Week 3 brings us a match on May 1st, where Hibernian and St. Johnstone will play a match in Edinburgh in a meeting of these two closely matched Premiership teams. In their last match, 3rd placed Hibernian, recorded a 2-1 win against Livingston. Kevin Nisbet struck first for Hibernian in the 8th minute, then Martin Boyle added another in the 26th minute on a penalty. Hibernian should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 6th placed St. Johnstone, recorded a 1-1 draw against Rangers. Scott Wright struck first for Rangers in the 55th minute, then Liam Craig tied it up for St. Johnstone in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning St. Johnstone a comeback draw. With 17 points in their last 10 matches St. Johnstone should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match together, in Mcdiarmid Park, St. Johnstone was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Liam Craig struck first for St. Johnstone in the 16th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Hibernian couldn’t muster any offence and St. Johnstone ran away with the shutout win.
St. Johnstone’s top weapon lately has been Liam Craig, who has two goals in the last 5 matches. Hibernian’s most prolific scorer has been Kevin Nisbet. He has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches.