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Heart of Midlothian v St. Johnstone : Premiership match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 29th Aug, 15:00 BST, Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh

welcomes Simo Valakari to the Tynecastle Park on Saturday afternoon, as their Heart of Midlothian and St. Johnstone teams go head to head in the Premiership. In this preview you'll find odds from leading bookmakers for the 17 biggest betting markets as well as predictions, statistics and head-to-head data for both teams. Simply click through the tabs below to explore.


In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Hearts
46%
--
Draw
26%
--
St. Johnstone
27%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Hearts 1-0
12%
--
Hearts 2-1
9%
--
Hearts 2-0
9%
--
St. Johnstone 1-0
9%
--
Draw 0-0
8%
--
St. Johnstone 2-1
7%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
St. Johnstone 2-0
5%
--
Hearts 3-1
4%
--
Hearts 3-0
4%
--
St. Johnstone 3-1
2%
--
Hearts 3-2
2%
--
St. Johnstone 3-2
2%
--
Hearts 4-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
46%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
54%
--
Home 1st Goal
51%
--
Away 1st Goal
44%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
50%
--
BTTS - No
50%
--
BTTS - Home Win
20%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
12%
--
Home/draw
73%
--
Away/draw
54%
--
Home/away
74%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
71%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
29%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
24%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
76%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
11%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
--
Home DNB
65%
--
Away DNB
46%
--
Hearts win to nil
27%
--
St. Johnstone win to nil
15%
--
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Win / draw / win Premiership table
Won
Draw
Lost
Hearts
St. Johnstone
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Celtic256 
Nov 28
Oct 17
-
Feb 13
Mar 13
Dec 5
-
-
2
St. Mirren236 
Oct 10
Dec 5
Jan 30
-
Dec 2
l
 
1-0A
-
Feb 3
3
Motherwell214 
Dec 12
Oct 24
-
Feb 20
Oct 28
Jan 2
Apr 10
-
4
Hearts233 
-
-
-
-
Dec 30
Aug 29
-
Apr 3
5
Dundee213 
Sep 6
Nov 21
Feb 3
-
Nov 7
Sep 2
-
Feb 13
6
St. Johnstone203 
Aug 29
Dec 30
Apr 3
-
-
-
-
-
7
Hibernian203 
Dec 26
Sep 3
-
Apr 10
Sep 6
Dec 19
Mar 20
-
8
Aberdeen2-13 
Dec 2
l
 
2-1F
-
Jan 9
Dec 26
Oct 10
-
Feb 27
9
Rangers2-11 
Oct 28
Dec 19
Mar 20
-
Dec 12
Oct 24
-
Jan 23
10
Falkirk2-21 
Nov 8
Aug 22
-
Jan 23
Sep 19
Nov 21
Jan 9
-
11
Dundee Utd2-41 
w
 
4-0F
Oct 31
Feb 27
-
Oct 17
Nov 28
Jan 30
-
12
Kilmarnock2-50 
Jan 2
Sep 19
-
Mar 13
w
 
4-3F
Oct 31
Feb 20
-
Win / draw / win form
8
Hearts have won 8 consecutive home league games
22
Hearts have not lost in 22 consecutive home league games
Hearts 4TH
20 league games
Home
8
Overall
Goals: Scored
41
Conceded
11
Games: Scored
20 / 20
Conceded
8 / 20
Clean sheets
12 / 20
Failed to score
0 / 20
Won
16
D
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Hearts4 - 0Dundee Utd
Hearts3 - 0Falkirk
Hearts2 - 1Rangers
Hearts3 - 1Motherwell
Hearts1 - 0Dundee
Hearts1 - 0Aberdeen
Hearts1 - 0Falkirk
Hearts1 - 0Hibernian
Hearts2 - 2Celtic
Hearts2 - 0St. Mirren
Hearts1 - 0Livingston
Hearts2 - 1Rangers
Hearts1 - 1Kilmarnock
Hearts1 - 1Dundee Utd
Hearts4 - 0Dundee
Hearts3 - 1Celtic
Hearts1 - 0Hibernian
Hearts3 - 0Falkirk
Hearts3 - 3Motherwell
Hearts2 - 0Aberdeen
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
12
D
3
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HHearts4 - 0Dundee Utd
AHearts1 - 2Aberdeen
AHearts1 - 3Celtic
HHearts3 - 0Falkirk
AHearts1 - 1Motherwell
HHearts2 - 1Rangers
AHearts2 - 1Hibernian
HHearts3 - 1Motherwell
AHearts2 - 2Livingston
HHearts1 - 0Dundee
AHearts0 - 1Kilmarnock
HHearts1 - 0Aberdeen
HHearts1 - 0Falkirk
AHearts2 - 4Rangers
HHearts1 - 0Hibernian
AHearts0 - 1St. Mirren
AHearts3 - 0Dundee Utd
HHearts2 - 2Celtic
HHearts2 - 0St. Mirren
AHearts1 - 0Dundee
St. Johnstone 6TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
11
Draw
5
L
4
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
St. Mirren1 - 0St. Johnstone
Ayr United0 - 1St. Johnstone
Dunfermline0 - 2St. Johnstone
Arbroath2 - 4St. Johnstone
Partick0 - 0St. Johnstone
Greenock 0 - 2St. Johnstone
Queen's Park1 - 1St. Johnstone
Raith Rovers0 - 0St. Johnstone
Airdrieonians0 - 1St. Johnstone
Ross County0 - 0St. Johnstone
Ayr United2 - 4St. Johnstone
Partick2 - 1St. Johnstone
Dunfermline2 - 2St. Johnstone
Greenock 0 - 4St. Johnstone
Arbroath3 - 1St. Johnstone
Queen's Park1 - 2St. Johnstone
Airdrieonians1 - 2St. Johnstone
Raith Rovers0 - 2St. Johnstone
Ross County0 - 1St. Johnstone
Hearts2 - 1St. Johnstone
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
12
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
8 / 20
Clean sheets
12 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
12
Draw
6
L
2
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ASt. Johnstone0 - 1St. Mirren
HSt. Johnstone4 - 3Kilmarnock
ASt. Johnstone1 - 0Ayr United
HSt. Johnstone2 - 0Raith Rovers
ASt. Johnstone2 - 0Dunfermline
HSt. Johnstone4 - 0Airdrieonians
ASt. Johnstone4 - 2Arbroath
HSt. Johnstone1 - 1Queen's Park
ASt. Johnstone0 - 0Partick
HSt. Johnstone1 - 0Ross County
ASt. Johnstone2 - 0Greenock
HSt. Johnstone3 - 1Ayr United
ASt. Johnstone1 - 1Queen's Park
ASt. Johnstone0 - 0Raith Rovers
ASt. Johnstone1 - 0Airdrieonians
HSt. Johnstone2 - 2Partick
HSt. Johnstone0 - 1Dunfermline
HSt. Johnstone1 - 0Arbroath
ASt. Johnstone0 - 0Ross County
HSt. Johnstone5 - 0Greenock
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
10
Hearts have beaten St. Johnstone in 10 consecutive league meetings
10
Hearts have not lost to St. Johnstone in 10 consecutive league meetings
League games at Hearts since 2015
Hearts
St. Johnstone
Goals: Scored
27
16
Games: Scored
13 / 15
9 / 15
Clean sheets
6 / 15
2 / 15
HEA
11
D
2
STU
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Hearts
Hearts2 - 1
Hearts2 - 1
Hearts1 - 0
Hearts3 - 0
Hearts3 - 2
Hearts2 - 0
0 - 1St. Johnstone
Hearts2 - 0
Hearts2 - 1
Hearts1 - 0
Hearts1 - 0
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
0 - 3St. Johnstone
Hearts4 - 3
League games at St. Johnstone since 2013
St. Johnstone
Hearts
Goals: Scored
20
20
Games: Scored
13 / 17
10 / 17
Clean sheets
7 / 17
4 / 17
HEA
5
D
6
STU
6
FIXTURE HISTORY AT St. Johnstone
1 - 2Hearts
1 - 2Hearts
0 - 1Hearts
0 - 2Hearts
2 - 3Hearts
St. Johnstone2 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw3 - 3Draw
St. Johnstone1 - 0
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
St. Johnstone1 - 0
St. Johnstone1 - 0
St. Johnstone1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw3 - 3Draw
St. Johnstone1 - 0
Goal Statistics

Heart of Midlothian have been reliable in attack of late, finding the net in 10 consecutive Premiership games. Their PG of 1.5 against St. Johnstone on Saturday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Hearts 4th St. Johnstone 6th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Hearts will score 1 or more goals
0
35%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 72% probability that St. Johnstone will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+14
Hearts have scored 14% more goals at home than predicted
=0
St. Johnstone’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
2.1
average goals scored
1.6
average goals scored
0.6
conceded
0.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premiership - 2026/2027 season
Hearts
PG (predicted goals)
St. Johnstone
1.5
1.1
Attack rating
34%
better
HEA
STU
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Games scored2
1
Failed to score0
1
Scored first2
1
Goals scored5
4
Avg. goals scored2.5
2
Avg. shots per game11
8
Avg. shots per goal4
4
Conversion rate for23
25
Avg. XG for1.9
2.1
KickOff rating
+34%
Defence rating
55%
better
HEA
STU
view stats
Games conceded1
2
Clean sheets1
0
Conceded first0
1
Goals conceded2
4
Avg. goals conceded1
2
Avg. shots/game conceded6
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
4
Conversion rate against18%
25%
Avg. XG against1.9
1.6
KickOff rating
+55%

Hearts v St. Johnstone Premiership lLine ups will show here when available.

Hearts Premiership squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2121
B ReusC MillerC. Soares BragaJ. Altena
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Reus GLK2
-
J. Altena DEF2
1
-
J McCart DEF2
-
C Miller MID21
-
O McEntee MID21
-
B Spittal MID2
-
T Magnusson MID2
-
A Ba-Sy FWD2
1
-
C. Soares Braga FWD212
-
S. Kerjota FWD21
-
P. Kabore FWD2
-
C Borchgrevink DEF1
-
H Milne DEF1
1
-
L. Mendy DEF1
-
S Findlay DEF1
1
T Renaud MID11
-
S. Guendouz FWD1
-
J. Wilson FWD1
-
J McPake FWD11
-
R Mato FWD1
-
St. Johnstone Premiership squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2121
T StewardC DiabatéJ GullanC Diabaté
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Steward GLK2
-
M Foulds DEF2
-
C Diabaté DEF21
1
-
L Smith DEF2
1
-
Z Mitchell DEF2
-
S Stanton MID2
-
J Holt MID2
-
R McAlear MID2
-
L Chalmers FWD2
-
R Paton FWD2
-
J Gullan FWD22
1
-
L LLoyd FWD2
-
J. Fowler FWD211
-
K Fotheringham FWD21
-
J Baird DEF1
-
M Tait MID1
-