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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 28
Mar 4, 2023 at 3pm UK
Tynecastle
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Hearts
3 - 0
St Johnstone

Ginnelly (21', 63'), Grant (73')
FT(HT: 1-0)

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Motherwell 2-0 Hearts
Sunday, February 19 at 12pm in Scottish Premiership

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 56.13%. A draw had a probability of 22% and a win for St Johnstone had a probability of 21.88%.

The most likely scoreline for a Hearts win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.87%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.03%) and 2-0 (8.74%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.19%), while for a St Johnstone win it was 1-2 (5.76%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 5.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Hearts would win this match.

Result
HeartsDrawSt Johnstone
56.13% (0.668 0.67)22% (-0.269 -0.27)21.88% (-0.402 -0.4)
Both teams to score 57.91% (0.372 0.37)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
59.12% (0.749 0.75)40.88% (-0.754 -0.75)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
36.73% (0.761 0.76)63.27% (-0.76600000000001 -0.77)
Hearts Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
85.56% (0.471 0.47)14.43% (-0.475 -0.48)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
57.62% (0.906 0.91)42.37% (-0.91 -0.91)
St Johnstone Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
67.68% (0.057999999999993 0.06)32.32% (-0.061 -0.06)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
31.17% (0.066000000000003 0.07)68.83% (-0.070000000000007 -0.07)
Score Analysis
    Hearts 56.13%
    St Johnstone 21.88%
    Draw 21.99%
HeartsDrawSt Johnstone
2-1 @ 9.87% (0.010999999999999 0.01)
1-0 @ 9.03% (-0.158 -0.16)
2-0 @ 8.74% (-0.004999999999999 -0)
3-1 @ 6.37% (0.113 0.11)
3-0 @ 5.64% (0.091 0.09)
3-2 @ 3.6% (0.07 0.07)
4-1 @ 3.08% (0.105 0.11)
4-0 @ 2.73% (0.089 0.09)
4-2 @ 1.74% (0.062 0.06)
5-1 @ 1.19% (0.06 0.06)
5-0 @ 1.06% (0.051 0.05)
Other @ 3.09%
Total : 56.13%
1-1 @ 10.19% (-0.17 -0.17)
2-2 @ 5.57% (0.016 0.02)
0-0 @ 4.67% (-0.162 -0.16)
3-3 @ 1.35% (0.029 0.03)
Other @ 0.2%
Total : 21.99%
1-2 @ 5.76% (-0.081 -0.08)
0-1 @ 5.27% (-0.174 -0.17)
0-2 @ 2.98% (-0.093 -0.09)
1-3 @ 2.17% (-0.026 -0.03)
2-3 @ 2.1% (0.01 0.01)
0-3 @ 1.12% (-0.034 -0.03)
Other @ 2.48%
Total : 21.88%

How you voted: Hearts vs St Johnstone

Hearts
89.5%
Draw
0.0%
St Johnstone
10.5%
19
Head to Head
Dec 28, 2022 7.45pm
St Johnstone
2-3
Hearts
May (55' pen.), Murphy (79')
Carey (9')
Shankland (14' pen.), Forrest (33'), McKay (64')
Aug 28, 2022 3pm
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
Jan 18, 2022 7.45pm
Hearts
2-0
St Johnstone
Ginnelly (46', 75')
Souttar (73'), Smith (89')

Cleary (60'), Davidson (70'), Gordon (90+3')
Oct 27, 2021 7.45pm
St Johnstone
1-1
Hearts
Gordon (11')
Davidson (56'), May (67'), McCart (69'), Gordon (83')
Ginnelly (40')
Souttar (35'), Devlin (86')