EDINBURGH. Hearts and Dundee draw 1-1. J. Souttar scored the first goal (37′) for Hearts. J. Cummings settled the score 1-1 (83′). Hearts was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (72%)
The match was played at the Tynecastle Park stadium in Edinburgh on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Gavin Duncan who was helped by Graeme Leslie and Gordon Crawford. The 4th official was Bobby Madden. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.8 degrees Celsius or 54.95 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Hearts had a superior ball possession 72% while Dundee was struggling with a 28% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Hearts was more aggressive with 72 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 6 were on target. However, that was not enough Hearts to win the match.
Hearts shot 20 times, 6 on target, 14 off target. Talking about the opposition, Dundee shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Hearts received 2 yellow cards (B. Woodburn and C. Halkett). Regarding the opposition, Dundee received 5 yellow cards (J. McGhee, R. Sweeney, A. Legzdins, D. Mullen and C. Adam).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Hearts will have 20 points like Rangers and Dundee United to stay in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Dundee will have 7 points to stay in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Hearts will play away against St. Johnstone on the 27th of October with a 13-10 head to head record in favor of St. Johnstone (10 draws).
Dundee will host Ross County on the 27th of October with a 8-4 head to head record in favor of Ross County (5 draws).
Hearts – Formation
Hearts
37'
30'
77'
Hearts started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Robbie Neilson decided to play with the following team: Craig Gordon , John Souttar , Craig Halkett , Stephen Kingsley , Michael Smith , Cameron Devlin , Beni Baningime , Alex Cochrane , Barrie McKay , Liam Boyce and Ben Woodburn .
The home team had on the bench: Ross Stewart, Taylor Moore, Peter Haring, Gary Mackay-Steven , Andy Halliday, Josh Ginnelly and Armand Gnanduillet .
Hearts could not rely on the presence of A. Gnanduillet (injured).
Substitutions
Hearts made 3 changes: B. Woodburn for G. Mackay-Steven (46′), L. Boyce for A. Gnanduillet (60′) and B. McKay for J. Ginnelly (77′).
Best player: John Souttar
The player that probably impressed the most for Hearts was John Souttar.
His rating is with 1 goal, 85 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.
Dundee – Formation
Dundee
Dundee started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the opposite side, James McPake played with: Adam Legzdins , Cammy Kerr , Lee Ashcroft , Ryan Sweeney , Jordan Marshall , Jordan McGhee , Charlie Adam , Max Anderson , Paul McMullan , Leigh Griffiths and Luke McCowan .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Ian Lawlor, Christie Elliot, Liam Fontaine, Danny Mullen , Paul McGowan, Jason Cummings and Cillian Sheridan .
Substitutions
Dundee made 3 changes: L. McCowan for D. Mullen (56′), P. McMullan for J. Cummings (62′) and L. Griffiths for C. Sheridan (78′).
Best player: Leigh Griffiths
The most impressive player for Dundee was Leigh Griffiths.
His rating is with 6 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 8.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Aberdeen – Hibernian – 1-0
- Celtic – St. Johnstone – 2-0
- Dundee United – Motherwell – 2-1
- Hearts – Dundee – 1-1
- Ross County – Livingston – 2-3
