EDINBURGH. Hearts demolishes Dundee United 5-2 with goals of B. Woodburn (22′), A. Cochrane (25′), B. Woodburn (50′), S. Kingsley (76′) and A. McEneff (86′). Talking about the opposition, Dundee United scored with R. Edwards (34′), N. Clark (62′).
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 John Beaton with the support of John McCrossan and Steven Traynor. The 4th official was Euan Anderson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.1 degrees Celsius or 50.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 21 Total 12
- 5 On Target 6
- 16 Off Target 6
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 112 Attack 95
- 58 Dangerous attack 25
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 6
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 8 Total 13
- 0 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Hearts had a strong ball possession 55% while Dundee United was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Hearts was has a more offensive attitude with 58 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Hearts won the match.
Hearts shot 21 times, 5 on target, 16 off target. On the opposite side, Dundee United shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Hearts didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Dundee United received 3 yellow cards (R. Edwards, J. Fuchs and B. Siegrist).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Hearts will have 24 points to sit in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Dundee United will stay with 21 points to remain in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Hearts will play away against Motherwell on the 20th of November with a 22-18 head to head stats in favor of Hearts (7 draws).
Dundee United will host Aberdeen on the 20th of November with a 17-13 head to head statistic in favor of Aberdeen (11 draws).
Hearts – Formation
Hearts
76'
78'
Hearts started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Robbie Neilson decided to play with the following team: Craig Gordon , John Souttar , Craig Halkett , Stephen Kingsley , Taylor Moore , Cameron Devlin , Beni Baningime , Alex Cochrane , Barrie McKay , Josh Ginnelly and Ben Woodburn .
The home team had on the bench: Ross Stewart, Peter Haring, Aaron McEneff , Gary Mackay-Steven , Jamie Brandon, Jamie Walker and Armand Gnanduillet .
Substitutions
Hearts made 3 changes: B. McKay for G. Mackay-Steven (66′), J. Ginnelly for A. Gnanduillet (78′) and B. Woodburn for A. McEneff (82′).
Best player: Alex Cochrane
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Hearts was Alex Cochrane.
His rating is with 1 goal, 30 passes (83% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 13 crosses.
Dundee United – Formation
Dundee United
26'
Dundee United started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
Regarding the opposition, Thomas Courts played with: Benjamin Siegrist , Kieran Freeman , Ryan Edwards , Charlie Mulgrew , Scott McMann , Peter Pawlett , Ian Harkes , Declan Glass , Jeando Fuchs , Ilmari Niskanen and Nicky Clark .
These were the players on the bench: Jack Newman, Kerr Smith , Calum Butcher, Florent Hoti, Chris Mochrie, Louis Appéré and Maxime Biamou .
Substitutions
Dundee United made 2 changes: C. Mulgrew for K. Smith (46′) and D. Glass for M. Biamou (62′).
Best player: Ryan Edwards
The most impressive player for Dundee United was Ryan Edwards.
His rating is with 1 goal, 60 passes (70% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 3.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Aberdeen – Motherwell – 0-2
- Hearts – Dundee United – 5-2
- St. Johnstone – St. Mirren – 0-0
