Saturday , 14 November 2026

Heart of Midlothian FC vs Aberdeen FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2023-24
Heart of Midlothian FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Aberdeen FC
Sat 16 Sep 2023 · 14:00 UTC Tynecastle 18,626 HT 45' · FT 45'
Yutaro Oda 14' 2–0
Liam Boyce 64' 2–0
Peter Haring 11' Y
Y 25' Leighton Clarkson
Frankie Kent 30' Y
Liam Boyce 32' Y
Nathaniel Atkinson 56' Y
Y 61' Slobodan Rubezic

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Kevin Clancy
  • Assistant 1 Chris Rae (Scotland)
  • Assistant 2 Steven Traynor (Scotland)

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
2023-09-16 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Aberdeen FC 2023-05-20 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 Aberdeen FC 2023-03-18 Aberdeen FC 3–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2023-01-18 Heart of Midlothian FC 5–0 Aberdeen FC 2022-10-16 Aberdeen FC 2–0 Heart of Midlothian FC

Recent Form

Heart of Midlothian FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Sep Aberdeen FC H 2–0 W
03 Sep Motherwell FC H 0–1 L
27 Aug Dundee FC A 0–1 L
13 Aug Kilmarnock FC H 0–0 D
05 Aug St. Johnstone FC A 2–0 W
27 May Hibernian FC H 1–1 D
Aberdeen FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Sep Heart of Midlothian FC A 0–2 L
03 Sep Hibernian FC H 0–2 L
31 Aug BK Häcken H 1–3 L
27 Aug St. Mirren FC A 2–2 D
24 Aug BK Häcken A 2–2 D
13 Aug Celtic FC H 1–3 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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Heart of Midlothian FC and Aberdeen FC get this one started.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steven Naismith will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' Aberdeen FC is showing some good football. However, Aberdeen FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 11' Poor challenge from Peter Haring. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 14' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Yutaro Oda makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 19' Jamie McGrath is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Aberdeen FC tonight.
  • 24' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 25' That is a card for Aberdeen FC. Leighton Clarkson will be fuming at that decision.
  • 30' Heart of Midlothian FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 32' Liam Boyce picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 33' Heart of Midlothian FC ring the changes. Yutaro Oda has done his job and it is now time for Alan Forrest to step up.
  • 38' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Aberdeen FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 43' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 48' A quiet spell here at Tynecastle. Aberdeen FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 50' Calem Nieuwenhof gets the nod from Heart of Midlothian FC. He replaces Peter Haring and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 55' Heart of Midlothian FC currently sit 4 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 56' Heart of Midlothian FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 56.
  • 57' James McGarry makes way for Ryan Duncan at the 57 minute mark. A tactical switch from Aberdeen FC.
  • 61' Slobodan Rubezic picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 64' Against the run of play, Liam Boyce has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 67' The crowd applauds Leighton Clarkson as he leaves the pitch. Connor Barron steps in for Aberdeen FC.
  • 72' Heart of Midlothian FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 77' Heart of Midlothian FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 82' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-1-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 87' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 2-0 the final result. Aberdeen FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Naismith

Aberdeen FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Barry Robson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2023-09-16 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Aberdeen FC 2023-05-20 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 Aberdeen FC 2023-03-18 Aberdeen FC 3–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2023-01-18 Heart of Midlothian FC 5–0 Aberdeen FC 2022-10-16 Aberdeen FC 2–0 Heart of Midlothian FC

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2023-09-16 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Aberdeen FC W 2023-09-03 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 Motherwell FC L 2023-08-27 Dundee FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2023-08-13 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–0 Kilmarnock FC D 2023-08-05 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2023-05-27 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Hibernian FC D

Aberdeen FC Form

2023-09-16 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Aberdeen FC L 2023-09-03 Aberdeen FC 0–2 Hibernian FC L 2023-08-31 Aberdeen FC 1–3 BK Häcken L 2023-08-27 St. Mirren FC 2–2 Aberdeen FC D 2023-08-24 BK Häcken 2–2 Aberdeen FC D 2023-08-13 Aberdeen FC 1–3 Celtic FC L

Predictions

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

Match Result

✓ Correct
Heart of Midlothian FC59% Draw22% Aberdeen FC19%
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 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Heart of Midlothian FC or Draw
81%
Draw or Aberdeen FC
41%
Heart of Midlothian FC or Aberdeen FC
78%

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
10.1%
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
5.2%
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.