Hibernian perform at a high level so far being 4th in the table. St. Johnstone can look both up and down from their 8th position.
It's no vacation for neither Hibernian nor St. Johnstone as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Hibernian form and stats
The story so far in the Premiership for Hibernian at their home stadium (Easter Road Stadium) is 2 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat.
The home supporters saw a 2-2 draw versus Celtic in the Premiership last time out and are looking for a win here. Before that game, the 4-1 home victory against Dundee.
A disappointing finish for Hibernian in their match versus Celtic as their 2-0 lead was destroyed and replaced with a 2-2 full time score. The Hibernian goalkeeper Ofir Marciano was crucial in the match against Celtic last time out, making ten saves. A painful moment in the game against Celtic was the missed penalty kick from Kevin Nisbet in the 52nd minute. A goal there would obviously have changed the match and probably the outcome.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Hibernian have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found nine games) they have won four times, drawn four and lost one.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Hibernian, as the League Cup home game vs Dundee is only four days away.
A decent goal production from Hibernian in their home games so far, with 9 goals from 6 league matches. Hibernian's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 8 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
St. Johnstone form and stats
2 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. That’s the product of St. Johnstone playing as the away team in the Premiership this season.
St. Johnstone delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Motherwell (placed 7th) in their previous match; a Premiership game. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Peterhead at their stadium, the result 3-1.
We have checked recent matches where Johnstone have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those five games were two victories, zero draws and three defeats.
St. Johnstone has another fixture away, a League Cup game, against Motherwell in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Johnstone have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 6 league away games 8 goals have been scored. Johnstone have conceded 11 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: St. Johnstone - Hibernian 0-1. Hibernian-St. Johnstone H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Hibernian four wins, St. Johnstone two wins, four draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Hibernian missing players
St. Johnstone missing players
| Hibernian | St. Johnstone | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 8 | 11 |
| 14 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 11 | 17 |
| 86% | 83% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 57% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 50% |
| 50% | 67% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 21% |
| 29% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 7% |
| 14% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 7% |
| 36% | 67% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 29% |
| 43% | 17% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 21% |
| 36% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 57% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 166 | 68 | 22 | Total Shots | T S | 2 | 74 | 165 |
| 53 | 24 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 24 | 40 |
| 36% | 38% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 28% |
- Hibernian have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- St. Johnstone has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Premiership
- St. Johnstone have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- St. Johnstone have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- St. Johnstone haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rangers | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 34 | 38 |
| 2 | Celtic | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 21 | 30 |
| 3 | Aberdeen | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 26 |
| 4 | Hibernian | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 25 |
| 5 | Dundee United | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 20 |
| 6 | Kilmarnock | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 17 |
| 7 | Motherwell | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -3 | 15 |
| 8 | St. Johnstone | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -6 | 15 |
| 9 | Ross County | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -16 | 13 |
| 10 | Livingston | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -10 | 12 |
| 11 | St. Mirren | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -8 | 11 |
| 12 | Hamilton Academical | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 25 | -21 | 7 |