St. Johnstone vs Hearts

Premiership - 1st Phase 5 Aug 2023, 14:00
St. Johnstone
St. Johnstone
0–2
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Hearts
Hearts
🏟 McDiarmid Park (Perth) 👤 S. McLean Round 1

Match report

Hearts beat St. Johnstone 2-0 in the Premiership - 1st Phase on 5 August 2023. The game was goalless at the break before all 2 goals arrived after half-time.

Hearts dominated possession with 68% of the ball and had 16 shots to St. Johnstone's 9.

The match was played at McDiarmid Park (Perth), with S. McLean in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 32% - 68% Shots 9 - 16 On target 3 - 9 Corners 6 - 9 Fouls 14 - 13 Yellow cards 5
8
Player of the match
Yutaro Oda
Hearts · 1 goal
8 Lawrence Shankland 1 goal
8 Dimitar Mitov 7 saves
8 Frankie Kent 71 passes (70% accurate)
8 Kye Rowles 79 passes (85% accurate)
First half vs second half
Hearts came out stronger after half-time, with 11 second-half shots against 5 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–5 4–11
Shots On Goal 1–1 2–8
Ball Possession 30–70 —
Corners 4–3 2–6
Match statistics
9 Shots Total 16
3 Shots On Goal 9
2 Shots Off Goal 7
4 Shots Blocked 0
6 Shots Inside Box 12
3 Shots Outside Box 4
14 Fouls 13
6 Corners 9
2 Offsides 2
32% Ball Possession 68%
2 Yellow Cards 3
7 Saves 2
209 Passes Total 455
95 Passes Accurate 348
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
St. Johnstone · 4-2-3-1
1 D. Mitov
17 O. Olufunwa 18 S. McClelland 6 L. Gordon 3 T. Gallacher
5 R. McGowan 34 D. Phillips
14 D. Wright 25 C. Ballantyne 11 G. Carey
7 S. May
Hearts · 4-2-3-1
28 Z. Clark
13 N. Atkinson 2 F. Kent 15 K. Rowles 3 S. Kingsley
5 P. Haring 14 C. Devlin
11 Y. Oda 8 C. Nieuwenhof 17 A. Forrest
9 L. Shankland
St. Johnstone
Coach
S. MacLean
Substitutes
  • 15 Maksym Kucheriavyi
  • 22 Matthew Smith
  • 16 Luke Jephcott
  • 33 Taylor Steven
  • 20 Ross Sinclair
  • 32 Liam Parker
  • 4 Andy Considine
  • 42 Ben McCrystal
  • 28 Alexander Ferguson
Hearts
Coach
F. McAvoy
Substitutes
  • 51 Alex Lowry
  • 30 Kyosuke Tagawa
  • 6 Beni Baningime
  • 10 Liam Boyce
  • 12 Michael McGovern
  • 21 Toby Sibbick
  • 16 Andy Halliday
  • 7 Jorge Grant
  • 22 Aidan Denholm
Substitutions
  • 59' ↑ A. Lowry ↓ C. Nieuwenhof Hearts
  • 63' ↑ M. Kucheryavyi ↓ D. Wright St. Johnstone
  • 69' ↑ K. Tagawa ↓ A. Forrest Hearts
  • 77' ↑ M. Smith ↓ D. Phillips St. Johnstone
  • 77' ↑ L. Jephcott ↓ S. May St. Johnstone
  • 84' ↑ L. Boyce ↓ Y. Oda Hearts
  • 84' ↑ B. Baningime ↓ C. Devlin Hearts
  • 90' ↑ T. Steven ↓ C. Ballantyne St. Johnstone
Cards
  • 16' K. Rowles Hearts
  • 17' S. McClelland St. Johnstone
  • 29' D. Phillips St. Johnstone
  • 80' C. Devlin Hearts
  • 90+5' L. Boyce Hearts
Head-to-head
St. Johnstone 1 1 draws 9 Hearts
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2024-11-02 St. Johnstone vs Hearts 1 - 2
2024-02-07 St. Johnstone vs Hearts 0 - 1
2023-11-25 Hearts vs St. Johnstone 1 - 0
Recent form
St. Johnstone L D W D W
Hearts D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in St. Johnstone vs Hearts?
St. Johnstone lost 0-2 against Hearts on 5 August 2023.
Who won St. Johnstone vs Hearts?
Hearts won the match 2-0.
Where was St. Johnstone vs Hearts played?
The match was played at McDiarmid Park (Perth).
Who had more possession in St. Johnstone vs Hearts?
Hearts had 68% of possession, compared to 32% for the other side.