ST Johnstone v Heart of Midlothian result

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

Premiership · Wed, 07 Feb 2024 19:45 GMT · McDiarmid Park

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

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

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

Match report, in numbers

The result

Heart of Midlothian won 1–0 at McDiarmid Park in the Premiership on Wednesday 7 February. Heart of Midlothian are unbeaten in their last 10 matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Heart of Midlothian: Lawrence Shankland (54’, assisted by F. Kent).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: ST Johnstone 0.00, Heart of Midlothian 0.00, from 10 shots to 9 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

The bookings — ST Johnstone: L. Robinson (16’), A. Considine (52’), R. McGowan (75’) and D. Jaiyesimi (90+6’); Heart of Midlothian: K. Vargas (79’).

What it changes

Heart of Midlothian have scored in 11 consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, F. Kent (Heart Of Midlothian) 9.5, Lawrence Shankland (Heart Of Midlothian) 7.7 and G. Carey (ST Johnstone) 4.6 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 0–1 Heart of Midlothian · Premiership
Venue: McDiarmid Park · Perth
Referee: I. Snedden
Head-to-head (last 6): ST Johnstone 1 · draws 0 · Heart of Midlothian 5 · 3.17 goals/game
Recent form: ST Johnstone 1W 3D 1L · Heart of Midlothian 5W 0D 0L

ST Johnstone 0–1 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 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.63 / 2.13

Goals

against 0.88 / 1 · 0 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

2.29 / 6.17

Corners

against 6.14 / 4.67 · 1 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 6 matches

3.43 / 5.5

Shots on target

against 3.86 / 4.33 · 1 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 6 matches

2.14 / 2

Cards

against 2 / 2.83 · 4 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 3 February 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 3 February 2024. 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	0.63 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2.13 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	2.29 for · 6.14 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	6.17 for · 4.67 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	8.29 for · 12.86 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	14.17 for · 12.17 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	3.43 for · 3.86 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	5.5 for · 4.33 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.57 for · 10.57 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	12 for · 10.83 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	2.14 for · 2 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 2.83 against n 6 Last 5

ST Johnstone

ST Johnstone — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 February 2024. 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
S. Sprangler n 8	30.1	3.4 4/3	1.1 3/0	—
D. Phillips n 8	83.6	3 8/6	0.9 6/1	—
D. Keltjens n 8	63.5	1.9 5/4	1.2 3/2	—
D. Jaiyesimi n 8	59.4	1.9 5/4	1.1 4/2	—
C. Smith n 8	36	1.9 6/0	0.9 3/0	C. Nieuwenhof

ST Johnstone — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 February 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
B. Mbunga Kimpioka n 8	33.9	2.3 5/1	1.7 5/0
D. Jaiyesimi n 8	59.4	2.1 5/3	0.9 3/2
N. Clark n 8	54.5	2.1 5/3	1.7 4/3
C. Kane n 8	45.1	1.7 3/2	1 3/1
G. Carey n 8	73.8	1.4 5/3	0.6 4/0

ST Johnstone — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 February 2024. 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	54.5	0.8 3/1	0 0/0
G. Carey n 8	73.8	0.2 1/0	0.3 2/0
S. May n 8	29.3	0 0/0	0.4 1/0
B. Mbunga Kimpioka n 8	33.9	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
D. Keltjens n 8	63.5	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

ST Johnstone — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 February 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
D. Keltjens n 8	63.5	4.8 8/6
S. Sprangler n 8	30.1	4.5 3/2
D. Phillips n 8	83.6	3 8/7
M. Kucheryavyi n 8	61	2.8 5/4
L. Robinson n 8	80.6	2.2 6/5

Heart of Midlothian

Heart of Midlothian — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 February 2024. 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
Kyosuke Tagawa n 8	33.9	2.7 6/2	1 2/1	—
Y. Oda n 8	46.9	2.4 5/4	1.9 6/1	—
M. Tait n 5	15.8	2.3 2/0	3.4 3/0	—
C. Nieuwenhof n 8	79.4	2 8/5	0.7 4/1	C. Smith
K. Vargas n 8	44	1.8 6/1	1.3 4/1	—

Heart of Midlothian — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 February 2024. 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	89.9	3.4 8/7	1.9 8/5
K. Vargas n 8	44	2 5/2	0.8 3/0
A. Forrest n 8	65.3	1.6 5/3	1.4 4/3
A. Lowry n 8	63.1	1.6 5/3	0.9 4/1
Kyosuke Tagawa n 8	33.9	1.3 3/1	0 0/0

Heart of Midlothian — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 February 2024. 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	89.9	1.1 7/2	0.1 1/0
M. Tait n 5	15.8	0 0/0	1.1 1/0
A. Forrest n 8	65.3	0.2 1/0	0.7 2/2
K. Vargas n 8	44	0.5 2/0	0.3 1/0
J. Grant n 8	61.9	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0

Heart of Midlothian — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 February 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Tait n 5	15.8	4.6 3/1
N. Atkinson n 8	64.9	3.5 7/5
B. Baningime n 8	83.6	3.4 8/6
A. Cochrane n 8	84.4	3.2 7/4
C. Nieuwenhof n 8	79.4	2.3 5/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
ST Johnstone		Heart of Midlothian
48%	Possession	52%
10	Shots	9
2	Shots on target	4
4	Shots off target	3
4	Blocked shots	2
5	Shots inside the box	7
2	Corners	4
0	Offsides	3
9	Fouls	10
4	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	1
454	Passes	493
78%	Pass accuracy	82%

ST Johnstone player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
D. Mitov	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Oludare Samuel Araba Olufunwa	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
R. McGowan	90	0	0	0	7	Y	6.9
A. Considine	90	0	0	0	1	Y	6.3
L. Robinson	90	0	0	0	1	Y	6.9
G. Carey	90	1	0	1	2	0	7.3
M. Kucheryavyi	90	0	0	3	1	0	7.3
C. Smith	84	1	1	1	1	0	6.3
T. Gallacher	65	0	0	1	2	0	6.9
B. Mbunga Kimpioka	65	1	0	0	0	0	6.3
F. Franczak	45	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
S. Sprangler sub	45	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
N. Clark sub	25	1	1	1	0	0	6.9
Adama Sidibeh sub	25	2	0	0	0	0	6.7
D. Jaiyesimi sub	14	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3

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	6.9
D. Lembikisa	90	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	7.2
F. Kent	90	0	1	1	1	2	1	0	8.9
A. Cochrane	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	7.3
C. Nieuwenhof	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	7
B. Baningime	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.2
A. Forrest	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.6
L. Shankland	90	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	8
K. Vargas	82	0	0	2	0	0	3	Y	6.6
S. Fraser	82	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	7.2
S. Kingsley	75	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	7.7
C. Halkett sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Y. Oda sub	8	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.3
J. Grant sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7

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 JohnstoneDLDDW

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

Heart of MidlothianWWWWW

Last 5: 5W 0D 0L · 2.4 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

ST Johnstone 1 · 0 draws · Heart of Midlothian 5 · 3.17 goals/game

2023-11-25 Heart Of Midlothian 1–0 ST Johnstone
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

League standing · 2023/24

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

ST Johnstone#10 pos35 pts38 pl-25 GD

Heart of Midlothian#1 pos70 pts33 pl+30 GD

Goals per game

ST Johnstone scored0.76

Heart of Midlothian scored1.76

ST Johnstone conceded1.42

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 1, Heart of Midlothian won 5 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3.17 goals per game.
What is the recent form of ST Johnstone and Heart of Midlothian?: Recent form — ST Johnstone 1W 3D 1L; Heart of Midlothian 5W 0D 0L.

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