EDINBURGH. Hearts succeeded in reverse the score against Aberdeen to win 2-1. It was Aberdeen to strike first with a goal of Mattie Pollock at the 31′. Then it was a goal in the 43′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Lawrence Shankland gave the win to Hearts in the 56′ minute. Hearts was much better in terms of ball possession (61%) 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 Kevin Clancy with the help of Dougie Potter and Graham McNeillie. The 4th official was Peter Stuart. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.3 degrees Celsius or 61.36 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Hearts had a strong ball possession 61% while Aberdeen was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Hearts had a more offensive attitude with 65 dangerous attacks and 30 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Hearts won the match.
Hearts shot 30 times, 8 on target, 22 off target. On the opposite side, Aberdeen shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Hearts received 1 yellow card (Cammy Devlin). On the other side, Aberdeen received 5 yellow cards (Jonny Hayes, Barry Robson, Marley Watkins, Bojan Miovski and Ylber Ramadani).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Hearts will have 48 points to hold in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Aberdeen will stay with 53 points to sit in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Hearts will host Hibernian on the 27th of May with a 22-12 head to head statistic in favor of Hearts (16 draws).
Aberdeen will play away agasint Celtic on the 27th of May with a 54-5 head to head statistic in favor of Celtic (6 draws).
Hearts – Formation
Hearts
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Hearts started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Steven Naismith decided to play with the following team: Zander Clark , Nathaniel Atkinson , Toby Sibbick , Kye Rowles , Alex Cochrane , Cameron Devlin , Peter Haring , Yutaro Oda , Lawrence Shankland , Barrie McKay and Josh Ginnelly .
The home team had on the bench: Ross Stewart, Michael Smith , James Hill, Garang Kuol, Macaulay Tait, Jorge Grant , Alan Forrest , Orestis Kiomourtzoglou and Andy Halliday.
Hearts could not rely on the presence of Jorge Grant (injured).
Substitutions
Hearts made 4 changes: Josh Ginnelly for Jorge Grant (65′), Barrie McKay for Michael Smith (76′), Yutaro Oda for Alan Forrest (77′) and Peter Haring for Orestis Kiomourtzoglou (86′).
Best player: Yutaro Oda
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Hearts was Yutaro Oda even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 32 passes (87% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.
Aberdeen – Formation
Aberdeen
Aberdeen started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Barry Robson played with: Kelle Roos , Matthew Pollock , Angus MacDonald , Liam Scales , Jayden Richardson , Connor Barron , Ylber Ramadani , Leighton Clarkson , Jonny Hayes , Marley Watkins and Bojan Miovski .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Joe Lewis, Jack Mackenzie , Matthew Kennedy, Ryan Duncan , Patrik Myslovič, Shayden Morris , Alfie Bavidge and Dilan Markanday .
Aberdeen could not rely on the presence of R. Duncan (injured).
Substitutions
Aberdeen made 4 changes: Jonny Hayes for Ryan Duncan (60′), Angus MacDonald for Jack Mackenzie (60′), C. Barron for Shayden Morris (60′) and Marley Watkins for Dilan Markanday (79′).
Best player: Leighton Clarkson
The most impressive player for Aberdeen was Leighton Clarkson.
His rating is with 38 passes (68% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Motherwell – Ross County – 1-0
- Livingston – Dundee United – 2-1
- Kilmarnock – St. Johnstone – 0-1
- Hearts – Aberdeen – 2-1
- Celtic – St. Mirren – 2-2
