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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
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

10
5
10
Heart of Midlothian FC 25 games · Avg 2.6 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
#4 Position #11
20 Points 11
12 Played 12
6 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 7
26 Scored 12
22 Conceded 18
+4 GD -6
1.67 PPG 0.92
50% Win % 25%

Key Stats

52% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)
48% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Heart of Midlothian FC this season
17% Clean Sheets
Aberdeen FC this season

Heart of Midlothian FC are 4th (20 pts). Aberdeen FC are 11th (11 pts).

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
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

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
Aberdeen FC
Kevin Nisbet 4 G 3 A
Connor Ronan 2 G 2 A
Ayoub Mouloua 2 G
Lewis Mayo 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Heart of Midlothian FC gets underway.
  • 5' Arnaud Djoum, a Cameroon , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Heart of Midlothian FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 16' A goal from the Scotland international Connor McLennan! He fires home on 16 to make it 0-1!
  • 18' It’s a booking for Aberdeen FC player. Sam Cosgrove gets a Yellow card.
  • 23' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 28' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Scott McKenna made 362 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 33' Both keepers have barely been tested. Heart of Midlothian FC and Aberdeen FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 38' Dominic Ball needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 43' Heart of Midlothian FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 43.
  • 48' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Aberdeen FC that had 362 games and scored 369 goals.
  • 53' Heart of Midlothian FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Aberdeen FC backline.
  • 57' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Peter Haring.
  • 59' Magnificent from Sean Clare! That is 14 goals in 319 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 62' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Uche Ikpeazu.
  • 67' Aberdeen 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.
  • 72' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 74' The referee shows Aberdeen FC player a Yellow card on 74.
  • 77' Uche Ikpeazu is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 81' The supporters are chanting for James Wilson. He replaces Greg Stewart on 81 minute.
  • 84' John Souttar is having his name booked by the referee on 84.
  • 87' Aberdeen FC ring the changes. Connor McLennan has done his job and it is now time for Michael Devlin to step up.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
3 / 4
1.97 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.21 Aberdeen FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 60% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.18
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

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

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Heart of Midlothian FC39% Draw42% Aberdeen FC19%
Actual: Aberdeen FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.8%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8%
1 – 0
7.6%
3 – 1
6.1%
1 – 2
5.8%
0 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
5.7%
3 – 0
5.1%
0 – 1
4.3%
3 – 2
3.8%
0 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Heart of Midlothian FC

Handicap Heart of Midlothian FC covers Push Aberdeen FC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 16% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 22% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 13% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Aberdeen FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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