Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 5
Aug 28, 2022 at 3pm UK
Tynecastle
Hearts3 - 2St Johnstone
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Hearts 0-1 FC Zurich
Thursday, August 25 at 8pm in Europa League
Thursday, August 25 at 8pm in Europa League
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 5 | St Mirren | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | Hearts | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Livingston | 5 | -5 | 6 |
Last Game: St Johnstone 0-1 Aberdeen
Saturday, August 20 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership
Saturday, August 20 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 9 | Kilmarnock | 5 | -7 | 4 |
| 10 | St Johnstone | 4 | -5 | 3 |
| 11 | Ross County | 5 | -7 | 3 |
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 | ||
| Hearts | Draw | St Johnstone |
62.46% ( 0.66) | 20.97% ( -0.22) | 16.57% ( -0.43) |
| Both teams to score 51.88% ( -0.17) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
