Week 21 brings us a match on Jan 18th where St. Johnstone will travel to Edinburgh to battle Hearts in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Premiership teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Hearts recorded a 2-1 win against Ross County. Michael Smith struck first for Hearts in the 4th minute, then Ben Woodburn added another in the 42nd minute on a feed from Peter Haring. Hearts is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while st. Johnstone sits at 12th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-3 loss against Celtic. Abada struck first for Celtic in the 9th minute, then Abada added another in the 22nd minute on a feed from Tom Rogić. St. Johnstone looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 5 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 27th of October, St. Johnstone hosted Hearts at the Mcdiarmid Park in their last match together. St. Johnstone and Hearts battled to a 1-1 draw. Liam Gordon struck first for St. Johnstone in the 11th minute, but Josh Ginnelly got the equalizer for Hearts in the 40th minute earning Hearts at least a draw.
Jacob Butterfield and Chris Kane are the top scorers for St. Johnstone in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Liam Boyce and Jamie Walker are the top scorers for Hearts in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.