DUNDEE. Hearts beats Dundee 1-0 after J. Walker scored just 1 goal (75′). Hearts was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park stadium in Dundee on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was William Collum who was helped by Dougie Potter and Graham McNeillie. The 4th official was Euan Anderson. The weather was foggy. The temperature was quite cold at 1.5 degrees Celsius or 34.74 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 99%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Hearts had a strong ball possession 63% while Dundee was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Hearts was putting more pressure with 55 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 1 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Hearts won the match.​

Dundee shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Hearts shot 12 times, 1 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Dundee received 4 yellow cards (M. Anderson, P. McGowan, L. Griffiths and D. Mullen). On the opposite side, Hearts received 2 yellow cards (J. Walker and J. Souttar).

Standings

After this match, Dundee will stay with 16 points to sit in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Hearts will have 33 points to remain in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Dundee will play away against Aberdeen on the 26th of December with a 16-1 head to head in favor of Aberdeen (4 draws).

Hearts will host Ross County on the 26th of December with a 7-2 head to head statistic in favor of Hearts (11 draws).

Dundee – Formation

Dundee started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager James McPake decided to play with the following team: Adam Legzdins (6.5), Christie Elliot (6.2), Liam Fontaine (7.1), Jordan McGhee (7.0), Cammy Kerr (6.4), Paul McMullan (6.3), Paul McGowan (7.2), Max Anderson (6.2), Luke McCowan (6.7), Leigh Griffiths (6.2) and Danny Mullen (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Ian Lawlor, Corey Panter, Calum Lamb, Alex Jakubiak (6.4) and Craig Donald.

Substitutions

Dundee made only 1 change substituting L. McCowan for A. Jakubiak (80′)​.

Best player: Paul McGowan​

The most impressive player for Dundee was Paul McGowan.

His rating is (7.2) with 39 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 4 crosses.

Hearts – Formation

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

Robbie Neilson played with: Craig Gordon (6.8), John Souttar (7.4), Craig Halkett (7.2), Stephen Kingsley (6.7), Taylor Moore (7.1), Peter Haring (7.3), Cameron Devlin (6.8), Andy Halliday (7.5), Gary Mackay-Steven (6.8), Ben Woodburn (6.6) and Barrie McKay (7.1).

These were the players on the bench: Ross Stewart, Cammy Logan, Michael Smith, Aaron McEneff (6.9), Alex Cochrane (6.9), Jamie Walker (7.1) and Armand Gnanduillet.

Hearts could not rely on the presence of A. Cochrane (injured).

Substitutions

Hearts made 3 changes: S. Kingsley for A. Cochrane (24′), G. Mackay-Steven for J. Walker (58′) and B. Woodburn for A. McEneff (74′).

Best player: Andy Halliday​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Hearts was Andy Halliday even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.5) with 45 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Dundee – Hearts – 0-1
• Livingston – Ross County – 1-1
• Motherwell – St. Johnstone – 2-0
• Rangers – Dundee United – 1-0