MX23RW : Wednesday, December 25 08:19:16| >> :300:86500:86500:
Aberdeen logo
Celtic logo
Dundee logo
Dundee United
Hearts logo
Hibs logo
Kilmarnock logo
Motherwell logo
Rangers logo
Ross County
St Johnstone logo
St Mirren logo
Hearts logo
Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 18
Dec 22, 2024 at 3pm UK
Tynecastle Park
St Johnstone logo

Hearts
2 - 1
St Johnstone

Penrice (16'), Spittal (58')
Devlin (42'), Vargas (90+4')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Carey (53' pen.)
Sprangler (83')

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 2-2 Petrocub
Thursday, December 19 at 8pm in Conference League
Last Game: St Johnstone 2-3 St Mirren
Saturday, December 14 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

We said: Hearts 1-1 St Johnstone

These two sides have both shown signs of improvement since the arrival of their new managers, and with both fighting to climb from the bottom of the table, we expect this one to be an extremely tight encounter, leading us to believe it will end all square. 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 58.56%. A draw had a probability of 22.4% and a win for St Johnstone had a probability of 19.04%.

The most likely scoreline for a Hearts win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.1%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.33%) and 2-1 (9.9%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.63%), while for a St Johnstone win it was 0-1 (5.72%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Hearts would win this match.

Result
HeartsDrawSt Johnstone
58.56% (-0.026000000000003 -0.03) 22.4% (-0.022000000000002 -0.02) 19.04% (0.048999999999999 0.05)
Both teams to score 52.04% (0.159 0.16)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
53.5% (0.168 0.17)46.5% (-0.165 -0.16)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
31.22% (0.157 0.16)68.78% (-0.154 -0.15)
Hearts Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
84.45% (0.051000000000002 0.05)15.55% (-0.048 -0.05)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
55.5% (0.091000000000001 0.09)44.49% (-0.088000000000001 -0.09)
St Johnstone Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
61.62% (0.153 0.15)38.38% (-0.15 -0.15)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
24.87% (0.146 0.15)75.13% (-0.14100000000001 -0.14)
Score Analysis
    Hearts 58.55%
    St Johnstone 19.04%
    Draw 22.39%
HeartsDrawSt Johnstone
1-0 @ 11.1% (-0.06 -0.06)
2-0 @ 10.33% (-0.039999999999999 -0.04)
2-1 @ 9.9% (0.0039999999999996 0)
3-0 @ 6.41% (-0.013000000000001 -0.01)
3-1 @ 6.14% (0.013 0.01)
4-0 @ 2.98% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
3-2 @ 2.94% (0.018 0.02)
4-1 @ 2.86% (0.011 0.01)
4-2 @ 1.37% (0.011 0.01)
5-0 @ 1.11% (0.0010000000000001 0)
5-1 @ 1.06% (0.0049999999999999 0)
Other @ 2.35%
Total : 58.55%
1-1 @ 10.63% (-0.02 -0.02)
0-0 @ 5.97% (-0.042 -0.04)
2-2 @ 4.74% (0.022 0.02)
3-3 @ 0.94% (0.0099999999999999 0.01)
Other @ 0.11%
Total : 22.39%
0-1 @ 5.72% (-0.016 -0.02)
1-2 @ 5.09% (0.015000000000001 0.02)
0-2 @ 2.74% (0.0030000000000001 0)
1-3 @ 1.63% (0.011 0.01)
2-3 @ 1.51% (0.013 0.01)
Other @ 2.35%
Total : 19.04%

How you voted: Hearts vs St Johnstone

Hearts
50.0%
Draw
16.7%
St Johnstone
33.3%
30
Head to Head
Nov 2, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 11
St Johnstone
1-2
Hearts
Clark (68' pen.)
Sprangler (44'), Holt (61')
Clark (23' og.), Vargas (77')
Oyegoke (41'), Rowles (45+1'), Shankland (52'), Devlin (67')
Feb 7, 2024 7.45pm
Gameweek 25
St Johnstone
0-1
Hearts

Robinson (16'), Considine (52'), McGowan (75'), Jaiyesimi (90+6')
Shankland (54')
Vargas (79')
Nov 25, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 14
Hearts
1-0
St Johnstone
Shankland (61')
Cochrane (77'), Vargas (88')

Phillips (40'), Gallacher (58')
Aug 5, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 1
St Johnstone
0-2
Hearts

McClelland (17'), Phillips (29')
Oda (75'), Shankland (90+6')
Rowles (16'), Devlin (80'), Boyce (90+5')
Mar 4, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 28
Hearts
3-0
St Johnstone
Ginnelly (21', 63'), Grant (73')
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic1614204444044
2RangersRangers1611232891935
3Aberdeen17104331211034
4Motherwell178272327-426
5Dundee UnitedDundee Utd176742519625
6St Mirren187382429-524
7Dundee175482730-319
8Hibernian184682430-618
9Kilmarnock184681935-1618
10Hearts1844102027-716
11Ross County183691435-2115
12St Johnstone1842122134-1314


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!