Hearts overcomes Dundee after recovering from a 2-1 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

DUNDEE. Hearts succeeded in turn the tables against Dundee.

By
John Ross
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Hearts overcomes Dundee after recovering from a 2-1 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

DUNDEE. Hearts managed to reverse the scoreline against Dundee. Hearts made the most of its superior ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park stadium in Dundee on Sunday and it started at 12:30 am local time. The referee was Graham Grainger who had the assistance of Craig Ferguson and Paul O’Neill. The 4th official was Dan McFarlane. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was hot at 28.58 degrees Celsius or 83.44 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 44%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Dundee

2 - 3

Team 1

Hearts

  • 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
  • 14 Total 18
  • 7 On Target 6
  • 3 Off Target 4
  • 4 Shots blocked 8
  • 59 Attack 87
  • 52 Dangerous attack 62
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 8 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 7 Total 6
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 1 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Hearts had a strong ball possession 58% while Dundee was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Hearts had a more offensive attitude with 62 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Hearts won the match.​

Dundee shot 14 times, 7 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Hearts shot 18 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Dundee received 3 yellow cards (Luke McCowan, Malachi Boateng and Amadou Bakayoko). On the opposite side, Hearts received 2 yellow cards (Alex Cochrane  and Steven Naismith).

Match Timeline

Jordan McGhee(goal)Luke McCowan
26'
Amadou Bakayoko- Yellow
33'
Malachi Boateng- Yellow
43'
55'
Alan Forrest(goal)Lawrence Shankland
L. Cameron(goal)Luke McCowan
59'
60'
K. Vargas- sub ->Yutaro Oda
61'
Scott Fraser- sub ->Jorge Grant
Zach Robinson- sub ->Michael Mellon
66'
72'
M. Tait- sub ->Beni Baningime
79'
L. Shankland(penalty)
Luke McCowan- Yellow
80'
84'
Alex Cochrane- Yellow
87'
L. Shankland(goal)Kenneth Vargas
89'
Craig Halkett - sub ->Alan Forrest

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Celtic
81
1
Rangers
78
1
Hearts
63
1
Kilmarnock
51
33
St. Mirren
43
1
Dundee
41
1
Hibernian
39
33
Motherwell
37
33
Aberdeen
35
33
St. Johnstone
31
33
Ross County
30
33
Livingston
18
33

After this match, Dundee stays with 26 points like Hibernian to sit in the 6th place. On the other side, Hearts will has 45 points to sit in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Dundee will host Aberdeen on the 23rd of December with a 18-1 head to head record in favor of Aberdeen (6 draws).

Hearts will play away against St. Johnstone on the 7th of February with a 16-14 head to head stats in favor of Hearts (11 draws).

Dundee – Formation

Dundee
G
Kevin McKenna 31.Northern Ireland
7.0
D
O. Beck 63.Wales
7.5
D
Owen Dodgson 3.England
7.3
D
Joe Shaughnessy  5.Republic of Ireland
6.8
D
Jordan McGhee 6.Scotland
7.8
Goals26'
D
Lee Ashcroft 14.Scotland
6.1
M
M. Mellon 26.Scotland
6.8
66'
M
L. Cameron 10.Scotland
7.3
Goals59'
M
Luke McCowan 17.Scotland
7.7
80'
M
Malachi Boateng 23.England
6.7
43'
F
Amadou Bakayoko 9.Sierra Leone
6.7
33'
Substitutes
G
Harry Sharp 30.Scotland
G
Adam Legzdins 1.England
D
R. Astley 4.Wales
M
Mohamad Sylla 28.France
M
J. Mulligan 15.Scotland
M
F. Robertson 19.Scotland
F
Scott Tiffoney 7.Scotland
F
Oleksandr Shovkovskyi 8.England
F
Zach Robinson 16.England
6.4
66'

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

The manager Tony Docherty decided to play with the following team: Trevor Carson (7.0), Jordan McGhee (7.8), Lee Ashcroft (6.1), Joe Shaughnessy (6.8), Owen Dodgson (7.3), Owen Beck (7.5), Lyall Cameron (7.3), Malachi Boateng (6.7), Luke McCowan (7.7), Michael Mellon (6.8) and Amadou Bakayoko (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Adam Legzdins, Ryan Astley, Scott Tiffoney, Curtis Main, Josh Mulligan, Zach Robinson (6.4), Finlay Robertson, Mohammad Sylla and Harrison Sharp.

Substitutions

Dundee made only 1 change substituting Michael Mellon for Zach Robinson (66′)​.

Player of the match: Jordan McGhee​

The most impressive player for Dundee was Jordan McGhee.

His rating is 7.8 with 1 goal, 25 passes (72% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 3 crosses.

Hearts – Formation

Hearts
G
Z. Clark 28.Scotland
7.3
D
Frankie Kent 2.England
7.5
D
Alex Cochrane 19.England
7.7
84'
D
Toby Sibbick 21.England
6.4
D
Dexter Lembikisa 81.Jamaica
6.0
M
Beni Baningime 6.DR Congo
7.0
72'
M
Jorge Grant 7.England
6.8
61'
M
C. Nieuwenhof 8.Australia
6.4
M
Y. Oda 11.Japan
7.1
60'
M
Alan Forrest 17.Scotland
8.5
89' Goals55'
F
L. Shankland 9.Scotland
9.9
Goals79', 87'
Substitutes
G
C. Gordon 1.Scotland
D
Craig Halkett  4.Scotland
89'
M
Aidan Denholm 22.Scotland
M
F. Pollock 24.Scotland
M
M. Tait 25.Scotland
6.4
72'
M
Scott Fraser 29.Scotland
7.0
61'
F
Kyosuke Tagawa 30.Japan
F
K. Vargas 77.Costa Rica
7.0
60'

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

Steven Naismith played with: Zander Clark (7.3), Dexter Lembikisa (6.0), Toby Sibbick (6.4), Frankie Kent (7.5), Alex Cochrane  (7.7), Calem Nieuwenhof (6.4), Beni Baningime (7.0), Yutaro Oda (7.1), Jorge Grant (6.8), Alan Forrest (8.5) and Lawrence Shankland (9.9).

They had on the bench: Craig Gordon  , Craig Halkett , Aidan Denholm, Finlay Pollock, Macaulay Tait (6.4), Scott Fraser (7.0), Kyosuke Tagawa, James Wilson and Kenneth Vargas (7.0).

Substitutions

Hearts made 4 changes: Yutaro Oda for Kenneth Vargas (60′), Jorge Grant for Scott Fraser (61′), Beni Baningime for Macaulay Tait (72′) and Alan Forrest for Craig Halkett  (89′).

Player of the match: Lawrence Shankland​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Hearts was Lawrence Shankland.

His rating is 9.9 with 2 goals, 26 passes (74% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

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