ABERDEEN. Aberdeen was capable to turn the table against Hearts to win 2-1. It was Hearts to strike first with a penalty of J. Souttar at the 45′. Then it was a goal in the 49′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, L. Ferguson gave the win to Aberdeen in the 69′ minute with a goal.
A. Halliday received a red card (89′). This red card was one of the reason why Hearts lost the match.
The match was played at the Pittodrie Stadium stadium in Aberdeen on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Kevin Clancy who had the assistance of Ross MacLeod and Graham McNeillie. The 4th official was Colin Steven. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.6 degrees Celsius or 49.24 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 96%.
Match Statistics
The ball possession was identical with both team possessing the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Aberdeen was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Hearts that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Aberdeen was more aggressive with 36 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Aberdeen won the match.
Aberdeen shot 17 times, 5 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, Hearts shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Aberdeen received 3 yellow cards (, D. Campbell and R. McCrorie). On the opposite side, Hearts received 2 yellow cards (C. Halkett and B. Woodburn).
Also, Hearts didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after A. Halliday (Hearts) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (89′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Aberdeen will have 15 points like Hibernian and Motherwell to stay in the 6th place. On the other side, Hearts will stay with 21 points like Dundee United to stay in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Aberdeen will host Motherwell on the 6th of November with a 20-19 head to head stats in favor of Aberdeen (12 draws).
Hearts will host Dundee United on the 6th of November with a 15-13 head to head statistic in favor of Dundee United (7 draws).
Aberdeen – Formation
Aberdeen
59'
69'
88'
Aberdeen started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Stephen Glass decided to play with the following team: Joe Lewis , David Bates , Scott Brown , Ross McCrorie , Funso Ojo , Dylan McGeouch , Lewis Ferguson , Dean Campbell , Ryan Hedges , Marley Watkins and Christian Ramirez .
The home team had on the bench: Gary Woods, Jack Gurr, Jonny Hayes , Matthew Longstaff, Niall McGinn , Jay Emmanuel-Thomas and Austin Samuels.
Substitutions
Aberdeen made 2 changes: M. Watkins for J. Hayes (85′) and D. McGeouch for N. McGinn (88′).
Best player: Marley Watkins
The player that probably impressed the most for Aberdeen was Marley Watkins.
His rating is with 1 goal, 20 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 16. He performed 1 cross.
Hearts – Formation
Hearts
89'
Hearts started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
On the opposite side, Robbie Neilson played with: Craig Gordon , John Souttar , Craig Halkett , Stephen Kingsley , Michael Smith , Cameron Devlin , Beni Baningime , Alex Cochrane , Josh Ginnelly , Armand Gnanduillet and Gary Mackay-Steven .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Ross Stewart, Peter Haring, Taylor Moore, Aaron McEneff, Barrie McKay , Andy Halliday and Ben Woodburn .
Substitutions
Hearts made 3 changes: G. Mackay-Steven for B. Woodburn (57′), J. Ginnelly for B. McKay (57′) and A. Cochrane for A. Halliday (72′).
Best player: John Souttar
The most impressive player for Hearts was John Souttar.
His rating is with 1 goal, 76 passes (69% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Aberdeen – Hearts – 2-1
- Celtic – Livingston – 0-0
- Dundee United – St. Johnstone – 0-1
- St. Mirren – Dundee – 0-1
