Aberdeen FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2024-25

Aberdeen FC

3 – 2

Full Time

Heart of Midlothian FC

Sun 6 Oct 2024 · 14:00 UTC Pittodrie Stadium 19,175 HT 45' · FT 45'

Topi Keskinen 2' 1–0

1–1 36' Frankie Kent

1–2 63' Blair Spittal

Nicky Devlin 65' 2–2

Ante Palaversa 88' 3–2

Y 30' Lawrence Shankland

Y 56' Yan Dhanda

YR 75' Jorge Grant

Y 76' Adam Forrester

Y 83' James Penrice

Y 86' Craig Gordon

Ante Palaversa 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

Match Details

Referee John Beaton
Assistant 1 Graeme Stewart
Assistant 2 Colin Drummond (Scotland)

7 games this season 🟨 5.1/game ⚽ 9.0 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

2024-10-06 Aberdeen FC 3–2 Heart of Midlothian FC 2024-01-27 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Aberdeen FC 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

Recent Form

Aberdeen FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Oct	Heart of Midlothian FC	H	3–2	W
28 Sep	Dundee FC	A	2–1	W
14 Sep	Motherwell FC	H	2–1	W
31 Aug	Ross County FC	A	1–0	W
25 Aug	Kilmarnock FC	H	2–0	W
11 Aug	St. Mirren FC	H	3–1	W

Heart of Midlothian FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Oct	Aberdeen FC	A	2–3	L
28 Sep	Ross County FC	H	1–1	D
21 Sep	St. Mirren FC	A	1–2	L
14 Sep	Celtic FC	A	0–2	L
01 Sep	Dundee United FC	H	0–1	L
25 Aug	Motherwell FC	A	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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Aberdeen FC to score. At the same time, Heart of Midlothian FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
2' Topi Keskinen doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
7' 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.
12' Heart of Midlothian FC come into this ranked 12 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
17' It is a cagey affair so far. Aberdeen FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Heart of Midlothian FC's compact 4-1-4-1.
20' The Heart of Midlothian FC manager makes a substitution. Stephen Kingsley departs to be replaced by James Penrice.
25' Aberdeen FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Lewis Mayo scoring 1 goals.
30' The referee has no hesitation. Lawrence Shankland is booked for Heart of Midlothian FC — card on 30.
35' 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.
36' Frankie Kent is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
41' Heart of Midlothian FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
46' The travelling Heart of Midlothian FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
51' Graeme Shinnie is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Heart of Midlothian FC so far.
56' The referee has no hesitation. Yan Dhanda is booked for Heart of Midlothian FC — card on 56.
61' Aberdeen FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Duk is hanging Leighton Clarkson on the field on 61 minute.
63' A stunning finish from Blair Spittal — that came from absolutely nowhere!
65' Nicky Devlin does the damage! The net is bulging and Aberdeen FC surge ahead!
69' The supporters are chanting for Adam Forrester. He replaces Daniel Oyegoke on 69 minute.
74' 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.
75' Heart of Midlothian FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 75.
76' It’s gonna be a card for Adam Forrester.
78' Fresh legs for Heart of Midlothian FC! Beni Baningime comes on to replace Kenneth Vargas.
79' Alan Forrest is replacing Yan Dhanda for the Heart of Midlothian FC side.
83' That is a card for Heart of Midlothian FC. James Penrice will be fuming at that decision.
86' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Craig Gordon on 86 minutes.
88' Goal! Ante Palaversa scores his 5 goal in 8 matches.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ante Palaversa on 90.
Aberdeen FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Aberdeen FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jimmy Thelin

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Liam Fox

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

2024-10-06 Aberdeen FC 3–2 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2024-09-28 Dundee FC 1–2 Aberdeen FC W 2024-09-14 Aberdeen FC 2–1 Motherwell FC W 2024-08-31 Ross County FC 0–1 Aberdeen FC W 2024-08-25 Aberdeen FC 2–0 Kilmarnock FC W 2024-08-11 Aberdeen FC 3–1 St. Mirren FC W

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2024-10-06 Aberdeen FC 3–2 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2024-09-28 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Ross County FC D 2024-09-21 St. Mirren FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2024-09-14 Celtic FC 2–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2024-09-01 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 Dundee United FC L 2024-08-25 Motherwell FC 3–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.79 Aberdeen FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.82 Heart of Midlothian FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 69% + Over 2.5 goals 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Aberdeen FC45% Draw23% Heart of Midlothian FC32%

Actual: Aberdeen FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.61

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

Aberdeen FC or Draw

68%

Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC

55%

Aberdeen FC or Heart of Midlothian FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Aberdeen FC30% Draw40% Heart of Midlothian FC30%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.7%

1 – 2

7.8%

2 – 1

7.6%

2 – 2

6.8%

1 – 3

4.7%

0 – 2

4.5%

3 – 1

4.5%

2 – 0

4.4%

0 – 1

4.4%

1 – 0

4.3%

2 – 3

4.2%

3 – 2

Actual

Asian Handicap — Aberdeen FC

Handicap	Aberdeen FC covers	Push	Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	11%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	17%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	18%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	12%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Aberdeen FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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