St Johnstone are in desperate need of points at the moment due to the fact they are bottom of the league, but this will be a tough first fixture back from the break.
Hearts ended the year in good form, and they have been one of the most dominant teams in the division so far this season, which they should be able to continue here.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Hearts win with a probability of 67.05%. A draw had a probability of 20.1% and a win for St Johnstone had a probability of 12.87%.
The most likely scoreline for a Hearts win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.84%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (12.76%) and 2-1 (9.58%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.52%), while for a St Johnstone win it was 0-1 (4.73%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 12.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Hearts in this match.
