Heart of Midlothian v ST Johnstone result

Full-time · Heart of Midlothian 2–0 ST Johnstone

Premiership · Tue, 18 Jan 2022 19:45 GMT · Tynecastle Park

Updated 10 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Heart of Midlothian · ST Johnstone · Head-to-head

Heart of Midlothian 2–0 ST Johnstone — Heart of Midlothian won this Premiership match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Heart of Midlothian beat ST Johnstone 2–0 at Tynecastle Park in the Premiership on Tuesday 18 January.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Heart of Midlothian: J. Ginnelly (46’, assisted by B. McKay; 75’, assisted by B. McKay).

Discipline

N. Walsh showed five yellow cards — against 4.2 yellows a game across the last 20 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Heart of Midlothian: J. Souttar (73’) and M. Smith (89’); ST Johnstone: Dan Cleary (60’), M. Davidson (70’) and Liam Gordon (90+3’).

What it changes

Heart of Midlothian have won their last three matches in all competitions. ST Johnstone are winless in their last 10 matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, B. McKay (Heart Of Midlothian) 8.5, J. Ginnelly (Heart Of Midlothian) 8.0 and C. Gordon (Heart Of Midlothian) 5.4 led the match.

Next up

Heart of Midlothian next travel to Trabzonspor on 22 October 2026.

ST Johnstone next travel to Rangers on 24 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Heart of Midlothian: Trabzonspor v Heart of Midlothian, Thursday 22 October — the preview. Next for ST Johnstone: Rangers v ST Johnstone, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Heart of Midlothian 2–0 ST Johnstone · Premiership
Venue: Tynecastle Park · Edinburgh
Referee: N. Walsh
Head-to-head (last 6): Heart of Midlothian 1 · draws 3 · ST Johnstone 2 · 2.67 goals/game
Recent form: Heart of Midlothian 3W 0D 2L · ST Johnstone 0W 0D 5L

Heart of Midlothian 2–0 ST Johnstone (Premiership): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 10 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.38 / 0.38

Goals

against 1 / 1.75 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.13 / 3.43

Corners

against 6.13 / 7 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

5.38 / 1.57

Shots on target

against 5.38 / 5.29 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

2.38 / 2.43

Cards

against 3.13 / 1.29 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

4.2 yellows

Referee · N. Walsh

1.75 home / 2.45 away

over 20 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 26 December 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 26 December 2021. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Heart of Midlothian for / against	Line	ST Johnstone for / against
Goals scored	1.38 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.38 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.13 for · 6.13 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	3.43 for · 7 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	13.75 for · 14.88 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	6.86 for · 19 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	5.38 for · 5.38 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	1.57 for · 5.29 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.25 for · 13.5 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	11.43 for · 9.57 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	2.38 for · 3.13 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.43 for · 1.29 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: N. Walsh — 4.2 yellow cards a game, 0.15 red cards, 23.4 fouls over 20 matches (1.75 to the home side, 2.45 to the away side).

Home 1.75Away 2.45

Heart of Midlothian

Heart of Midlothian — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
A. Gnanduillet n 8	34.3	3.3 5/3	1.3 4/0	—
C. Devlin n 8	89.5	2.6 8/6	2.3 7/5	—
P. Haring n 8	55.3	2.2 6/3	1.8 5/3	M. Davidson
J. Walker n 4	44.5	2 2/1	2 4/0	—
C. Halkett n 8	85	1.7 7/3	1.1 4/3	J. Butterfield

Heart of Midlothian — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Walker n 4	44.5	3.5 4/2	2 4/0
A. Gnanduillet n 8	34.3	3.3 4/3	1 2/1
A. McEneff n 6	42.7	2.5 3/2	1.8 3/2
L. Boyce n 8	69.5	2.4 7/5	1.8 6/4
B. Woodburn n 8	53.3	2.1 5/3	1.5 4/2

Heart of Midlothian — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
B. Woodburn n 8	53.3	0.6 2/1	0 0/0
G. Mackay-Steven n 8	39.9	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
J. Walker n 4	44.5	0.5 1/0	0 0/0
J. Ginnelly n 8	60.1	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
A. McEneff n 6	42.7	0.4 1/0	0 0/0

Heart of Midlothian — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. Devlin n 8	89.5	4.1 8/8
B. Baningime n 8	87	2.7 8/7
A. McEneff n 6	42.7	2.5 3/2
P. Haring n 8	55.3	2.4 4/3
C. Halkett n 8	85	2 8/4

Heart of Midlothian — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
C. Gordon n 8	90	4.4 7/7

ST Johnstone

ST Johnstone — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
C. Kane n 8	83.3	2.7 8/6	2.8 8/6	—
M. Davidson n 8	64.3	2.5 7/6	1.8 5/4	P. Haring
E. Vertainen n 6	35	2.1 3/2	1.7 3/1	—
J. Butterfield n 8	59.4	1.9 5/5	0.9 4/1	C. Halkett
G. Middleton n 8	49.3	1.6 6/1	0 0/0	—

ST Johnstone — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. May n 8	55.4	1.4 5/2	0.6 2/1
E. Vertainen n 6	35	1.3 2/1	0.9 1/1
C. Kane n 8	83.3	1.1 6/2	0.4 3/0
S. Rooney n 8	73.6	0.8 3/2	0.5 2/1
C. Bryson n 8	66.9	0.7 3/1	0.2 1/0

ST Johnstone — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
V. Solomon-Otabor n 8	42.8	0 0/0	0.3 1/0
A. Crawford n 8	72	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
C. MacPherson n 8	71.4	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
J. Butterfield n 8	59.4	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
C. Kane n 8	83.3	0.1 1/0	0 0/0

ST Johnstone — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Brown n 8	70.9	3.2 8/4
S. Rooney n 8	73.6	2.9 6/5
J. Butterfield n 8	59.4	2.8 6/4
M. Davidson n 8	64.3	2.3 6/4
C. Bryson n 8	66.9	2.2 6/4

ST Johnstone — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Z. Clark n 8	90	3.5 7/6
E. Parish n 8	90.5	2.2 6/1

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Heart of Midlothian		ST Johnstone
58%	Possession	42%
16	Shots	14
8	Shots on target	6
2	Shots off target	5
6	Blocked shots	3
9	Shots inside the box	9
4	Corners	2
0	Offsides	4
9	Fouls	11
2	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
6	Saves	6
486	Passes	351
78%	Pass accuracy	70%

Heart of Midlothian player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
C. Gordon	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.2
J. Souttar	90	0	0	1	0	0	2	Y	7.7
S. Kingsley	90	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	7.3
M. Smith	90	0	0	2	1	0	3	Y	6.9
C. Devlin	90	0	0	1	1	0	4	0	7.7
P. Haring	90	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	7.2
A. Cochrane	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.9
J. Ginnelly	90	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	7.9
B. McKay	83	0	2	2	2	5	0	0	8.9
C. Halkett	71	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.3
G. Mackay-Steven	71	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.3
T. Moore sub	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
A. McEneff sub	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
A. Halliday sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6

ST Johnstone player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Z. Clark	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
Dan Cleary	90	0	0	0	1	Y	6.5
L. Gordon	90	0	0	1	2	Y	7.3
J. McCart	90	2	1	0	0	0	6.6
M. O'Halloran	90	1	0	1	1	0	6.3
C. MacPherson	90	1	0	0	0	0	6.3
C. Booth	90	1	0	1	2	0	7.2
M. Davidson	80	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3
N. Çiftçi	80	3	3	2	1	0	6.9
J. Butterfield	64	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
S. May	64	2	1	1	0	0	6.6
C. Gilmour sub	26	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
C. Kane sub	26	1	1	0	0	0	6.6
A. Crawford sub	10	0	0	2	0	0	7
G. Middleton sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Heart of Midlothian v ST Johnstone — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Heart of MidlothianLWLWW

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 0.8 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

ST JohnstoneLLLLL

Last 5: 0W 0D 5L · 0.4 scored / 2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Heart of Midlothian 1 · 3 draws · ST Johnstone 2 · 2.67 goals/game

2021-10-27 ST Johnstone 1–1 Heart Of Midlothian
2020-02-01 ST Johnstone 3–3 Heart Of Midlothian
2019-12-14 Heart Of Midlothian 0–1 ST Johnstone
2019-10-30 ST Johnstone 1–0 Heart Of Midlothian
2019-01-26 Heart Of Midlothian 2–0 ST Johnstone
2018-12-05 ST Johnstone 2–2 Heart Of Midlothian

League standing · 2025/26

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Heart of Midlothian#1 pos70 pts33 pl+30 GD

ST Johnstone#11 pos35 pts38 pl-27 GD

Goals per game

Heart of Midlothian scored1.76

ST Johnstone scored0.63

Heart of Midlothian conceded0.85

ST Johnstone conceded1.34

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What is the head-to-head record between Heart of Midlothian and ST Johnstone?: In their last 6 meetings, Heart of Midlothian won 1, ST Johnstone won 2 and there were 3 draws, averaging 2.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Heart of Midlothian and ST Johnstone?: Recent form — Heart of Midlothian 3W 0D 2L; ST Johnstone 0W 0D 5L.

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