📏 Form Guide

Hearts

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Hearts will be looking for another win after a 0-1 Premiership victory versus Dundee.

In that game, Hearts managed 48% possession and 7 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. The scorer for Hearts was Braga (27'). Dundee got 18 shots on goal with 5 of them on target.

Hearts have been on a persistent run of goalscoring form, hitting the target in one hundred percent of their last 6 games.

They’ve totted up the amount of 10 during that time while also conceding a total of 6. Historical results aside, it remains to be seen if that pattern will be maintained in this next game.

Going into this game, the form guide shows that Hearts:

• haven't been beaten in the league by St Mirren in their last 3 matches.
• are undefeated in their last 12 home league matches. A very good run at home.

St Mirren

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After suffering a loss in their previous game against Falkirk in Premiership action, St Mirren and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.

In that game, St Mirren managed 38% possession and 9 attempts at goal with 3 on target. At the other end, Falkirk got 11 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. Finn Yeats (55') and Calvin Miller (61') scored for Falkirk.

Throughout their six previous matches, Stephen Robinson's St Mirren have found the back of the net a total of 5 times - earning them the goals scored per game average of 0.83.

Pre-game facts show that St Mirren:

• have left without a victory over Hearts when they've played them away from home in the last 3 league matches.
• have not won away from home in their last 6 league games.

👥 Head to head

Checking on their prior head-to-head clashes stretching back to 21/09/2024 shows us that Hearts have won 2 of these games & St Mirren 1, with the number of draws standing at 3.

A total of 19 goals were scored between them during those clashes, with 12 of them from The Jam Tarts and 7 belonging to The Buddies. The average goals per game has been 3.17.

The last league match featuring these sides was Premiership match day 10 on 29/10/2025 when the final score was St Mirren 2-2 Hearts.

That time, St Mirren managed 49% possession and 12 shots on goal with 6 on target. The goals were scored by Dan Nlundulu (28') and Miguel Freckleton (55').

Hearts got 18 attempts at goal with 8 of them on target. Lawrence Shankland (34') and Braga (70') scored.

The match was refereed by Matthew MacDermid.

ℹ️ Team News: Hearts

Nearly everyone is up for selection, with just one fitness concern for the Hearts gaffer Derek McInnes to be concerned about due to a largely intact squad. Ageu (Hamstring injury) is sidelined. Alexander Schwolow will not be able to play in this game through being suspended.

We are thinking that The Jam Tarts should use a 4-2-3-1 system for the game with Craig Gordon, Jordi Altena, Craig Halkett, Jamie McCart, Stuart Findlay, Beni Baningime, Cameron Devlin, T. Bent Magnússon, Claudio Braga, Alexandros Kyziridis and Lawrence Shankland.

📰 Team News: St Mirren

We reckon that The Buddies might play in a 3-5-2 lineup, going with Ryan Mullen, Marcus Fraser, Richard King, Miguel Freckleton, Jayden Richardson, Roland Idowu, Conor McMenamin, Fraser Taylor, Declan John, Mikael Mandron and Dan Nlundulu.

💡 Prediction

Looking at these two teams, we feel that Hearts will more than likely score at least once against St Mirren, who may well struggle scoring.

We therefore think that it’s going to be a controlled 2-0 winning score for Hearts at the end of this one.

Victor Martins, 05:03 12/01/2026