St Johnstone v Hearts: Pick of the stats

St Johnstone and Hearts played out a goalless draw in Perth on Saturday.

It was a match of few chances, with neither side able to find the breakthrough.

The result leaves Hearts fifth in the Scottish Premiership, while St Johnstone remain eighth.

Here are some of the key stats from the match:

• St Johnstone had 53% possession.
• Hearts had 47% possession.
• St Johnstone had 8 shots on goal.
• Hearts had 5 shots on goal.
• St Johnstone had 3 shots on target.
• Hearts had 2 shots on target.
• St Johnstone had 5 corners.
• Hearts had 3 corners.
• St Johnstone had 1 yellow card.
• Hearts had 2 yellow cards.

The match was a close and even affair, with both sides having chances to win.

St Johnstone had the better of the first half, but Hearts came out stronger in the second half.

Ultimately, neither side deserved to lose and a draw was a fair result.

St Johnstone will be disappointed not to have taken all three points, but they will be pleased with their performance.

Hearts will be relieved to have come away with a point, but they will know that they need to improve if they want to challenge for the top six.