Hearts beats Dundee United 3-2

DUNDEE. Hearts prevailed over Dundee United.

April 25, 2022

DUNDEE. Hearts prevailed over Dundee United. Hearts made the most of its superior ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Tannadice Park stadium in Dundee on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Colin Steven with the support of Sean Carr and Gordon Crawford. The 4th official was David Munro. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.2 degrees Celsius or 52.07 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.

Match Statistics

Dundee United

2 - 3

Hearts

43 Ball Possession 57

Shots

11 Total 19
4 On Target 7
7 Off Target 12
0 Shots blocked 0

85 Attack 103
32 Dangerous attack 31
88 Ball safe 82

0 Penalties 0
5 Corners 9
3 Off Sides 2

Fouls

8 Total 10
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

Hearts had a strong ball possession 57% while Dundee United was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Dundee United was more aggressive with 32 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. Still, Hearts was capable to find the solution to win this match.

Dundee United shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Hearts shot 19 times, 7 on target, 12 off target.

Cards

Dundee United received 2 yellow cards (C. R. Mochrie and R. Graham). Talking about the opposition, Hearts received 4 yellow cards (L. Boyce, T. Moore, P. Haring and B. Woodburn).

Match Timeline

L. Boyce- Yellow

15'

44'

L. Boyce(goal)

45'

58'

59'

65'

Christopher Mochrie- Yellow

68'

71'

83'

87'

Ross Graham- Yellow

89'

90'

Peter Haring - Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this contest, Dundee United will stay with 41 points like Livingston and Hibernian to sit in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, Hearts will have 60 points to remain in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Dundee United will play away against Ross County on the 14th of May with a 12-5 head to head record in favor of Dundee United (3 draws).

Hearts will host Rangers on the 14th of May with a 29-8 head to head record in favor of Rangers (8 draws).

Dundee United – Formation

Dundee United

B. Siegrist 1.Switzerland

6.3

Ryan Edwards 12.England

7.7

65'

Ross Graham 29.Scotland

6.4

89'

Charlie Mulgrew 4.Scotland

7.1

Ilmari Niskanen 7.Finland

5.7

58'

Liam Smith 2.Scotland

6.3

Dylan Levitt 19.Wales

7.6

Scott McMann 33.Scotland

7.5

87'

Christopher Mochrie 26.Scotland

6.2

71'

68'

Tony Watt 32.Scotland

7.2

Nicky Clark 10.Scotland

6.3

71'

Substitutes

Carljohan Eriksson 13.Finland

Kieran Freeman 22.Scotland

6.3

58'

Adrián Spörle 3.Argentina

87'

L. Neilson 20.Scotland

Archie Meekison 17.Scotland

6.8

71'

Mathew Anim Cudjoe 58.Ghana

C. Moore 52.Scotland

M. Thomson 46.Scotland

M. McNulty 9.Scotland

6.6

71'

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

The manager Thomas Courts decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

Dundee United made 4 changes: I. Niskanen for K. Freeman (58′), N. Clark for M. McNulty (71′), C. R. Mochrie for A. Meekison (71′) and S. McMann for A. Sporle (87′).