Our prediction for this Scottish Premiership match:
St Johnstone
Match Time & Date:
05/08/2023
16:00
Prediction: 1-2
Hearts
McDiarmid Park will host Saturday’s football game between St Johnstone and Hearts, who aim to make a flying start to the new Premiership campaign. The Saints head into the match following an embarrassing 4-0 loss to Stirling, which is probably the main reason why home win should not be considered. New signings Luke Jephcott and Dimitar Mitov are likely to make their St Johnstone Premier League debuts against Hearts.
The Jambos, on the other hand, aim to make amends for pre-season defeats to Mansfield (3-1) and Leeds United (0-1) and we predict that they will take advantage of St Johnstone’s vulnerabilities. In their last meeting in the Scottish top flight Hearts defeated St Johnstone 3-0 and we predict that history is going to repeat itself. A man to watch in the away team Lawrence Shankland, who scored 24 goals in the Premiership last term.
Highlighted Player (Ali Crawford ):
Born in Lanark, Scotland on July 30, 1991, Ali Crawford is a professional footballer who plays for Doncaster Rovers as a midfielder. As a kid, Crawford played for a local club Milton Rovers before joining Heart of Midlothian football school.
He continued playing for the Hearts first team and after scoring 31 goals in 227 appearances for the club, he moved to Doncaster Rovers in the summer of 2018. Ali Crawford signed a two-year deal with the Donny, scoring his first ever goal for the club in a 3-2 win over Rochdale on October 13, 2018.
The Scottish footballer, has yet to make his debut with the national team, plays for Doncaster Rovers as a left midfielder, but he is used as both central and attacking midfielder as well. His preferred foot is right and he has a contract with the League One side until June 30, 2020.
Highlighted Team (Hearts):
Founded in 1874, Hearts are professional football club that compete in the Scotland Premiership. The Jam Tarts welcome their rivals at Tynecastle Park Gorgie, the stadium which can hold up to 20,000 spectators.
While the original Hearts strip was all white shirts and trousers with maroon trimmings, the club’s current home kit is all maroon with a white-collar. Hearts have won the Scottish Premier League title four times (1894/95, 1896/97, 1957/58, 1959/60), but they have been in Celtic and Rangers’ shadows in the 21st century. Hibernian are considered the club’s fiercest rivals. The two teams first met back in 1875 on Christmas Day, with Hearts winning the match 1-0. The Tynecastle Park Gorgie recorded their biggest win in 1880, with the team rolling over Anchor 21-0 in the FA Cup.
The club’s heaviest defeat came eight years later as Hearts were beaten by Vale of Leven 8-1 in the Scottish Cup. John Robertson is leading the club’s all-time goal-scoring chart, with the left winger netting 214 goals for the club.
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