DUNDEE. Dundee United manages to recover against Hearts with a goal on the L. Boyce 1′ and a goal on the C. Halkett 81′. Hearts was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (65%)​

The match was played at the Tannadice Park stadium in Dundee on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was William Collum with the collaboration of Dougie Potter and Stuart Stevenson. The 4th official was Dan McFarlane. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7.6 degrees Celsius or 45.73 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.​

Match Statistics​

Dundee United

2 - 2

Hearts

  • ! 35 Ball Possession 65
Shots
  • 8 Total 14
  • 2 On Target 3
  • 6 Off Target 11
  • 1 Shots blocked 1
  • 92 Attack 109
  • 30 Dangerous attack 68
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 5
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 14 Total 7
  • 4 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

Hearts had a strong ball possession 65% while Dundee United was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Hearts was putting more pressure with 68 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough Hearts to win the contest​.

Dundee United shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Hearts shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Dundee United received 4 yellow cards (C. Butcher, K. McDonald, R. Graham and M. McNulty). Talking about the opposition, Hearts received 3 yellow cards (C. Halkett, E. Simms and J. Ginnelly).

Match Timeline

1'
L. Boyce(goal)G. Mackay-Steven
8'
Alex Cochrane- sub ->G. Mackay-Steven
23'
Craig Halkett - Yellow
30'
Peter Haring - sub ->C. Devlin
32'
39'
39'
44'
46'
46'
54'
57'
61'
Toby Sibbick- sub ->J. Souttar
65'
76'
81'
Craig Halkett (goal)B. McKay
Ross Graham- Yellow
82'
85'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Celtic
93
5
Livingston
49
5
Rangers
89
5
Hibernian
45
5
Hearts
61
5
St. Mirren
44
5
Aberdeen
41
5
Dundee United
48
5
St. Johnstone
35
5
Motherwell
46
5
Dundee
29
5
Ross County
41
5

After playing this encounter, Dundee United will have 36 points like Ross County and Motherwell to sit in the 7th place. Regarding the opposition, Hearts will have 50 points to remain in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Dundee United will play away with St. Mirren on the 19th of March with a 16-6 head to head record in favor of Dundee United (14 draws).

Hearts will host Livingston on the 19th of March with a 6-1 head to head statistic in favor of Hearts (4 draws).

Dundee United – Formation

Dundee United
G
B. Siegrist 1.Switzerland
6.3
D
Ryan Edwards 12.England
7.0
44'
D
Ross Graham 29.Scotland
7.3
82'
D
Calum Butcher 18.England
7.1
32'
M
Scott McMann 33.Scotland
6.8
76'
M
Liam Smith 2.Scotland
7.8
46'
M
Ian Harkes 23.United States
6.9
M
Kevin McDonald 6.Scotland
6.2
54'
M
Ilmari Niskanen 7.Finland
6.3
F
M. McNulty 9.Scotland
6.2
85'
F
Nicky Clark 10.Scotland
7.8
57'
Substitutes
G
Carljohan Eriksson 13.Finland
D
L. Neilson 20.Scotland
6.6
44'
D
Adrián Spörle 3.Argentina
5.9
76'
M
Tim Akinola 15.England
M
Archie Meekison 17.Scotland
M
Mathew Anim Cudjoe 58.Ghana
M
Christopher Mochrie 26.Scotland
M
C. Moore 52.Scotland
F
Rory MacLeod 53.Scotland

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

The manager Thomas Courts decided to play with the following team: Benjamin Siegrist (6.3), Ryan Edwards (7.0), Ross Graham (7.3), Calum Butcher (7.1), Ilmari Niskanen (6.3), Liam Smith (7.8), Ian Harkes (6.9), Kevin McDonald (6.2), Scott McMann (6.8), Marc McNulty (6.2) and Nicky Clark (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: Carljohan Eriksson, Lewis Neilson (6.6), Tim Akinola, Archie Meekison, Mathew Anim Cudjoe, Chris Mochrie, Craig Moore, Adrián Spörle (5.9) and Rory Macleod.

Dundee United could not rely on the presence of L. Neilson (injured).

Substitutions

Dundee United made 2 changes: R. Edwards for L. Neilson (44′) and S. McMann for A. Sporle (76′).

Best player: Liam Smith​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Dundee United was Liam Smith.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 27 passes (62% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 15. He performed 2 crosses.

Hearts – Formation

Hearts
G
C. Gordon 1.Scotland
6.1
D
Nathaniel Atkinson 12.Australia
6.4
46'
D
J. Souttar 4.Scotland
6.5
61'
D
Craig Halkett 19.Scotland
7.5
23' 81'
D
Stephen Kingsley 3.Scotland
7.0
M
Cammy Devlin 14.Australia
6.7
30'
M
Beni Baningime 6.DR Congo
6.7
M
Barrie McKay 18.Scotland
7.1
M
L. Boyce 10.Northern Ireland
7.0
1'
M
Gary Mackay-Steven 11.Scotland
7.4
8'
F
Ellis Simms 20.England
6.8
39'
Substitutes
G
R. Stewart 13.Scotland
D
Toby Sibbick 21.England
6.8
61'
D
T. Moore 15.England
D
Alex Cochrane 17.England
6.4
8'
M
Aaron McEneff 8.Northern Ireland
M
Peter Haring 5.Austria
6.5
30'
M
Josh Ginnelly 30.England
6.1
46' 65'
M
Andy Halliday 16.Scotland
6.5
39'
F
Ben Woodburn 9.Wales

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

Robbie Neilson played with: Craig Gordon (6.1), Nathaniel Atkinson (6.4), John Souttar (6.5), Craig Halkett (7.5), Stephen Kingsley (7.0), Cameron Devlin (6.7), Beni Baningime (6.7), Barrie McKay (7.1), Liam Boyce (7.0), Gary Mackay-Steven (7.4) and Ellis Simms (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Ross Stewart, Toby Sibbick (6.8), Taylor Moore, Aaron McEneff, Peter Haring (6.5), Alex Cochrane (6.4), Ben Woodburn, Josh Ginnelly (6.1) and Andy Halliday (6.5).

Hearts could not rely on the presence of A. Cochrane (injured), P. Haring (injured), A. Halliday (injured) and T. Sibbick (injured).

Substitutions

Hearts made 5 changes: G. Mackay-Steven for A. Cochrane (8′), C. Devlin for P. Haring (30′), A. Cochrane for A. Halliday (39′), N. Atkinson for J. Ginnelly (46′) and J. Souttar for T. Sibbick (61′).

Best player: Craig Halkett​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Hearts was Craig Halkett.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 74 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

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