ST Johnstone v Heart Of Midlothian result

Full-time · ST Johnstone 1–2 Heart Of Midlothian

Premiership · Sat, 02 Nov 2024 15:00 GMT · McDiarmid Park

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:57 UK · refreshed continuously

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

ST Johnstone 1–2 Heart Of Midlothian — Heart Of Midlothian won this Premiership match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Heart Of Midlothian won 2–1 at McDiarmid Park in the Premiership on Saturday 2 November.

Heart Of Midlothian have scored in nine consecutive matches.

The goals

Heart Of Midlothian led 1–0 at half-time. The goals TACTIX’s match events name — ST Johnstone: an own goal by N. Clark (23’) and N. Clark (68’ pen); Heart Of Midlothian: K. Vargas (76’, assisted by B. Baningime).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: ST Johnstone 0.00, Heart Of Midlothian 0.00, from 13 shots to 13 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

C. Graham showed six yellow cards — against 3.0 yellows a game across the last 6 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — ST Johnstone: Sven Sprangler (44’) and Jason Holt (61’); Heart Of Midlothian: Daniel Oyegoke (41’), Kye Rowles (45+1’), Lawrence Shankland (52’) and Cameron Devlin (67’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, B. Baningime (Heart Of Midlothian) 6.5, Jack Sanders (ST Johnstone) 6.1 and Sven Sprangler (ST Johnstone) 5.6 led the match.

Next up

ST Johnstone next travel to Rangers on 24 October 2026.

Heart Of Midlothian next travel to Celtic on 18 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: Celtic v Heart of Midlothian, Sunday 18 October — the preview.

The numbers

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

ST Johnstone 1–2 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 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.25 / 1.75

Goals

against 2.38 / 1.25 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.86 / 6.14

Corners

against 5.71 / 3.14 · 2 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 7 matches

3.43 / 4.14

Shots on target

against 4.57 / 2.86 · 0 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 7 matches

2.57 / 1.86

Cards

against 2 / 2.86 · 2 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 7 matches

3 yellows

Referee · C. Graham

0.83 home / 2.17 away

over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 30 October 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 30 October 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	1.25 for · 2.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.75 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.86 for · 5.71 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	6.14 for · 3.14 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	11.29 for · 14 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	13.29 for · 10.86 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	3.43 for · 4.57 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	4.14 for · 2.86 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.86 for · 12.71 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	11.29 for · 11.29 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	2.57 for · 2 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	1.86 for · 2.86 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: C. Graham — 3 yellow cards a game, 0.17 red cards, 23.67 fouls over 6 matches (0.83 to the home side, 2.17 to the away side).

Home 0.83Away 2.17

ST Johnstone

ST Johnstone — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 October 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
B. Mbunga Kimpioka n 8	87.1	2.5 7/5	2.3 6/4	L. Shankland
S. Sprangler n 8	74.1	2.4 8/5	0.8 4/1	—
A. Essel n 8	67.1	2.2 8/4	2 7/2	—
Adama Sidibeh n 8	79	1.9 6/4	1 5/1	L. Shankland
C. MacPherson n 8	52.6	1.7 5/3	0.4 2/0	—

ST Johnstone — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 October 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Adama Sidibeh n 8	79	2.4 8/7	0.7 4/1
M. Kirk n 8	40	2 3/2	1.1 3/1
B. Mbunga Kimpioka n 8	87.1	1.8 6/5	1.2 5/3
G. Carey n 8	38.6	1.5 4/1	0.9 3/0
N. Clark n 8	80.6	1.3 5/4	0.6 3/1

ST Johnstone — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 October 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
B. Mbunga Kimpioka n 8	87.1	0.6 4/1	0.1 1/0
M. Kirk n 8	40	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
G. Carey n 8	38.6	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
Adama Sidibeh n 8	79	0.4 2/1	0.1 1/0
N. Clark n 8	80.6	0.4 2/1	0 0/0

ST Johnstone — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 October 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
D. Keltjens n 8	63.1	3.9 7/5
S. Sprangler n 8	74.1	3.3 6/4
J. Holt n 8	76.5	2.5 7/6
Josh Mcpake n 8	22.3	2.5 3/1
A. Essel n 8	67.1	2.2 5/5

Heart Of Midlothian

Heart Of Midlothian — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 October 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
Y. Dhanda n 8	39.4	2.6 5/2	2.3 5/2	—
M. Tait n 8	34.3	2.6 5/3	1 3/0	—
L. Shankland n 8	86.9	2.5 8/4	0.5 2/1	Adama Sidibeh
J. Penrice n 8	75.6	1.9 5/4	0.9 5/1	—
K. Vargas n 8	62.6	1.6 5/2	1.1 5/1	—

Heart Of Midlothian — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 October 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. Boyce n 8	22.9	3.4 2/2	1 1/1
L. Shankland n 8	86.9	3 8/7	1.2 5/2
James wilson n 5	18.2	3 3/0	3 3/0
Y. Oda n 8	38	2.4 5/3	0.6 2/0
Y. Dhanda n 8	39.4	1.7 4/2	0.3 1/0

Heart Of Midlothian — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 October 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
James wilson n 5	18.2	2 2/0	0 0/0
B. Spittal n 8	76.3	0.4 3/0	0.3 2/0
Y. Dhanda n 8	39.4	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
Y. Oda n 8	38	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
L. Shankland n 8	86.9	0.1 1/0	0.4 3/0

Heart Of Midlothian — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 October 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. Devlin n 8	52.8	5.1 8/7
G. Taylor n 5	73	4.2 5/4
D. Oyegoke n 8	42.5	4.2 7/5
B. Baningime n 8	75.8	3.6 8/6
J. Grant n 8	51	2.6 5/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
ST Johnstone		Heart Of Midlothian
61%	Possession	39%
13	Shots	13
5	Shots on target	2
5	Shots off target	4
3	Blocked shots	7
9	Shots inside the box	6
6	Corners	9
2	Offsides	1
13	Fouls	12
2	Yellow cards	4
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	4
538	Passes	336
85%	Pass accuracy	76%

ST Johnstone player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
D. Wright	90	0	1	0	2	1	0	7.3
J. Sanders	90	0	0	0	1	4	0	7.7
K. Cameron	90	0	1	0	0	0	0	7.5
B. Douglas	90	0	0	0	1	1	0	7
G. Carey	90	0	2	1	4	1	0	7.3
S. Sprangler	90	0	0	0	0	4	Y	7.2
J. Holt	90	0	1	0	0	2	Y	6.6
B. Mbunga Kimpioka	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
N. Clark	80	1	2	2	0	0	0	6.6
Adama Sidibeh	80	0	3	2	0	1	0	7.3
R. Sinclair	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
J. Rae sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
M. Smith sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
M. Kirk sub	10	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	7.6
D. Oyegoke	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.3
F. Kent	90	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	7.3
Kye Rowles	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	Y	6.3
J. Penrice	90	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	6.9
B. Baningime	90	0	1	0	0	1	3	0	7.5
A. Forrest	90	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	6.9
B. Spittal	90	0	0	1	0	3	1	0	7.9
L. Shankland	85	0	0	1	0	1	0	Y	6.5
M. Boateng	57	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	7
Y. Dhanda	57	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	7.3
C. Devlin sub	33	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.3
K. Vargas sub	33	1	0	2	2	1	1	0	7
J. Grant sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	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 JohnstoneLLWWL

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1.2 scored / 2.4 conceded per game

Heart Of MidlothianLWWDL

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 2 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

ST Johnstone 0 · 0 draws · Heart Of Midlothian 6 · 2.83 goals/game

2024-02-07 ST Johnstone 0–1 Heart Of Midlothian
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

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

ST Johnstone#12 pos29 pts33 pl-25 GD

Heart Of Midlothian#7 pos40 pts33 pl-1 GD

Goals per game

ST Johnstone scored1

Heart Of Midlothian scored1.3

ST Johnstone conceded1.76

Heart Of Midlothian conceded1.33

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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 0, Heart Of Midlothian won 6 and there were 0 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 1D 2L.

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