St. Johnstone welcome Hearts at McDiarmid Park, Perth on Wednesday, Dec 30 at 8:45 PM in a Premiership fixture that's tighter on paper than the positions suggest — just 2 points split them in the table.

St. Johnstone come into this fixture drawing too many games (3D in last 5). Hearts, meanwhile, arrive in mixed form (2W 2D 1L) — actually the better-performing side in recent weeks.

Despite playing at home, St. Johnstone face a side that has dominated this fixture historically. Hearts have won 10 of 10 encounters. Their last encounter ended in St. Johnstone won 1–2. These two tend to produce goals — averaging 3.0 per game in recent meetings.

Verdict: This looks an evenly matched contest. Home advantage gives St. Johnstone a slight edge, but Hearts are capable of causing problems. A draw would be a fair result.