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Premiership 25/26 · 14 Jan 2026

Heart of Midlothian 2–0 St. Mirren

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Dec 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.9 – 0.7
Actual xG
2.2 – 1.0
Goals
2 – 0

Footybot made Heart of Midlothian favourites at 65%.

Heart of Midlothian won and made the better chances: 2.2 xG to 1.0.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Miguel Freckleton, 61.8 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Miguel Freckleton +18.6, Richard King +17.4, Roland Idowu +10.5.

Well below it: Craig Halkett −15.7, Stuart Findlay −15.6, Michael Steinwender −15.2.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Heart of Midlothian

11 Jan 2026W 1–0at Dundee FC Scottish Premiership
3 Jan 2026W 1–0v Livingston Scottish Premiership
27 Dec 2025L 2–3at Hibernian Scottish Premiership
21 Dec 2025W 2–1v Rangers Scottish Premiership
13 Dec 2025W 2–0at Falkirk FC Scottish Premiership

St. Mirren

10 Jan 2026L 0–2v Falkirk FC Scottish Premiership
3 Jan 2026L 0–2at Motherwell Scottish Premiership
30 Dec 2025L 1–2at Rangers Scottish Premiership
27 Dec 2025D 0–0v Kilmarnock Scottish Premiership
20 Dec 2025W 1–0v Livingston Scottish Premiership

Head to head

29 Oct 2025St. Mirren 2–2 Heart of Midlothian Scottish Premiership

Heart of Midlothian

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Tomas Magnusson Midfielder22100.1980.3–
Craig Gordon Goalkeeper9000–58.4+7.6
Lawrence Shankland Forward74100.4651.5+8.9
Frankie Kent Defender1600–44.4–
Harry Milne Defender90000.3442.6+0.9
Craig Halkett Defender9000–40.9−15.7
Cláudio Braga Forward67000.5138.3−4.5
Jamie McCart Defender2200–37.7–
Blair Spittal Midfielder68010.0237.6−3.1
Cameron Devlin Midfielder89000.0234.7−6.2
Stuart Findlay Defender9000–32.4−15.6
Alexandros Kyziridis Midfielder68000.6426.1−10.8
Michael Steinwender Defender90000.0125.1−15.2
Pierre Landry Kaboré Forward2300–15.7–
Beni Baningime Midfielder1500–0.0–
Jordi Altena Defender100–0.0–

St. Mirren

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Miguel Freckleton Defender9000–61.8+18.6
Oisin Smyth Midfielder57000.0152.5–
Richard King Defender6600–51.8+17.4
Shamal George Goalkeeper9000–50.8−0.9
Declan John Midfielder9000–50.6+8.9
Alexander Gogić Defender90000.2848.7+10.3
Killian Phillips Midfielder90000.3046.7+9.9
Malik Dijksteel Midfielder33000.1245.0–
Mikael Mandron Forward90000.1343.9+0.7
Roland Idowu Midfielder9000–42.8+10.5
Conor McMenamin Midfielder57000.0342.3+7.0
Allan Campbell Midfielder24000.0342.2–
Dan N'Lundulu Forward33000.0840.3–
Marcus Fraser Defender8100–35.6−2.4
Jayden Richardson Midfielder900–32.0–