St. Johnstone overcomes Hibernian 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

EDINBURGH. St. Johnstone beat Hibernian to win 2-1.

April 7, 2024

EDINBURGH. St. Johnstone overcome Hibernian to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was St. Johnstone to strike first with a goal of Adama Sidibeh at the 49′. Then it was a goal in the 56′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Tony Gallacher gave the win to St. Johnstone in the 81′ minute with a goal. Hibernian was much better in terms of ball possession (70%).

The match was played at the Easter Road Stadium stadium in Edinburgh on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 16,735 spectators. The referee was Grant Irvine who had the assistance of Alastair Mather and Paul O’Neill. The 4th official was Craig Napier. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 14.45 degrees Celsius or 58.01 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.

Match Statistics

Hibernian

1 - 2

St. Johnstone

! 70 Ball Possession 30

Shots

13 Total 6
6 On Target 2
5 Off Target 2
2 Shots blocked 2

117 Attack 85
67 Dangerous attack 54
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 0
13 Corners 3
3 Off Sides 5

Fouls

6 Total 6
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Hibernian had a superior ball possession 70% while St. Johnstone was struggling with a 30% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Hibernian was more aggressive with 67 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 6 were on target. Notwithstanding, St. Johnstone succeeded in find the solution to win this match.

Hibernian shot 13 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, St. Johnstone shot 6 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Hibernian received 1 yellow card (Jordan Obita). Talking about the opposition, St. Johnstone received 2 yellow cards (Ryan McGowan and M. Kucheriavyi).

Match Timeline

Nathan Moriah-Welsh- sub ->Will Fish

46'

49'

Adama Sidibeh(goal)Matt Smith

Chris Cadden(goal)

56'

60'

Ryan McGowan- Yellow

Élie Youan- sub ->Adam Le Fondre

65'

Jordan Obita- Yellow

70'

73'

M. Kucheriavyi- Yellow

76'

Graham Carey- sub ->Nicky Clark

79'

Benjamin Kimpioka- sub ->Adama Sidibeh

81'

Tony Gallacher(goal)Graham Carey

Jair Tavares- sub ->Joe Newell

83'

90'

Stevie May- sub ->Matt Smith

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Hibernian stays with 38 points to sit in the 7th place. On the opposite side, St. Johnstone will has 31 points to sit in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Hibernian will play away with Motherwell on the 13th of April with a 22-17 head to head record in favor of Hibernian (11 draws).

St. Johnstone will host Kilmarnock on the 13th of April with a 19-16 head to head statistic in favor of St. Johnstone (8 draws).

Hibernian – Formation

Hibernian

David Marshall 1.Scotland

6.3

Will Fish 5.England

6.7

46'

Chris Cadden 12.Scotland

7.5

56'

Jordan Obita 21.England

6.7

70'

Rocky Bushiri 33.Belgium

7.0

Martin Boyle 10.Australia

6.4

Joe Newell 11.England

6.7

83'

Myziane Maolida 17.Comoros

7.5

Emiliano Marcondes 20.Denmark

7.5

N. Triantis 23.Australia

7.0

Adam Le Fondre 19.England

7.3

65'

Substitutes

Joe Wollacott 13.Ghana

Paul Hanlon 4.Scotland

Lewis Stevenson 16.Scotland

Dylan Levitt 6.Wales

Nathan Moriah-Welsh 30.Guyana

6.4

46'

Josh Campbell 32.Scotland

Élie Youan 7.France

6.4

65'

Eliezer Mayenda 14.Spain

Jair Tavares 29.Portugal

6.4

83'

Hibernian started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Nick Montgomery decided to play with the following team: David Marshall (6.3), Chris Cadden (7.5), Will Fish (6.7), Rocky Bushiri (7.0), Jordan Obita (6.7), N. Triantis (7.0), Martin Boyle (6.4), Emiliano Marcondes (7.5), Joe Newell (6.7), Myziane Maolida (7.5) and Adam Le Fondre (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Paul Hanlon , Dylan Levitt, Élie Youan (6.4), Joe Wollacott, Eliezer Mayenda, Lewis Stevenson, Jair Tavares (6.4), Nathan Moriah-Welsh (6.4) and Josh Campbell.

Substitutions

Hibernian made 3 changes: Will Fish for Nathan Moriah-Welsh (46′), Adam Le Fondre for Élie Youan (65′) and Joe Newell for Jair Tavares (83′).

Player of the match: Chris Cadden

The most impressive player for Hibernian was Chris Cadden.

His rating is 7.5 with 1 goal, 51 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

St. Johnstone – Formation

St. Johnstone

Dimitar Mitov 1.Bulgaria

8.2

Tony Gallacher 3.Scotland

7.9

81'

Andy Considine 4.Scotland

7.1

Ryan McGowan 5.Australia

7.0

60'

Luke Robinson 19.Scotland

6.6

David Keltjens 33.Israel

6.7

M. Kucheriavyi 15.Ukraine

6.4

73'

Matt Smith 22.Wales

7.7

90'

Daniel Phillips 34.England

7.1

Nicky Clark 10.Scotland

7.0

76'

Adama Sidibeh 16.

7.1

79'

49'

Substitutes

Dave Richards 31.Wales

Cammy MacPherson 8.Scotland

Graham Carey 11.Republic of Ireland

7.1

76'

Ali Crawford 21.Scotland

Franciszek Franczak 46.Scotland

Connor Smith 50.Scotland

Stevie May 7.Scotland

90'

Benjamin Kimpioka 29.Sweden

6.4

79'

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

Craig Levein played with: Dimitar Mitov (8.2), David Keltjens (6.7), Ryan McGowan (7.0), Andy Considine (7.1), Luke Robinson (6.6), Tony Gallacher (7.9), Matt Smith (7.7), Daniel Phillips (7.1), M. Kucheriavyi (6.4), Nicky Clark (7.0) and Adama Sidibeh (7.1).

These were the players on the bench: Stevie May, Cammy MacPherson , Graham Carey (7.1), Ali Crawford, Benjamin Kimpioka (6.4), Dave Richards, Franciszek Franczak and Connor Smith.