Scottish Premiership · Matchweek 4
Heart of Midlothian
HEA
2–1Full time
St. Johnstone
STJ
How they playPossession, press, how they create
Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.
48%Possession42%
36%Territory36%
49%From set plays40%
0.09Chance quality0.11
7.3%Directness5.9%
Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for Hearts, 4 for St. Johnstone. Too few to lean on heavily.
Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90
Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 21 of 69 matches, not the full season.