Heart of Midlothian FC vs Dundee FC, Premier League 2024-25 RELEGATION ROUND

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Premier League · 2024-25

Heart of Midlothian FC

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Dundee FC

Sat 26 Apr 2025 · 14:00 UTC Tynecastle Park 18,085 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 38' Simon Murray

Y 27' Seb Palmer-Houlden

Elton Kabangu 43' Y

Y 75' Trevor Carson

Y 88' Lyall Cameron

Y 90' Clark Robertson

Overview

Match Preview

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

Heart of Midlothian FC 12 games · 20 pts (2026/27)
Dundee FC 12 games · 17 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Ross Hardie (Scotland)
Assistant 1 Chris Rae (Scotland)
Assistant 2 Kevin Buchanan (Scotland)

3 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 8.7 goals/game

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

Heart of Midlothian FC 17 games · Avg 2.8 goals Dundee FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-04-26 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 Dundee FC 2025-02-01 Dundee FC 0–6 Heart of Midlothian FC 2024-12-07 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Dundee FC 2024-08-10 Dundee FC 3–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 2024-05-11 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–0 Dundee FC

Recent Form

Heart of Midlothian FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Apr	Dundee FC	H	0–1	L
12 Apr	Motherwell FC	A	0–0	D
06 Apr	Dundee United FC	H	0–1	L
29 Mar	Celtic FC	A	0–3	L
15 Mar	Ross County FC	H	2–0	W
02 Mar	Hibernian FC	A	1–2	L

Dundee FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Apr	Heart of Midlothian FC	A	1–0	W
13 Apr	Hibernian FC	A	0–4	L
05 Apr	St. Mirren FC	H	2–0	W
29 Mar	Rangers FC	H	3–4	L
16 Mar	Dundee United FC	A	4–2	W
01 Mar	St. Johnstone FC	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

Heart of Midlothian FC		Dundee FC
#4	Position	#5
20	Points	17
12	Played	12
6 / 2 / 4	W / D / L	5 / 2 / 5
26	Scored	18
22	Conceded	15
+4	GD	+3
1.67	PPG	1.42
50%	Win %	42%

Key Stats

41% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

59% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
Heart of Midlothian FC this season

17% Clean Sheets
Dundee FC this season

Heart of Midlothian FC are 4th (20 pts). Dundee FC are 5th (17 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

Dundee FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

2/2

31-45

4/3

46-60

4/3

61-75

2/3

76+

5/3

■ 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

Dundee FC

Bradley Fink	4 G
Joe Westley	4 G
Ashley Hay	3 G
Joe Bevan	2 G	1 A
Owen Bevan	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Heart of Midlothian FC is hosting Dundee FC for another epic battle.
5' Heart of Midlothian FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
10' Dundee FC have won 196 goals from 194 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Heart of Midlothian FC and Dundee FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
25' Dundee FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
27' Seb Palmer-Houlden is having his name booked by the referee on 27.
32' James Penrice is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Dundee FC so far.
37' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
38' Simon Murray adds to his 0 season tally! Dundee FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
43' It’s a booking for Heart of Midlothian FC player. Elton Kabangu gets a card.
46' Heart of Midlothian FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Musa Drammeh is hanging Beni Baningime on the field on 46 minute.
51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Scott Tiffoney, as he is very good at scoring at Tynecastle Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
56' It looks like no one’s ball. Dundee FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
61' Alan Forrest, a Scotland , has 12 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
63' It is a substitution in Heart of Midlothian FC team. Sander Kartum is replaced by Kenneth Vargas on 63 minute.
68' Heart of Midlothian FC currently sit 7 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
73' Ziyad Larkeche is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Heart of Midlothian FC tonight.
75' Poor challenge from Trevor Carson. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
77' Yan Dhanda gets the nod from Heart of Midlothian FC. He replaces Blair Spittal and will look to change the dynamic.
80' Imari Samuels is replacing Ziyad Larkeche for the Dundee FC side.
85' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Heart of Midlothian FC winning 100% of all matches.
88' The referee has no hesitation. Lyall Cameron is booked for Dundee FC — card on 88.
90' A moment of madness from Clark Robertson on 90 minutes earns him a card. Dundee FC will be frustrated.
90' It is a substitution in Heart of Midlothian FC team. Elton Kabangu is replaced by Alan Forrest on 90 minute.
Game over. The scoreline of 0-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Dundee FC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

3
Clark Robertson
5
Joe Shaughnessy
31
Trevor Carson
15
Simon Murray
7
Scott Tiffoney
8
Josh Mulligan
10
Lyall Cameron
4
Ryan Astley ↓ Scott Fraser 90'
21
Ziyad Larkeche ↓ Imari Samuels 80'
23
Seb Palmer-Houlden ↓ Finlay Robertson 63'
29
Juan Portales ↓ Ethan Ingram 90'

Bench

Coach Tony Docherty

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Lawrence Shankland	6
Luke McCowan	2
Lyall Cameron	2
Elton Kabangu	2
Jordan McGhee	2
Alan Forrest	2
Kenneth Vargas	2
Steven Naismith	1

Head to Head

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2025-04-26 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 Dundee FC L 2025-04-12 Motherwell FC 0–0 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2025-04-06 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 Dundee United FC L 2025-03-29 Celtic FC 3–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2025-03-15 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Ross County FC W 2025-03-02 Hibernian FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L

Dundee FC Form

2025-04-26 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 Dundee FC W 2025-04-13 Hibernian FC 4–0 Dundee FC L 2025-04-05 Dundee FC 2–0 St. Mirren FC W 2025-03-29 Dundee FC 3–4 Rangers FC L 2025-03-16 Dundee United FC 2–4 Dundee FC W 2025-03-01 Dundee FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

0 / 4

1.95 Heart of Midlothian FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.42 Dundee FC xG

I would bet for: Heart of Midlothian FC or Dundee FC 74% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Heart of Midlothian FC45% Draw26% Dundee FC29%

Actual: Dundee FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.37

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Heart of Midlothian FC or Draw

71%

Draw or Dundee FC

55%

Heart of Midlothian FC or Dundee FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Heart of Midlothian FC36% Draw41% Dundee FC23%

Actual: Dundee FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.4%

2 – 1

2 – 0

6.5%

1 – 2

6.5%

2 – 2

6.3%

1 – 0

6.1%

3 – 1

5.8%

0 – 0

4.9%

0 – 1

Actual

3 – 0

4.2%

3 – 2

4.1%

0 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Heart of Midlothian FC

Handicap	Heart of Midlothian FC covers	Push	Dundee FC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	15%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	20%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	15%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Dundee FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✗

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