Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

Premier League · 2023-24
Dundee FC
2 – 3
Full Time
Heart of Midlothian FC
Sat 3 Feb 2024 · 15:00 UTC Dens Park 7,506 HT 45' · FT 45'
Jordan McGhee 26' 1–0
1–1 55' Alan Forrest
Lyall Cameron 59' 2–1
2–2 79' Lawrence Shankland pen
2–3 87' Lawrence Shankland
Amadou Bakayoko 33' Y
Malachi Boateng 43' Y
Luke McCowan 80' Y
Y 84' Alex Cochrane

Overview

Match Preview

Dundee FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC — Premier League at Dens Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Graham Grainger
  • Assistant 1 Craig Ferguson
  • Assistant 2 Paul O'Neill

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Heart of Midlothian FC 33 70
2 Rangers FC 33 69
3 Celtic FC 33 67
4 Motherwell FC 33 54
5 Hibernian FC 33 51
6 Falkirk FC 33 46
7 Dundee United FC 33 40
8 Aberdeen FC 33 33
9 Dundee FC 33 33
10 St. Mirren FC 33 30
11 Kilmarnock FC 33 28
12 Livingston FC 33 16

Head-to-Head

5
1
10
Dundee FC 16 games · Avg 2.8 goals Heart of Midlothian FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-02-03 Dundee FC 2–3 Heart of Midlothian FC 2024-01-23 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–2 Dundee FC 2023-08-27 Dundee FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2022-02-09 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–2 Dundee FC 2021-10-23 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Dundee FC

Recent Form

Dundee FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Feb Heart of Midlothian FC H 2–3 L
30 Jan Aberdeen FC A 1–1 D
27 Jan Livingston FC A 4–1 W
23 Jan Heart of Midlothian FC A 2–3 L
30 Dec Kilmarnock FC A 2–2 D
26 Dec Celtic FC H 0–3 L
Heart of Midlothian FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Feb Dundee FC A 3–2 W
27 Jan Aberdeen FC H 2–0 W
23 Jan Dundee FC H 3–2 W
02 Jan Livingston FC A 2–1 W
30 Dec Ross County FC H 2–2 D
27 Dec Hibernian FC A 1–0 W

Season Stats

Dundee FC Heart of Midlothian FC
#9 Position #1
33 Points 70
33 Played 33
8 / 9 / 16 W / D / L 21 / 7 / 5
34 Scored 58
53 Conceded 28
-19 GD +30
1.00 PPG 2.12
24% Win % 64%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Dundee FC are 9th (33 pts). Heart of Midlothian FC are 1st (70 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Dens Park that hosts another battle between Dundee FC and Heart of Midlothian FC.
  • 5' Dundee FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Toby Sibbick is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Dundee FC.
  • 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 25' Lee Ashcroft has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 26' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jordan McGhee makes it 1-0.
  • 31' Dundee FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 33' That looks like a foul for a card for Amadou Bakayoko.
  • 38' named a 5-3-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 43' Malachi Boateng picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 48' It’s high time Tony Docherty made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 53' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 53 minutes.
  • 55' What composure from Alan Forrest! The Scotland international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 59' Lyall Cameron does the damage! The net is bulging and Dundee FC surge ahead!
  • 60' The crowd applauds Yutaro Oda as he leaves the pitch. Kenneth Vargas steps in for Heart of Midlothian FC.
  • 61' The supporters are chanting for Scott Fraser. He replaces Jorge Grant on 61 minute.
  • 66' Fresh legs for Dundee FC! Zach Robinson comes on to replace Michael Mellon.
  • 71' Macaulay Tait has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 72' A tactical swap from Heart of Midlothian FC — Macaulay Tait on, Beni Baningime off on 72 minutes.
  • 77' Heart of Midlothian FC have won 322 goals from 305 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 79' Lawrence Shankland does the damage! The net is bulging and Heart of Midlothian FC surge ahead!
  • 80' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Luke McCowan on 80 minutes.
  • 84' Alex Cochrane was booked on 84.
  • 87' Magnificent from Lawrence Shankland! That is 78 goals in 1 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 89' Another substitution for Heart of Midlothian FC to replace Alan Forrest by Craig Halkett on 89 minute.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Dundee FC.

Lineups

Dundee FC Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Docherty

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Naismith

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lawrence Shankland 6
Lyall Cameron 2
Elton Kabangu 2
Jordan McGhee 2
Alan Forrest 2
Kenneth Vargas 2
Luke McCowan 2
Blair Spittal 1

Head to Head

2024-02-03 Dundee FC 2–3 Heart of Midlothian FC 2024-01-23 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–2 Dundee FC 2023-08-27 Dundee FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2022-02-09 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–2 Dundee FC 2021-10-23 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Dundee FC

Dundee FC Form

2024-02-03 Dundee FC 2–3 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2024-01-30 Aberdeen FC 1–1 Dundee FC D 2024-01-27 Livingston FC 1–4 Dundee FC W 2024-01-23 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–2 Dundee FC L 2023-12-30 Kilmarnock FC 2–2 Dundee FC D 2023-12-26 Dundee FC 0–3 Celtic FC L

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2024-02-03 Dundee FC 2–3 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2024-01-27 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Aberdeen FC W 2024-01-23 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–2 Dundee FC W 2024-01-02 Livingston FC 1–2 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2023-12-30 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–2 Ross County FC D 2023-12-27 Hibernian FC 0–1 Heart of Midlothian FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.11 Dundee FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.15 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Dundee FC22% Draw24% Heart of Midlothian FC54%
Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.26
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Dundee FC or Draw
46%
Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC
78%
Dundee FC or Heart of Midlothian FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Dundee FC16% Draw40% Heart of Midlothian FC44%
Actual: Dundee FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 2
8.9%
0 – 1
7.8%
1 – 3
6.8%
0 – 3
6.2%
0 – 0
5.4%
2 – 2
5.2%
2 – 1
4.9%
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 4
3.7%
1 – 0
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Dundee FC

Handicap Dundee FC covers Push Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 11% 82%
-0.5 18% — 82%
+0.5 40% — 60%
+1 40% 22% 38%
+1.5 62% — 38%
+2 62% 18% 20%
+2.5 80% — 20%

Clean Sheet

Dundee FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓
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.