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The match was played at the Tynecastle Park stadium in EDINBURGH on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Bobby Madden. The weather was clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 17.8 degrees Celsius or 63.97 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Hearts started with an extremely aggressive line-up. On the other side, Aberdeen adopted for a 4-2-3-1 formation.
Hearts – Formation
Robbie Neilson decided to play with the following team: Craig Gordon, John Souttar, Craig Halkett, Alex Cochrane, Michael Smith, Beni Baningime, Peter Haring, Andy Halliday, Josh Ginnelly, Liam Boyce and Gary Mackay-Steven.
The home team had on the bench: Ross Stewart, Aaron McEneff, Jamie Walker, Connor Smith, Aidan Denholm and Euan Henderson.
Aberdeen – Formation
On the other side, Stephen Neilson played with: Joe Lewis, Calvin Ramsay, Declan Gallagher, Ross McCrorie, Jonny Hayes, Scott Brown, Lewis Ferguson, Funso Ojo, Teddy Jenks, Connor McLennan and Christian Ramirez.
They had on the bench: Gary Woods, Jack Gurr, Mason Hancock, Dylan McGeouch, Niall McGinn, Dean Campbell and Jay Emmanuel-Thomas.
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Hearts was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Aberdeen that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Match Timeline
After this match, Hearts will have 7 points while Aberdeen will have 7 points.
In the next match in the Premiership, Hearts will play away Dundee United on the 28th of August with a 15-12 head to head in favor of Dundee United (7 draw). Aberdeen will host Ross County on the 29th of August with a 15-8 head to head in favor of Aberdeen (2 draw).