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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 5
Aug 28, 2022 at 3pm UK
Tynecastle
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Hearts
3 - 2
St Johnstone

Rowles (25'), Boyce (31'), Shankland (81' pen.)
FT(HT: 2-1)
Carey (6'), Considine (54')
Murphy (15'), Phillips (45'), Crawford (66'), Considine (84')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Hearts 0-1 FC Zurich
Thursday, August 25 at 8pm in Europa League
Last Game: St Johnstone 0-1 Aberdeen
Saturday, August 20 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

We said: Hearts 2-0 St Johnstone

Now on the back of three consecutive defeats across all competitions, Hearts will be going all out to return to winning ways on Sunday, and Neilson's men should have the quality to outclass the Saints and take all three points at Tynecastle Park. 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 62.46%. A draw had a probability of 21% and a win for St Johnstone had a probability of 16.57%.

The most likely scoreline for a Hearts win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.83%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.81%) and 2-1 (9.92%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.94%), while for a St Johnstone win it was 0-1 (4.98%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Hearts would win this match.

Result
HeartsDrawSt Johnstone
62.46% (0.658 0.66) 20.97% (-0.224 -0.22) 16.57% (-0.432 -0.43)
Both teams to score 51.88% (-0.172 -0.17)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
55.7% (0.231 0.23)44.29% (-0.23 -0.23)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
33.33% (0.224 0.22)66.67% (-0.22199999999999 -0.22)
Hearts Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
86.4% (0.274 0.27)13.59% (-0.272 -0.27)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
59.28% (0.544 0.54)40.72% (-0.543 -0.54)
St Johnstone Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
60.04% (-0.392 -0.39)39.95% (0.395 0.4)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
23.39% (-0.363 -0.36)76.61% (0.36399999999999 0.36)
Score Analysis
    Hearts 62.45%
    St Johnstone 16.57%
    Draw 20.97%
HeartsDrawSt Johnstone
1-0 @ 10.83%
2-0 @ 10.81% (0.11 0.11)
2-1 @ 9.92% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
3-0 @ 7.19% (0.143 0.14)
3-1 @ 6.6% (0.061 0.06)
4-0 @ 3.59% (0.106 0.11)
4-1 @ 3.29% (0.063 0.06)
3-2 @ 3.03% (-0.004 -0)
4-2 @ 1.51% (0.013 0.01)
5-0 @ 1.43% (0.057 0.06)
5-1 @ 1.31% (0.038 0.04)
Other @ 2.93%
Total : 62.45%
1-1 @ 9.94% (-0.107 -0.11)
0-0 @ 5.43% (-0.054 -0.05)
2-2 @ 4.55% (-0.052 -0.05)
3-3 @ 0.93% (-0.011 -0.01)
Other @ 0.11%
Total : 20.97%
0-1 @ 4.98% (-0.105 -0.11)
1-2 @ 4.56% (-0.099 -0.1)
0-2 @ 2.29% (-0.072 -0.07)
1-3 @ 1.4% (-0.045 -0.04)
2-3 @ 1.39% (-0.031 -0.03)
Other @ 1.95%
Total : 16.57%

How you voted: Hearts vs St Johnstone

Hearts
76.9%
Draw
19.2%
St Johnstone
3.8%
26
Head to Head
Feb 19, 2022 3pm
Jan 18, 2022 7.45pm
Hearts
2-0
St Johnstone
Ginnelly (46', 75')
Souttar (73'), Smith (89')

Cleary (60'), Davidson (70'), Gordon (90+3')
Oct 27, 2021 7.45pm
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
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
rhs 2.0
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1Celtic66002002018
2Aberdeen6600124818
3RangersRangers6411104613
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5Dundee UnitedDundee Utd62319729
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11Kilmarnock6033615-93
12Hearts7025412-82


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