Scotland - PremiershipStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between St Johnstone and Hearts, taking place on Wednesday, 28 December 2022, at McDiarmid Park in Perth.
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St Johnstone, Recent FormOn the back of a tough 4-1 away defeat by Celtic, St Johnstone manager Callum Davidson will have some work to do to get his team in a confident mindset. During that encounter they had 24% possession and had 7 attempts on goal with 3 on target, while their opponents hit 10 of their 20 shots on goal.
They may consider themselves adept at breaking through their opponent's defences, having scored 9 goals in their last 6 outings, but they have had their own defensive frailties to worry about, having conceded 9 and seen valuable points lost. They have shown that they have a consistent appetite for goals at home of late, having clocked up goals in 5 of their last 6 matches at McDiarmid Park. They have produced a defensive record this season that they won't be proud of, having conceded at least 1 goal in 15 of their 18 league matches.
They've been performing well at McDiarmid Park of late, with an unbeaten record of 5 games from 6, 3 of which were wins.
Hearts, Recent FormHearts manager Robbie Neilson will be looking for a better result in this game following a disappointing 2-2 draw in his team's last league outing against Dundee United. Their share of possession in that meeting was 67%, while racking up 14 shots along the way, 3 of which were on target. Dundee United had 11 shots on goal with 6 on target.
Neilson will be reasonably pleased with his team's attacking displays in recent matches, with them having managed to score 11 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. When it comes to attacking performances, they can consider themselves in a good and consistent form, having chalked up goals in 5 of their last 6 matches. They are struggling defensively and as a result have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 10 games.
They have had a good run of form recently, unbeaten in 5 of their last 6 games and picking up 3 wins along the way.
Lawrence Shankland will be keen to add his name to the scoresheet and build on his current scoring record of 5 goals in the last 6 league games for Hearts.
The last league encounter between these two sides concluded with a 3-2 win for Hearts.
When playing at home against The Jam Tarts, St Johnstone have scored at least one goal for 5 games in succession.
On home soil St Johnstone have managed to keep their visitors at bay for a very long time in this league fixture, denying Hearts a win against them for 15 games in a row.
St Johnstone manager Callum Davidson has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Callum Booth (Achilles tendon), Murray Davidson (Ankle) and Chris Kane (Knee) are all currently out of contention for this game.
Robbie Neilson has a number of injury concerns in his Hearts squad to contend with: Beni Baningime (Cruciate ligament), Liam Boyce (Cruciate ligament), Peter Haring (Concussion), Stephen Humphrys (Ankle) and Gary Mackay-Steven (Foot)
St Johnstone Playing at home | Hearts Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals scored | 1.1 |
| 0.8 | Goals conceded | 1.3 |
| 38' | Time first goal scored | 31' |
| 61' | Time first goal conceded | 44' |
| 3.1 | Yellow cards | 2.3 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0.2 |
| 3.8 | Subs used | 4.2 |
| 3-0 | Biggest victory | 3-0 |
| 2-1 | Biggest defeat | 2-0 |
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