St. Johnstone vs Hibernian prediction 01.01.2025 | Scottish Premiership

• Competition: Premiership
• Date: Wednesday, 1st January, 2025
• Kickoff: 15:00 UK / 16:00 CET
• Venue: McDiarmid Park (Perth)

St. Johnstone have been among the worst teams in the Premiership in the last three seasons. Yet, they managed to survive. Unfortunately, this season could be the one when they suffer relegation, as they are in the last place with 14 points from 20 matches. Escaping the Relegation Group is looking like an impossible task, considering they are 13 points away from it.

Hibernian, on the other hand, have been constantly between 3rd and 7th place since their promotion in the 2016/17 season. This season, they haven't had a good start, but as the season progresses, they are only looking better. Right now, after four straight wins, they are in 7th place with 24 points in 20 rounds. Considering they are only three points away from the Championship Group, a potential win here might grant them a place in the top six.

St. Johnstone vs Hibernian pick: Over 2.5 goals

St. Johnstone are among the best teams in the league for this type of bet, with 70% of their games finishing with over 2.5 goals (14 out of 20). Lately, their defense totally collapsed, allowing two or more goals in the last four matches.

Hibernian are in excellent form, winning five out of the last six matches while scoring 12 goals - two per game. Mostly due to a good offense, they were over 2.5 goals in five out of those last six.

In the previous three h2h games, these teams were over 2.5 goals on two occasions. Considering all the above, we believe that an over 2.5 goals bet should be the safest option for this Premiership tie.