Heart Of Midlothian vs ST Johnstone

Heart Of Midlothian

2 - 1

ST Johnstone

🕒 Sat, 29 Aug 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Tynecastle Park 🧑‍⚖️ Ryan Lee 🔁 Regular Season - 4 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 4

Regular Season Table

Heart Of Midlothian 3 · ST Johnstone 7

Referee Stats

Ryan Lee

3 matches · 0.33 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.33
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	33%
Draws	0%
Away wins	67%

How the match was won

Heart Of Midlothian outshot their opponent (16-9).
Possession was balanced (47%-53%).
Heart Of Midlothian had the sharper finishing (7-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Heart Of Midlothian (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-0-0

Goals For / Against

8 / 2

Avg: 2.67 / 0.67

Points

Avg: 3.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

ST Johnstone (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 0-1-2

Goals For / Against

2 / 4

Avg: 0.67 / 1.33

Points

Avg: 0.33

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premiership fixture.

Quick comparison bars

3.00

PPG

0.33

2.67

0.67

1.33

100%

O2.5

33%

67%

BTTS

67%

Score 1st

33%

League-position context

Heart Of Midlothian rank3rd

ST Johnstone rank7th

Heart Of Midlothian points13

ST Johnstone points8

Heart Of Midlothian: #3 · 13 pts · GD +6

3 pts off the top 2. 5 pts above the play-off edge. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.

ST Johnstone: #7 · 8 pts · GD -1

8 pts off the top 2. 0 pts above the play-off edge. 0 pts clear of the relegation zone.

5-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Heart Of Midlothian last 5 home

W W W

Points9/9

Weighted index100

Goals8-2

Record3-0-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

ST Johnstone last 5 away

D L L

Points1/9

Weighted index17

Goals2-4

Record0-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Heart Of Midlothian trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.567%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 0%

ST Johnstone trend breakdown

Over 2.533%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.533%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Heart Of Midlothian score at home100%

Heart Of Midlothian clean sheet at home33%

ST Johnstone score away67%

ST Johnstone clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Heart Of Midlothian score first67%

Heart Of Midlothian win after scoring first100%

ST Johnstone score first33%

ST Johnstone win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Heart Of Midlothian 100% · ST Johnstone 50%

Avg first goal minute: Heart Of Midlothian 6.5' · ST Johnstone 47.0'

Vs league average

Heart Of Midlothian score at home2.67 vs 1.19

Heart Of Midlothian concede at home0.67 vs 1.36

ST Johnstone score away0.67 vs 1.36

ST Johnstone concede away1.33 vs 1.19

Heart Of Midlothian score 124% above league average, while ST Johnstone score 51% below league average.

Defensive side: Heart Of Midlothian are 51% below league average at home, and ST Johnstone are 12% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS100%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Heart Of Midlothian goal timing (home)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 4

76-90+ 3

46-60 1

61-75 1

16-30 0

31-45 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 1

31-45 1

46-60 1

0-15 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

ST Johnstone goal timing (away)

1H scored: 25% 2H scored: 75% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 2

31-45 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 1

61-75 1

76-90+ 1

16-30 0

31-45 0

46-60 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

47%

53%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

—

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

427

486

Passes Accurate

344

407

Passes %

81%

84%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

9' ⚽

⚽

9' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

J. Wilson

Normal Goal · Assist: J. McPake

39' ⚽

⚽

39' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

E. Alić

Own Goal

48' ⚽

⚽

48' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

R. Paton

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Stanton

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ J. Wilson

1st substitution · For: P. Kabore

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ L. Mendy

2nd substitution · For: B. Spittal

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ S. Stanton

1st substitution · For: M. Tait

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ J. Gullan

2nd substitution · For: T. Steven

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ R. Paton

3rd substitution · For: K. Fotheringham

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ S. Kerjota

3rd substitution · For: C. Miller

90+2' ↑↓

↑↓

90+2' ⇄ L. Smith

4th substitution · For: L. Chalmers

Heart Of Midlothian vs ST Johnstone 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Heart Of Midlothian beat ST Johnstone 2-1 on Saturday, 29 August 2026 in Premiership. The match was refereed by Ryan Lee. It was played at Tynecastle Park.

First half: Heart Of Midlothian took an early lead at 9' when J. Wilson scored, with the assist credited to J. McPake, making the score 1-0. Heart Of Midlothian extended the lead at 39' when E. Alić scored (Own Goal), making the score 2-0.

Second half: ST Johnstone reduced the deficit at 48' when R. Paton scored, with the assist credited to S. Stanton, making the score 2-1. Heart Of Midlothian made their 1st substitution at 57', with J. Wilson replacing P. Kabore. Heart Of Midlothian made their 2nd substitution at 57', with L. Mendy replacing B. Spittal. ST Johnstone made their 1st substitution at 72', with S. Stanton replacing M. Tait. ST Johnstone made their 2nd substitution at 73', with J. Gullan replacing T. Steven. ST Johnstone made their 3rd substitution at 73', with R. Paton replacing K. Fotheringham. Heart Of Midlothian made their 3rd substitution at 81', with S. Kerjota replacing C. Miller. ST Johnstone made their 4th substitution at 90+2', with L. Smith replacing L. Chalmers.

Heart Of Midlothian used 3 substitutions while ST Johnstone used 4 substitutions.