Hearts v St Johnstone: early top-half jostle at Tynecastle | OneFootball

Hearts face St Johnstone in the Scottish Premiership at Tynecastle Park on Saturday, 29 August 2026, with both sides level on three points and looking to edge into the early top half.

Hearts won the most recent meeting 2-1 in May 2025 at Tynecastle Park, and St Johnstone now return with both sides level on three points.

The Jambos opened with a 2-1 loss at Aberdeen then swept Dundee United 4-0 at home. St Johnstone beat Kilmarnock 4-3 before a narrow 1-0 defeat at St Mirren.

The Jam Tarts have five league goals from two games with 50% shooting accuracy and one clean sheet. Cláudio Braga already has two assists, while St Johnstone average 52% possession with 82.27% pass accuracy and a 19.35% crossing success rate.

The game could tilt between the hosts' cutting edge and St Johnstone's control. Jamie Gullan has supplied two assists, and Cheick Diabaté, Kai Fotheringham and Josh Fowler have one league goal each, so the visitors may carry threat if they settle in midfield.

A home victory would take the Jambos to six points and could nudge them into the top four. St Johnstone would reach the same mark with an away win and may climb as well. The Jam Tarts then visit Hibernian next, with St Johnstone due at Dundee.