ABERDEEN. Aberdeen was in the end too much to handle for Hearts with the goal of Duk (5′), Duk (21′) and Mattie Pollock (28′). Hearts was surely superior in terms of ball possession (63%).
The match was played at the Pittodrie Stadium stadium in Aberdeen on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was David Dickinson with the collaboration of Daniel McFarlane and John McCrossan. The 4th official was Graham Grainger. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.8 degrees Celsius or 49.57 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Hearts was in firm control of the ball 63% while Aberdeen was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Aberdeen had a more offensive attitude with 42 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Aberdeen won the match.
Aberdeen shot 22 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Hearts shot 8 times, 0 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Aberdeen received 3 yellow cards (Bojan Miovski, Ylber Ramadani and Marley Watkins). On the opposite side, Hearts received 3 yellow cards (Lawrence Shankland, J. Hill and Toby Sibbick).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Aberdeen will have 41 points to sit in the 4th place. On the other side, Hearts will stay with 45 points to sit in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Aberdeen will host Rangers on the 22nd of April with a 28-8 head to head statistic in favor of Rangers (13 draws).
Hearts will host Ross County on the 22nd of April with a 10-2 head to head record in favor of Hearts (13 draws).
Aberdeen – Formation
Aberdeen
28'
68'
84'
Aberdeen started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Barry Robson decided to play with the following team: Kelle Roos , Matthew Pollock , Angus MacDonald , Liam Scales , Ross McCrorie , Ylber Ramadani , Leighton Clarkson , Graeme Shinnie , Jonny Hayes , Bojan Miovski and Duk .
The home team had on the bench: Joe Lewis, Jack Mackenzie, Jayden Richardson, Hayden Coulson , Ryan Duncan, Connor Barron, Patrik Myslovič, Dilan Markanday and Marley Watkins .
Substitutions
Aberdeen made 4 changes: Jonny Hayes for Hayden Coulson (41′), Bojan Miovski for Marley Watkins (70′), Duk for Ryan Duncan (84′) and Leighton Clarkson for Patrik Myslovič (84′).
Best player: Duk
The most impressive player for Aberdeen was Duk.
His rating is with 2 goals, 11 passes (90% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 25. He performed 1 cross.
Hearts – Formation
Hearts
Hearts started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Robbie Neilson played with: Zander Clark , James Hill , Toby Sibbick , Kye Rowles , Michael Smith , Orestis Kiomourtzoglou , Robert Snodgrass , Alex Cochrane , Lawrence Shankland , Josh Ginnelly and Barrie McKay .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Ross Stewart, Lewis Neilson, Stephen Kingsley , Jorge Grant, Garang Kuol, Cameron Devlin, Andy Halliday, Stephen Humphrys and Alan Forrest .
Hearts could not rely on the presence of Andy Halliday (injured).
Substitutions
Hearts made 5 changes: Alex Cochrane for Stephen Kingsley (34′), Orestis Kiomourtzoglou for Alan Forrest (46′), Josh Ginnelly for Jorge Grant (76′), Toby Sibbick for Stephen Humphrys (76′) and Michael Smith for Andy Halliday (90′).
Best player: Orestis Kiomourtzoglou
The most impressive player for Hearts was Orestis Kiomourtzoglou.
His rating is with 32 passes (65% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 13 duels out of 14.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Motherwell – Rangers – 2-4
- Livingston – Ross County – 2-1
- Kilmarnock – St. Johnstone – 1-1
- Dundee United – St. Mirren – 1-1
- Celtic – Hibernian – 3-1
- Aberdeen – Hearts – 3-0
