Heart of Midlothian vs St Johnstone, 2026-27 Scottish Premiership

· Scottish Premiership

Heart of Midlothian

9': James Wilson
39': Enes Alic (OG)

FT
2 - 1

St Johnstone

48': Ruari Paton

About

Heart of Midlothian are hosting St Johnstone at Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh, Scotland, starting on . The match is a part of the Scottish Premiership.

Match Commentary

9': James Wilson (Heart of Midlothian) Goal at 9'
39': Enes Alic (St Johnstone) Own Goal at 39'
48': Ruari Paton (St Johnstone) Goal at 48'
57': Blair Spittal (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 57'
57': Pierre Landry Kabore (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 57'
72': Macauley Tait (St Johnstone) Substitution at 72'
73': Kai Fotheringham (St Johnstone) Substitution at 73'
73': Taylor Steven (St Johnstone) Substitution at 73'
81': Calvin Miller (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 81'
90'+2': Logan Chalmers (St Johnstone) Substitution at 90'+2'

Statistics

STJ		HOM
14	Fouls	11
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
4	Corner Kicks	8
7	Saves	3
53	Possession	47
9	SHOTS	16
4	ON GOAL	7
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
407	Accurate Passes	344
485	Passes	427
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
2	Blocked Shots	2
9	Effective Tackles	11
14	Tackles	14
0.6	Tackle %	0.8
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
26	Clearances	38

Game Information

Competition: Scottish Premiership

Venue: Tynecastle Park
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Attendance: 18,714

SPFL Premiership Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Celtic	8	+12	21
2	Rangers	9	+6	20
3	Heart of Midlothian	8	+11	16
4	Dundee	9	+3	14

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Heart of Midlothian (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Beau Reus (GK)
17	Stuart Findlay
6	Oisin McEntee
2	Christian Borchgrevink
23	Jordi Altena
10	Cláudio Braga
78	Laurent Mendy
22	Tómas Magnússon
21	James Wilson
15	Joshua McPake
29	Sabah Kerjota

Heart of Midlothian Substitutes:

Pierre Landry Kabore, Blair Spittal, Mj Kamara, Amadou Ba-Sy, Jerome Williams, Ryan Fulton, Calvin Miller, Severin Sabri Guendouz, Rogers Mato.

St Johnstone (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Toby Steward (GK)
3	Cheick Diabate
5	Zach Mitchell
2	Enes Alic
33	Liam Smith
8	Jason Holt
42	Reece McAlear
10	James Gullan
11	Samuel Stanton
99	Ruari Paton
9	Josh Fowler

St Johnstone Substitutes:

Logan Chalmers, Taylor Steven, Macauley Tait, Bozo Mikulic, Ross Sinclair, Matty Foulds, Matthew Todd, Kai Fotheringham, Morgan Boyes.

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