EDINBURGH. Hibernian tops St. Johnstone with a 2-0 win with a goal from L. Miller (35′) and a goal from D. Vente (69′).
The match was played at the Easter Road Stadium stadium in Edinburgh on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Kevin Clancy who was helped by Sean Carr and Paul McAvinue. The 4th official was Dan McFarlane. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 11.87 degrees Celsius or 53.37 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 17 Total 12
- 8 On Target 1
- 8 Off Target 6
- 2 Shots blocked 5
- 110 Attack 105
- 53 Dangerous attack 61
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 9 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Hibernian was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. St. Johnstone that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
St. Johnstone had a more offensive attitude with 61 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 1 were on target. Even so, Hibernian managed to find the solution to win this encounter.
Hibernian shot 17 times, 8 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, St. Johnstone shot 12 times, 1 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Hibernian received 1 yellow card (Rocky Bushiri Kiranga). On the opposite side, St. Johnstone received 3 yellow cards (Daniel Phillips, Stevie May and Luke Robinson).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Hibernian will have 7 points like Hearts and Ross County to remain in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, St. Johnstone will stay with 2 points like Aberdeen to sit in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Hibernian will play away against Motherwell on the 13th of April with a 22-17 head to head record in favor of Hibernian (10 draws).
St. Johnstone will host Kilmarnock on the 13th of April with a 18-15 head to head record in favor of St. Johnstone (8 draws).
Hibernian – Formation
Hibernian started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager David Gray decided to play with the following team: David Marshall , Lewis Miller , William Fish , Rocky Bushiri Kiranga , Jordan Obita , Jair Tavares , James Jeggo , Joe Newell , Martin Boyle , Adam Le Fondre and Dylan Vente .
The home team had on the bench: Paul Hanlon , Dylan Levitt, Thody Elie Youan , Lewis Stevenson , Christian Doidge , Maksymilian Boruc, Allan Delferriere, Josh Campbell and Rory Whittaker .
Substitutions
Hibernian made 4 changes: Jair Tavares for Thody Elie Youan (53′), Jordan Obita for Lewis Stevenson (70′), Rocky Bushiri Kiranga for Paul Hanlon (81′) and Dylan Vente for Christian Doidge (81′).
Best player: Lewis Miller
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Hibernian was Lewis Miller.
His rating is with 1 goal, 39 passes (72% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 22.
St. Johnstone – Formation
St. Johnstone started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Steven MacLean played with: Dimitar Mitov , James Brown , Sam McClelland , Andy Considine , Luke Robinson , Daniel Phillips , Graham Carey , Cameron MacPherson , Sven Sprangler , Drey Wright and Stevie May .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Tony Gallacher, Maksym Kucheriavyi , Luke Jephcott , Oludare Olufunwa, Matthew Smith, Jay Turner-Cooke, Dave Richards, Dara Costelloe , Filip Franczak and Fran Franczak .
Substitutions
St. Johnstone made 3 changes: Drey Wright for Maksym Kucheriavyi (66′), Stevie May for Luke Jephcott (75′) and Cameron MacPherson for Thody Elie Youan (75′).
Best player: Dimitar Mitov
The player that probably impressed the most for St. Johnstone was the goalkeeper: Dimitar Mitov. His rating is 8.06. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- St. Mirren – Hearts – 1-0
- Livingston – Celtic – 0-3
- Hibernian – St. Johnstone – 2-0
- Dundee – Kilmarnock – 2-2