EDINBURGH. St. Mirren defeats Hearts with a 2-0 win with a goal from O. Shovkovskyi (52′) and a goal from A. Gogic (57′). Hearts was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (66%).​

The match was played at the Tynecastle Park stadium in Edinburgh on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Matthew McDermid with the support of David Roome and Paul O’Neill. The 4th official was Calum Scott. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.3 degrees Celsius or 52.41 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.​

Match Statistics​

Hearts

0 - 2

St. Mirren

• ! 65 Ball Possession 35

Shots

• 16 Total 15
• 2 On Target 3
• 7 Off Target 9
• 7 Shots blocked 3

• 110 Attack 97
• 39 Dangerous attack 39
• 0 Ball safe​ 0

• 0 Penalties 0
• 6 Corners 8

Fouls

• 11 Total 15
• 4 Yellow Cards 3
• 0 Double Yellow 0
• 1 Red Card 0

Other

• 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Hearts had a superior ball possession 66% while St. Mirren was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Hearts had a more offensive attitude with 39 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 2 were on target. Even so, St. Mirren managed to find the solution to win this contest.​

Hearts shot 16 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, St. Mirren shot 15 times, 3 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Hearts received 3 yellow cards (Robert Snodgrass, Michael Smith and Kye Rowles). Talking about the opposition, St. Mirren received 3 yellow cards (Scott Tanser, Charles Dunne and Alex Gogic).

Robert Snodgrass (Hearts) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (62′).

Standings

After playing this encounter, Hearts will stay with 45 points to remain in the 4th place. On the opposite side, St. Mirren will have 44 points to hold in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Hearts will host Ross County on the 22nd of April with a 10-2 head to head record in favor of Hearts (13 draws).

St. Mirren will host Kilmarnock on the 22nd of April with a 19-13 head to head statistic in favor of Kilmarnock (13 draws).

Hearts – Formation

Hearts

G

Ross Stewart 13.Scotland

6.8

D

Michael Smith 2.Northern Ireland

7.0

59' 50'

D

Kye Rowles 15.Australia

6.9

86'

D

Stephen Kingsley 3.Scotland

6.9

D

James Hill 72.England

7.1

M

Andy Halliday 16.Scotland

6.6

59'

M

Jorge Grant 7.England

6.4

M

Robert Snodgrass 77.Scotland

6.5

62'

M

Cameron Devlin 14.Australia

6.8

76'

M

Alan Forrest 17.Scotland

6.7

76'

F

Lawrence Shankland 9.Scotland

6.7

Substitutes

G

H. Stone 23.Scotland

D

Alexander William Cochrane 19.England

59'

D

Toby Sibbick 21.England

M

Orestis Kiomourtzoglou 8.Germany

M

Peter Haring 5.Austria

76'

F

Garang Kuol 61.Australia

F

Stephen Humphrys 29.England

59'

F

Barrie McKay 18.Scotland

76'

F

Yutaro Oda 88.Japan

Hearts started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Robbie Neilson decided to play with the following team: Ross Stewart (6.8), Michael Smith (7.0), James Hill (7.1), Kye Rowles (6.9), Stephen Kingsley (6.9), Cameron Devlin (6.8), Andy Halliday (6.6), Alan Forrest (6.7), Robert Snodgrass (6.5), Jorge Grant (6.4) and Lawrence Shankland (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Harry Stone, Alex Cochrane, Toby Sibbick, Garang Kuol, Orestis Kiomourtzoglou, Peter Haring, Stephen Humphrys, Barrie McKay and Yutaro Oda.

Substitutions

Hearts made 4 changes: Andy Halliday  for Stephen Humphrys (59′), Michael Smith for Alexander William Cochrane (59′), Cammy Devlin for Peter Haring (76′) and Alan Forrest for Barrie McKay (76′).

Best player: James Hill​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Hearts was James Hill.

His rating is (7.1) with 42 passes (69% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9.

St. Mirren – Formation

St. Mirren

G

Trevor Carson 1.Northern Ireland

6.8

D

Marcus Fraser 22.Scotland

7.0

D

Joe Shaughnessy 4.Republic of Ireland

7.1

D

Charles Dunne 18.Republic of Ireland

6.8

75' 68'

M

Ryan Strain 23.Australia

6.5

M

Keanu Baccus 17.Australia

7.0

90'

M

Alexander Gogic 13.Cyprus

6.8

90' 84' 57'

M

Mark O'Hara 6.Scotland

6.6

M

T. Small 16.England

7.0

46'

F

Tony Watt 9.Scotland

6.8

76'

F

Curtis Main 10.England

6.8

52'

Substitutes

G

Peter Urminsky 27.Slovakia

D

Richard Taylor 5.England

D

Scott Tanser 3.England

46' 67'

D

Declan Gallagher 31.Scotland

75'

M

Caolan Boyd Munce 15.Northern Ireland

M

Ryan Flynn 8.Scotland

90'

M

Greg Kiltie 11.Scotland

90'

F

Alexander Greive 21.New Zealand

6.4

76'

F

Kieran Offord 25.Scotland

St. Mirren started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Stephen Robinson played with: Trevor Carson (6.8), Marcus Fraser (7.0), Joe Shaughnessy (7.1), Charles Dunne (6.8), Ryan Strain (6.5), Keanu Baccus (7.0), Alexander Gogić (6.8), Mark O’Hara (6.6), Thierry Small (7.0), Tony Watt (6.8) and Curtis Main (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Peter Urminsky, Richard Taylor, Scott Tanser, Declan Gallagher, Caolan Boyd-Munce, Ryan Flynn, Greg Kiltie, Alex Greive (6.4) and Kieran Offord.

Substitutions

St. Mirren made 5 changes: T. Small for Scott Tanser (46′), Tony Watt for Alexander Greive (76′), Charles Dunne for Declan Gallagher (75′), Keanu Baccus for Greg Kiltie (90′) and Alex Gogic for Ryan Flynn (90′).

Best player: Joe Shaughnessy​

The most impressive player for St. Mirren was Joe Shaughnessy even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.1) with 13 passes (53% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premiership.​

• St. Johnstone – Ross County – 0-2
• Motherwell – Livingston – 3-0
• Hearts – St. Mirren – 0-2
• Celtic – Rangers – 3-2
• Aberdeen – Kilmarnock – 2-0