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Heart of Midlothian FC vs Aberdeen FC, Premier League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2018-19
Heart of Midlothian FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Aberdeen FC
Sat 30 Mar 2019 · 15:00 UTC Tynecastle Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 18' Sam Cosgrove
Peter Haring 57' Y
Uche Ikpeazu 62' Y
Y 74' Andrew Considine
John Souttar 84' Y
Y 84' Dominic Ball
Y 84' Lewis Ferguson
Arnaud Djoum 84' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee John Beaton
  • Referee Steven McLean
  • Referee Frank Connor
  • Referee Gary Hilland
3 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 11.3 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

10
5
9
Heart of Midlothian FC 24 games · Avg 2.5 goals Aberdeen FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-03-30 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 Aberdeen FC 2018-12-22 Aberdeen FC 2–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2018-10-20 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 Aberdeen FC 2017-04-17 Aberdeen FC 2–2 Heart of Midlothian FC 2016-08-28 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–0 Aberdeen FC

Recent Form

Heart of Midlothian FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Mar Aberdeen FC H 2–1 W
16 Mar Hamilton Academical FC A 0–1 L
09 Mar Dundee FC A 1–0 W
27 Feb Celtic FC H 1–2 L
23 Feb St. Mirren FC H 1–1 D
17 Feb Motherwell FC A 1–2 L
Aberdeen FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Mar Heart of Midlothian FC A 1–2 L
16 Mar Livingston FC H 1–1 D
09 Mar Celtic FC A 0–0 D
27 Feb Hamilton Academical FC H 0–2 L
23 Feb St. Johnstone FC A 2–0 W
16 Feb St. Mirren FC H 2–2 D

Season Stats

Heart of Midlothian FC Aberdeen FC
#1 Position #8
70 Points 33
33 Played 33
21 / 7 / 5 W / D / L 9 / 6 / 18
58 Scored 33
28 Conceded 48
+30 GD -15
2.12 PPG 1.00
64% Win % 27%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)
46% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Heart of Midlothian FC are 1st (70 pts). Aberdeen FC are 8th (33 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Tynecastle Stadium. Heart of Midlothian FC are looking to make home advantage count against Aberdeen FC.
  • 5' Arnaud Djoum needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
  • 10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Scott McKenna suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Heart of Midlothian FC and Aberdeen FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 16' Goal! Connor McLennan scores his 8 goal in 350 matches.
  • 18' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Sam Cosgrove.
  • 23' Supporters expect more eagerness from Christophe Berra, as he is very good at scoring at Tynecastle Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 28' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 33' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sam Cosgrove made 350 appearances and scored 57 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 38' Michael Devlin has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 43' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 48' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 53' 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.
  • 57' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Peter Haring.
  • 59' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Sean Clare makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 62' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Uche Ikpeazu.
  • 67' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 72' Scotland international Andrew Considine has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 74' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Andrew Considine.
  • 77' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Uche Ikpeazu makes it 2-1.
  • 81' The Aberdeen FC manager makes a substitution. Greg Stewart departs to be replaced by James Wilson.
  • 84' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for John Souttar.
  • 87' Michael Devlin is ready to make an impact after coming on for Connor McLennan at the 87 minute mark.
  • 2-1 the final result. Aberdeen FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Craig Levein

Aberdeen FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Derek McInnes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lawrence Shankland 5
Sam Cosgrove 4
Duk 3
Josh Ginnelly 3
John Souttar 2
Leighton Clarkson 2
Lewis Ferguson 2
Steven Naismith 2

Head to Head

2019-03-30 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 Aberdeen FC 2018-12-22 Aberdeen FC 2–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2018-10-20 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 Aberdeen FC 2017-04-17 Aberdeen FC 2–2 Heart of Midlothian FC 2016-08-28 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–0 Aberdeen FC

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2019-03-30 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 Aberdeen FC W 2019-03-16 Hamilton Academical FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2019-03-09 Dundee FC 0–1 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2019-02-27 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–2 Celtic FC L 2019-02-23 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 St. Mirren FC D 2019-02-17 Motherwell FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L

Aberdeen FC Form

2019-03-30 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 Aberdeen FC L 2019-03-16 Aberdeen FC 1–1 Livingston FC D 2019-03-09 Celtic FC 0–0 Aberdeen FC D 2019-02-27 Aberdeen FC 0–2 Hamilton Academical FC L 2019-02-23 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Aberdeen FC W 2019-02-16 Aberdeen FC 2–2 St. Mirren FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.73 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.89 Aberdeen FC xG
I would bet for: Heart of Midlothian FC to win 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Heart of Midlothian FC56% Draw25% Aberdeen FC19%
Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.62
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Heart of Midlothian FC or Draw
81%
Draw or Aberdeen FC
44%
Heart of Midlothian FC or Aberdeen FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Heart of Midlothian FC39% Draw46% Aberdeen FC15%
Actual: Aberdeen FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12%
1 – 0
11.8%
2 – 0
10.6%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
9.2%
3 – 0
6%
0 – 1
5.5%
3 – 1
5.4%
1 – 2
4.8%
2 – 2
4.2%
0 – 2
2.8%
4 – 0
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Heart of Midlothian FC

Handicap Heart of Midlothian FC covers Push Aberdeen FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 17% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 24% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 12% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet
42% ✓
Aberdeen FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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