Scotland - PremiershipStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Hearts and St Mirren, taking place on Saturday, 08 April 2023, at Tynecastle Stadium in Edinburgh.
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Hearts, Recent FormAny Hearts pre-match expectations for their last outing were misplaced, after an unexpected 2-1 away defeat by Kilmarnock. During that encounter they had 64% possession and had 10 attempts on goal with 3 on target, while their opponents hit 4 of their 17 shots on goal.
They may consider themselves adept at breaking through their opponent's defences, having scored 8 goals in their last 6 outings, but they have had their own defensive frailties to worry about, having conceded 11 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 Tynecastle Stadium. They have not been performing well at all defensively, not delivering a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 matches.
They have had an excellent run of form at Tynecastle Stadium recently, winning 5 out of their last 6 home games.
On an individual basis, Lawrence Shankland will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 18 goals in Hearts' 30 league games this season.
St Mirren, Recent FormLast time out, St Mirren recorded an impressive 3-0 home win against Livingston. They achieved 41% possession in that match and had 15 strikes at goal, with 7 hitting the target, up against Livingston's tally of 13 efforts at goal, 3 of which were on target.
Stephen Robinson will be quite satisfied with his squad's offensive prowess in recent performances. They have managed to notch up 8 goals from their last 6 outings. However, the manager will know they have work to do at the back where they have let in 9 goals and, as a result, lost some important points. Scoring goals away from home is something they have consistently achieved of late, having notched up goals in 4 of their last 6 matches on their travels.
They've drawn their last 2 league games away from home, but their search for a league win on the road extends even further having gone 3 consecutive games without grabbing all 3 points.
Goalscorer Mark O'Hara will be planning to get himself on the scoresheet once more, having notched up 4 goals in his last 6 league matches for St Mirren.
It was not a positive ending for St Mirren last time they met Hearts in the league, with the game ending in a 1-0 defeat.
Hearts have scored in each of their last 6 games at home in the league against The Buddies. During the last 2 times these two teams have met in the league at Tynecastle Stadium, The Buddies have been unable to break through the Hearts defence and find the back of the net. St Mirren have struggled to break down The Jam Tarts defence in their past encounters having only managed to find the back of the net 2 times in their last 5 meetings.
St Mirren have lost the last 3 times they've have visited Hearts in the league and have failed to win any of their last 6 encounters at Tynecastle Stadium.
The injury list is starting to mount up for Hearts manager Robbie Neilson with Beni Baningime (Cruciate ligament), Liam Boyce (Cruciate ligament), Craig Halkett (Knee), Peter Haring (Concussion), Gary Mackay-Steven (Foot) and Yutaro Oda (Foot) all unavailable for selection, and Craig Gordon (Broken leg) out for the rest of the season.
With Declan Gallagher (Hamstring) and Richard Tait (Groin strain) both unavailable and Jonah Ayunga (Cruciate ligament) being out for the rest of the season, St Mirren manager Stephen Robinson will be glad to have no other major fitness concerns going into this tie.
Hearts Playing at home | St Mirren Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 2.4 | Goals scored | 0.9 |
| 1.4 | Goals conceded | 2 |
| 36' | Time first goal scored | 51' |
| 38' | Time first goal conceded | 31' |
| 1.5 | Yellow cards | 2.6 |
| 0.3 | Red cards | 0.2 |
| 4.2 | Subs used | 3.7 |
| 5-0 | Biggest victory | 3-0 |
| 4-0 | Biggest defeat | 4-0 |
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