EDINBURGH. Hearts had a astounding comeback against Dundee.

Lawrence Shankland didn’t convert a penalty (66′) for Hearts.​

The match was played at the Tynecastle Park stadium in Edinburgh on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 18,185 spectators.​ The referee was Chris Graham with the support of Alastair Mather and Paul O’Neill. The 4th official was Lloyd Wilson. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 9.24 degrees Celsius or 48.63 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Hearts had a superior ball possession 55% while Dundee was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Hearts had a more offensive attitude with 87 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Hearts won the match​.

Hearts shot 15 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Dundee shot 8 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Hearts received 1 yellow card (Dexter Lembikisa). Regarding the opposition, Dundee received 6 yellow cards (Owen Dodgson, Curtis Main, Jordan McGhee, Lee Ashcroft, Dara Costelloe and Amadou Bakayoko).

Standings

After this contest, Hearts has 39 points to remain in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Dundee will stays with 22 points like Aberdeen to sit in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Hearts will host Aberdeen on the 27th of January with a 23-19 head to head record in favor of Hearts (16 draws).

Dundee will host Aberdeen on the 23rd of December with a 18-1 head to head record in favor of Aberdeen (5 draws).

Hearts – Formation

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

The manager Steven Naismith decided to play with the following team: Zander Clark (6.6), Frankie Kent (7.0), Craig Halkett  (7.5), Stephen Kingsley (6.7), Dexter Lembikisa (7.8), Calem Nieuwenhof (7.3), Beni Baningime (6.7), Aidan Denholm (6.4), Alex Cochrane  (7.0), Lawrence Shankland (6.8) and Kenneth Vargas (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Craig Gordon  , Jorge Grant (6.8), Yutaro Oda (7.7), Alan Forrest (7.9), Toby Sibbick, Finlay Pollock, Macaulay Tait (7.3), Kyosuke Tagawa and James Wilson.

Hearts could not rely on the presence of Alan Forrest (injured) and Macaulay Tait (injured).

Substitutions

Hearts made 4 changes: Aidan Denholm for Alan Forrest (32′), Alex Cochrane  for Jorge Grant (46′), Beni Baningime for Macaulay Tait (56′) and Kenneth Vargas for Yutaro Oda (73′).

Player of the match: Alan Forrest​

The most impressive player for Hearts was Alan Forrest even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 7.9 with 20 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 4 crosses.

His performance was amazing also because he commenced the match from the bench before entering in the 32′.

Dundee – Formation

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

Tony Docherty played with: Trevor Carson (6.1), Jordan McGhee (6.8), Lee Ashcroft (6.4), Joe Shaughnessy (7.0), Owen Dodgson (6.3), Dara Costelloe (6.4), Lyall Cameron (7.0), Malachi Boateng (7.3), Luke McCowan (6.4), Zach Robinson (7.0) and Amadou Bakayoko (6.7).

They had on the bench: Ryan Astley, Scott Tiffoney, Curtis Main (6.3), Josh Mulligan (6.4), Charlie Reilly (6.6), Finlay Robertson, Ryan Howley, Mohammad Sylla and Harrison Sharp.

Dundee could not rely on the presence of Josh Mulligan (injured).

Substitutions

Dundee made 3 changes: Luke McCowan for Josh Mulligan (49′), Amadou Bakayoko for Charlie Reilly (81′) and Zach Robinson for Curtis Main (70′).

Player of the match: Malachi Boateng​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Dundee was Malachi Boateng.

His rating is 7.3 with 31 passes (69% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 12.

Results of the day

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

• Hearts – Dundee – 3-2