Week 21 features a match on Tuesday Jan 18th, where Hearts plays host to St. Johnstone in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Premiership teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 3rd placed Hearts, recorded a 2-1 win against Ross County. Michael Smith scored the first goal for Hearts in the 4th minute, then Ben Woodburn added another in the 42nd minute on a feed from Haring. Hearts is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 12th placed St. Johnstone, recorded a 1-3 loss against Celtic. Liel Abada scored the first goal 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 lost 7 of their last 10.
St. Johnstone and Hearts last played eachother at the Mcdiarmid Park on Oct 27th. St. Johnstone and Hearts battled to a 1-1 draw. Liam Gordon scored the first goal for St. Johnstone in the 11th minute, then in the 40th minute, Beni Baningime sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Josh Ginnelly earning Hearts at least a draw.
St. Johnstone is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Jacob Butterfield and Chris Kane each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Hearts is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Liam Boyce and Jamie Walker each only have 1 goal in their last five.