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

Premier League · 2022-23
Aberdeen FC
3 – 0
Full Time
Heart of Midlothian FC
Sat 18 Mar 2023 · 15:00 UTC Pittodrie Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 37' Lawrence Shankland
Ylber Ramadani 68' Y
Y 68' Toby Sibbick
Y 68' James Hill
Bojan Miovski 68' Y
Marley Watkins 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 7 18
2 Rangers FC 7 16
3 Heart of Midlothian FC 7 13
4 Dundee FC 7 10
5 St. Mirren FC 7 10
6 St. Johnstone FC 7 8
7 Aberdeen FC 7 8
8 Motherwell FC 7 8
9 Dundee United FC 7 8
10 Hibernian FC 7 7
11 Falkirk FC 7 6
12 Kilmarnock FC 7 5

Head-to-Head

10
5
10
Aberdeen FC 25 games · Avg 2.6 goals Heart of Midlothian FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-03-18 Aberdeen FC 3–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2023-01-18 Heart of Midlothian FC 5–0 Aberdeen FC 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

Recent Form

Aberdeen FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Mar Heart of Midlothian FC H 3–0 W
04 Mar Dundee United FC A 3–1 W
25 Feb Livingston FC H 1–0 W
18 Feb Celtic FC A 0–4 L
04 Feb Motherwell FC H 3–1 W
01 Feb St. Mirren FC H 1–3 L
Heart of Midlothian FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Mar Aberdeen FC A 0–3 L
08 Mar Celtic FC A 1–3 L
04 Mar St. Johnstone FC H 3–0 W
19 Feb Motherwell FC A 0–2 L
04 Feb Dundee United FC H 3–1 W
01 Feb Rangers FC H 0–3 L

Season Stats

Aberdeen FC Heart of Midlothian FC
#7 Position #3
8 Points 13
7 Played 7
2 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 4 / 1 / 2
7 Scored 14
8 Conceded 8
-1 GD +6
1.14 PPG 1.86
29% Win % 57%

Key Stats

52% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)
48% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
Aberdeen FC this season
14% Clean Sheets
Heart of Midlothian FC this season

Aberdeen FC are 7th (8 pts). Heart of Midlothian FC are 3rd (13 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Aberdeen FC
0-15
–/2
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/3
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/2
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Heart of Midlothian FC
0-15
4/1
16-30
1/2
31-45
3/–
46-60
1/2
61-75
2/1
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Aberdeen FC
Kevin Nisbet 3 G 2 A
Lewis Mayo 1 G
Heart of Midlothian FC
James Wilson 3 G
Claudio Braga 2 G 2 A
Joshua McPake 1 G 1 A
Calvin Miller 1 G
Tom Renaud 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Aberdeen FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Duk has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 5 minutes.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. Aberdeen FC in their trying to find a way past Heart of Midlothian FC's compact .
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Aberdeen FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Aberdeen FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 21' Duk does the damage! The net is bulging and Aberdeen FC surge ahead!
  • 26' A quiet spell here at Pittodrie Stadium. Heart of Midlothian FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 28' A stunning finish from Matthew Pollock — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 33' The travelling Heart of Midlothian FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 34' A tactical swap from Heart of Midlothian FC — Stephen Kingsley on, Alex Cochrane off on 34 minutes.
  • 37' Lawrence Shankland catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 37.
  • 41' The whistle greets Jonathan Hayes as he departs to be replaced by Hayden Coulson.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Alan Forrest. He replaces Orestis Kiomourtzoglou on 46 minute.
  • 51' The 29-year-old Josh Ginnelly has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 56' Heart of Midlothian FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 61' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 66' Heart of Midlothian FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 68' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ylber Ramadani.
  • 70' Time for substitution for Aberdeen FC. Bojan Miovski is replaced by Marley Watkins.
  • 75' Alex Cochrane is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Aberdeen FC so far.
  • 76' Time for substitution for Heart of Midlothian FC. Toby Sibbick is replaced by Stephen Humphrys.
  • 81' North Macedonia international Bojan Miovski has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 84' Ryan Duncan has so much to prove this time. He replaces Duk on 84 minute.
  • 89' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 90' Marley Watkins is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • 90' It is a substitution in Heart of Midlothian FC team. Michael Smith is replaced by Andrew Halliday on 90 minute.
  • The final score is 3-0.

Lineups

Aberdeen FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Barry Robson

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
Lewis Ferguson 2
Steven Naismith 2
Michael Smith 2
Liam Boyce 2

Head to Head

2023-03-18 Aberdeen FC 3–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2023-01-18 Heart of Midlothian FC 5–0 Aberdeen FC 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

Aberdeen FC Form

2023-03-18 Aberdeen FC 3–0 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2023-03-04 Dundee United FC 1–3 Aberdeen FC W 2023-02-25 Aberdeen FC 1–0 Livingston FC W 2023-02-18 Celtic FC 4–0 Aberdeen FC L 2023-02-04 Aberdeen FC 3–1 Motherwell FC W 2023-02-01 Aberdeen FC 1–3 St. Mirren FC L

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2023-03-18 Aberdeen FC 3–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2023-03-08 Celtic FC 3–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2023-03-04 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–0 St. Johnstone FC W 2023-02-19 Motherwell FC 2–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2023-02-04 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–1 Dundee United FC W 2023-02-01 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–3 Rangers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.58 Aberdeen FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.35 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Aberdeen FC47% Draw25% Heart of Midlothian FC28%
Actual: Aberdeen FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.93
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Aberdeen FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC
53%
Aberdeen FC or Heart of Midlothian FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Aberdeen FC31% Draw45% Heart of Midlothian FC24%
Actual: Aberdeen FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.3%
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 0
7.6%
1 – 2
7.4%
0 – 0
7.2%
2 – 0
6.6%
0 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
5.8%
0 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.5%
3 – 0
Actual
1 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Aberdeen FC

Handicap Aberdeen FC covers Push Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 20% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 17% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Aberdeen FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✗
Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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