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

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Premier League · 2023-24

Heart of Midlothian FC

2 – 2

Full Time

Ross County FC

Sat 30 Dec 2023 · 15:00 UTC Tynecastle 18,288 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 55' Alex Cochrane og

0–2 61' Yan Dhanda

Kenneth Vargas 71' 1–2

Lawrence Shankland 79' 2–2

Nathaniel Atkinson 41' Y

Alan Forrest 51' Y

Y 81' Josh Sims

Y 90' Ryan Leak

Overview

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Heart of Midlothian FC vs Ross County FC — Premier League at Tynecastle.

Heart of Midlothian FC 7 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
Ross County FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Alan Muir
Assistant 1 Ross MacLeod
Assistant 2 Andrew Milne (Scotland)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Celtic FC	7	18
2	Rangers FC	7	16
3	Heart of Midlothian FC	7	13
4	Dundee FC	7	10
5	St. Mirren FC	7	10
6	St. Johnstone FC	7	8
7	Aberdeen FC	7	8
8	Motherwell FC	7	8
9	Dundee United FC	7	8
10	Hibernian FC	7	7
11	Falkirk FC	7	6
12	Kilmarnock FC	7	5

Head-to-Head

Heart of Midlothian FC 15 games · Avg 2.6 goals Ross County FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-12-30 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–2 Ross County FC 2023-09-30 Ross County FC 0–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 2023-04-22 Heart of Midlothian FC 6–1 Ross County FC 2022-10-30 Ross County FC 1–2 Heart of Midlothian FC 2022-07-30 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 Ross County FC

Recent Form

Heart of Midlothian FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
16 Dec	Celtic FC	A	2–0	W
09 Dec	Aberdeen FC	A	1–2	L
06 Dec	Rangers FC	H	0–1	L

Ross County FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Dec	Heart of Midlothian FC	A	2–2	D
16 Dec	Dundee FC	H	0–1	L
09 Dec	St. Mirren FC	A	0–2	L
05 Dec	Motherwell FC	H	3–0	W
28 Nov	St. Mirren FC	H	1–0	W
25 Nov	Kilmarnock FC	H	0–0	D

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

14% Clean Sheets
Heart of Midlothian FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Heart of Midlothian FC

0-15

4/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

3/–

46-60

1/2

61-75

2/1

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Heart of Midlothian FC

James Wilson	3 G
Claudio Braga	2 G	2 A
Joshua McPake	1 G	1 A
Calvin Miller	1 G
Tom Renaud	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Heart of Midlothian FC host Ross County FC — let the battle begin!
5' George Harmon, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
10' The 27-year-old Yan Dhanda has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Zander Clark, as he is very good at scoring at Tynecastle with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
25' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Kyosuke Tagawa suffering a number of foals already.
30' It looks like no one’s ball. Heart of Midlothian FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
35' Victor Loturi is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Heart of Midlothian FC so far.
40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Aidan Denholm made 311 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
41' That looks like a foul for a card for Nathaniel Atkinson.
46' A change in the Heart of Midlothian FC ranks — Kyosuke Tagawa exits the field as Yutaro Oda enters on 46.
51' A meaty challenge results in booking for Alan Forrest on 51.
55' GOAL! Alex Cochrane scores on 55.
60' Ross County FC is showing some good football. However, Ross County FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
61' Yan Dhanda does the damage! The net is bulging and Ross County FC surge ahead!
61' Heart of Midlothian FC make a change. Craig Halkett trudges off to be replaced by Stephen Kingsley on 61 minutes.
62' Kenneth Vargas gets the nod from Heart of Midlothian FC. He replaces Alex Lowry and will look to change the dynamic.
67' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 67 minutes.
69' Eamonn Brophy gets the nod from Ross County FC. He replaces Simon Murray and will look to change the dynamic.
71' What composure from Kenneth Vargas! The Costa Rica international strokes it home. 2-1.
76' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
78' George Harmon has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ben Purrington on 78 minute.
79' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Lawrence Shankland makes it 3-1.
81' Josh Sims catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 81.
82' Ross County FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Victor Loturi is hanging Josh Sims on the field on 82 minute.
87' 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' Ryan Leak is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
It finishes all square. Heart of Midlothian FC and Ross County FC share the spoils 2-2.

Lineups

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Ross County FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

25
Alex Samuel
27
Eamonn Brophy ↑ 69'
21
Ross Munro
43
Josh Reid
17
Jay Henderson
16
George Harmon ↑ 78'
7
Kyle Turner ↑ 82'
14
Victor Loturi ↑ 82'

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Lawrence Shankland	8
Blair Spittal	5
Jordan White	4
Alan Forrest	3
Andrew Halliday	2
Josh Ginnelly	2
Liam Boyce	2
Barrie McKay	2

Head to Head

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

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 2023-12-16 Celtic FC 0–2 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2023-12-09 Aberdeen FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2023-12-06 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 Rangers FC L

Ross County FC Form

2023-12-30 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–2 Ross County FC D 2023-12-16 Ross County FC 0–1 Dundee FC L 2023-12-09 St. Mirren FC 2–0 Ross County FC L 2023-12-05 Ross County FC 3–0 Motherwell FC W 2023-11-28 Ross County FC 1–0 St. Mirren FC W 2023-11-25 Ross County FC 0–0 Kilmarnock FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.74 Heart of Midlothian FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.09 Ross County FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Heart of Midlothian FC53% Draw25% Ross County FC22%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.83

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Heart of Midlothian FC or Draw

78%

Draw or Ross County FC

47%

Heart of Midlothian FC or Ross County FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Heart of Midlothian FC37% Draw45% Ross County FC18%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.1%

1 – 0

9.4%

2 – 1

9.4%

2 – 0

8.8%

0 – 0

7.7%

1 – 2

5.9%

0 – 1

5.5%

3 – 1

5.4%

2 – 2

Actual

3 – 0

0 – 2

3.5%

3 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Heart of Midlothian FC

Handicap	Heart of Midlothian FC covers	Push	Ross County FC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	16%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	22%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	14%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

Ross County FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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