EDINBURGH. Hearts managed to reverse the score against Dundee United. It was Dundee United to score first with a goal from Steven Fletcher. Notwithstanding, later Hearts found the way to reverse the score scoring 3 consecutive goals with Lawrence Shankland (71′), Alex Cochrane (77′) and Stephen Humphrys (90′). Hearts was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (65%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
Hearts remained in players after Josh Ginnelly received a double yellow card in the 90′.
The match was played at the Tynecastle Park stadium in Edinburgh on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Nick Walsh with the collaboration of Daniel McFarlane and Gordon Crawford. The 4th official was Chris Fordyce. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 7.4 degrees Celsius or 45.3 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.
Match Statistics
- ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
- 20 Total 11
- 7 On Target 2
- 12 Off Target 8
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 104 Attack 78
- 61 Dangerous attack 31
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 13 Total 11
- 5 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Hearts was in firm control of the ball 65% while Dundee United was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Hearts was more pushing with 61 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Hearts won the match.
Hearts shot 20 times, 7 on target, 12 off target. Regarding the opposition, Dundee United shot 11 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Hearts received 4 yellow cards (Stephen Humphrys, Stephen Kingsley, Josh Ginnelly and G. Kuol). Talking about the opposition, Dundee United received 2 yellow cards (Peter Pawlett and Craig Sibbald).
Josh Ginnelly (Hearts) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).
Also, Dundee United didn’t end the match with 11 players after Ryan Edwards (Dundee United) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (29′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Hearts will have 42 points to remain in the 3rd place. On the other side, Dundee United will stay with 20 points like Motherwell to sit in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Hearts will host Ross County on the 22nd of April with a 10-2 head to head stats in favor of Hearts (13 draws).
Dundee United will host Livingston on the 22nd of April with a 8-3 head to head in favor of Livingston (2 draws).
Hearts – Formation
Hearts
68'
78'
90'
71'
Hearts adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Robbie Neilson decided to play with the following team: Zander Clark , James Hill , Toby Sibbick , Kye Rowles , Alan Forrest , Andy Halliday , Robert Snodgrass , Stephen Kingsley , Lawrence Shankland , Barrie McKay and Josh Ginnelly .
The home team had on the bench: Ross Stewart, Lewis Neilson, Alex Cochrane , Nathaniel Atkinson, Orestis Kiomourtzoglou, Garang Kuol , Jorge Grant , Stephen Humphrys and Yutaro Oda.
Hearts could not rely on the presence of Lewis Neilson (injured).
Substitutions
Hearts made 5 changes: Alan Forrest for Stephen Humphrys (46′), Andy Halliday for Jorge Grant (61′), Kye Rowles for Alexander William Cochrane (68′), J. Hill for Garang Kuol (69′) and Stephen Kingsley for L. Neilson (88′).
Best player: Barrie McKay
The player that probably impressed the most for Hearts was Barrie McKay even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 46 passes (78% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 7. He performed 9 crosses.
Dundee United – Formation
Dundee United
29'
Also Dundee United adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Liam Fox played with: Mark Birighitti , Ryan Edwards , Charlie Mulgrew , Scott McMann , Liam Smith , Craig Sibbald , Dylan Levitt , Ilmari Niskanen , Jamie McGrath, Peter Pawlett and Glenn Middleton , Steven Fletcher .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Jack Newman, Loick Ayina, Ross Graham, Mathew Anim Cudjoe, Arnaud Djoum , Kieran Freeman , Rory Macleod, Sadat Anaku and Kai Fotheringham.
Dundee United could not rely on the presence of Arnaud Djoum (injured).
Substitutions
Dundee United made 3 changes: Peter Pawlett for Arnaud Djoum (52′), Craig Sibbald for Kieran Freeman (74′) and Ilmari Niskanen for Rory MacLeod (85′).
Best player: Steven Fletcher
The player that probably impressed the most for Dundee United was Steven Fletcher.
His rating is with 1 goal, 25 passes (52% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 18.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- St. Mirren – Hibernian – 0-1
- Rangers – Ross County – 2-1
- Livingston – Kilmarnock – 3-1
- Hearts – Dundee United – 3-1
- Aberdeen – Motherwell – 3-1
