ABERDEEN. Aberdeen conquers Hearts with a 2-0 win with a goal from Duk (74′) and a goal from V. Besuijen (79′). Hearts lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Pittodrie Stadium stadium in Aberdeen on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Don Robertson with the collaboration of John McCrossan and Michael Banks. The 4th official was Iain Snedden. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.3 degrees Celsius or 54.07 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.​

Match Statistics​

Aberdeen

2 - 0

Hearts

  • 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
  • 18 Total 12
  • 6 On Target 1
  • 12 Off Target 11
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 104 Attack 105
  • 39 Dangerous attack 36
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 1
  • 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 11 Total 16
  • 3 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Hearts was in firm control of the ball 59% while Aberdeen was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Aberdeen had a more offensive attitude with 39 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Aberdeen won the match​.

Aberdeen shot 18 times, 6 on target, 12 off target. Talking about the opposition, Hearts shot 12 times, 1 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Aberdeen received 3 yellow cards (J. Richardson, J. MacKenzie and L. Scales). Talking about the opposition, Hearts received 3 yellow cards (R. Snodgrass, O. Kiomourtzoglou and J. Grant).

Match Timeline

2'
10'
37'
44'
Jack MacKenzie- Yellow
66'
70'
Duk(goal)Y. Ramadani
74'
79'
81'
82'
Peter Haring - sub ->R. Snodgrass
82'
87'
90'
Jorge Grant- sub ->P. Haring
90'
Jorge Grant- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Celtic
92
33
Rangers
79
33
Aberdeen
53
33
Hearts
48
33
Hibernian
44
33
St. Mirren
44
33
Livingston
42
33
Motherwell
37
33
St. Johnstone
33
33
Dundee United
31
33
Kilmarnock
31
33
Ross County
27
33

After playing this match, Aberdeen will have 16 points like St. Mirren to hold in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Hearts will stay with 14 points to sit in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Aberdeen will host Ross County on the 2nd of January with a 15-9 head to head record in favor of Aberdeen (5 draws).

Hearts will host Hibernian on the 2nd of January with a 21-11 head to head in favor of Hearts (16 draws).

Aberdeen – Formation

Aberdeen
G
Kelle Roos 24.Netherlands
6.9
D
Anthony Stewart 5.England
7.3
D
Liam Scales 4.Republic of Ireland
7.2
90'
D
Ross McCrorie 2.Scotland
7.4
M
Jayden Richardson 25.England
6.4
2'
M
Jack MacKenzie 3.Scotland
6.7
87' 66'
M
Ylber Ramadani 16.Albania
7.7
M
Leighton Clarkson 20.England
6.9
70'
M
Connor Barron 8.Scotland
7.5
F
Duk 11.Cape Verde
8.5
74'
F
Bojan Miovski 9.Macedonia
6.2
Substitutes
G
Joe Lewis 1.England
M
Jack Milne 28.Scotland
M
Ryan Duncan 23.Scotland
F
Vicente Besuijen 10.Netherlands
7.4
70' 79'
F
Matty Kennedy 33.Scotland
87'
F
Shayden Morris 7.England
F
Christian Ramirez 99.United States
F
Marley Watkins 15.Wales
81'

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

The manager Jim Goodwin decided to play with the following team: Kelle Roos (6.9), Ross McCrorie (7.4), Anthony Stewart (7.3), Liam Scales (7.2), Jayden Richardson (6.4), Connor Barron (7.5), Ylber Ramadani (7.7), Leighton Clarkson (6.9), Jack Mackenzie (6.7), Bojan Miovski (6.2) and Duk (8.5).

The home team had on the bench: Joe Lewis, Jack Milne, Vicente Besuijen (7.4), Matthew Kennedy, Ryan Duncan, Shayden Morris, Christian Ramirez, Marley Watkins and Alfie Bavidge.

Substitutions

Aberdeen made 3 changes: L. Clarkson for V. Besuijen (70′), L. Duk for M. Watkins (81′) and J. MacKenzie for M. Kennedy (87′).

Best player: Duk​

The most impressive player for Aberdeen was Duk.

His rating is (8.5) with 1 goal, 12 passes (75% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 13. He performed 3 crosses.

Hearts – Formation

Hearts
G
C. Gordon 1.Scotland
6.2
D
Toby Sibbick 21.England
6.6
D
Stephen Kingsley 3.Scotland
7.1
D
Alex Cochrane 19.England
6.4
D
Andy Halliday 16.Scotland
6.2
10'
M
Orestis Kiomourtzoglou 8.Germany
6.6
44'
M
Robert Snodgrass 77.Scotland
7.3
82' 37'
M
Alan Forrest 17.Scotland
6.2
82'
F
Stephen Humphrys 29.England
6.6
F
Barrie McKay 18.Scotland
6.6
F
L. Shankland 9.Scotland
6.7
Substitutes
G
Z. Clark 28.Scotland
G
R. Stewart 13.Scotland
D
L. Neilson 20.Scotland
6.8
10'
M
Peter Haring 5.Austria
82'
M
Jorge Grant 7.England
90' 90'
M
F. Pollock 39.Scotland
F
Connor Smith 27.Scotland
82'
F
Euan Henderson 22.Scotland

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

Robbie Neilson played with: Craig Gordon (6.2), Alex Cochrane (6.4), Toby Sibbick (6.6), Stephen Kingsley (7.1), Andy Halliday (6.2), Alan Forrest (6.2), Robert Snodgrass (7.3), Orestis Kiomourtzoglou (6.6), Barrie McKay (6.6), Stephen Humphrys (6.6) and Lawrence Shankland (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Zander Clark, Ross Stewart, Lewis Neilson (6.8), Peter Haring, Jorge Grant, Connor Smith, Finlay Pollock and Euan Henderson.

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

Substitutions

Hearts made 4 changes: A. Halliday for L. Neilson (10′), R. Snodgrass for P. Haring (82′), A. Forrest for C. Smith (82′) and P. Haring for J. Grant (90′).

Best player: Robert Snodgrass​

The player that probably impressed the most for Hearts was Robert Snodgrass.

His rating is (7.3) with 48 passes (79% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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