St Johnstone vs Heart of Midlothian, 2024-25 Scottish Premiership

· Scottish Premiership

St Johnstone

53': Adama Sidibeh

FT
1 - 2

Heart of Midlothian

36': Elton Kabangu
57': Elton Kabangu

About

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

Match Commentary

36': Elton Kabangu (Heart of Midlothian) Goal at 36'
45': Stephen Duke-McKenna (St Johnstone) Substitution at 45'
53': Adama Sidibeh (St Johnstone) Goal at 53'
57': Elton Kabangu (Heart of Midlothian) Goal at 57'
61': James Penrice (Heart of Midlothian) Yellow Card at 61'
65': Sander Kartum (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 65'
65': Gerald Taylor (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 65'
71': Zach Mitchell (St Johnstone) Substitution at 71'
71': Mackenzie Kirk (St Johnstone) Substitution at 71'
73': Musa Drammeh (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 73'
73': Calem Nieuwenhof (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 73'
77': Taylor Steven (St Johnstone) Substitution at 77'
89': Alan Forrest (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 89'
90': Gerald Taylor (Heart of Midlothian) Yellow Card at 90'
90'+5': Elton Kabangu (Heart of Midlothian) Yellow Card at 95'

Statistics

HOM		STJ
9	Fouls	10
3	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	3
1	Saves	3
42.2	Possession	57.8
12	SHOTS	7
5	ON GOAL	2
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
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
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Scottish Premiership

Venue: McDiarmid Park
Location: Perth, Scotland
Attendance: 5,577

SPFL Premiership Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Celtic	4	+6	10
2	Heart of Midlothian	4	+4	10
3	Hibernian	3	+1	5
4	Dundee United	3	+1	4

Full Standings

Line-Ups

St Johnstone (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Andrew Fisher (GK)
2	Bozo Mikulic
30	Barry Douglas
4	Daniels Balodis
44	Elliot Watt
23	Sven Sprangler
14	Drey Wright
37	Sam Curtis
16	Adama Sidibeh
8	Jonathan Svedberg
11	Graham Carey

St Johnstone Substitutes:

Taylor Steven, Ross Sinclair, Mackenzie Kirk, Matt Smith, Stephen Duke-McKenna, Jason Holt, Zach Mitchell, Nicholas Clark, Joshua McPake.

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

No.	Name
1	Craig Gordon (GK)
30	Jamie McCart
15	Michael Steinwender
29	James Penrice
35	Adam Forrester
19	Elton Kabangu
6	Beni Baningime
9	Lawrence Shankland
16	Blair Spittal
7	Jorge Grant
21	James Wilson

Heart of Midlothian Substitutes:

Gerald Taylor, Harry Milne, Lewis Neilson, Alan Forrest, Musa Drammeh, Sander Kartum, Zander Clark, Kenneth Vargas, Calem Nieuwenhof.

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