Saturday , 14 November 2026

Heart of Midlothian FC vs Aberdeen FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2021-22
Heart of Midlothian FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Aberdeen FC
Wed 2 Mar 2022 · 19:45 UTC Tynecastle Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 37' Scott Brown
Cameron Devlin 66' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2022-03-02 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Aberdeen FC 2021-10-30 Aberdeen FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 2021-08-22 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Aberdeen FC 2019-12-29 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Aberdeen FC 2019-08-04 Aberdeen FC 3–2 Heart of Midlothian FC

Recent Form

Heart of Midlothian FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Mar Aberdeen FC H 2–0 W
26 Feb St. Mirren FC A 2–0 W
19 Feb St. Johnstone FC A 1–2 L
09 Feb Dundee FC H 1–2 L
06 Feb Rangers FC A 0–5 L
01 Feb Hibernian FC A 0–0 D
Aberdeen FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Mar Heart of Midlothian FC A 0–2 L
26 Feb Dundee United FC H 1–1 D
19 Feb Motherwell FC A 1–1 D
15 Feb St. Johnstone FC H 1–1 D
09 Feb Celtic FC H 2–3 L
05 Feb Livingston FC A 1–2 L

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' That's the starting whistle at Tynecastle Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Heart of Midlothian FC and Aberdeen FC.
  • 5' David Bates has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 6 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' It’s high time James Goodwin made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Robbie Neilson will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Funso-King Ojo made 51 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 30' It looks surprising Aberdeen FC does not make any changes. Scott Brown has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 35' Both keepers have barely been tested. Heart of Midlothian FC and Aberdeen FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 37' It’s a booking for Aberdeen FC player. Scott Brown gets a Yellow card.
  • 38' The deadlock is broken! John Souttar gets on the scoresheet on 38 minutes.
  • 43' Aberdeen FC have won 364 goals from 358 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 48' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Aberdeen FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 53' The energy levels are beginning to show. James Goodwin might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 54' The Aberdeen FC manager makes a substitution. Matthew Kennedy departs to be replaced by Connor McLennan.
  • 59' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 60' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Stephen Kingsley makes it 2-0.
  • 65' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 66' A meaty challenge results in booking for Cameron Devlin on 66.
  • 67' Teddy Jenks gets the nod from Aberdeen FC. He replaces Connor Barron and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 72' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 75' Dylan McGeouch has so much to prove this time. He replaces Scott Brown on 75 minute.
  • 76' A tactical swap from Heart of Midlothian FC — Peter Haring on, Cameron Devlin off on 76 minutes.
  • 81' Aberdeen FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 86' Heart of Midlothian FC ring the changes. Liam Boyce has done his job and it is now time for Andrew Halliday to step up.
  • 2-0 the final result. Aberdeen FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Robbie Neilson

Aberdeen FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach James Goodwin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lawrence Shankland 5
Sam Cosgrove 4
Duk 3
Josh Ginnelly 3
Michael Smith 2
Liam Boyce 2
Matthew Pollock 2
John Souttar 2

Head to Head

2022-03-02 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Aberdeen FC 2021-10-30 Aberdeen FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 2021-08-22 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Aberdeen FC 2019-12-29 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Aberdeen FC 2019-08-04 Aberdeen FC 3–2 Heart of Midlothian FC

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2022-03-02 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Aberdeen FC W 2022-02-26 St. Mirren FC 0–2 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2022-02-19 St. Johnstone FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2022-02-09 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–2 Dundee FC L 2022-02-06 Rangers FC 5–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2022-02-01 Hibernian FC 0–0 Heart of Midlothian FC D

Aberdeen FC Form

2022-03-02 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Aberdeen FC L 2022-02-26 Aberdeen FC 1–1 Dundee United FC D 2022-02-19 Motherwell FC 1–1 Aberdeen FC D 2022-02-15 Aberdeen FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC D 2022-02-09 Aberdeen FC 2–3 Celtic FC L 2022-02-05 Livingston FC 2–1 Aberdeen FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.12 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11 Aberdeen FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 61% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Heart of Midlothian FC57% Draw23% Aberdeen FC20%
Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.23
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Heart of Midlothian FC or Draw
80%
Draw or Aberdeen FC
43%
Heart of Midlothian FC or Aberdeen FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Heart of Midlothian FC43% Draw41% Aberdeen FC16%
Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.2%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
7.9%
3 – 1
6.7%
3 – 0
6.1%
0 – 0
5.5%
2 – 2
5.3%
1 – 2
5%
3 – 2
3.8%
0 – 1
3.7%
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% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 22% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 11% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✗
Aberdeen FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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