History of the St. Johnstone v Heart of Midlothian fixture
Heart of Midlothian face a trip to St. Johnstone at McDiarmid Park on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 28 of the 60 previous games, with the hosts winning just 18.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at McDiarmid Park was earlier this season, with Heart of Midlothian inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Saints in an Scottish F.A. Cup match.
Recent encounters between the teams
Season | Date | Team | Result | Team | Comp |
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2011/2012 | Tue 14 Feb | St. Johnstone | 1-2 | Hearts | Scottish F.A. Cup |
2011/2012 | Sun 05 Feb | Hearts | 1 - 1 | St. Johnstone | Scottish F.A. Cup |
2011/2012 | Sat 03 Dec | Hearts | 1 - 2 | St. Johnstone | Scottish Premier |
2011/2012 | Sun 25 Sep | St. Johnstone | 2 - 0 | Hearts | Scottish Premier |
2010/2011 | Sat 29 Jan | Hearts | 1 - 0 | St. Johnstone | Scottish Premier |
2010/2011 | Tue 11 Jan | Hearts | 0 - 1 | St. Johnstone | Scottish F.A. Cup |
2010/2011 | Sat 13 Nov | St. Johnstone | 0 - 2 | Hearts | Scottish Premier |
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Recent respective form guides
St. Johnstone have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Saints's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
The Jambo's have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
St. Johnstone lie just outside the playoff positions in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, picking up 43 points from their 29 games so far.
Heart of Midlothian lie just outside the playoff positions in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, picking up 42 from their 30 games so far.
Current overall team form
Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
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St. Johnstone | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Heart of Midlothian | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
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FootyMad's prediction ...
Heart of Midlothian are not doing too bad on their travels, and we think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at St. Johnstone. Away win
Sequence statistics
Team | Sequences |
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St. Johnstone | 15 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
Heart of Midlothian | 5 games since last away draw. 5 games since last defeat. |
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