Heart of Midlothian FC vs Ross County FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2024-25

Heart of Midlothian FC

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Ross County FC

Sat 28 Sep 2024 · 14:00 UTC Tynecastle Park 18,399 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 35' Ronan Hale

Lawrence Shankland 90+6' 1–1

Y 11' Elijah Campbell

Kenneth Vargas 13' Y

Y 42' Ronan Hale

Y 57' Connor Randall

Y 60' Ryan Leak

Overview

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

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

Match Details

Referee Iain Snedden
Assistant 1 David Roome
Assistant 2 Paul McAvinue (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

2024-09-28 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Ross County FC 2024-03-16 Ross County FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 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

Recent Form

Heart of Midlothian FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Sep	Ross County FC	H	1–1	D
21 Sep	St. Mirren FC	A	1–2	L
14 Sep	Celtic FC	A	0–2	L
01 Sep	Dundee United FC	H	0–1	L
25 Aug	Motherwell FC	A	1–3	L
10 Aug	Dundee FC	A	1–3	L

Ross County FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Sep	Heart of Midlothian FC	A	1–1	D
21 Sep	St. Johnstone FC	H	3–3	D
14 Sep	Dundee FC	H	2–0	W
31 Aug	Aberdeen FC	H	0–1	L
24 Aug	Rangers FC	A	0–6	L
10 Aug	Dundee United FC	H	1–1	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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Heart of Midlothian FC and Ross County FC get this one started.
5' Akil Wright has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
10' Ross Laidlaw is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Ross County FC so far.
11' Ross County FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 11.
13' Controversy at the stadium! Kenneth Vargas argues furiously but the card stands.
18' Heart of Midlothian FC have won 334 goals from 312 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
23' Kenneth Vargas, a Costa Rica , has 9 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
28' Ross County FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
33' The home supporters are growing impatient. Heart of Midlothian FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
35' Brilliant from the ! Ronan Hale makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 35.
40' Heart of Midlothian FC currently sit 12 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
42' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ronan Hale on 42.
47' Ross County FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
52' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
57' Ross County FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 57.
58' Heart of Midlothian FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Barrie McKay is hanging Cameron Devlin on the field on 58 minute.
60' Ryan Leak is having his name booked by the referee on 60.
65' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-1-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
67' Another substitution for Heart of Midlothian FC to replace Alan Forrest by Yan Dhanda on 67 minute.
68' Ross County FC ring the changes. Ronan Hale has done his job and it is now time for Alex Samuel to step up.
73' 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.
78' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kye Rowles is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Ross County FC.
83' Over 83 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
88' It is a substitution in Ross County FC team. Connor Randall is replaced by Jack Grieves on 88 minute.
90' Fresh legs for Heart of Midlothian FC! Liam Boyce comes on to replace Adam Forrester.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

10
Barrie McKay ↑ 58'
20
Yan Dhanda ↑ 67'
27
Liam Boyce ↑ 90'
28
Zander Clark
4
Craig Halkett
16
Blair Spittal ↑ 58'
29
James Penrice
5
Daniel Oyegoke ↑ 90'
25
Macaulay Tait

Coach Steven Naismith

Ross County FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

35
Will Nightingale
25
Alex Samuel ↑ 68'
22
Jack Hamilton
27
Eamonn Brophy
2
James Brown ↑ 68'
14
Jack Grieves ↑ 88'
30
Dylan Smith
7
Victor Loturi ↑ 58'
21
Charlie Telfer ↑ 88'

Coach Don Cowie

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Lawrence Shankland	8
Blair Spittal	5
Jordan White	4
Alan Forrest	3
Barrie McKay	2
Simon Murray	2
Ronan Hale	2
James Wilson	2

Head to Head

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2024-09-28 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Ross County FC D 2024-09-21 St. Mirren FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2024-09-14 Celtic FC 2–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2024-09-01 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 Dundee United FC L 2024-08-25 Motherwell FC 3–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2024-08-10 Dundee FC 3–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L

Ross County FC Form

2024-09-28 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Ross County FC D 2024-09-21 Ross County FC 3–3 St. Johnstone FC D 2024-09-14 Ross County FC 2–0 Dundee FC W 2024-08-31 Ross County FC 0–1 Aberdeen FC L 2024-08-24 Rangers FC 6–0 Ross County FC L 2024-08-10 Ross County FC 1–1 Dundee United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.63 Heart of Midlothian FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.03 Ross County FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Heart of Midlothian FC48% Draw27% Ross County FC25%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.66

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Heart of Midlothian FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Ross County FC

52%

Heart of Midlothian FC or Ross County FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Heart of Midlothian FC35% Draw47% Ross County FC18%

Actual: Ross County FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

10.5%

2 – 1

9.2%

2 – 0

9.1%

0 – 0

8.9%

0 – 1

6.2%

1 – 2

5.8%

3 – 1

3 – 0

4.8%

2 – 2

4.8%

0 – 2

3.6%

3 – 2

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Heart of Midlothian FC

Handicap	Heart of Midlothian FC covers	Push	Ross County FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	15%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	23%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	14%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✓

Ross County FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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