ST Johnstone v Heart of Midlothian result

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

Premiership · Wed, 27 Oct 2021 19:45 BST · McDiarmid Park

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

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

ST Johnstone 1–1 Heart of Midlothian — this Premiership match was drawn.

Match report, in numbers

The result

ST Johnstone and Heart of Midlothian drew 1–1 at McDiarmid Park in the Premiership on Wednesday 27 October. Heart of Midlothian have scored in six consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 1–1 at half-time. The goals — ST Johnstone: Liam Gordon (11’); Heart of Midlothian: J. Ginnelly (40’, assisted by B. Baningime).

Discipline

S. McLean showed six yellow cards — against 3.3 yellows a game across the last 18 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — ST Johnstone: M. Davidson (56’), S. May (67’), Jamie McCart (69’) and Liam Gordon (83’); Heart of Midlothian: J. Souttar (35’) and Cameron Devlin (86’).

What it changes

ST Johnstone are winless in their last three matches in all competitions. Heart of Midlothian are unbeaten in their last nine matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Liam Gordon (ST Johnstone) 6.9, B. Baningime (Heart Of Midlothian) 6.6 and J. Ginnelly (Heart Of Midlothian) 6.6 led the match.

Next up

ST Johnstone next travel to Rangers on 24 October 2026.

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

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

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

The numbers

Result: ST Johnstone 1–1 Heart of Midlothian · Premiership
Venue: McDiarmid Park · Perth
Referee: S. McLean
Head-to-head (last 6): ST Johnstone 2 · draws 2 · Heart of Midlothian 2 · 2.83 goals/game
Recent form: ST Johnstone 2W 0D 3L · Heart of Midlothian 2W 3D 0L

ST Johnstone 1–1 Heart of Midlothian (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

0.88 / 1.5

Goals

against 1.13 / 0.63 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.14 / 5.8

Corners

against 5.29 / 4 · 3 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 5 matches

2.57 / 4.6

Shots on target

against 4.14 / 4.4 · 1 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 5 matches

3.43 / 1.6

Cards

against 2.43 / 3 · 4 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 5 matches

3.33 yellows

Referee · S. McLean

1.28 home / 2.06 away

over 18 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 23 October 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 23 October 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	ST Johnstone for / against	Line	Heart of Midlothian for / against
Goals scored	0.88 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.5 for · 0.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.14 for · 5.29 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	5.8 for · 4 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	9.43 for · 12.14 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	14.6 for · 9 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	2.57 for · 4.14 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	4.6 for · 4.4 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.86 for · 11.71 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	10.4 for · 16.6 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	3.43 for · 2.43 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	1.6 for · 3 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: S. McLean — 3.33 yellow cards a game, 0.33 red cards, 24.72 fouls over 18 matches (1.28 to the home side, 2.06 to the away side).

Home 1.28Away 2.06

ST Johnstone

ST Johnstone — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 October 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	69.6	2.6 7/5	3.7 8/6	A. Gnanduillet
D. Wotherspoon n 8	75.8	1.9 6/3	0.7 4/1	—
C. Hendry n 8	53.1	1.9 5/3	1.1 2/1	—
S. Rooney n 8	81.5	1.7 6/4	1.5 6/4	—
C. Bryson n 8	57.4	1.6 4/3	0.8 3/1	—

ST Johnstone — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
G. Middleton n 8	43.3	1.8 6/1	1 4/0
S. May n 8	52.3	1.5 4/3	0.4 2/0
A. Crawford n 8	51	1.5 4/2	0.2 1/0
C. Hendry n 8	53.1	1.3 3/2	0.8 3/1
S. Rooney n 8	81.5	1 4/3	0.3 1/1

ST Johnstone — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. O'Halloran n 8	65.4	0.2 1/0	0.3 1/1
S. May n 8	52.3	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
C. Kane n 8	69.6	0.3 1/1	0 0/0
C. Hendry n 8	53.1	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
C. MacPherson n 8	49.9	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

ST Johnstone — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. Bryson n 8	57.4	2.5 6/4
A. McCann n 8	37.5	2.4 4/3
S. Rooney n 8	81.5	2.2 7/6
D. Wotherspoon n 8	75.8	1.5 6/3
H. Muller n 8	54.1	1.5 5/1

ST Johnstone — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Z. Clark n 8	90	3.1 7/5

Heart of Midlothian

Heart of Midlothian — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 October 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	31.3	3.2 3/3	2.2 4/2	C. Kane
C. Devlin n 8	50.6	2.9 7/3	2.7 4/4	—
P. Haring n 6	50.3	2.7 3/2	3 5/4	—
B. Woodburn n 8	53.8	1.9 7/2	1.7 6/1	—
A. Halliday n 8	49.9	1.4 4/2	1.4 3/2	—

Heart of Midlothian — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Gnanduillet n 8	31.3	2.9 5/2	1.4 3/1
L. Boyce n 8	82.8	1.9 7/5	1.4 7/3
G. Mackay-Steven n 8	44.4	1.8 6/1	0.3 1/0
J. Souttar n 8	90	1 4/3	0.4 2/1
M. Smith n 8	87.1	0.8 5/1	0.5 3/1

Heart of Midlothian — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. Boyce n 8	82.8	0.8 6/0	0.1 1/0
G. Mackay-Steven n 8	44.4	0.3 1/0	0.5 2/0
A. Gnanduillet n 8	31.3	0.4 1/0	0.4 1/0
B. McKay n 8	83.8	0 0/0	0.4 3/0
S. Kingsley n 8	81	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0

Heart of Midlothian — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. Devlin n 8	50.6	3.3 4/3
A. Halliday n 8	49.9	2.5 5/2
B. Baningime n 8	90	2.3 8/8
P. Haring n 6	50.3	2.1 2/2
G. Mackay-Steven n 8	44.4	1.8 4/2

Heart of Midlothian — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
C. Gordon n 8	90	4.1 5/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
ST Johnstone		Heart of Midlothian
30%	Possession	70%
9	Shots	18
4	Shots on target	4
4	Shots off target	10
1	Blocked shots	4
6	Shots inside the box	12
6	Corners	6
1	Offsides	4
11	Fouls	12
4	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	2
205	Passes	477
52%	Pass accuracy	81%

ST Johnstone player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Z. Clark	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
L. Gordon	90	1	2	1	0	3	Y	7.9
J. McCart	90	0	2	0	0	1	Y	6.9
C. MacPherson	90	0	1	0	5	0	0	7.5
M. Davidson	90	0	0	0	0	4	Y	6.6
A. Crawford	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.2
C. Booth	90	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.9
C. Kane	90	0	1	1	0	2	0	6.6
S. May	81	0	1	1	2	3	Y	6.7
L. Dendoncker	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
J. Brown	45	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
E. Ambrose sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
R. Devine sub	45	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.3
G. Middleton sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

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	6.5
J. Souttar	90	0	0	2	0	1	0	Y	7.3
C. Halkett	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.9
S. Kingsley	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
M. Smith	90	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	6.9
C. Devlin	90	0	0	0	0	2	2	Y	6.9
B. Baningime	90	0	1	1	0	2	3	0	7.9
A. Halliday	90	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	7
A. Gnanduillet	90	0	0	5	2	0	0	0	7.2
B. McKay	89	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	7
J. Ginnelly	75	1	0	3	2	3	0	0	7.3
B. Woodburn sub	15	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	6.9
G. Mackay-Steven sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

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

Recent form

ST JohnstoneWLWLL

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Heart of MidlothianDWWDD

Last 5: 2W 3D 0L · 1.8 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

ST Johnstone 2 · 2 draws · Heart of Midlothian 2 · 2.83 goals/game

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
2018-09-29 Heart Of Midlothian 2–1 ST Johnstone

League standing · 2021/22

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

ST Johnstone#11 pos35 pts38 pl-27 GD

Heart of Midlothian#1 pos70 pts33 pl+30 GD

Goals per game

ST Johnstone scored0.63

Heart of Midlothian scored1.76

ST Johnstone conceded1.34

Heart of Midlothian conceded0.85

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What is the head-to-head record between ST Johnstone and Heart of Midlothian?: In their last 6 meetings, ST Johnstone won 2, Heart of Midlothian won 2 and there were 2 draws, averaging 2.83 goals per game.
What is the recent form of ST Johnstone and Heart of Midlothian?: Recent form — ST Johnstone 2W 0D 3L; Heart of Midlothian 2W 3D 0L.

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