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Hearts - St Mirren
Scotland Premiership - Tynecastle Park
7th Round
* Betting odds were correct at the time of publication but are subject to change.
Hearts and St Mirren only did battle a couple of days ago and on January 13th they'll do so again in another Scottish Premiership clash.
Hearts vs St Mirren: Our top betting predictions
Hearts dominated St Mirren a few days ago without managing to get the win they desired. Will they find a way to collect three points in this match or will it be more of the same? Find out with our Hearts vs St Mirren match preview with free tips, predictions and odds mentioned along the way.
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Hearts to win
Despite St Mirren holding Hearts to a draw on January 7th, we don't see the same happening here. Instead we are predicting Hearts to win. Hearts dominated the recent meeting between the teams and this time, at home, we think that dominance will translate to more. For starters, Hearts have a great record at home against St Mirren; of the last five head to head clashes at Tynecastle Park Hearts have come out on top in four whilst avoiding defeat. In fact, St Mirren haven't won at Tynecastle since 2013! On top of that, Hearts haven't been lacking wins in their recent form. They are unbeaten in five having won three and drawn two.
Both teams will score
Our next prediction for this game sees us backing both teams to score. Hearts have seen four of their last five matches end with goals at both ends whilst they've scored in all five of those games. St Mirren meanwhile have a similar record with both teams scoring in four of their last five, however, they have blanked in one game. Of those five games referenced for both sides, one of the games included was that aforementioned recent meeting of the pair; that ended 1-1. That means the each of the last two head to head games – and three of the last five – have seen goals at both ends.
Here are the key stats & form guide for Hearts vs St Mirren
Head to Head
07/01/23
Scotland Premiership Scotland
St Mirren
Hearts
1
1
11/09/22
Scotland Premiership Scotland
Hearts
St Mirren
0
0
12/03/22
Scotland FA Cup Scotland
Hearts
St Mirren
4
2
26/02/22
Scotland Premiership Scotland
St Mirren
Hearts
0
2
27/11/21
Scotland Premiership Scotland
Hearts
St Mirren
2
0
Last Five - Hearts
22/01/23
Scotland FA Cup Scotland
Hibernian
Hearts
0
3
W
18/01/23
Scotland Premiership Scotland
Aberdeen
Hearts
0
5
W
13/01/23
Scotland Premiership Scotland
St Mirren
Hearts
0
1
W
07/01/23
Scotland Premiership Scotland
St Mirren
Hearts
1
1
D
02/01/23
Scotland Premiership Scotland
Hibernian
Hearts
0
3
W
Last Five - St Mirren
21/01/23
Scotland FA Cup Scotland
Dundee
St Mirren
0 (0)
0 (3)
W
18/01/23
Scotland Premiership Scotland
Celtic
St Mirren
4
0
L
13/01/23
Scotland Premiership Scotland
Hearts
St Mirren
1
0
L
07/01/23
Scotland Premiership Scotland
Hearts
St Mirren
1
1
D
02/01/23
Scotland Premiership Scotland
Kilmarnock
St Mirren
0
0
D
So, that gives you some insight to how the different bookmakers see the action unfolding. How though do the bookies odds translate into probabilities ahead of this game? Let's find out.
Hearts odds: 11/13 (1.85) – 54%
Draw odds: 13/5 (3.60) – 28%
St Mirren odds: 16/5 (4.20) – 24%
Hearts arrive into this game as odds-on favourites and whilst St Mirren are long odds to win the game, that's not a bet likely to attract huge money. The same cannot be said for the draw though, which might tempt a few. A market like the double chance on a 1X basis comes with heavy odds-on at 1/5 (1.20) but may be seen by some as a banker.
Check out the predicted lineups ahead of Hearts vs St Mirren
Hearts
When these sides met just a few days ago there was very little in the actual game play that would suggest Hearts had their gameplan wrong. As such, when combined with an injury list consisting of half a dozen, an unchanged line up wouldn't be a huge surprise
Predicted lineup – Clark, Cochrane, Rowles, Sibbick, Smith, Forrest, Snodgrass, Devlin, McKay, Ginnelly, Shankland
St Mirren
The big news for this game from a St Mirren perspective is that defender Marcus Fraser will be unavailable after being sent off in the last game. Fellow defender Richard Tait is also believed to still be a few days away from a return due to a groin strain.
Predicted lineup – Carson, Strain, Taylor, Dunne, Shaughnessy, Tanser, O'Hara, Gogic, Baccus, Main, Greive
Starting Lineups
*Starting lineups are usually announced one hour prior to kick off.
Player to watch
Lawrence Shankland is definitely the key man to watch in this game. The Hearts forward leads the Scottish Premiership scoring charts right now and with six goals in his last five games, St Mirren had better keep their wits about them.
Check out the latest standings
# | Team | P | W | D | L | +/- | Points |
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1 | Celtic | 22 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 61 |
2 | Rangers | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 52 |
3 | Hearts | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 38 |
4 | Livingston | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 31 |
5 | Aberdeen | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | -2 | 29 |
6 | Hibernian | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | -8 | 27 |
7 | St Mirren | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | -9 | 27 |
8 | St Johnstone | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | -10 | 24 |
9 | Motherwell | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 20 |
10 | Dundee Utd | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -12 | 20 |
11 | Kilmarnock | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -19 | 20 |
12 | Ross County | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -20 | 17 |
A quickfire FAQ on Hearts vs St Mirren
- Where is the match being played? – Tynecastle Park
- Who do the bookmakers have as favourites? – Hearts
- What time does the match kick off? 19:45 GMT