Hearts vs St Johnstone Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 14 May 2025

There’s a Strong Case for Jam Tarts to Win

Hearts can deliver the goods when it comes to Full-Time Result betting and we’ll back them with confidence against basement boys St Johnstone. The odds of -150 look attractive when it comes to the home team.

9 Hearts Wins in Last 10 H2H Clashes

Hearts have enjoyed back-to-back victories, most recently beating Motherwell 3-0. It was a home win at Tynecastle Park. The Jam Tarts had 49% of possession and five shots on target, while Lawrence Shankland bagged two goals and Alan Forrest scored the other.

St Johnstone have lost their previous three away games. Their latest appearance was a 2-1 home victory at McDiarmid Park against Ross County. Simo Valakari's men had six shots on goal and recorded 61% possession, while Daniels Balodis and Elliot Watt found the net.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Hearts have enjoyed nine successive victories against St Johnstone. In their last encounter, Hearts claimed a 2-1 away win at McDiarmid Park. The past 10 H2H games have involved nine Hearts wins and just one victory for St Johnstone.

Hearts have 5 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, averaging 1.4 goals from 4.5 shots on goal and 9.4 attempts. Liam Fox's team have averaged 53.4% possession and 5.7 corners per match, conceding 1.0 goals and 3.8 corners from 2.7 shots on goal and 6.0 attempts.

Top scorer Lawrence Shankland has found the net 4 times, Elton Kabangu 3, with Alan Forrest and Jorge Grant both scoring 2. Lawrence Shankland is the top assists maker with 3.

St Johnstone have won 3, lost 5 and drawn 2, averaging 8.1 attempts, 3.3 shots on goal and 0.8 goals. The Saints average 54.1% possession, 5.0 corners in their favour and 5.2 corners against, while 1.3 goals have been conceded from 4.3 shots on goal and 9.5 attempts.

Mackenzie Kirk is top of the team’s scoring charts with 3, while Daniels Balodis and Elliot Watt both have 2. Look no further than Joshua McPake for the top assist maker (3) in the last 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Hearts confirmed lineup (4-3-3): Ryan Fulton (GK), Adam Forrester, Frankie Kent, Craig Halkett, Harry Milne, Cameron Devlin, Beni Baningime, Jorge Grant, Alan Forrest, Lawrence Shankland, Yan Dhanda.

St Johnstone confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Andrew Fisher (GK), Sam Curtis, Daniels Balodis, Barry Douglas, Taylor Steven, Jason Holt, Elliot Watt, Stephen Duke-McKenna, Victor Griffith, Joshua McPake, Makenzie Kirk.

Hearts vs St Johnstone Prediction & Betting Tips

We can back Hearts at -150 to claim a Premiership victory and this looks like a standout price. The betting sites give us the chance to grab a slice of value for this selection.

The football experts at Sportsgambler.com are aware of injuries that could affect the outcome along with the form guide. We also leave no stone unturned when it comes to presenting the latest stats.

Key Hearts vs St Johnstone league stats:

• Hearts have won 3 of their last 5 games at home.
• Hearts have won 6 of their last 10 games at home.
• Hearts have won 2 consecutive games.
• St Johnstone have lost 4 of their last 5 games on the road.
• St Johnstone have lost 7 of their last 10 games on the road.
• St Johnstone have lost their last 3 games on the road.
• Hearts have won the last 9 games between these teams.

Hearts to Win Probability

The bookies make it a 60% chance that our pick is settled as a winner. After careful examination, our experts have this probability somewhere between 65-70%. It’s why we think it’s worth placing this wager.

Fancy Hearts to win but want more juice in the odds? Why not take a look at the Asian Handicap and consider them to cover one of the available lines.

Our Match Prediction

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Correct Score Prediction

Hearts 2 - 0 St Johnstone

We’ve picked out a correct score of 2-0 being landed by Hearts. You can secure odds of +600 and this provides an alternative way to place a wager.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Lawrence Shankland to Score +165

Lawrence Shankland (Hearts) has managed four goals in his past four Scottish Premiership matches. There are odds of +165 available for this Anytime Goalscorer wager and we think this is a value proposition for the player to find the net.

Latest Lawrence Shankland Player Prop Odds

Goalscorer

Anytime

+155

First

+390

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Corners Prediction

St Johnstone Over 3.5 Corners -132

St Johnstone have covered the 3.5 corners line in five straight games. The number of St Johnstone corners might be larger than the line implies and that means a bet at odds of -132.

League Games

League Games

Last 10 Total For Against

Last 10 at Home Total For Against

Last 10 Away Total For Against

Hearts

Total

9.50 5.70 3.80

Home

10.60 6.70 3.90

Away

10.10 5.60 4.50

St Johnstone

Total

10.20 5.00 5.20

Home

10.70 4.80 5.90

Away

10.30 3.30 7.00

Latest Corner Odds

Total Corners

Over 10.5

-130

Under 10.5

-109

Hearts Corners

Over 6.5

-128

Under 6.5

-109

St Johnstone Corners

Over 3.5

-132

Under 3.5

-106

Most Corners

1

-333

X

+650

2

+280

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Hearts vs St Johnstone Odds

The odds are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Hearts Likely to Win According to Latest Odds

The Hearts betting odds have been priced up by the bookies and they are -189 favourites to land victory in this Scottish Premiership encounter which means a 65% chance of winning. For those wanting to oppose the market leader, you can get +460 about St Johnstone.

You can get a similar price whether you’re backing Over or Under 2.5 Goals.

Should you want to back Hearts to win this Premiership match, then there is -500 available on the Draw No Bet market, with St Johnstone chalked at +290.

Full-Time Result

1

-189

X

+300

2

+460

Half-Time Result

1

+108

X

+135

2

+410

Double Chance

1X

-714

12

-417

X2

+135

Draw No Bet

1

-500

2

+290

Asian Handicap

1 Hcp -1

-106

2 Hcp +1

-127

Total Goals

Under 2.5

-100

Over 2.5

-132

Both Teams to Score

Yes

-127

No

-111

Elton Kabangu Favourite to Find the Net First

Favourite Elton Kabangu is priced at +360 to be the first player to find the net. There’s also the opportunity to back him to score any time at odds of +140.

Elton Kabangu (Hearts)

First

+140

Anytime

+360

Lawrence Shankland (Hearts)

First

+155

Anytime

+390

James Wilson (Hearts)

First

+230

Anytime

+540

Musa Drammeh (Hearts)

First

+240

Anytime

+550

Barrie McKay (Hearts)

First

+255

Anytime

+600

Jorge Grant (Hearts)

First

+360

Anytime

+700

Blair Spittal (Hearts)

First

+360

Anytime

+850

Adama Sidibeh (St Johnstone)

First

+430

Anytime

+900

Josh McPake (St Johnstone)

First

+440

Anytime

+950

Lewis Neilson (Hearts)

First

+460

Anytime

+1150

Maksym Kucheriavyi (St Johnstone)

First

+460

Anytime

+950

Nicky Clark (St Johnstone)

First

+460

Anytime

+1050

Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka (St Johnstone)

First

+480

Anytime

+1150

Mackenzie Kirk (St Johnstone)

First

+480

Anytime

+1050

Calem Nieuwenhof (Hearts)

First

+525

Anytime

+1150

Cam Devlin (Hearts)

First

+525

Anytime

+1150

Beni Baningime (Hearts)

First

+575

Anytime

+1200

Jamie McCart (Hearts)

First

+575

Anytime

+1300

Stephen Kingsley (Hearts)

First

+575

Anytime

+1300

Franciszek Franczak (St Johnstone)

First

+600

Anytime

+1300

Graham Carey (St Johnstone)

First

+650

Anytime

+1400

Sam Curtis (St Johnstone)

First

+800

Anytime

+1800

Sven Sprangler (St Johnstone)

First

+850

Anytime

+1800

Craig Halkett (Hearts)

First

+950

Anytime

+2200

Gerald Taylor (Hearts)

First

+1000

Anytime

+2000

Drey Wright (St Johnstone)

First

+1000

Anytime

+2000

Elliot Watt (St Johnstone)

First

+1100

Anytime

+2200

Hearts vs St Johnstone Lineups & Team News

Make sure you know the lineups ahead of kick-off, with injuries also playing a part when it comes to Hearts vs St Johnstone team news.

We’ve got details of the Premiership squads so that you know every player on the roster.

Hearts Team Page St Johnstone Team Page