On Oct 27th, St. Johnstone will play host to Hearts in a Premiership match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In St. Johnstone’s last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Celtic. Giorgos Giakoumakis scored the first goal for Celtic in the 34th minute, then Josip Juranović added another in the 80th minute on a penalty In the end, St. Johnstone was frustrated by Celtic’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Celtic ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while in their last match, Hearts recorded a 1-1 draw against Dundee. John Souttar struck first for Hearts in the 37th minute on a feed from Ben Woodburn, then in the 83rd minute, Cammy Kerr sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Jason Cummings squeezing out at least the one point for Dundee. Hearts should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Liam Boyce has been the most effective weapon for Hearts lately. The attacker has netted 3 goals in his last 5 matches. Both Stevie May and Chris Kane have been the hottest scorers for St. Johnstone in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each.