Scotland - PremiershipMcDiarmid ParkData current as of 03 September 2026

St. Johnstone vs Hibernian: match statistics

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St. Johnstone vs Hibernian: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

St. Johnstone play Hibernian in Premiership (Scotland). The match date is 6 September 2026. Venue: McDiarmid Park.

Current form

St. Johnstone: 1-1-2, 1.00 points/match. Hibernian: 2-0-1, 2.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

St. Johnstone scores 1.50 and concedes 1.75 goals per match. Hibernian scores 1.67 and concedes 1.33. League average: 2.83 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: St. Johnstone 75%, Hibernian 100%. Over 2.5: St. Johnstone 50%, Hibernian 100%. League level: BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 58%.

xG, shots and style

Hibernian has higher xG: 1.85 vs 1.40. St. Johnstone: 12.0 shots per match, Hibernian: 17.7.

Match halves

St. Johnstone: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 1.25. Hibernian: half-time lead 67%, second-half goals 1.00.

Goals by minute

St. Johnstone: 46-60 (2 goals). Hibernian: 0-15 (1 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Premiership: 2.83 goals per match, BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 58%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.80)
(3.40)
(2.45)

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1.5Goals scored / match1.67
St. JohnstoneHibernian
1.75Goals conceded / match1.33
St. JohnstoneHibernian
54%Average possession45%
St. JohnstoneHibernian
3.5Shots on target / match5
St. JohnstoneHibernian

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

12Shots per match17.67
St. JohnstoneHibernian
3.5Shots on target5
St. JohnstoneHibernian
12.5%Shot conversion9.4%
St. JohnstoneHibernian
54%Possession45%
St. JohnstoneHibernian
1.4xG for1.85
St. JohnstoneHibernian
1.31xG against1.82
St. JohnstoneHibernian

Shooting quality

St. Johnstone: BalancedHibernian: Attacking
St. JohnstoneHibernian
Accuracy (shots on target)29%28%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.10
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.430.33

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Hibernian is 100% better for: last-5 form.

1 pts / match - St. Johnstone · 2 pts / match - Hibernian

St. Johnstone
WLLD
Season result split
25% W25% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-1-2
1.00 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-2
1.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-0-0
Last 5 at home
1-0-0
W
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.5Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.40Opponent xG: 1.31BTTS: 75%Over 2.5: 50%
Hibernian
LWW
Season result split
67% W0% R33% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-0-1
2.00 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-1
2.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-0-0
Last 5 away
2-0-0
WW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.7Goals conceded: 1.3xG: 1.85Opponent xG: 1.82BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Hibernian is 11% better for: goals scored per match.

1.5 goals / match - St. Johnstone · 1.67 goals / match - Hibernian

Hibernian is 32% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.75 goals / match - St. Johnstone · 1.33 goals / match - Hibernian

St. Johnstone scoring profile: very strong

St. Johnstone scores in 75% of matches (3 of 4 matches), while Hibernian keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 3 matches).

Hibernian scoring profile: very strong

Hibernian scores in 100% of matches (3 of 3 matches), while St. Johnstone keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 4 matches).

6Goals scored (season)5
St. JohnstoneHibernian
7Goals conceded (season)4
St. JohnstoneHibernian
3.25Average goals in match3
St. JohnstoneHibernian
6Goals scored (last 5)5
St. JohnstoneHibernian
7Goals conceded (last 5)4
St. JohnstoneHibernian

How often they score at least...

75%1 goal100%
St. JohnstoneHibernian
25%2 goals67%
St. JohnstoneHibernian
25%3 goals0%
St. JohnstoneHibernian
25%4 goals0%
St. JohnstoneHibernian

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal100%
St. JohnstoneHibernian
50%2 goals33%
St. JohnstoneHibernian
25%3 goals0%
St. JohnstoneHibernian
0%4 goals0%
St. JohnstoneHibernian

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

50%
League average

Goal patterns

25%BTTS at half-time0%
St. JohnstoneHibernian
25%BTTS in both halves0%
St. JohnstoneHibernian
25%Scored in both halves67%
St. JohnstoneHibernian

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS100%
St. JohnstoneHibernian
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
St. JohnstoneHibernian
75%BTTS - last 5100%
St. JohnstoneHibernian

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

50%Min. 1 goal before half-time100%
St. JohnstoneHibernian
50%Min. 2 goals before half-time0%
St. JohnstoneHibernian
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
St. JohnstoneHibernian

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
St. JohnstoneHibernian
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time100%
St. JohnstoneHibernian
25%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
St. JohnstoneHibernian

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Hibernian is 167% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.75 pts / match - St. Johnstone · 2 pts / match - Hibernian

St. Johnstone - half-time state
0% leading75% draw25% trailing
Hibernian - half-time state
67% leading0% draw33% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.75Points per match (1st half)2
St. JohnstoneHibernian
0.25Goals scored (1st half)0.67
St. JohnstoneHibernian
0.75Goals conceded (1st half)0.33
St. JohnstoneHibernian
1Average goals (1st half)1
St. JohnstoneHibernian
50%Clean sheet before half-time67%
St. JohnstoneHibernian
75%No goal before half-time33%
St. JohnstoneHibernian

After half-time (2nd half)

1.75Points per match (2nd half)1
St. JohnstoneHibernian
1.25Goals scored (2nd half)1
St. JohnstoneHibernian
1Goals conceded (2nd half)1
St. JohnstoneHibernian
2.25Average goals (2nd half)2
St. JohnstoneHibernian
25%Clean sheet after half-time0%
St. JohnstoneHibernian
25%No goal after half-time0%
St. JohnstoneHibernian

St. Johnstone - second-half results

50% W25% R25% P
3
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
7
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.75
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Hibernian - second-half results

0% W100% R0% P
6
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
3
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 67% of matches and wins 67%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.7

Concedes 0.7 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

St. Johnstone - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.751.75
Goals scored / match0.31.3
Goals conceded / match0.81.0
Average goals in match1.02.3
1 goal50%100%
2 goals50%50%
3 goals0%25%
Clean sheet50%25%
No goal75%25%
Goal difference-2+1
Half-time: 0% leading - 75% draw - 25% trailing
2nd half: 50% won - 25% draw - 25% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 25% - Half-time goals total: 1
Hibernian - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.001.00
Goals scored / match0.71.0
Goals conceded / match0.31.0
Average goals in match1.02.0
1 goal100%100%
2 goals0%100%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet67%0%
No goal33%0%
Goal difference+10
Half-time: 67% leading - 0% draw - 33% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 100% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

St. Johnstone
ScoredConceded
0
1
0-15
1
0
16-30
0
2
31-45
2
2
46-60
1
1
61-75
2
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (2 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

Hibernian
ScoredConceded
1
0
0-15
1
0
16-30
0
1
31-45
1
0
46-60
1
0
61-75
1
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (1 goal). Concedes most in 76-90 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.13
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 1.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
110%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
88%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
75%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

St. Johnstone

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.09
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.34
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.10
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.44
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
106%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
123%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+1.0
Late goals
33% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
33%

Hibernian

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.03
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.31
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.18
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.49
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
118%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
94%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Premiership).

Teams vs league

St. JohnstoneLigaHibernian
Average goals in match 3.252.83 3.00
Both teams scored 75%50% 100%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%58% 100%
Clean sheets 0%27% 0%
Goal before half-time 50%79% 100%
Goal after half-time 100%88% 100%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.83
Average goals per match
50%
Both teams scored
58%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.42
Home goals / match
1.42
Away goals / match
+0%
Home attack advantage
+0%
Home defence advantage
+0%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
79%
1 goal
38%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
88%
1 goal
38%
2 goals
8%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

FAQ

When do St. Johnstone and Hibernian play?

St. Johnstone face Hibernian on 6 September 2026 in Premiership at McDiarmid Park. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before St. Johnstone vs Hibernian?

St. Johnstone score 1.50 goals per game on average and Hibernian 1.67. The Premiership average is 2.83 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 58% of games. Both teams score in 75% of St. Johnstone's matches and 100% of Hibernian's.

What form are St. Johnstone and Hibernian in?

Over the last 5 games St. Johnstone have a 1-1-2 record (1.00 points per game) and Hibernian 2-0-1 (2.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for St. Johnstone vs Hibernian?

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