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

1 – 1

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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

Match Preview

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

Heart of Midlothian FC 2 games · 3 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	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

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

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' That's the starting whistle at Tynecastle Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Heart of Midlothian FC and Ross County FC.
5' Heart of Midlothian FC currently sit 12 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
10' Heart of Midlothian FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
11' That looks like a foul for a card for Elijah Campbell.
13' Kenneth Vargas catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 13.
18' Jorge Grant needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Red cards this season.
23' Michee Efete has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
28' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kenneth Vargas made 308 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
33' Frankie Kent has been relatively quiet despite scoring 10 goals in his last 7 appearances.
35' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ronan Hale makes no mistake. 0-1!
40' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
42' It’s gonna be a card for Ronan Hale.
47' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Heart of Midlothian FC and Ross County FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
52' Heart of Midlothian FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Ross County FC's 3-4-1-2 shape.
57' A moment of madness from Connor Randall on 57 minutes earns him a card. Ross County FC will be frustrated.
58' Heart of Midlothian FC ring the changes. Cameron Devlin has done his job and it is now time for Barrie McKay to step up.
60' It’s gonna be a card for Ryan Leak.
65' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Heart of Midlothian FC that had 308 games and scored 323 goals.
67' Yan Dhanda has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alan Forrest on 67 minute.
68' Alex Samuel has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ronan Hale on 68 minute.
73' 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.
78' It’s high time Don Cowie made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
83' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-1-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
88' Another substitution for Ross County FC to replace Connor Randall by Jack Grieves on 88 minute.
90' Another change for Heart of Midlothian FC made on 90 minute. Adam Forrester leaves to be changed by Liam Boyce.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Heart of Midlothian FC 1-1 Ross County FC.

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.