Hearts vs St Johnstone

Premiership - 1st Phase 22 Dec 2024, 15:00
Hearts
Hearts
2–1
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
St Johnstone
St Johnstone
Round 18

Match report

Hearts edged past St Johnstone 2-1 in the Premiership - 1st Phase on 22 December 2024.

Hearts had 11 shots to St Johnstone's 8.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 49% - 51% Shots 11 - 8 On target 6 - 2 Corners 8 - 0 Fouls 11 - 13 Yellow cards 3
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Player of the match
James Penrice
Hearts · 1 goal
8 Adam Forrester 1 assist
8 Lawrence Shankland captained the side
7 Blair Spittal 1 goal
7 Graham Carey 1 goal
First half vs second half
St Johnstone came out stronger after half-time, with 6 second-half shots against 2 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–2 7–6
Shots On Goal 3–1 3–1
Ball Possession 59–41 —
Corners 6–0 2–0
Attacks 60–41 41–55
Match statistics
8 Corners 0
0 Penalty 1
3 Substitution 3
101 Attacks 96
54 Dangerous Attacks 55
6 On Target 3
5 Off Target 6
11 Shots Total 8
6 Shots On Goal 2
3 Shots Off Goal 6
2 Shots Blocked 0
7 Shots Inside Box 5
4 Shots Outside Box 3
11 Fouls 13
8 Corners 0
1 Offsides 2
49% Ball Possession 51%
2 Yellow Cards 1
1 Saves 5
407 Passes Total 432
304 Passes Accurate 360
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Hearts · 4-4-2
1 C. Gordon
35 A. Forrester 5 D. Oyegoke 15 K. Rowles 29 J. Penrice
37 M. Drammeh 14 C. Devlin 18 M. Boateng 16 B. Spittal
21 J. Wilson 9 L. Shankland
St Johnstone · 4-4-2
12 J. Rae
15 A. Essel 5 J. Sanders 2 B. Mikulić 3 A. Raymond
14 D. Wright 23 S. Sprangler 7 J. Holt 29 B. Mbunga-Kimpioka
16 A. Sidibeh 27 M. Kirk
Hearts
Coach
N. Critchley
Substitutes
  • 17 Alan Forrest
  • 77 Kenneth Vargas
  • 28 Zander Clark
  • 80 Andrés Salazar
  • 4 Craig Halkett
  • 7 Jorge Grant
  • 25 Macaulay Tait
  • 20 Yan Dhanda
  • 27 Liam Boyce
St Johnstone
Coach
S. Valakari
Substitutes
  • 11 Graham Carey
  • 33 David Keltjens
  • 22 Matthew Smith
  • 20 Ross Sinclair
  • 52 Arran Brookfield
  • 24 Josh McPake
  • 17 Maksym Kucheriavyi
  • 46 Franio Franczak
  • 49 Brodie Dair
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ G. Carey ↓ A. Raymond St Johnstone
  • 61' ↑ A. Forrest ↓ M. Drammeh Hearts
  • 80' ↑ K. Vargas ↓ B. Spittal Hearts
  • 83' ↑ M. Smith ↓ J. Holt St Johnstone
  • 83' ↑ D. Keltjens ↓ A. Essel St Johnstone
Cards
  • 42' C. Devlin Hearts
  • 83' S. Sprangler St Johnstone
  • 90+4' K. Vargas Hearts
Head-to-head
Hearts 9 1 draws 1 St Johnstone
2025-05-14 Hearts vs St. Johnstone 2 - 1
2025-02-23 St. Johnstone vs Hearts 1 - 2
2024-12-22 Hearts vs St Johnstone 2 - 1
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
Hearts D D W W W
St Johnstone D D W D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Hearts vs St Johnstone?
Hearts won 2-1 against St Johnstone on 22 December 2024.
Who won Hearts vs St Johnstone?
Hearts won the match 2-1.
Who had more possession in Hearts vs St Johnstone?
St Johnstone had 51% of possession, compared to 49% for the other side.