Sunday , 15 November 2026

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

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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Alan Muir
  • Assistant 1 Ross MacLeod
  • 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

6
8
1
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
25% Clean Sheets
Heart of Midlothian FC this season

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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Heart of Midlothian FC vs Ross County FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Alex Cochrane has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 346 appearances.
  • 10' Ben Purrington is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Heart of Midlothian FC so far.
  • 15' 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 Lawrence Shankland suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 25' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' Zander Clark has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 40' Nathaniel Atkinson, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 41' Nathaniel Atkinson is having his name booked by the referee on 41.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Heart of Midlothian FC! Yutaro Oda comes on to replace Kyosuke Tagawa.
  • 51' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Alan Forrest on 51 minutes.
  • 55' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Alex Cochrane makes it 1-0.
  • 60' Both keepers have barely been tested. Heart of Midlothian FC and Ross County FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 61' Yan Dhanda doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 61' Craig Halkett makes way for Stephen Kingsley at the 61 minute mark. A tactical switch from Heart of Midlothian FC.
  • 62' A tactical swap from Heart of Midlothian FC — Kenneth Vargas on, Alex Lowry off on 62 minutes.
  • 67' The home supporters are growing impatient. Heart of Midlothian FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 69' Simon Murray makes way for Eamonn Brophy at the 69 minute mark. A tactical switch from Ross County FC.
  • 71' GOAL! Kenneth Vargas fires home to make it 2-1!
  • 76' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 78' Another substitution for Ross County FC to replace Ben Purrington by George Harmon on 78 minute.
  • 79' Lawrence Shankland does the damage! The net is bulging and Heart of Midlothian FC surge ahead!
  • 81' Josh Sims has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a 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' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 90' Ryan Leak was booked on 90.
  • 2-2 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Ross County FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lawrence Shankland 8
Blair Spittal 5
Jordan White 4
Alan Forrest 3
Liam Boyce 2
Barrie McKay 2
Simon Murray 2
Ronan Hale 2

Head to Head

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

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
5%
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.