St. Mirren Res. vs Hearts Res. match preview

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Competition: Scotland Reserve League
Competition: Tue 18.February
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Simple Digital Arena (8023 seats)

St. Mirren Res. and Hearts Res. have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Reserve League.

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!

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St. Mirren Res. form and stats

Home games in the Reserve League have been a walk in the park for St. Mirren Res. so far, with 15 points won from 6 matches; 5 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss. There’s a good atmosphere here at The Simple Digital Arena after three straight home wins.

St. Mirren Res.'s previous game was a Reserve League match also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Dundee United Res. (placed 2nd). The home side are looking to build on that result. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Hamilton Academical Res. (2-3).

Goals are plentiful at The Simple Digital Arena in the league this season as St. Mirren Res. has scored 17 goals here in 6 home games. St. Mirren Res.'s goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Hearts Res. form and stats

1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Hearts Res. playing as the away team in the Reserve League this season. Visiting Hearts Res. has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

Hearts Res. has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Greenock Morton Res. for a Reserve League game that ended a draw (2-2). A 1-1 draw at Motherwell Res.'s stadium before that.

Hearts Res. are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 9 times in 5 away games so far. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Hearts Res. have conceded 8 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Hearts Res. - St. Mirren Res. 3-1. Numbers for the last two meetings between these two teams are: zero wins for St. Mirren Res., zero draws and two wins for Hearts Res.. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: zero games.

St. Mirren Res. missing players

Hearts Res. missing players

St. Mirren Res. Hearts Res.
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
12 6 0 Played P 0 5 10
6 5 0 Won W 0 1 5
1 0 0 Drew D 0 3 3
5 1 0 Lost L 0 1 2
26 17 0 Scored S 0 9 21
25 7 0 Conceded C 0 8 16
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
92% 83% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 60% 80%
83% 67% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 60% 60%
42% 33% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 30%
75% 67% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 100%
17% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
8% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
5.5 6.8 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 7.4 6.8
5.1 3.3 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 3.2 3.8
1 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1 1.2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
121 76 0 Total Shots T S 0 57 111
61 38 0 Shots on Target S O 0 29 54
41% 45% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 31% 33%
Key stats in Reserve League this season:
  • All of Hearts Res.'s matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of St. Mirren Res.'s matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Hearts Res. have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Hearts Res. have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Hearts Res. have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
  • Hearts Res. haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • St. Mirren Res. has the most matches over the total-line (10)
  • St. Mirren Res. has the most points (15) at home
  • St. Mirren Res. have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • St. Mirren Res. have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • St. Mirren Res. have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • St. Mirren Res. have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • St. Mirren Res. 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 Hamilton Academical Res. 11 8 2 1 32 16 6 4 1 1 14 11 5 4 1 0 18 5 16 26
2 Dundee United Res. 10 6 1 3 28 19 6 4 1 1 22 8 4 2 0 2 6 11 9 19
3 Ross County Res. 11 6 1 4 23 14 5 4 0 1 12 6 6 2 1 3 11 8 9 19
4 St. Mirren Res. 12 6 1 5 26 25 6 5 0 1 17 7 6 1 1 4 9 18 1 19
5 Hearts Res. 10 5 3 2 21 16 5 4 0 1 12 8 5 1 3 1 9 8 5 18
6 Kilmarnock Res. 11 5 1 5 25 21 6 4 1 1 14 8 5 1 0 4 11 13 4 16
7 Greenock Morton Res. 12 4 3 5 26 20 6 2 2 2 19 11 6 2 1 3 7 9 6 15
8 Motherwell Res. 12 4 3 5 19 23 6 3 3 0 13 6 6 1 0 5 6 17 -4 15
9 Dunfermline Res. 11 3 0 8 15 27 4 2 0 2 7 8 7 1 0 6 8 19 -12 9
10 Queen of the South Res. 12 1 1 10 11 45 6 1 0 5 5 18 6 0 1 5 6 27 -34 4

Read more about Reserve League

The SPFL Reserve League is the reserve team league in Scottish football. It began in 2018, to replace the Development League, and includes 27 clubs divided in two divisions. These hold the reserve teams of the biggest teams in Scotland.