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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 2 6
2 St. Mirren FC 2 6
3 Motherwell FC 2 4
4 Heart of Midlothian FC 2 3
5 Dundee FC 2 3
6 St. Johnstone FC 2 3
7 Hibernian FC 2 3
8 Aberdeen FC 2 3
9 Rangers FC 2 1
10 Falkirk FC 2 1
11 Dundee United FC 2 1
12 Kilmarnock FC 2 0

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
50% Clean Sheets
Heart of Midlothian FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Heart of Midlothian FC
0-15
2/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Heart of Midlothian FC welcome Ross County FC for this crunch clash at Tynecastle.
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' Jordan White needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 15' Ross County FC have won 224 goals from 212 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 20' Zander Clark has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Heart of Midlothian FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 35' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 40' 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.
  • 41' Nathaniel Atkinson has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 41.
  • 46' A change in the Heart of Midlothian FC ranks — Kyosuke Tagawa exits the field as Yutaro Oda enters on 46.
  • 51' Controversy at the stadium! Alan Forrest argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 55' GOAL! Alex Cochrane fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 60' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 61' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Yan Dhanda makes it 1-1.
  • 61' It is a substitution in Heart of Midlothian FC team. Craig Halkett is replaced by Stephen Kingsley on 61 minute.
  • 62' Kenneth Vargas gets the nod from Heart of Midlothian FC. He replaces Alex Lowry and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 67' Ross County FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 69' A tactical swap from Ross County FC — Eamonn Brophy on, Simon Murray off on 69 minutes.
  • 71' Against the run of play, Kenneth Vargas has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 76' named a 3-5-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-4-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 78' The supporters are chanting for George Harmon. He replaces Ben Purrington on 78 minute.
  • 79' What a moment for Lawrence Shankland! That strike on 79 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 81' Ross County FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 82' Victor Loturi is replacing Josh Sims for the Ross County FC side.
  • 87' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. George Harmon made 377 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Ryan Leak argues furiously but the card stands.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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
Josh Ginnelly 2
Liam Boyce 2
Barrie McKay 2
Simon Murray 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.