Aberdeen FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC, Premier League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2019-20

Aberdeen FC

3 – 2

Full Time

Heart of Midlothian FC

Sun 4 Aug 2019 · 14:00 UTC HT 45+3' · FT 45+4'

Y 27' Aaron Hickey

Y 34' Uche Ikpeazu

Y 35' Sean Clare

Shaleum Logan 45' Y

Lewis Ferguson 47' Y

Y 53' Jake Mulraney

Funso-King Ojo 56' Y

R 79' Aaron Hickey

Ryan Hedges 86' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Aberdeen FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC — Premier League .

Aberdeen FC 12 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
Heart of Midlothian FC 12 games · 20 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Don Robertson
Referee David Doig
Referee David Roome
Referee Grant Irvine

5 games this season 🟨 4.4/game ⚽ 10.6 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Celtic FC	13	31
2	Rangers FC	12	27
3	Falkirk FC	13	21
4	Heart of Midlothian FC	12	20
5	Dundee FC	12	17
6	Dundee United FC	12	17
7	St. Johnstone FC	13	17
8	St. Mirren FC	13	14
9	Motherwell FC	13	13
10	Hibernian FC	12	11
11	Aberdeen FC	12	11
12	Kilmarnock FC	13	9

Head-to-Head

Aberdeen FC 25 games · Avg 2.6 goals Heart of Midlothian FC

Last 5 meetings

2019-08-04 Aberdeen FC 3–2 Heart of Midlothian FC 2019-05-10 Aberdeen FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 2019-03-30 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 Aberdeen FC 2018-12-22 Aberdeen FC 2–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2018-10-20 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 Aberdeen FC

Recent Form

Aberdeen FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Aug	Heart of Midlothian FC	H	3–2	W
01 Aug	FC Chikhura Sachkhere	H	5–0	W
25 Jul	FC Chikhura Sachkhere	A	1–1	D
18 Jul	Rovaniemen PS	A	2–1	W
11 Jul	Rovaniemen PS	H	2–1	W
19 May	Hibernian FC	A	2–1	W

Heart of Midlothian FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Aug	Aberdeen FC	A	2–3	L
19 May	Celtic FC	A	1–2	L
10 May	Aberdeen FC	A	1–2	L
04 May	Kilmarnock FC	H	0–1	L
28 Apr	Hibernian FC	A	1–1	D
20 Apr	Rangers FC	H	1–3	L

Season Stats

Aberdeen FC		Heart of Midlothian FC
#11	Position	#4
11	Points	20
12	Played	12
3 / 2 / 7	W / D / L	6 / 2 / 4
12	Scored	26
18	Conceded	22
-6	GD	+4
0.92	PPG	1.67
25%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

52% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)

48% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

17% Clean Sheets
Aberdeen FC this season

25% Clean Sheets
Heart of Midlothian FC this season

Aberdeen FC are 11th (11 pts). Heart of Midlothian FC are 4th (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Aberdeen FC

0-15

1/4

16-30

2/1

31-45

1/4

46-60

3/2

61-75

1/4

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Heart of Midlothian FC

0-15

4/4

16-30

3/4

31-45

5/4

46-60

6/4

61-75

3/1

76+

5/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Aberdeen FC

Kevin Nisbet	4 G	3 A
Connor Ronan	2 G	2 A
Ayoub Mouloua	2 G
Lewis Mayo	1 G

Heart of Midlothian FC

Claudio Braga	6 G	2 A
Calvin Miller	5 G	1 A
James Wilson	3 G
Laurent Mendy	3 G
Joshua McPake	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Aberdeen FC and Heart of Midlothian FC get this one started.
5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Heart of Midlothian FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Andrew Irving made 319 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
13' Sam Cosgrove adds to his 0 season tally! Aberdeen FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
18' A quiet spell here at . Aberdeen FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
23' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
27' Poor challenge from Aaron Hickey. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
32' Heart of Midlothian FC is showing some good football. However, Heart of Midlothian FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
34' Heart of Midlothian FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
35' The referee shows Heart of Midlothian FC player a Yellow card on 35.
39' Time for substitution for Heart of Midlothian FC. John Souttar is replaced by Clevid Dikamona.
44' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
45' Aberdeen FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 45.
47' Aberdeen FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
52' Funso-King Ojo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Aberdeen FC so far.
53' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jake Mulraney.
56' A meaty challenge results in booking for Funso-King Ojo on 56.
61' The supporters are chanting for Ryan Hedges. He replaces Scott Wright on 61 minute.
66' The crowd applauds Jake Mulraney as he leaves the pitch. Conor Washington steps in for Heart of Midlothian FC.
68' GOAL! Steven Naismith fires home to make it 1-1!
68' Niall McGinn is ready to make an impact after coming on for James Wilson at the 68 minute mark.
73' Aberdeen FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
76' The deadlock is broken! Jamie Walker gets on the scoresheet on 76 minutes.
79' The referee does not hesitate — a Red card for Aaron Hickey on 79 minutes.
80' A stunning finish from Sam Cosgrove — that came from absolutely nowhere!
81' Aberdeen FC ring the changes. Jon Gallagher has done his job and it is now time for Bruce Anderson to step up.
85' Ryan Hedges adds to his 0 season tally! Aberdeen FC lead 3-2 — and this changes everything.
86' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Ryan Hedges.
3-2 the final result. Heart of Midlothian FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Aberdeen FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

11
Ryan Hedges ↑ 61'
17
Stevie May
10
Niall McGinn ↑ 68'
25
Bruce Anderson ↑ 81'
24
Dean Campbell
20
Tomas Cerny
44
Calvin Ramsay

Coach Derek McInnes

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Craig Levein

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Lawrence Shankland	5
Sam Cosgrove	4
Duk	3
Josh Ginnelly	3
Michael Smith	2
Liam Boyce	2
Matthew Pollock	2
John Souttar	2

Head to Head

Aberdeen FC Form

2019-08-04 Aberdeen FC 3–2 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2019-08-01 Aberdeen FC 5–0 FC Chikhura Sachkhere W 2019-07-25 FC Chikhura Sachkhere 1–1 Aberdeen FC D 2019-07-18 Rovaniemen PS 1–2 Aberdeen FC W 2019-07-11 Aberdeen FC 2–1 Rovaniemen PS W 2019-05-19 Hibernian FC 1–2 Aberdeen FC W

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2019-08-04 Aberdeen FC 3–2 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2019-05-19 Celtic FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2019-05-10 Aberdeen FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2019-05-04 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 Kilmarnock FC L 2019-04-28 Hibernian FC 1–1 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2019-04-20 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–3 Rangers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2 Aberdeen FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.75 Heart of Midlothian FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Aberdeen FC50% Draw22% Heart of Midlothian FC28%

Actual: Aberdeen FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 3.75

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	51%	49%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

Aberdeen FC or Draw

72%

Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC

50%

Aberdeen FC or Heart of Midlothian FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Aberdeen FC34% Draw39% Heart of Midlothian FC27%

Actual: Aberdeen FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.1%

2 – 1

1 – 2

2 – 2

6.9%

3 – 1

5.3%

2 – 0

4.8%

3 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

4.2%

1 – 3

4.1%

2 – 3

0 – 2

3.7%

0 – 0

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Aberdeen FC

Handicap	Aberdeen FC covers	Push	Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	13%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	18%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	16%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Aberdeen FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.