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Hearts vs St. Johnstone
Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

Premiership2026/20272026/2027
2
-FT
1
Aug 29, 2026
Tynecastle Park

Match Timeline

Man of the Match
St. Johnstone
Hearts
St. Johnstone
St. Johnstone
St. Johnstone
57'Substitution
Laurent Mendy
Laurent Mendy· Out
Hearts
Goal!
2-1
R. Paton
R. Paton
48'·St. Johnstone
⚽
Goal!
2-0
Enes Alic
Enes Alic
39'·Hearts
⚽
Goal!
1-0
James Wilson
James Wilson
9'·Hearts
⚽

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Hearts
Hearts
St. Johnstone
St. Johnstone
47%Ball Possession53%
16Shots Total9
7Shots On Target4
8Corners4
11Fouls14
1Offsides1
3Saves7
427Passes485
7Shots Off Target3
100Attacks96
44Dangerous Attacks52
9Shots Inside Box8
7Shots Outside Box1
2Goals1
14Free Kicks11
2Shots Blocked2
2Substitutions4
1Hit Woodwork0
14Tackles14
344Accurate Passes407
1Injuries2
23Total Crosses22
4Accurate Crosses4
6Interceptions13
52Duels Won43
2Big Chances Created1
1Big Chances Missed0

Team Lineups

Player Stats

PlayerRatingMinGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTacklesDuels
7.9
90'001/2
40(79%)
1
4/7
7.4
90'011/1
19(95%)
2
8/13
7.2
81'001/4
35(80%)
4
8/13
7.1
57'101/1
4(100%)
-
0/1
7.1
90'000/2
22(71%)
1
7/11
7.0
90'00-
56(95%)
-
2/4
7.0
90'001/1
40(73%)
1
5/9
6.9
90'00-
72(82%)
-
4/6
Laurent Mendy
Laurent Mendy
MF
6.9
57'002/4
36(83%)
2
7/13
6.8
33'000/2
14(64%)
-
-
6.7
9'00-
1(100%)
1
2/3
6.6
90'00-
46(76%)
-
-
6.6
90'00-
36(80%)
2
5/11
6.5
33'000/1
8(44%)
-
2/4

Hearts vs St. Johnstone H2H, Form & Key Stats

Current streaks (all competitions)
TeamGamesRunUnbeatenWinlessScored inConceded inLast-5 ptsLast-5 goals
Hearts15W130527/1513-11
St. Johnstone15L101047/158-6
Hearts — last 5 games
  1. L1-2 @ Aberdeen2026-08-01
  2. L1-6 @ Benfica2026-08-06
  3. W4-0 vs Dundee United2026-08-09
  4. D1-1 vs Benfica2026-08-13
  5. W6-2 vs Inverness CT2026-08-16
St. Johnstone — last 5 games
  1. W3-0 vs Greenock Morton2026-07-18
  2. L0-1 @ Inverness CT2026-07-21
  3. D1-1 vs East Fife2026-07-25
  4. W4-3 vs Kilmarnock2026-08-02
  5. L0-1 @ St. Mirren2026-08-08
Goal markets & scoring rates
TeamGamesAvg goalsOver 1.5Over 2.5Over 3.5BTTSClean sheetsFailed to score
Hearts153.5393%73%40%67%20%13%
St. Johnstone153.0780%47%33%33%53%13%
Venue split (Home vs Away)
TeamWherePldWDLGoalsPPGOver 2.5Clean sheets
HeartsHome641116-62.1767%33%
St. JohnstoneAway970220-62.3344%56%
1st half vs 2nd half scoring
TeamGames1H goals2H goals2H share1H Over 0.5HT W-D-L
Hearts1412-812-1750%79%6-5-3
St. Johnstone1518-517-649%73%7-6-2
Head-to-head, computed
Meetings on record
40
Period covered
2011-09-25 – 2025-05-14
Hearts wins
19
Draws
9
St. Johnstone wins
12
Avg goals per meeting
2.58
Over 2.5 goals
48%
Both teams scored
45%
Home side won
55%share of all meetings won by whichever team hosted
Last 5 meetings
5W 0D 0L (Hearts view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time
2.6 vs 2.58
Most recent meetings (5 of 40)
DateHomeScoreAway
2025-05-14Hearts2-1St. Johnstone
2025-02-23St. Johnstone1-2Hearts
2024-12-22Hearts2-1St. Johnstone
2024-11-02St. Johnstone1-2Hearts
2024-02-07St. Johnstone0-1Hearts
Standings before kickoff (rebuilt from 13 earlier results)
TeamPosPldPtsGDFormForm rankForm vs pos
Hearts5233LW50
St. Johnstone6230WL5+1
Table context
Points gap
0 ptsHearts 3 · St. Johnstone 3
Positions
#5 vs #6
Goals per game
2.5/1 vs 2/2scored/conceded per game · league average 1.38

How we calculate this

Premiership Standings

Premiership · 2026/2027

Full standings
#TeamPGDPTS
111+1928
211+1024
311+720
411+417
511016
611+115
712-414
812-814
912-612
1011-211
1112-159
1211-68

Statistical Comparison

Statistical Comparison

Premiership
Hearts
11 matches
St. Johnstone
12 matches
#3Position#7
20Points14
6Wins3
2Draws5
3Losses4
24Goals15
2.18Goals per game1.25
17Goals conceded19
1.55Goals per game conceded1.58

Hearts vs St. Johnstone — Statistical Win Probability, Goal Markets & xG Projection

Poisson goal model computed from recent form (11 vs 12 matches) & H2H history

1X2 Statistical Win ProbabilityHearts 52% · X · Draw 22% · St. Johnstone 26%
1 · Home Win
52%
X · Draw
22%
2 · Away Win
26%
Projected Goals (xG Model)
1.91 vs 1.29
Projected Total: 3.20
Over 1.5 Goals
83%
Over 2.5 Goals
62%
Over 3.5 Goals
39%
Both Teams to Score (BTTS)
62%
Clean Sheet Prob. (H / A)
28% / 15%
Hearts / St. Johnstone
Most Likely Scorelines (Poisson):
1 - 1(10.1%)2 - 1(9.6%)1 - 0(7.8%)
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