The big picture

St Johnstone come in 7th on the ladder with 17 points; Heart of Midlothian are 4th on 20. Heart of Midlothian are the side higher up the table.

St Johnstone are 4–4–5 in Scottish Premiership 2026-27, averaging 1.3 goals for and 1.5 against.

Heart of Midlothian are 6–3–2 in Scottish Premiership 2026-27, averaging 2.2 goals for and 1.5 against.

Form

St Johnstone have won one of their last five and most recently beat Dundee 2–1.

Heart of Midlothian have won two of their last five and most recently drew with Rangers 2–2.

Head to head

These sides have met 19 times on our records since 2018: St Johnstone 3, Heart of Midlothian 13, 3 drawn.

Last time out (2026-27), Heart of Midlothian won 2–1 at Tynecastle Park.

Heart of Midlothian have won the last ten against St Johnstone.

Biggest margin between these two: Heart of Midlothian by 3 goals in 2022-23 (3–0).

Players to watch

For St Johnstone, watch Josh Fowler (0.5 goals a game, 1 assist in 2026-27) and Josh Campbell (0.4 goals a game in 2026-27).

For Heart of Midlothian, watch Calvin Miller (0.5 goals a game, 1 assist in 2026-27) and Cláudio Braga (0.5 goals a game, 2 assists in 2026-27).

Milestone watch

Cláudio Braga is set to play game 50.

At McDiarmid Park

St Johnstone have won 8 of their last 22 at McDiarmid Park.

What the numbers say

On form, ladder and history, Heart of Midlothian have the edge.