EDINBURGH. Hibernian defeats St. Johnstone 1-0 after M. Boyle scored a penalty (61′). Hibernian took advantage of its superior ball possession (60%).
J. McCart received a red card (75′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why St. Johnstone lost the match.
The match was played at the Easter Road Stadium stadium in Edinburgh on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was John Beaton with the assistance of Alan Mulvanny and Kevin McElhinney. The 4th official was David Munro. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.8 degrees Celsius or 64.08 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.
Hibernian – Formation
Hibernian
41'
62'
61'
Hibernian started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Jack Ross decided to play with the following team: Matt Macey , Paul McGinn , Ryan Porteous , Paul Hanlon , Josh Doig , Joe Newell , Kyle Magennis , Christopher Cadden , Scott Allan , Martin Boyle and Kevin Nisbet .
The home team had on the bench: Maciej Dabrowski, Lewis Stevenson , Nathan Wood-Gordon, Jake Doyle Hayes , Alexander Gogić, Jamie Gullan and James Scott.
Hibernian could not rely on the presence of L. Stevenson (injured).
Best player: Paul Hanlon
The player that probably impressed the most for Hibernian was Paul Hanlon even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 48 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.
St. Johnstone – Formation
St. Johnstone
75'
St. Johnstone started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
On the opposite side, Callum Davidson played with: Zander Clark , Hayden Muller , Jordan Northcott , Jamie McCart , Shaun Rooney , David Wotherspoon , Liam Craig , Callum Booth , Michael O’Halloran , Ali Crawford and Chris Kane .
They had on the bench: Elliot Parish, Reece Devine, Lars Dendoncker, Charlie Gilmour , Stevie May , Eetu Vertainen and Glenn Middleton .
Best player: Zander Clark
The player that probably impressed the most for St. Johnstone was the goalkeeper: Zander Clark. His rating is 7.42. He performed 6 saves.
Match Statistics
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 16 Total 6
- 7 On Target 3
- 9 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 114 Attack 83
- 42 Dangerous attack 38
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 5
Fouls
- 10 Total 11
- 4 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Hibernian was in firm control of the ball 60% while St. Johnstone was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Hibernian was more aggressive with 42 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Hibernian won the match.
Hibernian shot 16 times, 7 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, St. Johnstone shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Hibernian received 4 yellow cards (R. Porteous, J. Newell, K. Nisbet and J. Doyle-Hayes). On the opposite side, St. Johnstone received 3 yellow cards (H. Muller, J. McCart and L. Craig).
Also, St. Johnstone didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after J. McCart (St. Johnstone) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (75′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Hibernian will have 15 points like Hearts to stay in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, St. Johnstone will stay with 6 points to stay in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Hibernian will play away against Rangers on the 3rd of October with a 25-7 head to head statistic in favor of Rangers (9 draws).
St. Johnstone will host Dundee on the 2nd of October with a 11-7 head to head stats in favor of St. Johnstone (3 draws).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Celtic – Dundee United – 1-1
- Hibernian – St. Johnstone – 1-0
- St. Mirren – Aberdeen – 3-2
