Hamilton Academical FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC, Premier League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2019-20

Hamilton Academical FC

2 – 1

Full Time

Heart of Midlothian FC

Sat 21 Dec 2019 · 15:00 UTC The Hope CBD Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 21' Steven MacLean

Y 58' Michael Smith

Y 71' Craig Halkett

Aaron McGowan 77' Y

Mikel Miller 79' Y

Brian Easton 90' Y

Y 90' Glenn Whelan

Overview

Match Preview

Hamilton Academical FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC — Premier League at The Hope CBD Stadium.

Hamilton Academical FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Heart of Midlothian FC 12 games · 20 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Stuart Stevenson
Referee Alan Mulvanny
Referee David Munro
Referee Mike Roncone

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

Hamilton Academical FC 6 games · Avg 3.2 goals Heart of Midlothian FC

Last 5 meetings

2019-12-21 Hamilton Academical FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 2019-08-31 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–2 Hamilton Academical FC 2019-03-16 Hamilton Academical FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2018-12-26 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Hamilton Academical FC 2018-08-04 Hamilton Academical FC 1–4 Heart of Midlothian FC

Recent Form

Hamilton Academical FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Dec	Heart of Midlothian FC	H	2–1	W
14 Dec	Aberdeen FC	A	0–1	L
07 Dec	St. Mirren FC	H	0–1	L
04 Dec	Celtic FC	A	1–2	L
30 Nov	Livingston FC	A	0–0	D
24 Nov	Rangers FC	H	1–3	L

Heart of Midlothian FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Dec	Hamilton Academical FC	A	1–2	L
18 Dec	Celtic FC	H	0–2	L
14 Dec	St. Johnstone FC	H	0–1	L
07 Dec	Motherwell FC	A	0–1	L
04 Dec	Livingston FC	H	1–1	D
01 Dec	Rangers FC	A	0–5	L

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
Heart of Midlothian FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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)

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 Hamilton Academical FC and Heart of Midlothian FC is underway.
5' George Oakley is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Hamilton Academical FC so far.
10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Uche Ikpeazu made 318 appearances and scored 19 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
15' Hamilton Academical FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Hamilton Academical FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
21' Steven MacLean catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 21.
26' Heart of Midlothian FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
31' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Brian Rice will be considering his options from the bench.
36' It’s high time Brian Rice made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
41' The 30-year-old Joel Pereira has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
46' The whistle greets Steven Naismith as he departs to be replaced by Jake Mulraney.
51' The energy levels are beginning to show. Brian Rice might look to freshen things up shortly.
56' Steven Naismith has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
58' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Michael Smith.
61' Oliver Bozanic is ready to make an impact after coming on for Aidan White at the 61 minute mark.
63' Another substitution for Hamilton Academical FC to replace Steve Davies by Lewis Smith on 63 minute.
64' What composure from Mikel Miller! The England international strokes it home. 1-0.
69' It looks surprising Heart of Midlothian FC does not make any changes. Luke Southwood has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
71' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Craig Halkett on 71 minutes.
72' Will Collar is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the midfielder.
76' Heart of Midlothian FC make a change. Loic Damour trudges off to be replaced by Euan Henderson on 76 minutes.
77' Hamilton Academical FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
79' A meaty challenge results in booking for Mikel Miller on 79.
82' Oliver Bozanic has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 82 minutes.
83' The Hamilton Academical FC manager makes a substitution. George Oakley departs to be replaced by Brian Easton.
88' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Brian Easton.
90' Another substitution for Hamilton Academical FC to replace Will Collar by Johnny Hunt on 90 minute.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Hamilton Academical FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Rice

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

Starting XI

22
Loic Damour ↓ Euan Henderson 76'
8
Sean Clare
12
Glenn Whelan
23
Joel Pereira
19
Uche Ikpeazu
14
Steven Naismith C ↓ Jake Mulraney 46'
2
Michael Smith
18
Steven MacLean
26
Craig Halkett
51
Aaron Hickey
3
Aidan White ↓ Oliver Bozanic 61'

Bench

Coach Daniel Stendel

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Steven Naismith	2
Peter Haring	2
Marios Ogkmpoe	2
Peter Haring	2
George Oakley	2
Mikel Miller	2
Christophe Berra	1
Steven MacLean	1

Head to Head

Hamilton Academical FC Form

2019-12-21 Hamilton Academical FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2019-12-14 Aberdeen FC 1–0 Hamilton Academical FC L 2019-12-07 Hamilton Academical FC 0–1 St. Mirren FC L 2019-12-04 Celtic FC 2–1 Hamilton Academical FC L 2019-11-30 Livingston FC 0–0 Hamilton Academical FC D 2019-11-24 Hamilton Academical FC 1–3 Rangers FC L

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2019-12-21 Hamilton Academical FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2019-12-18 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–2 Celtic FC L 2019-12-14 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC L 2019-12-07 Motherwell FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2019-12-04 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Livingston FC D 2019-12-01 Rangers FC 5–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.45 Hamilton Academical FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.19 Heart of Midlothian FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Hamilton Academical FC46% Draw27% Heart of Midlothian FC27%

Actual: Hamilton Academical FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.64

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Hamilton Academical FC or Draw

72%

Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC

54%

Hamilton Academical FC or Heart of Midlothian FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Hamilton Academical FC30% Draw47% Heart of Midlothian FC23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.3%

1 – 0

9.3%

0 – 0

9.2%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

7.5%

2 – 0

7.3%

1 – 2

7.1%

2 – 2

5.2%

0 – 2

3 – 1

4.2%

3 – 0

3.5%

1 – 3

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Hamilton Academical FC

Handicap	Hamilton Academical FC covers	Push	Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	13%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	21%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	17%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Hamilton Academical FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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