In this week 31 match, on Saturday Apr 8th, Hearts plays host to St. Mirren in a clash of the Premiership. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Hearts is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Kilmarnock. Lawrence Shankland struck first for Hearts in the 7th minute, but Danny Armstrong got the equalizer for Kilmarnock in the 22nd minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 45th minute on a goal by Christian Doidge to cap off a wild match. Hearts is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while 5th placed St. Mirren is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Livingston. Mark O’Hara struck first for St. Mirren in the 5th minute from the penalty spot, then Tony Watt added another in the 18th minute In the end, Livingston couldn’t muster any offence and St. Mirren ran away with the shutout win. St. Mirren is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
On Jan 13th, Hearts hosted St. Mirren in their last match together. Hearts won by a score of 1 to 0. Barrie McKay scored the first goal for Hearts in the 29th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, St. Mirren was frustrated by Hearts’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Hearts ended the match with the shutout victory.
Mark O’Hara has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored four goals for St. Mirren. Josh Ginnelly has been the most effective weapon for Hearts lately. The English midfielder has netted three goals in his last five matches.