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Hibernian 0–1 St. Johnstone

Saturday 1 May 2021, 15:00 · Easter Road Stadium · Round 36 · Half-time 0–1

St. Johnstone Middleton 22'

Post-match

Result and Expected Points

HibernianSt. Johnstone
Goals01
xG1.080.73
Expected Points1.660.98

Hibernian 43%Draw 36%St. Johnstone 21%

Most likely score 1–1, 21%. Final score 0–1, 10%.

St. Johnstone goalsHibernian goals0123456+0123456+12%10%3%6%9%9%3%2%2%20%21%Final score

Own goals have no xG.

xG race

00.511.50153045607590HTMagennis on for Wright, 63'Hallberg on for Gogic, 72'Stevenson on for Doig and Bradley on for Newell, 79'Conway on for Middleton, 72'Wotherspoon on for O'Halloran and May on for Kane, 79'Davidson on for Bryson and Rooney on for Brown, 83'Middleton 22'Hibernian 1.08St. Johnstone 0.7300.511.50153045607590HTMagennis on for Wright, 63'Hallberg on for Gogic, 72'Stevenson on for Doig and Bradley on for Newell, 79'Conway on for Middleton, 72'Wotherspoon on for O'Halloran and May on for Kane, 79'Davidson on for Bryson and Rooney on for Brown, 83'Middleton 22'1.080.73HibernianSt. Johnstone

Each side's xG added up shot by shot through the match. Stoppage time is shaded as far as the last shot or event recorded in it. Triangles along the foot mark each side's substitutions.

Match stats

HibernianSt. Johnstone

1.08 −0.44xG0.73 −0.55
0.87 −0.71xG on target0.56 −0.35
8 −4Shots6 −7
2 −2.2Shots on target2 −1.4
1 −0.9Big chances1 −0.5
59% +9Possession41% −4
529 +140Passes376 +16
76% +6Pass accuracy67% +2
56% +8Field tilt44% −8
48 +9Final-third entries28 −8
9 −1.7Box entries6 −3.6
15.2 +1Passes per defensive action24.6 +10
4 −1.7Corners2 −2.8
9 −5Tackles11 −5
11 +1Interceptions12 −1
10 −10Clearances24 +4
1 −1.5Saves2 +0.4
15 +2Fouls12 0
3 +0.7Offsides1 −1.0

The small figure beside each value is its difference from the side's average per league match this season before this one. Field tilt is each side's share of the open-play passes completed in the final third; entries are completed open-play passes and carries into the final third and the box; passes per defensive action (PPDA) counts the opponent's passes in its own 60% of the pitch for each tackle, interception, challenge, or foul there.

Chance locations

Hibernian

Boyle 35', 0.57 xGDoidge 75', 0.15 xGGogic 53', 0.12 xGBoyle 48', 0.09 xGDoidge 4', 0.05 xGDoig 17', 0.04 xGDoig 41', 0.04 xGDoig 45+1', 0.02 xG66%0.72 xGSix-yard box: 2 shots, 0.72 xG, 0 goals19%0.21 xGCentral box: 3 shots, 0.21 xG, 0 goals8%0.09 xGWide in the box: 1 shot, 0.09 xG, 0 goals6%0.07 xGEdge of the box: 2 shots, 0.07 xG, 0 goals0%0.00 xGFurther out: 0 shots, 0.00 xG, 0 goals

St. Johnstone

Wotherspoon 90+2', 0.25 xGKane 20', 0.08 xGKane 21', 0.06 xGMiddleton 71', 0.06 xGMiddleton 33', 0.04 xGMiddleton 22', 0.25 xG, goal34%0.25 xGSix-yard box: 1 shot, 0.25 xG, 0 goals42%0.31 xGCentral box: 2 shots, 0.31 xG, 1 goal10%0.07 xGWide in the box: 1 shot, 0.07 xG, 0 goals14%0.10 xGEdge of the box: 2 shots, 0.10 xG, 0 goals0%0.00 xGFurther out: 0 shots, 0.00 xG, 0 goals

Each area's share of the side's xG from open play and set pieces, with the xG in it. The two wide areas of the box count together, as on the club pages. Shots shows each of those shots instead, sized by its xG, with goals filled in.

Chance types

HibernianSt. Johnstone

0.74 4 shots, 0 goalsOpen play0.61 4 shots, 1 goal
0.34 4 shots, 0 goalsSet pieces0.12 2 shots, 0 goals

xG by type of chance, with each side's shots and goals beside it.

Game state

Level
22 min (24%) · Hibernian 0.09, St. Johnstone 0.39 xG
St. Johnstone ahead
71 min (76%) · Hibernian 0.99, St. Johnstone 0.34 xG

Line-ups

1654258131136109MarcianoMcGinnPorteousHanlonDoigWrightGogicNewellIrvineBoyleDoidgeYellow cardYellow cardYellow card79'63'72'79'Hibernian 4-4-2Jack Ross12564218132411169ParishKerrGordonMcCartBrownMcCannBrysonBoothO'HalloranMiddletonKaneYellow cardYellow cardGoal83'83'79'72'79'St. Johnstone 3-4-2-1Callum Davidson

Hibernian substitutes

  • 63' Magennis for Wright
  • 72' Hallberg for Gogic
  • 79' Stevenson for Doig
  • 79' Bradley for Newell

St. Johnstone substitutes

  • 72' Conway for Middleton
  • 79' Wotherspoon for O'Halloran
  • 79' May for Kane
  • 83' Davidson for Bryson
  • 83' Rooney for Brown

Players

Hibernian

PlayerPosMinGAxGxAKPxTProgDef
MarcianoGK900.000.0000.0340
McGinn RB900.000.0100.0878
PorteousCB900.000.0200.15175
HanlonCB900.000.0200.11125
DoigLB790.110.0500.1371
WrightRM630.000.0100.0233
GogicCM720.120.0200.0044
Newell CM790.000.2020.1150
Irvine LM900.000.2310.2366
BoyleST900.660.0300.0740
DoidgeST900.200.000−0.0200
MagennisMF270.000.000−0.0100
HallbergMF180.000.0000.0320
StevensonDF110.000.0000.0110
BradleyFW110.000.0000.0000

St. Johnstone

PlayerPosMinGAxGxAKPxTProgDef
ParishGK900.000.0000.0111
KerrCB900.000.0100.04411
GordonCB900.000.0000.05411
McCartCB900.000.0100.1174
BrownRWB830.000.0100.0243
McCann CM900.000.010−0.0214
BrysonCM830.000.0200.0223
Booth LWB900.000.0000.0433
O'HalloranAM790.000.0310.0442
MiddletonAM7210.350.0410.0114
KaneST790.130.011−0.0302
ConwayMF180.000.0000.0000
WotherspoonMF110.250.0300.0011
MayFW110.000.0000.0100
DavidsonMF70.000.0000.0001
RooneyDF70.000.3910.1711

Starters, then substitutes in the order they came on. KP is chances created and Def defensive actions (tackles, blocks, clearances, and interceptions). xT is the expected threat added by the player's completed open-play passes and carries, and Prog counts progressive passes and carries.

Pass networks

Hibernian

Marciano and McGinn: 5 passesMcGinn and Hanlon: 5 passesHanlon and Gogic: 5 passesHanlon and Irvine: 5 passesHanlon and Doidge: 5 passesWright and Newell: 5 passesGogic and Irvine: 6 passesPorteous and Irvine: 8 passesDoig and Doidge: 8 passesMarciano and Porteous: 9 passesMcGinn and Gogic: 9 passesMcGinn and Irvine: 9 passesWright and Irvine: 9 passesNewell and Irvine: 9 passesIrvine and Boyle: 9 passesGogic and Newell: 10 passesMcGinn and Wright: 11 passesHanlon and Newell: 11 passesDoig and Gogic: 11 passesMcGinn and Newell: 12 passesPorteous and Gogic: 12 passesDoig and Newell: 12 passesPorteous and Newell: 18 passesMcGinn and Porteous: 19 passesHanlon and Doig: 20 passesPorteous and Hanlon: 24 passesMarciano: 13 completed passesMcGinn: 43 completed passesPorteous: 53 completed passesHanlon: 42 completed passesDoig: 32 completed passesWright: 18 completed passesGogic: 35 completed passesNewell: 42 completed passesIrvine: 27 completed passesBoyle: 10 completed passesDoidge: 7 completed passes1654258131136109MarcianoMcGinnPorteousHanlonDoigWrightGogicNewellIrvineBoyleDoidgeStarters until 63' · lines join pairs with 5+ passes

St. Johnstone

Gordon and Booth: 4 passesBooth and Bryson: 4 passesBryson and Kane: 4 passesMcCann and O'Halloran: 4 passesMiddleton and Kane: 4 passesKerr and Gordon: 5 passesGordon and O'Halloran: 5 passesBrown and McCann: 5 passesBrown and Middleton: 5 passesBooth and Middleton: 5 passesBryson and O'Halloran: 5 passesKerr and Brown: 6 passesKerr and McCann: 6 passesGordon and Bryson: 6 passesBooth and McCann: 6 passesBryson and McCann: 6 passesMcCart and Bryson: 7 passesKerr and Bryson: 7 passesGordon and McCann: 7 passesMcCart and McCann: 8 passesBryson and Middleton: 8 passesMcCart and O'Halloran: 9 passesBrown and Bryson: 14 passesMcCart and Booth: 16 passesParish: 4 completed passesMcCart: 27 completed passesKerr: 19 completed passesGordon: 19 completed passesBrown: 19 completed passesBooth: 24 completed passesBryson: 32 completed passesMcCann: 23 completed passesMiddleton: 12 completed passesO'Halloran: 12 completed passesKane: 6 completed passes12456224131816119ParishMcCartKerrGordonBrownBoothBrysonMcCannMiddletonO'HalloranKaneStarters until 72' · lines join pairs with 4+ passes

Each starter at the average position of their passes and receptions until the side's first substitution or red card, sized by completed passes. Lines join pairs who passed to each other often, thicker for more passes.

Passing combinations

Hibernian

FromToPasses
PorteousHanlon19
HanlonPorteous14
McGinnPorteous14
DoigHanlon13
NewellPorteous13

St. Johnstone

FromToPasses
BoothMcCart10
McCartO'Halloran9
BrownBryson8
McCannMcCart8
McCartBooth7

The five pairs with the most completed passes from one to the other over the whole match.

Defensive actions

Hibernian

5+0.25−0.55−1.27+0.17−0.580.07−0.37−0.96−0.210+4.13−1.57+0.94−1.96+2.07+3.81−1.06+3.33−1.30−2.03+1.71+0.11−0.32+0.22+1.30−0.51−0.21+0.60−0.77−5.42−4.9FewerMore than the season average

Against its average of 35 matches

St. Johnstone

5+0.64−0.720+7.73−1.72−3.38−0.97−1.110+2.918+10.08−0.45−1.46−0.312+6.65−1.311+4.35+0.13−1.41−1.96+2.32−2.81−2.20−1.91−0.71−0.80−3.00−1.40−0.31+0.51+0.50−0.8FewerMore than the season average

Against its average of 35 matches

Where each side made its tackles, interceptions, clearances, blocks, recoveries, challenges, and fouls, attacking up the page. Areas are shaded by the difference from the side's average per match this season before this one: amber for more, blue for fewer.

Threat

Hibernian

0.010.010.020.020.030.030.020.020.070.050.030.030.040.040.040.020.06−0.01−0.010.080.03−0.020.110.20LessMore

St. Johnstone

0.010.010.010.010.020.030.010.020.030.020.070.010.030.05−0.01−0.02−0.01−0.01−0.020.020.17LessMore

Expected threat added by completed open-play passes and carries, by where the move started, attacking up the page. Expected threat is the chance that possession in an area leads to a goal; a move adds the difference between where it ends and where it starts.

Ratings

0.51.01.52.0League average 1.15AttackHibernian1.30 → 1.28St. Johnstone1.10 → 1.10Defence (lower is better)Hibernian1.00 → 1.00St. Johnstone0.98 → 0.97

The goals each side would score (attack) and concede (defence) per game against an average team, from the forecast ratings before this matchday (ring) and after it (dot); a lower defence number is better. Grey dots are the other clubs after the matchday, spread up and down only so they don't overlap. The change takes in the whole matchday.

Pre-match

As things stood before kick-off.

Forecast

HibernianSt. Johnstone
Expected goals1.220.93
Win42%27%
Expected Points1.571.13
Clean sheet39%29%

Hibernian 42%Draw 30%St. Johnstone 27%

Most likely score 1–1, 14%. Both sides score 43%.

St. Johnstone goalsHibernian goals0123456+0123456+5%2%6%2%9%8%4%1%4%3%2%1%1%12%10%14%14%

From the forecast as it stood on 1 May 2021: each side's attack and defence ratings in a Dixon–Coles score model, as on the Forecasts page.

Form

Hibernian

  1. W2–121 AprLivingston (H)xG 2.31–1.77
  2. L1–211 AprRangers (A)xG 1.09–0.58
  3. D1–120 MarLivingston (A)xG 0.68–1.09
  4. W2–113 MarRoss County (A)xG 2.75–1.36
  5. L0–16 MarSt. Johnstone (A)xG 1.03–0.29
  6. L0–227 FebMotherwell (H)xG 1.70–1.00

St. Johnstone

  1. D1–121 AprRangers (H)xG 1.93–0.23
  2. L0–110 AprAberdeen (H)xG 1.39–1.26
  3. W1–020 MarRoss County (H)xG 1.93–0.15
  4. W1–06 MarHibernian (H)xG 0.29–1.03
  5. D1–13 MarHamilton Academical (A)xG 1.04–0.66
  6. W3–020 FebMotherwell (A)xG 3.04–0.03

The last six league matches, newest first, with xG for and against.

Season to date

HibernianSt. Johnstone
Position3rd6th
Played3535
Won, drawn, lost17–⁠8–⁠1010–⁠11–⁠14
Points59 (1.69 per game)41 (1.17 per game)
Expected Points per game1.651.57
Goals47–⁠3435–⁠42
xG per game1.52–⁠1.101.28–⁠0.91
Home: points, xG per game1.53, 1.46–⁠1.251.11, 1.12–⁠0.80
Away: points, xG per game1.83, 1.57–⁠0.961.24, 1.45–⁠1.02
ManagerJack Ross (35)Callum Davidson (35)

League matches this season before kick-off. The manager's number is league matches in charge since 2020/21.

Ratings

0.51.01.52.0League average 1.15AttackHibernian1.30, 3rdSt. Johnstone1.10, 4thDefence (lower is better)Hibernian1.00, 5thSt. Johnstone0.98, 4th

This season

Attack0.51.01.52.0SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprHibernian attack: 1.30St. Johnstone attack: 1.101.301.10St. JohnstoneHibernianDefence (lower is better)0.51.01.52.0SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprHibernian defence: 1.00St. Johnstone defence: 0.981.000.98

The goals each side would score (attack) and concede (defence) per game against an average team, from the forecast ratings before this matchday, with their rank among the league's clubs; a lower defence number is better. Grey dots are the other clubs, spread up and down only so they don't overlap.

Strengths and weaknesses

HibernianSt. Johnstone
CreatedConcededCreatedConceded
Open play+22%−16%−13%−23%
Counter-attacks−29%+16%+63%−81%
Set pieces+1%−14%+28%−24%
Penalties+64%−1%−1%−51%
Headers+31%−33%+13%−17%
Left side+10%−13%+18%−21%
Centre+12%−28%−13%−25%
Right side+23%+9%+11%−32%

xG created and conceded per game against the league average this season: +24% is 24% more than an average side. Left and right are each side's own, so chances conceded on its left come from opponents attacking down their right. Green favours the side and amber doesn't.

Matchups

Hibernian attacking

Hibernian createdSt. Johnstone concededLeft side+10%−32%Centre+12%−25%Right side+23%−21%Open play+22%−23%Counter-attacks−29%−81%Set pieces+1%−24%Headers+31%−17%

St. Johnstone attacking

St. Johnstone createdHibernian concededLeft side+18%+9%Centre−13%−28%Right side+11%−13%Open play−13%−16%Counter-attacks+63%+16%Set pieces+28%−14%Headers+13%−33%

Each side's xG created per game down each side of the pitch, through the centre, and from each type of chance, against what its opponent concedes there, both relative to the league average.

Season averages

HibernianSt. Johnstone

1.52xG1.28
1.10xG against0.91
50%Possession45%
11.9Shots12.8
11.2Shots against9.3
4.2Shots on target3.4
1.9Big chances1.5
21.1Touches in the opposition box21.9
389Passes360
70%Pass accuracy65%
5.7Corners4.8
47%Field tilt53%
38.8Final-third entries35.5
10.7Box entries9.6
13.8Passes per defensive action14.3

Per league match this season before kick-off.

Game state this season

Hibernian

StateMinutes per gamexG per 90xG against per 90
Level381.551.05
Ahead321.691.22
Behind201.201.02

St. Johnstone

StateMinutes per gamexG per 90xG against per 90
Level551.110.93
Ahead141.671.10
Behind221.470.72

xG by period

Hibernian

MinutesxG per gamexG againstGoals
1–150.230.126–4
16–300.200.179–6
31–450.220.207–6
46–600.220.228–6
61–750.330.179–3
76–900.320.238–9

St. Johnstone

MinutesxG per gamexG againstGoals
1–150.150.102–4
16–300.140.115–4
31–450.210.198–12
46–600.210.207–9
61–750.240.115–3
76–900.320.208–10

Per game this season, with stoppage time counted in its half; goals are totals for and against.

Most used players by position

Hibernian

GKRBCBCBLBRMCMCMLMSTSTMarciano 31Macey 2Barnes 2McGinn 28Cadden 5Boyle 1Porteous 30McGregor 6McGinn 2Hanlon 32Doig 17Stevenson 10Gogic 3Boyle 20McGinn 5Newell 2Gogic 19Hallberg 9Mallan 3Newell 26Irvine 8Nisbet 1Murphy 12Doig 6Horgan 4Nisbet 26Boyle 9Wright 1Doidge 27Gogic 3Irvine 14-4-2 in 15 of 35 starts

Formations: 4-4-2 (15), 3-4-1-2 (5), 3-5-2 (4), 3-1-4-2 (2), 5-3-2 (2), 4-5-1 (2), 4-3-3 (1), 4-2-3-1 (1), 4-1-2-1-2 (1), 4-1-4-1 (1), 4-1-3-2 (1)

St. Johnstone

GKCBCBCBRWBCMCMLWBAMAMSTClark 27Parish 8Kerr 27Rooney 7Craig 2Gordon 34McCart 34McNamara 20Rooney 11Kerr 1McCann 26Bryson 9McNamara 2Craig 13Davidson 13Wotherspoon 4Tanser 22Booth 12Bryson 1Conway 16Melamed 8McCann 2Wotherspoon 23O'Halloran 10May 4May 12Kane 12Hendry 73-4-2-1 in 21 of 35 starts

Formations: 3-4-2-1 (21), 3-4-1-2 (4), 3-4-3 (4), 5-3-2 (2), 3-5-2 (1), 4-1-4-1 (1), 4-1-2-2-1 (1), 4-1-2-1-2 (1)

This season's most used formation, with up to three players who started most often in each position and their league starts there. Underneath, when a side has used more than one, every formation with its starts.

Head to head

DateHomeAwayxG
6 March 2021St. Johnstone1–0HibernianxG 0.29–1.03
24 November 2020Hibernian2–2St. JohnstonexG 1.56–1.02
23 August 2020St. Johnstone0–1HibernianxG 0.52–1.53

3 league meetings since 2020/21: Hibernian won 1, St. Johnstone won 1, and 1 was a draw. Goals 3–3 and xG 1.37–0.61 per game.

Key players

Hibernian

PlayerStartsMinGAxG per 90xA per 90
Nisbet272,5011420.500.08
Mallan4507100.230.33
Boyle332,9721260.380.16
Doidge272,504620.370.07

St. Johnstone

PlayerStartsMinGAxG per 90xA per 90
Melamed10744520.490.16
May161,633540.420.16
Kane151,375410.370.10
Conway181,506320.220.20

Up to four players a side with the most xG plus xA per 90 minutes, from those with at least 450 league minutes.