Match Report
The table read 6th (St. Johnstone, 8 pts) against 10th (Hibernian, 7 pts), 1 points apart. In league terms the two rates read 1.29/1.43 for St. Johnstone and 1.14/1.57 for Hibernian (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.27.
Across 40 recorded meetings, St. Johnstone have 14 wins to Hibernian's 15, with 11 draws, at 2.35 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 33% of those meetings.
The referee was S. McLean, with 96 matches in our database and 1.4 yellows per game on average. McDiarmid Park staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,696. On the scoreboard, St. Johnstone led 2-1 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
St. Johnstone: Josh Fowler (17'), Josh Fowler (41') · Hibernian: Nathan Lowe (29')
Key stats
Possession: St. Johnstone 46% · Hibernian 54% · Total shots: 9-14 · On target: 4-3 · Corners: 2-7