Saturday , 14 November 2026

Aberdeen FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC, Premier League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2022-23
Aberdeen FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Heart of Midlothian FC
Sun 16 Oct 2022 · 14:00 UTC Pittodrie Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Jayden Richardson 2' Y
Y 37' Robert Snodgrass
Y 44' Barrie McKay
Y 44' Orestis Kiomourtzoglou
Jack MacKenzie 66' Y
Anthony Stewart 90' Y
Y 90' Jorge Grant

Overview

Match Preview

Aberdeen FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC — Premier League at Pittodrie Stadium.

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

10
5
10
Aberdeen FC 25 games · Avg 2.6 goals Heart of Midlothian FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-10-16 Aberdeen FC 2–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2022-03-02 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Aberdeen FC 2021-10-30 Aberdeen FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 2021-08-22 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Aberdeen FC 2019-12-29 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Aberdeen FC

Recent Form

Aberdeen FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Oct Heart of Midlothian FC H 2–0 W
08 Oct Dundee United FC A 0–4 L
01 Oct Kilmarnock FC H 4–1 W
17 Sep Hibernian FC A 1–3 L
03 Sep Ross County FC A 1–1 D
27 Aug Livingston FC H 5–0 W
Heart of Midlothian FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Oct Aberdeen FC A 0–2 L
09 Oct Kilmarnock FC A 2–2 D
01 Oct Rangers FC H 0–4 L
18 Sep Motherwell FC A 3–0 W
03 Sep Livingston FC A 0–1 L
28 Aug St. Johnstone FC H 3–2 W

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' It’s Showtime! The match between Aberdeen FC and Heart of Midlothian FC is underway.
  • 2' Jayden Richardson has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 2.
  • 7' Andrew Halliday has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 7 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' Fresh legs for Heart of Midlothian FC! Lewis Neilson comes on to replace Andrew Halliday.
  • 15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Aberdeen FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 20' Jack MacKenzie has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 25' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 30' Aberdeen FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 35' Heart of Midlothian FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 37' Heart of Midlothian FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 42' Aberdeen FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 42.
  • 44' Barrie McKay has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 44.
  • 49' 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.
  • 54' Anthony Stewart has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 59' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Connor Smith suffering a number of foals already.
  • 64' A quiet spell here at Pittodrie Stadium. Aberdeen FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 66' Controversy at the stadium! Jack MacKenzie argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 70' Vicente Besuijen is ready to make an impact after coming on for Leighton Clarkson at the 70 minute mark.
  • 74' The Cape Verde Islands forward Duk breaks the deadlock on 74 minutes. 1-0!
  • 79' Brilliant from the ! Vicente Besuijen makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 79.
  • 81' The Aberdeen FC manager makes a substitution. Duk departs to be replaced by Marley Watkins.
  • 82' Fresh legs for Heart of Midlothian FC! Connor Smith comes on to replace Alan Forrest.
  • 87' The crowd applauds Jack MacKenzie as he leaves the pitch. Matthew Kennedy steps in for Aberdeen FC.
  • 90' Heart of Midlothian FC make a change. Peter Haring trudges off to be replaced by Jorge Grant on 90 minutes.
  • 90' Anthony Stewart is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • It finishes all square. Aberdeen FC and Heart of Midlothian FC share the spoils 2-0.

Lineups

Aberdeen FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach James Goodwin

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Robbie Neilson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lawrence Shankland 5
Sam Cosgrove 4
Duk 3
Josh Ginnelly 3
Leighton Clarkson 2
Lewis Ferguson 2
Steven Naismith 2
Michael Smith 2

Head to Head

2022-10-16 Aberdeen FC 2–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2022-03-02 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Aberdeen FC 2021-10-30 Aberdeen FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 2021-08-22 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Aberdeen FC 2019-12-29 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Aberdeen FC

Aberdeen FC Form

2022-10-16 Aberdeen FC 2–0 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2022-10-08 Dundee United FC 4–0 Aberdeen FC L 2022-10-01 Aberdeen FC 4–1 Kilmarnock FC W 2022-09-17 Hibernian FC 3–1 Aberdeen FC L 2022-09-03 Ross County FC 1–1 Aberdeen FC D 2022-08-27 Aberdeen FC 5–0 Livingston FC W

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2022-10-16 Aberdeen FC 2–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2022-10-09 Kilmarnock FC 2–2 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2022-10-01 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–4 Rangers FC L 2022-09-18 Motherwell FC 0–3 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2022-09-03 Livingston FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2022-08-28 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–2 St. Johnstone FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.73 Aberdeen FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.54 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 65% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Aberdeen FC46% Draw24% Heart of Midlothian FC30%
Actual: Aberdeen FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.27
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Aberdeen FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC
54%
Aberdeen FC or Heart of Midlothian FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Aberdeen FC31% Draw42% Heart of Midlothian FC27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11%
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 2
7.5%
2 – 2
6.4%
1 – 0
5.9%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
5.4%
0 – 1
5.1%
3 – 1
4.9%
0 – 2
4.5%
1 – 3
3.8%
3 – 2
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Aberdeen FC

Handicap Aberdeen FC covers Push Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 19% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 17% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Aberdeen FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✗
Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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