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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 21
Jan 18, 2022 at 7.45pm UK
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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')
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')
Dec 14, 2019 3pm
Gameweek 18
Hearts
0-1
St Johnstone

Smith (42'), Hickey (86')
Hendry (74')
Ralston (9'), Davidson (25')
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')
Jan 26, 2019 3pm
Gameweek 23
Hearts
2-0
St Johnstone
Godinho (52'), Morrison (90')
Djoum (19')

Callachan (26'), Foster (47'), Swanson (90')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic109102932628
2Aberdeen109102091128
3RangersRangers10613158719
4Dundee UnitedDundee Utd114431513216
5Motherwell105141313016
6Dundee113351720-312
7St Mirren123361521-612
8Kilmarnock113351523-812
9Ross County122641018-812
10St Johnstone123181525-1010
11Hearts122371419-59
12Hibernian111551016-68


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