Ross County FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC, Premier League 2024-25 RELEGATION ROUND
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Overview
Match Preview
Ross County FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC — Premier League at Global Energy Stadium.
- Ross County FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
- Heart of Midlothian FC 33 games · 70 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Don Robertson
- Assistant 1 Ross MacLeod
- Assistant 2 Colin Drummond (Scotland)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Heart of Midlothian FC 33 70 2 Rangers FC 33 69 3 Celtic FC 33 67 4 Motherwell FC 33 54 5 Hibernian FC 33 51 6 Falkirk FC 33 46 7 Dundee United FC 33 40 8 Aberdeen FC 33 33 9 Dundee FC 33 33 10 St. Mirren FC 33 30 11 Kilmarnock FC 33 28 12 Livingston FC 33 16 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 03 May Heart of Midlothian FC H 1–3 L 26 Apr Kilmarnock FC A 0–2 L 12 Apr St. Mirren FC A 2–3 L 05 Apr Aberdeen FC H 0–1 L 30 Mar Dundee United FC H 0–1 L 15 Mar Heart of Midlothian FC A 0–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 03 May Ross County FC A 3–1 W 26 Apr Dundee FC H 0–1 L 12 Apr Motherwell FC A 0–0 D 06 Apr Dundee United FC H 0–1 L 29 Mar Celtic FC A 0–3 L 15 Mar Ross County FC H 2–0 W Key Stats
67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Global Energy Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' It’s high time Don Cowie made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 10' 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 Beni Baningime suffering a number of foals already.
- 15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 20' Calem Nieuwenhof has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Ross County FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 26' Ronan Hale puts Ross County FC on the lead.
- 31' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 31 minutes.
- 36' Craig Gordon needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 40' What a strike from Lawrence Shankland! The score is 1-1.
- 45' It looks surprising Heart of Midlothian FC does not make any changes. Alan Forrest has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 50' Heart of Midlothian FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 55' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 58' What a strike from Lawrence Shankland! The score is 1-2.
- 62' The whistle greets James Brown as he departs to be replaced by Michee Efete.
- 67' The travelling Heart of Midlothian FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 68' The referee shows Heart of Midlothian FC player a card on 68.
- 70' Another substitution for Heart of Midlothian FC to replace Blair Spittal by Calem Nieuwenhof on 70 minute.
- 73' Ross County FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 74' Another change for Ross County FC made on 74 minute. George Harmon leaves to be changed by Jack Grieves.
- 79' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 81' Yan Dhanda has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kenneth Vargas on 81 minute.
- 82' What a strike from Alan Forrest! The score is 1-3.
- 83' It is a substitution in Ross County FC team. Alex Samuel is replaced by George Robesten on 83 minute.
- 88' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Heart of Midlothian FC that had 305 games and scored 322 goals.
- 90' The supporters are chanting for James Wilson. He replaces Alan Forrest on 90 minute.
- The final score is 1-3.
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Lineups
Ross County FC Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
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Alex Samuel ↓ George Robesten 83'
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Jordan White ↓ Kieran Phillips 62'
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George Harmon ↓ Jack Grieves 74'
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42
Nohan Kenneh ↓ Joshua Nisbet 62'
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James Brown ↓ Michee Efete 62'
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Bench
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23
Joshua Nisbet ↑ 62'
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11
Kieran Phillips ↑ 62'
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24
Michee Efete ↑ 62'
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Jack Grieves ↑ 74'
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George Robesten ↑ 83'
Coach Don CowieHeart of Midlothian FC Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
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- 4
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Alan Forrest ↓ James Wilson 90'
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- 16
- 29
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Kenneth Vargas ↓ Yan Dhanda 81'
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Bench
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Yan Dhanda ↑ 81'
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- 12
- 19
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Calem Nieuwenhof ↑ 70'
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James Wilson ↑ 90'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Lawrence Shankland 8 Blair Spittal 5 Jordan White 4 Alan Forrest 3 Ronan Hale 2 James Wilson 2 Andrew Halliday 2 Josh Ginnelly 2 Head to Head
Ross County FC Form
Heart of Midlothian FC Form
2025-05-03 Ross County FC 1–3 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2025-04-26 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 Dundee FC L 2025-04-12 Motherwell FC 0–0 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2025-04-06 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 Dundee United FC L 2025-03-29 Celtic FC 3–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2025-03-15 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Ross County FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.15 Ross County FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.4 Heart of Midlothian FC xGI would bet for: Ross County FC or Heart of Midlothian FC 71%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Heart of Midlothian FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.55Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 90% 10% ± 1.5 72% 28% ± 2.5 46% 54% ± 3.5 26% 74% ± 4.5 12% 88% Double Chance
Ross County FC or Draw 58%Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC 70%Ross County FC or Heart of Midlothian FC 71%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.5%0 – 1 9.9%0 – 0 9.9%1 – 2 8.5%1 – 0 7.9%0 – 2 7.5%2 – 1 6.9%2 – 0 5%2 – 2 4.9%1 – 3 Actual0 – 3 3.5%3 – 1 2.7%Asian Handicap — Ross County FC
Handicap Ross County FC covers Push Heart of Midlothian FC covers -2.5 4% — 96% -2 4% 8% 88% -1.5 12% — 88% -1 12% 17% 71% -0.5 29% — 71% +0.5 59% — 41% +1 59% 21% 20% +1.5 80% — 20% +2 80% 13% 8% +2.5 92% — 8% Clean Sheet
Ross County FC keeps clean sheet 25% ✓Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet 32% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.