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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 27 Jan 2024 · 15:00 UTC Tynecastle 18,790 HT 45' · FT 45'
Jorge Grant pen 57' 2–0
Lawrence Shankland 77' 2–0
Y 31' Graeme Shinnie
Yutaro Oda 68' Y
Y 73' Duk

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 Andrew Milne (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
2024-01-27 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Aberdeen FC 2023-12-09 Aberdeen FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 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

Recent Form

Heart of Midlothian FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Jan Aberdeen FC H 2–0 W
23 Jan Dundee FC H 3–2 W
02 Jan Livingston FC A 2–1 W
30 Dec Ross County FC H 2–2 D
27 Dec Hibernian FC A 1–0 W
23 Dec St. Mirren FC H 2–0 W
Aberdeen FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Jan Heart of Midlothian FC A 0–2 L
24 Jan St. Johnstone FC A 1–1 D
02 Jan Ross County FC A 3–0 W
30 Dec St. Mirren FC H 0–3 L
20 Dec Livingston FC H 2–1 W
09 Dec Heart of Midlothian FC H 2–1 W

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' The game is set. Heart of Midlothian FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' England international Angus MacDonald has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Barry Robson might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 20' Zander Clark needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 25' Aberdeen FC come into this ranked 3 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 30' Aberdeen FC have won 369 goals from 362 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 31' The referee has no hesitation. Graeme Shinnie is booked for Aberdeen FC — card on 31.
  • 36' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 41' The home supporters are growing impatient. Heart of Midlothian FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 46' Heart of Midlothian FC currently sit 4 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 51' Heart of Midlothian FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 56' Aberdeen FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 57' What a strike from Jorge Grant! The score is 1-0.
  • 62' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 62 minutes.
  • 65' Duk is replacing Dante Polvara for the Aberdeen FC side.
  • 68' Yutaro Oda was booked on 68.
  • 69' The Heart of Midlothian FC manager makes a substitution. Yutaro Oda departs to be replaced by Kenneth Vargas.
  • 71' Angus MacDonald has so much to prove this time. He replaces Stefan Gartenmann on 71 minute.
  • 73' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Duk.
  • 77' Lawrence Shankland makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Heart of Midlothian FC are in front.
  • 81' The Heart of Midlothian FC manager makes a substitution. Jorge Grant departs to be replaced by Macaulay Tait.
  • 86' 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.
  • 90' It is a substitution in Heart of Midlothian FC team. Lawrence Shankland is replaced by Craig Halkett on 90 minute.
  • It finishes all square. Heart of Midlothian FC and Aberdeen FC share the spoils 2-0.

Lineups

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Naismith

Aberdeen FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Barry Robson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2024-01-27 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Aberdeen FC 2023-12-09 Aberdeen FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 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

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2024-01-27 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Aberdeen FC W 2024-01-23 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–2 Dundee FC W 2024-01-02 Livingston FC 1–2 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2023-12-30 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–2 Ross County FC D 2023-12-27 Hibernian FC 0–1 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2023-12-23 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 St. Mirren FC W

Aberdeen FC Form

2024-01-27 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Aberdeen FC L 2024-01-24 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Aberdeen FC D 2024-01-02 Ross County FC 0–3 Aberdeen FC W 2023-12-30 Aberdeen FC 0–3 St. Mirren FC L 2023-12-20 Aberdeen FC 2–1 Livingston FC W 2023-12-09 Aberdeen FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.13 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 64% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Heart of Midlothian FC57% Draw22% Aberdeen FC21%
Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.34
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Heart of Midlothian FC or Draw
80%
Draw or Aberdeen FC
43%
Heart of Midlothian FC or Aberdeen FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Heart of Midlothian FC42% Draw40% Aberdeen FC18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10%
2 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
7%
3 – 1
6.6%
2 – 2
5.6%
3 – 0
5.6%
1 – 2
5.3%
0 – 0
5%
3 – 2
4%
0 – 1
3.6%
4 – 1
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Heart of Midlothian FC

Handicap Heart of Midlothian FC covers Push Aberdeen FC covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 17% 64%
-1.5 36% — 64%
-1 36% 22% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 12% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✗
Aberdeen FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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