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Hearts vs St. Johnstone — result, stats & head-to-head, 29 Aug 2026

Hearts vs St. JohnstonePremiership · Round 4 · Tynecastle Park2–1
Matches
Hearts 2–1 Full time St. Johnstone

Starting XI

Timeline

  1. 9'
    James Wilson · 1–0assist: Josh McPake
  2. 39'
    Enes Alic · 2–0Right foot shot
  3. 48'
    R. Paton · 2–1assist: Sam Stanton
  4. 57'
    James Wilson ↑ Pierre Landry Kaboré ↓substitution
  5. 57'
    Laurent Mendy ↑ Blair Spittal ↓substitution
  6. 72'
    Sam Stanton ↑ Macaulay Tait ↓substitution
  7. 73'
    R. Paton ↑ Kai Fotheringham ↓substitution
  8. 73'
    Jamie Gullan ↑ T. Steven ↓substitution
  9. 81'
    Sabah Kerjota ↑ Calvin Miller ↓substitution
  10. 90+2'
    Liam Smith ↑ Logan Chalmers ↓substitution

Hearts left · St. Johnstone right

Periods

Hearts
1st half2
2nd half0
Extra time0
St. Johnstone
1st half0
2nd half1
Extra time0

Match statistics

16Shots9
7Shots on target4
8Corners4
11Fouls14
14Tackles14
0Yellow cards0

Match information

PremiershipCompetition
4Round
Sat 29 Aug · 14:00 UTCKickoff
Tynecastle ParkVenue
19,852Capacity

Possession

Possession
47% · 53%
Duels won
55% · 45%
Pass accuracy
81% · 84%

Breakdown

Shooting
9Shots inside box8
7Shots outside box1
2Shots blocked2
1Hit woodwork0
2Big chances created1
1Big chances missed0
Passing
427Passes485
23Crosses22
4Accurate crosses4
75Long passes57
35Accurate long passes25
Defence
6Interceptions13
3Keeper saves7
Duels & dribbles
52Duels won43
16Dribble attempts16
7Successful dribbles9

Goalscorers

No scorers on record.

Bench

Hearts · bench

7Miller6.7↑ 81'
9WilliamsFW
11Kabore6.5↑ 57'
16Spittal6.8↑ 57'
19GuendouzFW
24KamaraDF
30FultonGK
74MatoFW
77Ba-SyFW

St. Johnstone · bench

4BoyesDF
6MikulićDF
7Steven6.5↑ 73'
14FouldsDF
18Fotheringham6.7↑ 73'
20SinclairGK
23Chalmers↑ 90'
25Tait6.8↑ 72'
26ToddMF

Managers

Previous meetings

In 4 recorded meetings, Hearts have won 4 and St. Johnstone 0 — 0 ended level.

2025 · Hearts vs St. Johnstone 2–1 2025 · St. Johnstone vs Hearts 1–2 2024 · Hearts vs St. Johnstone 2–1 2024 · St. Johnstone vs Hearts 1–2 All 4 meetings →

Recent form

Hearts LWDDD
St. Johnstone WLLWL

Premiership

#Team PWDLGFGAGD Pts
1Celtic8701164+1221
2Rangers8611115+619
3Hearts8512198+1116
4Dundee8413118+313
5St. Johnstone83231010011
6Dundee United83231011-111
7St. Mirren8314814-610
8Aberdeen822479-28
9Motherwell8224913-48
10Hibernian8215812-47
11Falkirk8134711-46
12Kilmarnock8125718-115

Form and ranking

#TeamLast 5RatingPts
3
Hearts
LWDDD
 6.95 16
5
St. Johnstone
WLLWL
 6.81 11
Market

No market on record.

How to watch

No broadcaster on record.

Around this match
SK Rapid – HeartsHearts
Hibernian – HeartsHearts
St. Mirren – St. JohnstoneSt. Johnstone
Dundee – St. JohnstoneSt. Johnstone
Form
HeartsLWDDD
St. JohnstoneWLLWL
Match stats
47Possession53
16Shots9
7On target4
8Corners4
0Yellow cards0