St Johnstone vs Hibernian - prediction, team news, lineups

Fighting to grounds their archetypal triumph since the opening circular of the Scottish Premiership, St Johnstone invited Hibernian to McDiarmid Park connected Sunday day successful the apical formation of Scottish football.

The Saints secured a share of the spoils astatine the basal of Dundee past clip out, whilst Hibs were made to wage for a dilatory commencement connected Thursday night, erstwhile they lost the Edinburgh derby to fierce rivals Hearts.

Match preview

After winning the Scottish Championship by a commanding 11 points past season, St Johnstone person experienced a humble commencement to beingness backmost successful the Premiership, collecting 4 points from arsenic galore fixtures.

That being said, the Saints are presently successful the midst of a three-match winless series (D1 L2) and lone avoided a 3rd consecutive decision courtesy of a last-minute Josh Fowler equaliser astatine Dundee connected Tuesday night.

Replaced archetypal by caput manager Simo Valakari successful that Dens Park encounter, playmaker Jamie Gullan created 3 chances connected the evening, with the 27-year-old providing a staggering 31 extremity contributions successful each competitions past season.

After managing conscionable a azygous constituent from 3 consecutive distant contests, St Johnstone volition happily instrumentality to McDiarmid Park connected Sunday, with the hosts unbeaten astatine the Perth venue since a 1-0 decision by Dunfermline Athletic connected January 24.

Looking to boost their chances of avoiding relegation occupation this campaign, the Saints bolstered their midfield options connected transportation deadline day, signing Joel Cotterill and Josh Campbell from Swansea City and Hibernian respectively.

Courtesy of their fifth-placed decorativeness past play and consequent Conference League qualification, Hibernian person already played 11 competitory matches and experienced sizeable heartbreak this term.

Games astatine Easter Road person haunted Hibs successful caller times, with David Gray's men knocked retired of Europe by a 90th-minute Gent victor connected August 27, a week earlier Hearts picked up a 3-1 Premiership occurrence connected force territory.

On a affirmative enactment for Hibernian supporters, Sunday's visitors are unbeaten crossed their past 4 distant matches successful each competitions (W2 D2) - a tally which includes victories astatine Dundee and Scottish giants Rangers.

After a quartet of fixtures astatine the opening of the 2026-27 top-flight term, Hibs are presently occupying seventh spot successful the Premiership standings with six points, a presumption and 2 points up of St Johnstone.

Aiming to vie astatine the apical of array erstwhile again this term, Hibs person added younker to a defence which is headlined by veterans Grant Hanley and Jack Iredale, with promising right-back Alex Williams arriving from West Bromwich Albion.

St Johnstone Scottish Premiership form:

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St Johnstone signifier (all competitions):

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Hibernian Scottish Premiership form:

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Team News

Signing from Easter Road this week, St Johnstone midfielder Campbell volition not diagnostic against his genitor nine connected Sunday.

There is surely a lawsuit for ex-Swansea youngster Cotterill to grace the pitch, though, providing contention for Reece McAlear and Jason Holt.

After his goalscoring antics disconnected the seat astatine Dens Park, Fowler should beryllium afforded a spot successful the hosts' guardant enactment this weekend.

Seeing reddish successful the Edinburgh derby connected Thursday, Hibernian centre-back Iredale is suspended for the travel to Diarmid Park.

Jordan Obita managed conscionable 29 minutes past clip retired earlier being forced disconnected with an injury, making him a uncertainty for this weekend.

St Johnstone imaginable starting lineup:

Steward; Todd, Mitchell, Diabate, Alic; Stanton, Holt, McAlear, Steven; Fowler, Gullan

Hibernian imaginable starting lineup:

Sallinger; Kerr, Hanley, Passlack; Williams, Mulligan, Chaiwa, McGrath; Boyle, Mayor, Lowe

We say: St Johnstone 1-1 Hibernian

Boasting an unbeaten league tally astatine McDiarmid Park which dates backmost to January, St Johnstone volition beryllium assured of picking up astatine slightest a constituent connected Sunday.

Gray needs to prime his Hibs boys disconnected the level pursuing Thursday's Edinburgh derby embarrassment, with the visitors surely bully capable to unafraid a stock of the points from this one.

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