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

Premier League · 2019-20
Heart of Midlothian FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Aberdeen FC
Sun 29 Dec 2019 · 14:00 UTC Tynecastle Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Ryotaro Meshino 30' Y
Y 31' Lewis Ferguson
Y 55' Funso-King Ojo
Y 65' Ash Taylor
Sean Clare 68' R
Clevid Dikamona 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee William Collum
  • Referee Alan Muir
  • Referee David Roome
  • Referee Graeme Leslie

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 2 6
2 St. Mirren FC 2 6
3 Motherwell FC 2 4
4 Heart of Midlothian FC 2 3
5 Dundee FC 2 3
6 St. Johnstone FC 2 3
7 Hibernian FC 2 3
8 Aberdeen FC 2 3
9 Rangers FC 2 1
10 Falkirk FC 2 1
11 Dundee United FC 2 1
12 Kilmarnock FC 2 0

Head-to-Head

10
5
10
Heart of Midlothian FC 25 games · Avg 2.6 goals Aberdeen FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-12-29 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Aberdeen FC 2019-08-04 Aberdeen FC 3–2 Heart of Midlothian FC 2019-05-10 Aberdeen FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 2019-03-30 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 Aberdeen FC 2018-12-22 Aberdeen FC 2–0 Heart of Midlothian FC

Recent Form

Heart of Midlothian FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec Aberdeen FC H 1–1 D
26 Dec Hibernian FC H 0–2 L
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
Aberdeen FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec Heart of Midlothian FC A 1–1 D
26 Dec Livingston FC H 2–1 W
21 Dec Celtic FC A 1–2 L
14 Dec Hamilton Academical FC H 1–0 W
07 Dec Hibernian FC A 0–3 L
04 Dec Rangers FC H 2–2 D

Season Stats

Heart of Midlothian FC Aberdeen FC
#4 Position #8
3 Points 3
2 Played 2
1 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 1 / 0 / 1
5 Scored 2
2 Conceded 3
+3 GD -1
1.50 PPG 1.50
50% Win % 50%

Key Stats

52% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)
48% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Heart of Midlothian FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Aberdeen FC this season

Heart of Midlothian FC are 4th (3 pts). Aberdeen FC are 8th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Heart of Midlothian FC
0-15
2/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Aberdeen FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/1
61-75
–/–
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Tynecastle Stadium that hosts another battle between Heart of Midlothian FC and Aberdeen FC.
  • 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Heart of Midlothian FC and Aberdeen FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 10' Aberdeen FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 15' Ash Taylor has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 191 appearances.
  • 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Heart of Midlothian FC and Aberdeen FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Heart of Midlothian FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 30' Ryotaro Meshino catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 30.
  • 31' Lewis Ferguson is having his name booked by the referee on 31.
  • 36' A quiet spell here at Tynecastle Stadium. Heart of Midlothian FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 41' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 45' Another substitution for Aberdeen FC to replace Zak Vyner by Niall McGinn on 45 minute.
  • 49' Ryotaro Meshino doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 54' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Derek McInnes will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 55' Poor challenge from Funso-King Ojo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 55' James Wilson is replacing Curtis Main for the Aberdeen FC side.
  • 60' Oliver Bozanic needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 4 Yellow cards this season.
  • 65' Aberdeen FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 68' What composure from Niall McGinn! The Northern Ireland international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 68' That is a Red card for Heart of Midlothian FC. Sean Clare will be fuming at that decision.
  • 70' The Heart of Midlothian FC manager makes a substitution. Uche Ikpeazu departs to be replaced by Loic Damour.
  • 75' It looks surprising Aberdeen FC does not make any changes. Dean Campbell has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 76' Conor Washington is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ryotaro Meshino at the 76 minute mark.
  • 81' Aberdeen FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 84' Aberdeen FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ryan Hedges is hanging Funso-King Ojo on the field on 84 minute.
  • 89' Poor challenge from Clevid Dikamona. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Stendel

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
Leighton Clarkson 2
Lewis Ferguson 2
Steven Naismith 2
Michael Smith 2

Head to Head

2019-12-29 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Aberdeen FC 2019-08-04 Aberdeen FC 3–2 Heart of Midlothian FC 2019-05-10 Aberdeen FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 2019-03-30 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 Aberdeen FC 2018-12-22 Aberdeen FC 2–0 Heart of Midlothian FC

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2019-12-29 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Aberdeen FC D 2019-12-26 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–2 Hibernian FC L 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

Aberdeen FC Form

2019-12-29 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Aberdeen FC D 2019-12-26 Aberdeen FC 2–1 Livingston FC W 2019-12-21 Celtic FC 2–1 Aberdeen FC L 2019-12-14 Aberdeen FC 1–0 Hamilton Academical FC W 2019-12-07 Hibernian FC 3–0 Aberdeen FC L 2019-12-04 Aberdeen FC 2–2 Rangers FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.11 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.06 Aberdeen FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 60% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Heart of Midlothian FC52% Draw25% Aberdeen FC23%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 3.17
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
77%
Draw or Aberdeen FC
48%
Heart of Midlothian FC or Aberdeen FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Heart of Midlothian FC43% Draw41% Aberdeen FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
9.6%
2 – 0
9.3%
1 – 0
8.3%
3 – 1
6.7%
3 – 0
6.4%
0 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
5%
1 – 2
4.8%
0 – 1
3.8%
3 – 2
3.6%
4 – 1
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Heart of Midlothian FC

Handicap Heart of Midlothian FC covers Push Aberdeen FC covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 18% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 22% 40%
-0.5 60% — 40%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 11% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Aberdeen FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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