exits the field as Roland Idowu enters on 84.
  • 85' That looks like a foul for a card for Lawrence Shankland.
  • 90' St. Mirren FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • The final score is 2-1.

Lineups

St. Mirren FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Robinson

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Naismith

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

2024-09-21 St. Mirren FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 2024-05-15 St. Mirren FC 2–2 Heart of Midlothian FC 2024-04-06 St. Mirren FC 1–2 Heart of Midlothian FC 2023-12-23 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 St. Mirren FC 2023-09-23 St. Mirren FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC

St. Mirren FC Form

2024-09-21 St. Mirren FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2024-09-14 St. Mirren FC 2–2 Kilmarnock FC D 2024-08-31 Dundee FC 2–2 St. Mirren FC D 2024-08-25 St. Mirren FC 0–3 Celtic FC L 2024-08-11 Aberdeen FC 3–1 St. Mirren FC L 2024-08-04 St. Mirren FC 3–0 Hibernian FC W

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2024-09-21 St. Mirren FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2024-09-14 Celtic FC 2–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2024-09-01 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 Dundee United FC L 2024-08-25 Motherwell FC 3–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2024-08-10 Dundee FC 3–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2024-08-03 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–0 Rangers FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.51 St. Mirren FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.64 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 64% + Under — clean sheet likely 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Mirren FC56% Draw27% Heart of Midlothian FC17%
Actual: St. Mirren FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes38% 0% No62%
Avg goals/match: 2.15
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 63%
37%
± 2.5 36%
64%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

St. Mirren FC or Draw
83%
Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC
44%
St. Mirren FC or Heart of Midlothian FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
St. Mirren FC38% Draw51% Heart of Midlothian FC11%
Actual: St. Mirren FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
16.5%
0 – 0
13.8%
2 – 0
12.8%
1 – 1
12%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
6.3%
3 – 0
6.3%
3 – 1
4.3%
1 – 2
3.5%
2 – 2
2.8%
4 – 0
2.4%
0 – 2
2.3%

Asian Handicap — St. Mirren FC

Handicap St. Mirren FC covers Push Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 18% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 27% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 10% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

St. Mirren FC keeps clean sheet
53% ✗
Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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