Aberdeen FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2023-24

Aberdeen FC

2 – 1

Full Time

Heart of Midlothian FC

Sat 9 Dec 2023 · 15:00 UTC Pittodrie Stadium 16,064 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 20' Lawrence Shankland

Bojan Miovski 53' 1–1

Leighton Clarkson 90+2' 2–1

Y 33' Calem Nieuwenhof

Y 41' Alex Lowry

Stefan Gartenmann 59' Y

Y 64' Beni Baningime

Y 65' Frankie Kent

Bojan Miovski 65' Y

Y 73' Kye Rowles

Jamie McGrath 78' Y

Y 88' Aidan Denholm

Y 90' Lawrence Shankland

Overview

Match Preview

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

Aberdeen FC 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Heart of Midlothian FC 7 games · 13 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee
Assistant 1 Alan Mulvanny
Assistant 2 Gordon McCabe (Scotland)

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2023-12-09 Aberdeen FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 2023-09-16 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Aberdeen FC 2023-05-20 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 Aberdeen FC 2023-03-18 Aberdeen FC 3–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2023-01-18 Heart of Midlothian FC 5–0 Aberdeen FC

Recent Form

Aberdeen FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Dec	Heart of Midlothian FC	H	2–1	W
06 Dec	Kilmarnock FC	H	0–1	L
03 Dec	Hibernian FC	A	0–2	L
26 Nov	Rangers FC	H	1–1	D
12 Nov	Celtic FC	A	0–6	L
01 Nov	Motherwell FC	A	4–2	W

Heart of Midlothian FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Dec	Aberdeen FC	A	1–2	L
06 Dec	Rangers FC	H	0–1	L
02 Dec	Kilmarnock FC	A	1–0	W
25 Nov	St. Johnstone FC	H	1–0	W
11 Nov	Motherwell FC	A	2–1	W
01 Nov	Livingston FC	H	1–0	W

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' That's the starting whistle at Pittodrie Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Aberdeen FC and Heart of Midlothian FC.
5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Aberdeen FC and Heart of Midlothian FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steven Naismith will be considering his options from the bench.
15' Toby Sibbick is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Heart of Midlothian FC tonight.
20' Lawrence Shankland doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
25' Both keepers have barely been tested. Aberdeen FC and Heart of Midlothian FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
30' Alex Lowry has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
33' A moment of madness from Calem Nieuwenhof on 33 minutes earns him a card. Heart of Midlothian FC will be frustrated.
38' Aberdeen FC currently sit 3 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
41' A meaty challenge results in booking for Alex Lowry on 41.
46' Frankie Kent needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
51' A quiet spell here at Pittodrie Stadium. Aberdeen FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
53' Bojan Miovski does the damage! The net is bulging and Aberdeen FC surge ahead!
57' Another substitution for Heart of Midlothian FC to replace Kenneth Vargas by Kyosuke Tagawa on 57 minute.
58' The whistle greets Alex Lowry as he departs to be replaced by Jorge Grant.
59' The referee calls foul for Stefan Gartenmann. He receives a card.
64' Poor challenge from Beni Baningime. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
65' Frankie Kent was booked on 65.
70' The energy levels are beginning to show. Steven Naismith might look to freshen things up shortly.
71' A change in the Heart of Midlothian FC ranks — Toby Sibbick exits the field as Craig Halkett enters on 71.
72' The supporters are chanting for Aidan Denholm. He replaces Calem Nieuwenhof on 72 minute.
73' Kye Rowles is having his name booked by the referee on 73.
73' Duk has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jack Milne on 73 minute.
77' Fresh legs for Aberdeen FC! Dante Polvara comes on to replace Bojan Miovski.
78' Jamie McGrath catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 78.
83' It is a cagey affair so far. Aberdeen FC in their 3-4-1-2 trying to find a way past Heart of Midlothian FC's compact 3-5-2.
88' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Aidan Denholm on 88 minutes.
90' The referee shows Heart of Midlothian FC player a card on 90.
90' Another substitution for Aberdeen FC to replace Jamie McGrath by Angus MacDonald on 90 minute.
With this win, Aberdeen FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Aberdeen FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

27
Angus MacDonald ↑ 90'
15
James McGarry
34
Ross Doohan
33
Slobodan Rubezic
8
Connor Barron
20
Shayden Morris ↑ 73'
23
Ryan Duncan
21
Dante Polvara ↑ 77'
11
Duk ↑ 73'

Coach Barry Robson

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

18
Barrie McKay
7
Jorge Grant ↑ 58'
1
Craig Gordon
30
Kyosuke Tagawa ↑ 57'
4
Craig Halkett ↑ 71'
11
Yutaro Oda
17
Alan Forrest
22
Aidan Denholm ↑ 72'

Coach Steven Naismith

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Lawrence Shankland	5
Sam Cosgrove	4
Duk	3
Josh Ginnelly	3
Matthew Pollock	2
John Souttar	2
Leighton Clarkson	2
Lewis Ferguson	2

Head to Head

Aberdeen FC Form

2023-12-09 Aberdeen FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2023-12-06 Aberdeen FC 0–1 Kilmarnock FC L 2023-12-03 Hibernian FC 2–0 Aberdeen FC L 2023-11-26 Aberdeen FC 1–1 Rangers FC D 2023-11-12 Celtic FC 6–0 Aberdeen FC L 2023-11-01 Motherwell FC 2–4 Aberdeen FC W

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2023-12-09 Aberdeen FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2023-12-06 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 Rangers FC L 2023-12-02 Kilmarnock FC 0–1 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2023-11-25 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–0 St. Johnstone FC W 2023-11-11 Motherwell FC 1–2 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2023-11-01 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–0 Livingston FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.1 Aberdeen FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.62 Heart of Midlothian FC xG

I would bet for: Aberdeen FC or Heart of Midlothian FC 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Aberdeen FC31% Draw27% Heart of Midlothian FC42%

Actual: Aberdeen FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.72

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Aberdeen FC or Draw

58%

Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC

69%

Aberdeen FC or Heart of Midlothian FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Aberdeen FC20% Draw46% Heart of Midlothian FC34%

Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.6%

0 – 1

9.7%

1 – 2

9.1%

0 – 0

8.5%

0 – 2

8.4%

1 – 0

6.3%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

5.1%

1 – 3

0 – 3

4.5%

2 – 0

3.9%

2 – 3

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Aberdeen FC

Handicap	Aberdeen FC covers	Push	Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	15%	75%
-0.5	25%	—	75%
+0.5	52%	—	48%
+1	52%	22%	26%
+1.5	74%	—	26%
+2	74%	15%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Aberdeen FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

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