An important duel in the bottom section of the league table, with both teams experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic “six-pointer” with the home team placed 9th and the visitors in 10th place.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
St. Johnstone form and stats
2-1-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Premiership numbers at home for St. Johnstone, who have the the worst goal difference (-13) in Premiership, so far this season. Hopes of three in a row are alive for St. Johnstone after consecutive victories at their own ground.
St. Johnstone's previous game was a Premiership match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Hearts (placed 11th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Ahead of that match, St. Johnstone won a home game hosting Hamilton Academical (3-2).
This is expected to be a close game, with St. Johnstone perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with St. Johnstone as a small favourite), we find ten games. St. Johnstone has won 3 of these, drawn 4 and lost 3.
St. Johnstone has scored 6 league goals at home this season, in 6 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 10 goals have been conceded.
Hibernian form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the the worst goal difference (-10) away in Premiership, on their Premiership travels is 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats. The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Hibernian, who have now gone ten games without a victory. The St. Mirren game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since. Hibernian has drawn their two previous away games.
Hibernian failed to get anything from their last game, a League Cup home match vs Celtic (placed 1st) that ended with defeat 2-5. Ahead of that game was the 2-2 draw at home against Livingston in the Premiership.
A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Hibernian, as mentioned above. 7 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found five similar matches played by Hibernian in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Hibernian, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
The visitors have scored 3 goals from 5 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Hibernian are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 3 goals in these matches.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Hibernian - St. Johnstone 2-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): St. Johnstone 3 wins, 5 draws and Hibernian 2 victories. As for goals, 4 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 6 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
 
S. Allan
3 goals
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M. O'Halloran
2 goals
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M. Kennedy
2 goals
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St. Johnstone missing players
Hibernian missing players
| St. Johnstone | Hibernian | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 24 | 10 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 13 | 22 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 73% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 91% |
| 55% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 55% |
| 55% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 36% |
| 18% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 9% |
| 45% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 60% | 73% |
| 9% | 17% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 45% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 18% |
| 4.6 | 4.8 | 4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
| 5.1 | 4.2 | 4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 7.6 | 6.3 |
| 1.5 | 0.7 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
- All of Hibernian's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Hibernian have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Hibernian have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Hibernian have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Hibernian have yet to win a game away.
- Hibernian haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- St. Johnstone have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- St. Johnstone haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Celtic | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 27 | 28 |
| 2 | Rangers | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 26 | 28 |
| 3 | Motherwell | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 22 |
| 4 | Aberdeen | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 21 |
| 5 | Kilmarnock | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -3 | 17 |
| 6 | Ross County | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | -11 | 14 |
| 7 | Livingston | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -1 | 13 |
| 8 | Hamilton Academical | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | -10 | 10 |
| 9 | St. Johnstone | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | -13 | 10 |
| 10 | Hibernian | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | -10 | 9 |
| 11 | Hearts | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 8 |
| 12 | St. Mirren | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 10 | -6 | 8 |