EDINBURGH. Hearts snatched a late win Hibernian 1-0 after L. Shankland scored just 1 goal (90′). Hearts made the most of its superior ball possession (56%).

Martin Boyle didn’t convert a decisive penalty (15′). That would have allowed Hibernian to draw the match.​

The match was played at the Easter Road Stadium stadium in Edinburgh on Wednesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. In front of 20,150 spectators.​ The referee was John Beaton who had the assistance of Dougie Potter and Gordon Crawford. The 4th official was David Dickinson. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was quite cold at 6.37 degrees Celsius or 43.47 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.​

Match Statistics​

Hibernian

0 - 1

Hearts

  • 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
  • 16 Total 10
  • 4 On Target 3
  • 4 Off Target 4
  • 8 Shots blocked 3
  • 87 Attack 99
  • 51 Dangerous attack 39
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 1
  • 6 Corners 5
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 11 Total 10
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

Hearts had a superior ball possession 56% while Hibernian was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Hibernian was putting more pressure with 51 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. Still, Hearts was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Hibernian shot 16 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Hearts shot 10 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Hibernian received 2 yellow cards (Martin Boyle and Dylan Levitt). Regarding the opposition, Hearts received 3 yellow cards (Nathaniel Atkinson , Calem Nieuwenhof and Kye Rowles).

Match Timeline

6'
L. Shankland- missed penaltyLawrence Shankland
5'
Alex Cochrane(VAR)
14'
Kye Rowles- Yellow
Martin Boyle- missed penaltyMartin Boyle
15'
46'
Barrie McKay- sub ->Aidan Denholm
Élie Youan- sub ->Josh Campbell
53'
59'
C. Nieuwenhof- Yellow
60'
K. Vargas- sub ->Alan Forrest
Dylan Levitt- Yellow
62'
Martin Boyle- Yellow
73'
84'
88'
Nathaniel Atkinson- Yellow
89'
90'
L. Shankland(goal)

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, Hibernian stays with 24 points to sit in the 6th place. On the other side, Hearts will has 32 points to sit in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Hibernian will host Rangers on the 16th of December with a 33-8 head to head stats in favor of Rangers (10 draws).

Hearts will host Ross County on the 30th of December with a 12-2 head to head record in favor of Hearts (13 draws).

Hibernian – Formation

Hibernian
G
David Marshall 1.Scotland
6.8
D
Lewis Miller 2.Australia
7.9
D
Will Fish 5.England
7.3
D
Jordan Obita 21.England
7.3
D
Rocky Bushiri 33.Belgium
7.3
M
Dylan Levitt 6.Wales
7.0
84' 62'
M
Dylan Vente 9.Netherlands
7.5
89'
M
Joe Newell 11.England
7.1
M
Jair Tavares 29.Portugal
7.0
M
Josh Campbell 32.Scotland
6.8
53'
F
Martin Boyle 10.Australia
6.4
73'
Substitutes
G
Joe Wollacott 13.Ghana
D
Paul Hanlon 4.Scotland
D
Lewis Stevenson 16.Scotland
M
James Jeggo 14.Australia
6.6
84'
F
Élie Youan 7.France
6.8
53'
F
Christian Doidge 23.Wales
6.7
89'

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

The manager Nick Montgomery decided to play with the following team: David Marshall (6.8), Lewis Miller (7.9), Will Fish (7.3), Rocky Bushiri (7.3), Jordan Obita (7.3), Dylan Levitt (7.0), Joe Newell (7.1), Josh Campbell (6.8), Dylan Vente (7.5), Jair Tavares (7.0) and Martin Boyle (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Paul Hanlon , Élie Youan (6.8), Joe Wollacott, James Jeggo (6.6), Lewis Stevenson, Christian Doidge (6.7), Rudi Allan Molotnikov, Rory Whittaker and Josh Landers.

Hibernian could not rely on the presence of Élie Youan (injured).

Substitutions

Hibernian made 3 changes: Dylan Vente for Christian Doidge (89′), Josh Campbell for Élie Youan (53′) and Dylan Levitt for James Jeggo (84′).

Player of the match: Lewis Miller​

The player that probably impressed the most for Hibernian was Lewis Miller.

His rating is 7.9 with 39 passes (64% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 14 duels out of 17. He performed 2 crosses.

Hearts – Formation

Hearts
G
Z. Clark 28.Scotland
7.7
D
Frankie Kent 2.England
7.5
D
Stephen Kingsley 3.Scotland
7.3
D
Kye Rowles 15.Australia
7.0
14'
M
Beni Baningime 6.DR Congo
7.3
M
C. Nieuwenhof 8.Australia
6.4
59'
M
Nathaniel Atkinson 13.Australia
6.3
88'
M
Alex Cochrane 19.England
7.0
M
Aidan Denholm 22.Scotland
6.7
46'
F
L. Shankland 9.Scotland
7.3
90'
F
Alan Forrest 17.Scotland
7.0
60'
Substitutes
G
C. Gordon 1.Scotland
D
Craig Halkett 4.Scotland
D
Toby Sibbick 21.England
M
Peter Haring 5.Austria
M
Alex Lowry 51.Scotland
F
Y. Oda 11.Japan
F
Barrie McKay 18.Scotland
6.8
46'
F
Kyosuke Tagawa 30.Japan
F
K. Vargas 77.Costa Rica
6.4
60'

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

Steven Naismith played with: Zander Clark (7.7), Stephen Kingsley (7.3), Frankie Kent (7.5), Kye Rowles (7.0), Nathaniel Atkinson  (6.3), Aidan Denholm (6.7), Beni Baningime (7.3), Calem Nieuwenhof (6.4), Alex Cochrane  (7.0), Alan Forrest (7.0) and Lawrence Shankland (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: Craig Gordon  , Craig Halkett , Peter Haring, Yutaro Oda, Barrie McKay (6.8), Toby Sibbick, Kyosuke Tagawa, Alex Lowry and Kenneth Vargas (6.4).

Substitutions

Hearts made 2 changes: Aidan Denholm for Barrie McKay (46′) and Alan Forrest for Kenneth Vargas (60′).

Player of the match: Zander Clark​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Hearts was the goalkeeper: Zander Clark. His rating is 7.65. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 3 saves.

Results of the day

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