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St Johnstone vs Hearts – Prediction, and Match Preview
St Johnstone vs Hearts – They’ll attempt to bounce back after losing 0-4 to Stirling Albion in the League Cup. Stirling Albion’s Greig Spence (11′), Lewis Milne (36′), and Paul McLean (48′, 54′) scored.
St. Johnstone games are known for their goalmouth action. In their last six matches, the two teams have scored 20 goals, with 10 from St Johnstone.
Hearts and Hibernian tied 1-1 in their most recent meeting, which was in the Premiership. Hearts enjoyed 32% of the game’s possession and 1 of their 3 shots on goal were successful.
Yutaro Oda scored for Hearts in the eighth minute. Six of Hibernian’s 17 shots on goal were on target. Hibernian scored thanks to Kevin Nisbet (31′).
Hearts have scored 13 goals in six games leading up to this encounter. After conceding six goals in six games, Hearts can improve their defense. The pattern may not repeat here.
St Johnstone vs Hearts – Betting Analysis
Reviewing their most recent head-to-head matches dating back to October 27, 2021, we see that Hearts has won four, St. Johnstone only, and there have been no draws.
During those matchups, they combined for 20 goals, with 7 coming from The Saints and 13 from The Jam Tarts. That equals 3.33 goals per game on average.
The final league encounter between these teams took place on Premiership encounter Day 28 on March 4, 2023, with Hearts defeating St. Johnstone 3-0.
Hearts had 58 percent possession and three goals from 12 shots. Jorge Grant and Josh Ginnelly scored. St. Johnstone’s 15 shots on goal missed. Steven McLean officiated.
Considering everything, St Johnstone will need to play well to have any chance of winning against this Hearts team, who we believe will likely perform well enough to score at the other end and take the lead.
What are the top odds for this match?
Looking at what the bookmakers’ view is of this game on the win-draw-win market, the win for St Johnstone is best priced at 3, a wager on the game finishing all-square is 3.55, and putting your money on victory for Hearts comes in at 2.26. These are the top returns offered as of now.
St Johnstone vs Hearts – Head-to-Head
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