Scotland - PremiershipStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between St Johnstone and Hibernian, taking place on Saturday, 16 December 2023, at McDiarmid Park in Perth.
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St Johnstone, Recent FormSt Johnstone will not be too disappointed to take a point from their 1-1 result against Motherwell last time out. Their share of possession in that meeting was 43%, while racking up 11 shots along the way, 2 of which were on target, in contrast to Motherwell, who had 17 shots on goal with 8 on target.
They have circumvented their opponent's defence to score 6 times in their last 6 league games but unfortunately haven't managed to lock things down at their end, conceding 7 goals in these games and, in the process, missing out on some valuable points. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games, but they have only kept 2 clean sheets in their last 6 games at McDiarmid Park.
Having managed to remain undefeated in 5 of their last 6 home matches at McDiarmid Park, they have put together a strong home record of late, winning 3 of these games too.
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.
Hibernian, Recent FormLast time out, Hibernian left content aftera 1-0 away win against Livingston In that game they recorded 57 % of the possession, with 4 attempts on goal, 2 on target. Their opponents found the target on 3 of their 14 shots on goal.
Manager Nick Montgomery will be reasonably pleased with his team's performances in front of goal, having scored 9 goals in their last 6 games, but will want to tighten up his defence with 7 goals conceded in the same period. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 away games but failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of those games.
They have had a strong run of form recently, being undefeated in 5 of their last 6 games and picking up 4 wins along the way.
Élie Youan will be keen to get his name on the scoresheet against St Johnstone in this match, having already scored 2 goals in his last 6 away games for Hibernian.
It was no surpirise that the last time these two teams met Hibernian came out on top, winning the match 2-0.
The St Johnstone defence has struggled against The Hibees in past meetings, having conceded 1 or more goals in each of their last 5 games.
In the league, St Johnstone has not won any of the last 3 times they have welcomed Hibs to McDiarmid Park.
St Johnstone manager Craig Levein has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Nicky Clark (Calf), Ali Crawford (Calf) and Drey Wright (Knee) are all currently out of contention for this game.
Nick Montgomery has a number of injury concerns in his Hibs squad to contend with: Chris Cadden (Achilles tendon), Jake Doyle-Hayes (Ankle), Adam Le Fondre (Hamstring) and Harry McKirdy (Heart problems)
St Johnstone Playing at home | Hibernian Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Goals scored | 1.4 |
| 1.4 | Goals conceded | 1.9 |
| 49' | Time first goal scored | 46' |
| 52' | Time first goal conceded | 45' |
| 2.6 | Yellow cards | 2.6 |
| 0.2 | Red cards | 0.1 |
| 3.3 | Subs used | 3.9 |
| 2-1 | Biggest victory | 2-0 |
| 3-1 | Biggest defeat | 4-0 |
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