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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 1
Aug 5, 2023 at 3pm UK
McDiarmid Park
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St Johnstone
0 - 2
Hearts


McClelland (17'), Phillips (29')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Oda (75'), Shankland (90+6')
Rowles (16'), Devlin (80'), Boyce (90+5')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: St Johnstone 0-4 Stirling
Saturday, July 29 at 3pm in Scottish League Cup
Last Game: Hearts 0-1 Leeds
Sunday, July 30 at 3pm in Club Friendlies 1

We said: St Johnstone 0-2 Hearts

Hearts won all three meetings between the sides last season - scoring nine - and enter this fixture as favourites once again. St Johnstone need a response after being humbled by lower-league opposition in the League Cup, but they may find it tough against Steven Naismith's men. 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 43.71%. A win for St Johnstone had a probability of 29.67% and a draw had a probability of 26.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Hearts win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.44%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.85%) and 0-2 (8.01%). The likeliest St Johnstone win was 1-0 (9.03%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.63%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with an 8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 0-2 win for Hearts in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Hearts.

Result
St JohnstoneDrawHearts
29.67% (-1.419 -1.42) 26.62% (0.0079999999999991 0.01) 43.71% (1.412 1.41)
Both teams to score 50.37% (-0.678 -0.68)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
45.73% (-0.561 -0.56)54.27% (0.563 0.56)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
24.33% (-0.47 -0.47)75.67% (0.47200000000001 0.47)
St Johnstone Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
66.85% (-1.315 -1.32)33.15% (1.317 1.32)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
30.25% (-1.48 -1.48)69.75% (1.482 1.48)
Hearts Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.34% (0.46300000000001 0.46)24.66% (-0.461 -0.46)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
40.82% (0.642 0.64)59.18% (-0.64 -0.64)
Score Analysis
    St Johnstone 29.67%
    Hearts 43.71%
    Draw 26.61%
St JohnstoneDrawHearts
1-0 @ 9.03% (-0.127 -0.13)
2-1 @ 6.98% (-0.261 -0.26)
2-0 @ 4.98% (-0.256 -0.26)
3-1 @ 2.57% (-0.194 -0.19)
3-0 @ 1.83% (-0.164 -0.16)
3-2 @ 1.8% (-0.11 -0.11)
Other @ 2.49%
Total : 29.67%
1-1 @ 12.63% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
0-0 @ 8.17% (0.177 0.18)
2-2 @ 4.88% (-0.115 -0.11)
Other @ 0.93%
Total : 26.61%
0-1 @ 11.44% (0.4 0.4)
1-2 @ 8.85% (0.111 0.11)
0-2 @ 8.01% (0.38 0.38)
1-3 @ 4.13% (0.106 0.11)
0-3 @ 3.74% (0.224 0.22)
2-3 @ 2.28% (-0.023 -0.02)
1-4 @ 1.45% (0.055 0.06)
0-4 @ 1.31% (0.095 0.1)
Other @ 2.51%
Total : 43.71%

How you voted: St Johnstone vs Hearts

St Johnstone
12.5%
Draw
6.3%
Hearts
81.3%
16
Head to Head
Mar 4, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 28
Hearts
3-0
St Johnstone
Ginnelly (21', 63'), Grant (73')
Dec 28, 2022 7.45pm
Gameweek 19
St Johnstone
2-3
Hearts
May (55' pen.), Murphy (79')
Shankland (14' pen.), Forrest (33'), McKay (64')
Aug 28, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 5
Hearts
3-2
St Johnstone
Rowles (25'), Boyce (31'), Shankland (81' pen.)
Carey (6'), Considine (54')
Murphy (15'), Phillips (45'), Crawford (66'), Considine (84')
Feb 19, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 27
St Johnstone
2-1
Hearts
Crawford (1'), McCart (56')
Hendry (36'), Butterfield (90+4')
Jan 18, 2022 7.45pm
Gameweek 21
Hearts
2-0
St Johnstone
Ginnelly (46', 75')
Souttar (73'), Smith (89')

Cleary (60'), Davidson (70'), Gordon (90+3')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
Championship Group
1Celtic110082275581
2RangersRangers110074245078
3Hearts101046341263
4Kilmarnock10104334952
5St Mirren10013945-643
6Dundee10014556-1141
Relegation Group
1Hibernian11004752-542
2Aberdeen11003649-1338
3Motherwell10014652-637
4St Johnstone10012549-2431
5Ross County10013258-2630
6Livingston11002459-3521
 
First Phase
1Celtic33246380265478
2RangersRangers33243672234975
3Hearts33195946341262
4Kilmarnock33131284334951
5St Mirren33127143843-543
6Dundee331011124454-1041
7Hibernian33912124451-739
8Motherwell33813124651-537
9Aberdeen33811143549-1435
10St Johnstone33710162446-2231
11Ross County3379173256-2430
12Livingston3339212259-3718


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