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​

Hearts

2 - 0

Aberdeen

  • 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
  • 12 Total 11
  • 4 On Target 5
  • 4 Off Target 3
  • 4 Shots blocked 3
  • 114 Attack 99
  • 62 Dangerous attack 47
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 11 Total 12
  • 4 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

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

Peter Haring - Yellow
11'
Y. Oda(goal)Liam Boyce
14'
25'
Leighton Clarkson- Yellow
Frankie Kent- Yellow
30'
L. Boyce- Yellow
32'
Alan Forrest- sub ->Yutaro Oda
33'
C. Nieuwenhof- sub ->Peter Haring
50'
Nathaniel Atkinson- Yellow
56'
57'
Ryan Duncan- sub ->James McGarry
61'
Slobodan Rubezic- Yellow
L. Boyce(goal)
64'
Jorge Grant- sub ->Liam Boyce
65'
Toby Sibbick- sub ->Nathaniel Atkinson
65'
67'
Connor Barron- sub ->Jamie McGrath
67'
67'
Ester Sokler- sub ->Bojan Miovski

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 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

Hearts
G
Z. Clark 28.Scotland
8.1
D
Nathaniel Atkinson 13.Australia
7.0
65' 56'
D
Kye Rowles 15.Australia
7.3
D
Stephen Kingsley 3.Scotland
7.7
D
Frankie Kent 2.England
7.3
30'
M
K. Vargas 77.Costa Rica
6.7
M
Y. Oda 11.Japan
7.1
33' 14'
M
L. Boyce 10.Northern Ireland
8.1
65' 32' 64'
M
Peter Haring 5.Austria
6.7
50' 11'
M
Cammy Devlin 14.Australia
8.1
F
L. Shankland 9.Scotland
6.4
Substitutes
G
Michael McGovern 12.Northern Ireland
D
Toby Sibbick 21.England
6.7
65'
M
Aidan Denholm 22.Scotland
M
Alex Lowry 51.Scotland
M
C. Nieuwenhof 8.Australia
7.3
50'
M
Beni Baningime 6.DR Congo
M
Jorge Grant 7.England
6.7
65'
M
M. Tait 25.Scotland
F
Alan Forrest 17.Scotland
7.0
33'

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 (8.1), Nathaniel Atkinson (7.0), Frankie Kent (7.3), Kye Rowles (7.3), Stephen Kingsley (7.7), Cameron Devlin (8.1), Peter Haring (6.7), Yutaro Oda (7.1), Liam Boyce  (8.1), Kenneth Vargas (6.7) and Lawrence Shankland (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Alan Forrest (7.0), Aidan Denholm, Alex Lowry, Michael McGovern, Toby Sibbick (6.7), Calem Nieuwenhof (7.3), Beni Baningime , Jorge Grant (6.7) 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

Aberdeen
G
Kelle Roos 24.Netherlands
6.6
D
Richard Jensen 5.Finland
7.0
D
Stefan Gartenmann 6.Denmark
7.3
D
Slobodan Rubezic 33.Serbia
7.0
61'
M
James McGarry 15.New Zealand
7.3
57'
M
Leighton Clarkson 10.England
6.7
67' 25'
M
Graeme Shinnie 4.Scotland
7.0
M
Nicky Devlin 2.Scotland
7.0
M
Jamie McGrath 7.Republic of Ireland
7.0
67'
F
Bojan Miovski 9.Macedonia
6.3
67'
F
Duk 11.Cape Verde
7.0
Substitutes
G
Ross Doohan 31.Scotland
D
Jack MacKenzie 3.Scotland
D
Angus MacDonald 27.England
M
Dante Polvara 21.United States
M
Connor Barron 8.Scotland
7.0
67'
M
Jonny Hayes 17.Republic of Ireland
M
Ryan Duncan 23.Scotland
6.6
57'
F
Ester Sokler 19.Slovenia
6.8
67'
F
Pape Habib Gueye 14.Senegal
6.4
67'

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

Barry Robson played with: Kelle Roos (6.6), Stefan Gartenmann (7.3), Slobodan Rubežić (7.0), Richard Jensen (7.0), Nicky Devlin (7.0), Leighton Clarkson (6.7), Graeme Shinnie (7.0), James McGarry (7.3), Jamie McGrath (7.0), Luís Henriques de Barros Lopes (7.0) and Bojan Miovski (6.3).

These were the players on the bench: Ester Sokler (6.8), Jack Mackenzie, Ross Doohan, Dante Polvara, Connor Barron (7.0), Jonny Hayes, Angus MacDonald, Pape Habib Gueye (6.4) and Ryan Duncan (6.6).

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 (7.3) 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.​