Scotland - PremiershipStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Hearts and St Johnstone, taking place on Saturday, 25 November 2023, at Tynecastle Park in Edinburgh.
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Hearts, Recent FormHearts will be happy to have grabbed 3 points in their last match, where they clocked up a 2-1 win in their away outing against Motherwell. Their share of possession in that meeting was 60%, while racking up 14 shots along the way, 3 of which were on target, in contrast to Motherwell, who had 8 shots on goal with 1 on target.
It's reasonable to say they have enjoyed some decent goal scoring form of late, with 8 goals notched up in their last 6 matches, but while their offensive line is working, their defensive setup has shown cause for concern with 9 goals shipped and valuable points dropped. They've kept 5 clean sheets so far this season.
It's been a mixed run of form at Tynecastle Park for Hearts recently, with 2 wins and 2 defeats in their last 6 home games.
On an individual basis, Lawrence Shankland will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 4 goals in Hearts' last 6 league games.
St Johnstone, Recent FormHaving taken all 3 points, with a crucial 1-0 home win over Ross County in their last league game, St Johnstone will undoubtedly be very satisfied with their work. They came away from that fixture with a 44% share of the possession and clocked up 10 attempts on goal with 3 on target, in comparison to Ross County, who managed 8 attempts on goal, 2 of which were on target.
Manager Craig Levein will be reasonably pleased with his team's attacking displays in recent matches, having managed to score 6 goals in their last 6 games, but he will have work to do defensively after they conceded 8 goals in those games and dropped some valuable points along the way. They have failed to score in their last 5 away games.
Their recent poor run of form away from home has left them without an away win in 6 games.
Nicky Clark will be aiming to add his name to the scoresheet again to extend his goal tally of 3 goals in the last 6 league outings for St Johnstone.
There was no upset on the cards last time these two sides met; on that occasion, Hearts produced a comfortable 0-2 victory.
Goals should be on the cards for Hearts in this one, given they have found the net, with at least 1 goal, against The Saints in their last 8 meetings together. On each of the last 2 outings between St Johnstone and Hearts in the league, The Saints have not performed well in front of goal and have come up empty-handed in terms of goals.
St Johnstone will be determined to get something from this game having lost the last 4 times they've faced Hearts in the league.
Hearts manager Steven Naismith has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Nathaniel Atkinson (Ankle), Craig Gordon (Broken leg), Craig Halkett (Knee), Barrie McKay (Knee) and Odel Offiah (Illness) are all currently out of contention for this game.
With only Ali Crawford (Calf) and Drey Wright (Knee) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Craig Levein will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
Hearts Playing at home | St Johnstone Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals scored | 0 |
| 1.2 | Goals conceded | 1.6 |
| 46' | Time first goal scored | - |
| 33' | Time first goal conceded | 37' |
| 2.3 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 4.3 | Subs used | 3.6 |
| 2-0 | Biggest victory | - |
| 4-1 | Biggest defeat | 4-0 |
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