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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
Draw
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
1Celtic29243287177075
2RangersRangers29185659263359
3Hibernian30111184541444
4Aberdeen30127113846-843
5Dundee UnitedDundee Utd29118103636041
6Hearts30116134340339
7Motherwell30115143650-1438
8St Mirren30105153749-1235
9Ross County3098133151-2035
10Kilmarnock3088143448-1432
11Dundee2977154161-2028
12St Johnstone3075183254-2226


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