St Johnstone vs Hearts– After losing their most recent game against Celtic 4-1 in the Premiership, St. Johnstone will be looking to rebound this time. St Johnstone had 24% of the possession in that game and made 7 efforts on goal, scoring on three of them.
Drey Wright (66′) was the lone scorer for St Johnstone. 10 of Celtic’s 20 shots on goal were on target. Kyogo Furuhashi (18′, 40′) and Reo Hatate (14′, 54′) both scored goals for Celtic.
Recently, St. Johnstone has rarely demonstrated defensive toughness. In reality, St Johnstone has conceded 9 goals in 5 of their last 6 games because they haven’t been able to stop opponents from scoring. St. Johnstone had won all three of their home league games entering this contest.
Hearts and Dundee United tied 2-2 in their most recent match in the Premiership. Hearts had 67% of the possession in that contest and 14 shots on goal, with 3 of those going in. Michael Smith (41′) and Lawrence Shankland (90′) scored goals for Hearts.
Dundee United, on the other hand, had 11 shots total, with 6 of them finding the back of the net. For Dundee United, goals were scored by Dylan Levitt (47′) and Steven Fletcher (20′).
The numbers speak the story; Hearts have allowed 10 goals in their previous 6 games after being scored against in 6 of those games. Hearts simply haven’t been very reliable on defense. Leaving that aside, we’ll simply have to wait to see if the trend continues in this game.
St Johnstone vs Hearts- Betting Analysis
Looking at the results of their previous head-to-head matches dating back to December 14, 2019, there is no statistical difference between the two teams, with St Johnstone winning two of them and Hearts winning two and drawing two of them.
Over the course of those games, they combined to score 19 goals, with 9 coming from The Saints and 10 from The Jam Tarts. That equals 3.17 goals per game on average.
We believe that goals may not be abundant in this match between Hearts and St. Johnstone. Let’s wait and see, but it’s possible that we’ll end up with level scores and two clean sheets.
What are the top odds for this match?
Turning to the betting odds on the 90 minute result market, the win for St Johnstone can be had for 3.1, a bet on the game finishing all-square is 3.34 and taking a punt on the winning team to be Hearts gets you 2.31. These are the most competitive returns that can be secured at the current time.
St Johnstone vs Hearts- Head to Head
Our Prediction: Away Win or Draw
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