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Scottish Premiership
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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 21
Jan 18, 2022 at 7.45pm UK
Tynecastle
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Hearts
2 - 0
St Johnstone

Ginnelly (46', 75')
Souttar (73'), Smith (89')
FT(HT: 0-0)

Cleary (60'), Davidson (70'), Gordon (90+3')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's Scottish Premiership clash between Hearts and St Johnstone, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Hearts 2-0 St Johnstone

 St Johnstone are in desperate need of points at the moment due to the fact they are bottom of the league, but this will be a tough first fixture back from the break. Hearts ended the year in good form, and they have been one of the most dominant teams in the division so far this season, which they should be able to continue here. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Hearts win with a probability of 67.05%. A draw had a probability of 20.1% and a win for St Johnstone had a probability of 12.87%.

The most likely scoreline for a Hearts win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.84%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (12.76%) and 2-1 (9.58%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.52%), while for a St Johnstone win it was 0-1 (4.73%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 12.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Hearts in this match.

Result
HeartsDrawSt Johnstone
67.05%20.08%12.87%
Both teams to score 45.52%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
52.03%47.97%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
29.86%70.14%
Hearts Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
86.63%13.37%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
59.72%40.28%
St Johnstone Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
52.55%47.45%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
17.18%82.82%
Score Analysis
    Hearts 67.04%
    St Johnstone 12.87%
    Draw 20.09%
HeartsDrawSt Johnstone
2-0 @ 12.84%
1-0 @ 12.76%
2-1 @ 9.58%
3-0 @ 8.61%
3-1 @ 6.42%
4-0 @ 4.33%
4-1 @ 3.23%
3-2 @ 2.39%
5-0 @ 1.74%
5-1 @ 1.3%
4-2 @ 1.2%
Other @ 2.62%
Total : 67.04%
1-1 @ 9.52%
0-0 @ 6.35%
2-2 @ 3.57%
Other @ 0.65%
Total : 20.09%
0-1 @ 4.73%
1-2 @ 3.55%
0-2 @ 1.76%
Other @ 2.83%
Total : 12.87%

How you voted: Hearts vs St Johnstone

Hearts
86.0%
Draw
9.3%
St Johnstone
4.7%
43
Head to Head
Oct 27, 2021 7.45pm
Gameweek 11
St Johnstone
1-1
Hearts
Gordon (11')
Davidson (56'), May (67'), McCart (69'), Gordon (83')
Ginnelly (40')
Souttar (35'), Devlin (86')
> Preview
Feb 1, 2020 3pm
Gameweek 24
St Johnstone
3-3
Hearts
May (17', 62' pen.), McCann (52')
O'Halloran (45'), Craig (59')
Boyce (26'), Naismith (31'), Clare (91')
Irving (58'), Halkett (61'), Naismith (86')
> Match Report
Dec 14, 2019 3pm
Gameweek 18
Hearts
0-1
St Johnstone

Smith (42'), Hickey (86')
Hendry (74')
Ralston (9'), Davidson (25')
> Match Report
Oct 30, 2019 7.45pm
Gameweek 11
St Johnstone
1-0
Hearts
Berra (58' og.)
Kerr (44')

Berra (42'), White (51'), MacLean (75'), Ikpeazu (81')
> Match Report
Jan 26, 2019 3pm
Gameweek 23
Hearts
2-0
St Johnstone
Godinho (52'), Morrison (90')
Djoum (19')

Callachan (26'), Foster (47'), Swanson (90')
> Match Report
rhs 2.0
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic1110103132831
2Aberdeen11101024101431
3RangersRangers11713168822
4Dundee UnitedDundee Utd125431813519
5Motherwell116141514119
6St Mirren134361722-515
7Dundee123361824-612
8Kilmarnock123361525-1012
9Ross County132651021-1112
10St Johnstone133191627-1110
11Hearts132381420-69
12Hibernian121561118-78
> Scottish Premiership Full Table


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