EDINBURGH. Hearts demolishes Ross County 6-1 with goals of Alex Cochrane (17′), Josh Ginnelly (22′), Lawrence Shankland (28′), Lawrence Shankland (45′ pen), Josh Ginnelly (57′) and Lawrence Shankland (59′). Regarding the opposition, Ross County scored with ​Owura Edwards (85′ pen). Hearts was surely better in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Tynecastle Park stadium in Edinburgh on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Don Robertson who had the assistance of David McGeachie and Gordon Crawford. The 4th official was Grant Irvine. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.6 degrees Celsius or 47.44 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.​

Match Statistics​

Hearts

6 - 1

Ross County

  • ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
  • 30 Total 7
  • 12 On Target 1
  • 10 Off Target 4
  • 8 Shots blocked 2
  • 88 Attack 96
  • 49 Dangerous attack 38
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 1
  • 8 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 7 Total 10
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Hearts had a strong ball possession 64% while Ross County was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Hearts was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 30 shots of which 12 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Hearts won the match​.

Hearts shot 30 times, 12 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, Ross County shot 7 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Hearts received 1 yellow card (Orestis Kiomourtzoglou). Regarding the opposition, Ross County received 3 yellow cards (Connor Randall, Josh Stones and Jordan Tillson).

Match Timeline

Alex Cochrane(goal)
17'
22'
23'
L. Shankland(goal)Alex Cochrane
28'
39'
Connor Randall- Yellow
L. Shankland(penalty)
45'
L. Shankland(var)
45'
46'
46'
Jack Baldwin- sub ->David Cancola
55'
57'
58'
L. Shankland(goal)
59'
67'
67'
67'
Jordan Tillson- sub ->Nohan Kenneh
67'
72'
75'
Jorge Grant- sub ->Lawrence Shankland
76'
85'
90'
90'
Jordan Tillson- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Celtic
92
33
Rangers
79
33
Aberdeen
53
33
Hearts
48
33
Hibernian
44
33
St. Mirren
44
33
Livingston
42
33
Motherwell
37
33
St. Johnstone
33
33
Dundee United
31
33
Kilmarnock
31
33
Ross County
27
33

After this match, Hearts will have 48 points to remain in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Ross County will stay with 27 points to remain in the 12th place.

Next matches

Hearts – Formation

Hearts
G
Z. Clark 28.Scotland
6.3
D
Alex Cochrane 19.England
8.6
17'
D
Toby Sibbick 21.England
6.7
D
Kye Rowles 15.Australia
6.7
D
Nathaniel Atkinson 12.Australia
6.8
58'
M
Peter Haring 5.Austria
6.7
75'
M
Cammy Devlin 14.Australia
7.8
67'
M
Y. Oda 88.Japan
6.3
M
Barrie McKay 18.Scotland
7.2
M
L. Shankland 9.Scotland
9.7
76' 28', 45', 59'
F
Josh Ginnelly 30.England
8.9
67' 22', 57'
Substitutes
G
R. Stewart 13.Scotland
D
James Hill 72.England
6.2
58'
D
Stephen Kingsley 3.Scotland
M
Jorge Grant 7.England
6.6
76'
M
Orestis Kiomourtzoglou 8.Germany
6.6
67' 90'
M
Andy Halliday 16.Scotland
6.2
75'
F
Garang Kuol 61.Australia
F
Stephen Humphrys 29.England
6.8
67'
F
Alan Forrest 17.Scotland

Hearts started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Robbie Neilson decided to play with the following team: Zander Clark (6.3), Nathaniel Atkinson (6.8), Toby Sibbick (6.7), Kye Rowles (6.7), Alex Cochrane (8.6), Cameron Devlin (7.8), Peter Haring (6.7), Yutaro Oda (6.3), Lawrence Shankland (9.7), Barrie McKay (7.2) and Josh Ginnelly (9.0).

The home team had on the bench: Ross Stewart, James Hill (6.2), Stephen Kingsley, Jorge Grant (6.6), Orestis Kiomourtzoglou (6.6), Andy Halliday (6.2), Garang Kuol, Stephen Humphrys (6.4) and Alan Forrest.

Hearts could not rely on the presence of J. Hill (injured).

Substitutions

Hearts made 6 changes: N. Atkinson for James Hill (58′), Josh Ginnelly for Stephen Humphrys (66′), Cammy Devlin for Keith Watson (67′), Cammy Devlin for Orestis Kiomourtzoglou (67′), Peter Haring  for Andy Halliday (75′) and Lawrence Shankland for Jorge Grant (76′).

Best player: Lawrence Shankland​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Hearts was Lawrence Shankland.

His rating is (9.7) with 3 goals, 38 passes (76% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 12. He hit the woodwork once times.

Ross County – Formation

Ross County
G
Ross Laidlaw 1.Scotland
5.5
D
Connor Randall 2.England
5.2
39'
D
Dylan Smith 30.Scotland
5.1
72'
D
Alex Iacovitti 6.Scotland
6.4
M
Victor Loturi 14.Canada
6.5
M
David Cancola 4.Austria
6.4
46'
M
Nohan Kenneh 42.Liberia
6.3
67'
M
George Harmon 16.England
6.4
M
Simon Murray 17.Scotland
6.1
46'
F
Josh Sims 11.England
6.4
67'
F
Jordan White 26.Scotland
6.6
Substitutes
G
Ross Munro 21.Scotland
D
Jack Baldwin 5.England
7.0
46'
D
Keith Watson 15.Scotland
6.8
67'
M
Jordan Tillson 22.England
6.5
67' 90'
M
Yan Dhanda 10.England
F
O. Edwards 7.England
7.6
72' 85'
F
Jordy Hiwula 19.England
F
Josh Stones 49.England
6.2
46' 55'
F
Alex Samuel 25.Wales

Ross County started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Malky Mackay played with: Ross Laidlaw (5.5), Connor Randall (5.2), Dylan Smith (5.1), Alex Iacovitti (6.4), Simon Murray (6.1), Victor Loturi (6.5), David Cancola (6.4), Nohan Kenneh (6.3), George Harmon (6.4), Jordan White (6.6) and Josh Sims (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Ross Munro, Jack Baldwin (7.0), Keith Watson (6.8), Jordan Tillson (6.5), Yan Dhanda, Owura Edwards (7.6), Jordy Hiwula, Josh Stones (6.2) and Alex Samuel.

Substitutions

Ross County made 4 changes: S. Murray for Josh Stones (46′), David Cancola for Jack Baldwin (46′), Nohan Kenneh for Jordan Tillson (67′) and D. Smith for Owura Edwards (72′).

Best player: Owura Edwards​

The player that probably impressed the most for Ross County was Owura Edwards.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 5 passes (100% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 1.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 72′.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premiership.​