Heart of Midlothian v ST Johnstone result

Full-time · Heart of Midlothian 1–0 ST Johnstone

Premiership · Sat, 25 Nov 2023 15:00 GMT · Tynecastle Park

Updated 9 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

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

Heart of Midlothian 1–0 ST Johnstone — Heart of Midlothian won this Premiership match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Heart of Midlothian beat ST Johnstone 1–0 at Tynecastle Park in the Premiership on Saturday 25 November. Heart of Midlothian have scored in nine consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Heart of Midlothian: Lawrence Shankland (61’, assisted by Liam Boyce).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Heart of Midlothian 0.00, ST Johnstone 0.00, from 18 shots to 10 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

J. Beaton showed four yellow cards — against 3.9 yellows a game across the last 12 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Heart of Midlothian: Alexander Cochrane (77’) and K. Vargas (88’); ST Johnstone: Daniel Phillips (40’) and T. Gallacher (58’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Daniel Phillips (ST Johnstone) 6.8, R. McGowan (ST Johnstone) 6.6 and Liam Boyce (Heart Of Midlothian) 5.8 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 1–0 ST Johnstone · Premiership
Venue: Tynecastle Park · Edinburgh
Referee: J. Beaton
Head-to-head (last 6): Heart of Midlothian 5 · draws 0 · ST Johnstone 1 · 3.33 goals/game
Recent form: Heart of Midlothian 2W 0D 3L · ST Johnstone 2W 2D 1L

Heart of Midlothian 1–0 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 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.38 / 0.75

Goals

against 1.63 / 1.5 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.5 / 4.5

Corners

against 5 / 5.38 · 3 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 6 matches

4.67 / 2

Shots on target

against 2.83 / 4.63 · 2 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 6 matches

2.5 / 2.63

Cards

against 2.33 / 1.75 · 3 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 6 matches

3.92 yellows

Referee · J. Beaton

1.92 home / 2 away

over 12 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 11 November 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 11 November 2023. 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 · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.75 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.5 for · 5 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	4.5 for · 5.38 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	15.67 for · 14 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	10.75 for · 13.13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4.67 for · 2.83 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	2 for · 4.63 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	12 for · 11 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	11 for · 12 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.5 for · 2.33 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	2.63 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: J. Beaton — 3.92 yellow cards a game, 0.25 red cards, 21.33 fouls over 12 matches (1.92 to the home side, 2 to the away side).

Home 1.92Away 2

Heart of Midlothian

Heart of Midlothian — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 November 2023. 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. Halliday n 8	20.6	2.7 4/1	1.6 3/0	—
K. Vargas n 8	66.6	2.2 4/4	1 4/2	—
Y. Oda n 8	39.4	2 5/1	1.7 5/1	—
C. Devlin n 8	63.9	1.8 6/2	2.6 6/5	—
A. Forrest n 8	55.4	1.6 5/2	0.4 2/0	D. Phillips

Heart of Midlothian — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 November 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
L. Shankland n 8	90	3 8/8	1.4 6/3
A. Lowry n 8	59.8	2.1 7/3	1.1 5/1
J. Grant n 8	32.4	1.4 3/1	0.7 2/0
P. Haring n 8	64.8	1.2 5/2	0.2 1/0
A. Forrest n 8	55.4	1.2 5/1	1 4/1

Heart of Midlothian — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 November 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. Shankland n 8	90	0.5 3/1	0 0/0
A. Forrest n 8	55.4	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
L. Boyce n 8	55.4	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
B. Baningime n 8	50.1	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
F. Kent n 8	90	0 0/0	0.3 2/0

Heart of Midlothian — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 November 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
O. Offiah n 8	32.3	3.8 5/4
C. Devlin n 8	63.9	3.5 7/6
T. Sibbick n 8	62.3	2.2 6/5
C. Nieuwenhof n 8	68.8	1.8 5/4
Aidan Denholm n 4	53.3	1.7 2/2

ST Johnstone

ST Johnstone — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 November 2023. 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
D. Phillips n 8	79.4	2.6 8/4	0.7 4/1	A. Forrest
S. Sprangler n 8	69.8	2.3 7/3	0.6 3/1	—
C. MacPherson n 8	31.9	2.1 4/1	0.4 1/0	—
S. May n 8	26.5	2.1 2/2	1.7 3/1	—
D. Costelloe n 8	75.9	1.9 7/4	0.6 4/0	—

ST Johnstone — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 November 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
N. Clark n 8	67.1	2 7/2	0.8 3/1
C. Kane n 8	56.8	2 7/3	0.8 4/0
L. Jephcott n 8	40.5	1.7 5/1	0 0/0
D. Costelloe n 8	75.9	1.2 5/2	0.4 2/1
D. Wright n 8	79.3	1.1 5/2	0.4 2/1

ST Johnstone — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 November 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
N. Clark n 8	67.1	0.5 2/1	0.2 1/0
M. Kucheryavyi n 8	47.6	0.5 1/1	0 0/0
G. Carey n 8	89.9	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
S. May n 8	26.5	0 0/0	0.4 1/0
D. Phillips n 8	79.4	0 0/0	0.3 2/0

ST Johnstone — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 November 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
S. Sprangler n 8	69.8	4.5 5/5
D. Phillips n 8	79.4	3.4 6/6
R. McGowan n 8	90	2.9 6/6
M. Kucheryavyi n 8	47.6	2.6 6/4
L. Robinson n 8	90	2.4 7/6

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Heart of Midlothian		ST Johnstone
60%	Possession	40%
18	Shots	10
4	Shots on target	3
9	Shots off target	1
5	Blocked shots	6
13	Shots inside the box	8
6	Corners	5
0	Offsides	1
5	Fouls	17
2	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	3
529	Passes	341
81%	Pass accuracy	72%

Heart of Midlothian player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Z. Clark	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
S. Kingsley	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7.3
F. Kent	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.7
Kye Rowles	90	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	7.2
B. Baningime	90	0	0	1	0	1	3	0	7.3
A. Cochrane	90	0	0	1	1	5	2	Y	8
L. Shankland	90	1	0	3	1	1	0	0	7.3
J. Grant	81	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7
L. Boyce	81	0	1	5	2	2	1	0	7
A. Lowry	67	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	7
A. Forrest	59	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
Y. Oda sub	31	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	6.9
C. Nieuwenhof sub	23	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
C. Devlin sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
K. Vargas sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.3

ST Johnstone player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
D. Mitov	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
R. McGowan	90	0	0	0	4	0	7.5
L. Gordon	90	0	0	0	2	0	7.2
D. Costelloe	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
D. Phillips	90	0	0	0	8	Y	7.2
M. Kucheryavyi	90	1	1	2	2	0	7.5
L. Robinson	90	1	1	0	2	0	7.2
M. Smith	90	1	0	2	2	0	6.9
S. May	86	1	1	2	0	0	7
C. Kane	83	0	0	2	1	0	6.6
A. Considine	45	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
T. Gallacher sub	45	0	0	0	0	Y	6.7
L. Jephcott sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
D. Jaiyesimi sub	8	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 MidlothianLLWLW

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1.2 scored / 2 conceded per game

ST JohnstoneDLWDW

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Heart of Midlothian 5 · 0 draws · ST Johnstone 1 · 3.33 goals/game

2023-08-05 ST Johnstone 0–2 Heart Of Midlothian
2023-03-04 Heart Of Midlothian 3–0 ST Johnstone
2022-12-28 ST Johnstone 2–3 Heart Of Midlothian
2022-08-28 Heart Of Midlothian 3–2 ST Johnstone
2022-02-19 ST Johnstone 2–1 Heart Of Midlothian
2022-01-18 Heart Of Midlothian 2–0 ST Johnstone

League standing · 2025/26

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Heart of Midlothian#1 pos70 pts33 pl+30 GD

ST Johnstone#10 pos35 pts38 pl-25 GD

Goals per game

Heart of Midlothian scored1.76

ST Johnstone scored0.76

Heart of Midlothian conceded0.85

ST Johnstone conceded1.42

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Heart of Midlothian and ST Johnstone?: In their last 6 meetings, Heart of Midlothian won 5, ST Johnstone won 1 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3.33 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Heart of Midlothian and ST Johnstone?: Recent form — Heart of Midlothian 2W 0D 3L; ST Johnstone 2W 2D 1L.

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