Heart of Midlothian v ST Mirren result

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

Premiership · Sat, 23 Dec 2023 15:00 GMT · Tynecastle Park

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

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

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

Match report, in numbers

The result

Heart of Midlothian beat ST Mirren 2–0 at Tynecastle Park in the Premiership on Saturday 23 December.

The goals

Heart of Midlothian led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Heart of Midlothian: Lawrence Shankland (33’, assisted by Alexander Cochrane; 49’, assisted by Aidan Denholm).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Heart of Midlothian 0.00, ST Mirren 0.00, from 12 shots to 11 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

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: N. Atkinson (66’) and C. Halkett (78’); ST Mirren: Alexandros Gogić (2’), Scott Tanser (22’) and Caolan Boyd-Munce (76’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Lawrence Shankland (Heart Of Midlothian) 9.2, Alexander Cochrane (Heart Of Midlothian) 7.7 and Kye Rowles (Heart Of Midlothian) 6.3 led the match.

Next up

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

ST Mirren next host Dundee 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 Mirren: ST Mirren v Dundee, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

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

Heart of Midlothian 2–0 ST Mirren (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

1.13 / 0.63

Goals

against 0.88 / 1.25 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

7.5 / 6.14

Corners

against 4.17 / 3.86 · 4 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 6 matches

4.33 / 3.29

Shots on target

against 3 / 3.43 · 2 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 6 matches

2.83 / 1.86

Cards

against 2.67 / 0.86 · 3 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 6 matches

4.2 yellows

Referee · N. Walsh

1.75 home / 2.45 away

over 20 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 16 December 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 16 December 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 Mirren for / against
Goals scored	1.13 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.63 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	7.5 for · 4.17 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	6.14 for · 3.86 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	14 for · 12.33 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	11.57 for · 10.71 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	4.33 for · 3 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	3.29 for · 3.43 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.83 for · 13.33 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	10.57 for · 10.14 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	2.83 for · 2.67 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	1.86 for · 0.86 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 16 December 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
K. Vargas n 8	41.6	2.7 5/3	0.8 2/1	—
A. Halliday n 8	20.6	2.7 4/1	1.6 3/0	—
Y. Oda n 8	40.4	2.5 5/3	1.4 5/0	J. Ayunga
Kyosuke Tagawa n 8	36.8	2.1 5/2	0.3 1/0	—
C. Nieuwenhof n 8	63.6	1.9 6/3	0.5 3/0	—

Heart of Midlothian — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 December 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	2.5 7/6	1.4 7/2
L. Boyce n 8	49.9	2 4/2	0.7 2/1
A. Lowry n 8	61	1.8 6/3	0.9 4/1
K. Vargas n 8	41.6	1.4 4/1	1.1 3/1
Kyosuke Tagawa n 8	36.8	1.2 3/1	0.3 1/0

Heart of Midlothian — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 December 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	0.8 5/1	0 0/0
J. Grant n 8	53.5	0 0/0	0.4 2/0
A. Cochrane n 8	90	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
B. McKay n 8	45	0 0/0	0.3 1/0
K. Vargas n 8	41.6	0.3 1/0	0 0/0

Heart of Midlothian — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
N. Atkinson n 8	69.8	3.4 7/5
C. Devlin n 8	53.6	3.1 7/5
A. Cochrane n 8	90	2.6 7/4
C. Nieuwenhof n 8	63.6	2.3 5/3
B. Baningime n 8	84.6	2 7/4

ST Mirren

ST Mirren — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 December 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
J. Ayunga n 8	57.9	2.1 6/3	0.8 3/1	Y. Oda
K. Baccus n 8	58.1	1.9 5/2	1 4/1	—
M. Mandron n 8	42.3	1.9 4/2	1.1 3/1	—
T. Olusanya n 8	29.1	1.9 4/1	2.3 4/2	—
R. Taylor n 8	76.3	1.8 7/3	1 4/2	—

ST Mirren — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 December 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. Jamieson n 8	27.8	2.4 4/2	1.2 2/1
J. Ayunga n 8	57.9	1.9 7/2	1.6 5/2
T. Olusanya n 8	29.1	1.9 4/1	0 0/0
S. Nachmani n 7	28.1	1.8 2/1	1.8 2/1
K. Baccus n 8	58.1	1.2 4/2	0.2 1/0

ST Mirren — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
S. Nachmani n 7	28.1	0.5 1/0	0 0/0
R. Strain n 8	74.6	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
T. Olusanya n 8	29.1	0 0/0	0.4 1/0
L. Jamieson n 8	27.8	0.4 1/0	0 0/0
C. McMenamin n 8	64	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

ST Mirren — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
T. Small n 8	39.8	2.5 5/3
G. Kiltie n 8	77.5	1.9 7/4
A. Gogić n 8	90	1.8 6/4
R. Strain n 8	74.6	1.8 7/3
K. Baccus n 8	58.1	1.7 6/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Heart of Midlothian		ST Mirren
54%	Possession	46%
12	Shots	11
6	Shots on target	4
3	Shots off target	3
3	Blocked shots	4
4	Shots inside the box	7
8	Corners	6
16	Fouls	9
2	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	4
480	Passes	393
78%	Pass accuracy	77%

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	7.3
F. Kent	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
C. Halkett	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	7.2
Kye Rowles	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	8.2
B. Baningime	90	0	0	1	0	1	4	0	7.2
A. Cochrane	90	0	1	1	0	1	5	0	7.7
L. Shankland	90	2	0	3	3	0	1	0	8.5
Aidan Denholm	84	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	7.5
N. Atkinson	74	0	0	1	1	0	2	Y	6.6
Y. Oda	66	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.9
B. McKay	66	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
C. Nieuwenhof sub	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
A. Forrest sub	24	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
T. Sibbick sub	16	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
M. Tait sub	10	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.2

ST Mirren player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Z. Hemming	90	0	0	0	0	0	7
M. Fraser	90	0	0	0	2	0	6.5
A. Gogić	90	1	1	0	1	Y	6.9
R. Taylor	90	0	0	0	3	0	7.2
K. Baccus	90	0	0	1	4	0	7
S. Tanser	90	3	0	0	2	Y	7
T. Small	73	1	1	1	2	0	6.6
Mark O'Hara	73	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
A. Greive	63	1	1	1	3	0	6.6
J. Ayunga	63	1	1	0	0	0	6.9
G. Kiltie	63	0	0	2	0	0	6.6
S. Nachmani sub	27	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
L. Jamieson sub	27	0	0	1	1	0	6.3
T. Olusanya sub	27	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
C. Boyd-Munce sub	17	0	0	0	0	Y	6.5
M. Mandron sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

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 Mirren — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Heart of MidlothianWWLLW

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 1 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

ST MirrenLLLWD

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 0.4 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Heart of Midlothian 2 · 2 draws · ST Mirren 2 · 2.67 goals/game

2023-09-23 ST Mirren 1–0 Heart Of Midlothian
2023-05-13 ST Mirren 2–2 Heart Of Midlothian
2023-04-08 Heart Of Midlothian 0–2 ST Mirren
2023-01-13 Heart Of Midlothian 1–0 ST Mirren
2023-01-07 ST Mirren 1–1 Heart Of Midlothian
2022-03-12 Heart Of Midlothian 4–2 ST Mirren

League standing · 2025/26

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Heart of Midlothian#1 pos70 pts33 pl+30 GD

ST Mirren#5 pos47 pts38 pl-6 GD

Goals per game

Heart of Midlothian scored1.76

ST Mirren scored1.21

Heart of Midlothian conceded0.85

ST Mirren conceded1.37

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

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