DUNDEE. Dundee prevails over Hearts 1-0 after L. McCowan scored just 1 goal (63′). Hearts was vastly better in terms of ball possession (65%).​

The match was played at the Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park stadium in Dundee on Monday and it started at 12:00 am local time. In front of 8,104 spectators.​ The referee was Alan James Muir assisted by John McCrossan and Stuart Stevenson. The 4th official was Scott Lambie. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 18.22 degrees Celsius or 64.8 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 38%.​

Match Statistics​

Dundee

1 - 0

Hearts

  • ! 35 Ball Possession 65
Shots
  • 12 Total 10
  • 4 On Target 5
  • 5 Off Target 3
  • 3 Shots blocked 4
  • 109 Attack 128
  • 32 Dangerous attack 67
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 8
Fouls
  • 16 Total 10
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Hearts had a strong ball possession 65% while Dundee was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Hearts was more aggressive with 67 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, Dundee was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Dundee shot 12 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Hearts shot 10 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Dundee received 1 yellow card (Owen Beck). On the other side, Hearts received 1 yellow card (Yutaro Oda).

Match Timeline

O. Beck- Yellow
39'
39'
Y. Oda- Yellow
46'
Cammy Devlin- sub ->Toby Sibbick
46'
Nathaniel Atkinson- sub ->Odeluga Offiah
46'
L. Boyce- sub ->Yutaro Oda
Luke McCowan(goal)Amadou Bakayoko
63'
L. Cameron- sub ->Scott Tiffoney
66'
69'
Jorge Grant- sub ->Aidan Denholm
69'
Kyosuke Tagawa- sub ->Kenneth Vargas
Mohamad Sylla- sub ->Finlay Robertson
76'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Celtic
78
33
Rangers
75
33
Hearts
62
33
Kilmarnock
55
3
St. Mirren
46
3
Dundee
41
3
Hibernian
39
33
Motherwell
37
33
Aberdeen
35
33
St. Johnstone
31
33
Ross County
30
33
Livingston
18
33

After playing this match, Dundee has 4 points to occupy the 6th place in the standings. On the opposite side, Hearts stays with 4 points (5th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Dundee will play away against Aberdeen on the 13th of April with a 18-1 head to head in favor of Aberdeen (5 draws).

Hearts will host Livingston on the 13th of April with a 7-2 head to head stats in favor of Hearts (6 draws).

Dundee – Formation

Dundee
G
Kevin McKenna 31.Northern Ireland
7.3
D
Cammy Kerr 2.Scotland
6.8
D
O. Beck 3.Wales
7.5
39'
D
Joe Shaughnessy 5.Republic of Ireland
7.5
D
Jordan McGhee 6.Scotland
7.0
M
Scott Tiffoney 7.Scotland
7.1
66'
M
Luke McCowan 17.Scotland
8.1
63'
M
F. Robertson 19.Scotland
7.0
76'
M
Malachi Boateng 23.England
7.5
F
Amadou Bakayoko 9.Sierra Leone
7.5
F
Zach Robinson 16.England
7.0
Substitutes
G
Adam Legzdins 1.England
D
Ricki Lamie 12.Scotland
D
L. Ashcroft 14.Scotland
M
L. Cameron 10.Scotland
6.3
66'
M
J. Mulligan 15.Scotland
M
Charlie Reilly 18.Scotland
M
Mohamad Sylla 28.France
6.4
76'
F
Z. Rudden 20.Scotland
F
Max Anderson 24.Scotland

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

The manager Tony Docherty decided to play with the following team: Trevor Carson (7.3), Cammy Kerr (6.8), Joe Shaughnessy (7.5), Jordan McGhee (7.0), Owen Beck (7.5), Finlay Robertson (7.0), Luke McCowan (8.1), Malachi Boateng (7.5), Scott Tiffoney (7.1), Zach Robinson (7.0) and Amadou Bakayoko (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Adam Legzdins, Lyall Cameron (6.3), Ricki Lamie, Lee Ashcroft, Josh Mulligan, Charlie Reilly, Zak Rudden, Max Anderson and Mohammad Sylla (6.4).

Substitutions

Dundee made 2 changes: Finlay Robertson for Mohammad Sylla (76′) and Scott Tiffoney for Lyall Cameron (66′).

Best player: Luke McCowan​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Dundee was Luke McCowan.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 36 passes (69% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 2 crosses.

Hearts – Formation

Hearts
G
Z. Clark 28.Scotland
7.0
D
Frankie Kent 2.England
7.3
D
Stephen Kingsley 3.Scotland
7.1
D
Kye Rowles 15.Australia
7.3
D
Odel Offiah 29.England
6.6
46'
M
Y. Oda 11.Japan
6.8
46' 39'
M
Toby Sibbick 21.England
6.7
46'
M
Aidan Denholm 22.Scotland
6.3
69'
M
Alex Lowry 51.Scotland
7.3
M
K. Vargas 77.Costa Rica
6.4
69'
F
L. Shankland 9.Scotland
7.0
Substitutes
G
Michael McGovern 12.Northern Ireland
D
Nathaniel Atkinson 13.Australia
7.0
46'
M
Jorge Grant 7.England
7.1
69'
M
Cammy Devlin 14.Australia
7.3
46'
M
Andy Halliday 16.Scotland
M
M. Tait 25.Scotland
F
L. Boyce 10.Northern Ireland
7.0
46'
F
Alan Forrest 17.Scotland
F
Kyosuke Tagawa 30.Japan
6.4
69'

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

Frankie McAvoy played with: Zander Clark (7.0), Odeluga Offiah (6.6), Frankie Kent (7.3), Kye Rowles (7.3), Stephen Kingsley (7.1), Alex Lowry (7.3), Toby Sibbick (6.7), Aidan Denholm (6.3), Yutaro Oda (6.8), Lawrence Shankland (7.0) and Kenneth Vargas (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jorge Grant (7.1), Liam Boyce  (7.0), Michael McGovern, Nathaniel Atkinson (7.0), Cameron Devlin (7.3), Andy Halliday, Alan Forrest, Macaulay Tait and Kyosuke Tagawa (6.4).

Substitutions

Hearts made 5 changes: Toby Sibbick for Cameron Devlin (46′), Odeluga Offiah for Nathaniel Atkinson (46′), Yutaro Oda for Liam Boyce  (46′), Aidan Denholm for Jorge Grant (69′) and Kenneth Vargas for Kyosuke Tagawa (69′).

Best player: Frankie Kent​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Hearts was Frankie Kent.

His rating is (7.3) with 66 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

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