EDINBURGH. Hearts defeats Aberdeen with a 2-0 win with a goal from Y. Oda (14′) and a goal from L. Boyce (64′). Hearts took advantage of its better ball possession (59%).
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 Kevin Clancy who was helped by Chris Rae and Steven Traynor. The 4th official was Duncan Williams. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 12.3 degrees Celsius or 54.14 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Hearts had a strong ball possession 59% while Aberdeen was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Hearts was more aggressive with 62 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Hearts won the match.
Hearts shot 12 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Aberdeen shot 11 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Hearts received 4 yellow cards (Nathaniel Atkinson, Frankie Kent, Liam Boyce and Peter Haring). On the other side, Aberdeen received 2 yellow cards (Slobodan Rubežić and Leighton Clarkson).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Hearts will have 7 points like Ross County to sit in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Aberdeen will stay with 2 points like St. Johnstone to hold in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Hearts will host Livingston on the 13th of April with a 7-2 head to head stats in favor of Hearts (6 draws).
Aberdeen will host Dundee on the 13th of April with a 18-1 head to head statistic in favor of Aberdeen (5 draws).
Hearts – Formation
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Hearts started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Frankie McAvoy decided to play with the following team: Zander Clark
, Nathaniel Atkinson , Frankie Kent , Kye Rowles , Stephen Kingsley , Cameron Devlin , Peter Haring , Yutaro Oda , Liam Boyce , Kenneth Vargas and Lawrence Shankland .The home team had on the bench: Alan Forrest
, Aidan Denholm, Alex Lowry, Michael McGovern, Toby Sibbick , Calem Nieuwenhof , Beni Baningime , Jorge Grant and Macaulay Tait.Hearts could not rely on the presence of Alan Forrest (injured) and Jorge Grant (injured).
Substitutions
Hearts made 4 changes: Yutaro Oda for Alan Forrest (33′), Peter Haring for Calem Nieuwenhof (50′), Liam Boyce for Jorge Grant (65′) and Nathaniel Atkinson for Toby Sibbick (65′).
Best player: Zander Clark
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Hearts was the goalkeeper: Zander Clark. His rating is 8.06. He performed 5 saves.
Aberdeen – Formation
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Aberdeen started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Barry Robson played with: Kelle Roos
, Stefan Gartenmann , Slobodan Rubežić , Richard Jensen , Nicky Devlin , Leighton Clarkson , Graeme Shinnie , James McGarry , Jamie McGrath , Luís Henriques de Barros Lopes and Bojan Miovski .These were the players on the bench: Ester Sokler
, Jack Mackenzie, Ross Doohan, Dante Polvara, Connor Barron , Jonny Hayes, Angus MacDonald, Pape Habib Gueye and Ryan Duncan .Substitutions
Aberdeen made 4 changes: James McGarry for Ryan Duncan (57′), Leighton Clarkson for Pape Habib Gueye (67′), Bojan Miovski for Ester Sokler (67′) and Jamie McGrath for Connor Barron (67′).
Best player: James McGarry
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Aberdeen was James McGarry.
His rating is
with 20 passes (50% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- St. Johnstone – Rangers – 0-2
- Ross County – Livingston – 1-1
- Motherwell – St. Mirren – 0-1
- Kilmarnock – Hibernian – 2-2
- Hearts – Aberdeen – 2-0
- Celtic – Dundee – 3-0