Scottish Premiership · Matchday 4
- Sat, 29 Aug 2026 14:00:00 UTCTynecastle ParkMatchday 4
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Heart of Midlothian 39%Draw 34%St Johnstone 27%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
Heart of MidlothianSt Johnstone
47Possession53
1.71Expected goals (xG)1.16
16Shots9
7Shots on target4
7Shots off target3
2Blocked shots2
9Shots inside box8
7Shots outside box1
8Corners4
1Offsides1
11Fouls14
0Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
3Saves7
427Passes486
344Accurate passes407
81Pass accuracy84
Match events
- 9'James Wilson (assist James McPake)
- 48'Ruari Paton (assist Sam Stanton)
- 57'James Wilson → Pierre Kabore
- 57'Laurent Mendy → Blair Spittal
- 72'Sam Stanton ← Macauley Tait
- 73'James Gullan ← Taylor Steven
- 73'Ruari Paton ← Kai Fotheringham
- 81'Sabah Kerjota → Calvin Miller
- 90'Liam Smith ← Logan Chalmers
Heart of Midlothian · St Johnstone
This timeline is incomplete — our data source is missing at least one goal. It accounts for 1–1 of a 2–1 result.
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
16.8Reus
26.8Borchgrevink
66.8McEntee
236.8Altena
176.8Findlay
217.8↓57'Wilson
226.8Magnússon
296.8↓81'Kerjota
786.8↓57'Mendy
106.8Braga
86.3Holt
336.3↓90'Smith
36.3Diabate
56.3Mitchell
426.3McAlear
997.3↓73'Paton
117.1↓72'Stanton
106.3↓73'Gullan
26.3Alić
16.1Steward
96.3Fowler
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Heart of Midlothian
- 17Stuart Findlay6.8
- 6Oisin McEntee6.8
- 2Christian Dahle Borchgrevink6.8
- 10Cláudio Soares Braga6.8
- 1Beau Reus6.8
- 21James Wilson7.8
- 22Tómas Magnússon6.8
- 29Sabah Kerjota6.8
- 23Jordi Altena6.8
- 78Laurent Mendy6.8
St Johnstone
- 8Jason Holt6.3
- 33Liam Smith6.3
- 3Cheick Diabate6.3
- 5Zach Mitchell6.3
- 42Reece McAlear6.3
- 99Ruari Paton7.3
- 11Sam Stanton7.1
- 10James Gullan6.3
- 2Enes Alić6.3
- 1Toby Steward6.1
- 9Josh Fowler6.3
Heart of MidlothianTale of the tapeSt Johnstone
—Formation3-4-3
6 ptsTable4 pts
+4Goal difference-1
1Head-to-head wins0
39%Pre-match odds27%
Head to head — 1 previous meeting
Heart of Midlothian 1W0D0W St Johnstone
Goals 2–1
- 2026-08-29Heart of Midlothian2–1St Johnstone
Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.
This season — other meetings
Where they stand — In a 12-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heart of Midlothian | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
| St Johnstone | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
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