Heart of Midlothian vs Aberdeen, 2025-26 Scottish Premiership
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Match Commentary
- 11': Graeme Shinnie (Aberdeen) Own Goal at 11'
- 19': Frankie Kent (Heart of Midlothian) Yellow Card at 19'
- 54': Craig Halkett (Heart of Midlothian) Yellow Card at 54'
- 60': Adil Aouchiche (Aberdeen) Yellow Card at 60'
- 61': Cameron Devlin (Heart of Midlothian) Yellow Card at 61'
- 62': Dante Polvara (Aberdeen) Substitution at 62'
- 62': Fletcher Boyd (Aberdeen) Substitution at 62'
- 69': Shayden Morris (Aberdeen) Substitution at 69'
- 70': Michael Steinwender (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 70'
- 70': Alexandros Kyziridis (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 70'
- 70': Alan Forrest (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 70'
- 71': James Wilson (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 71'
- 73': Stuart Findlay (Heart of Midlothian) Goal at 73'
- 78': Nicolas Milanovic (Aberdeen) Yellow Card at 78'
- 80': Ester Sokler (Aberdeen) Substitution at 80'
- 81': Nicky Devlin (Aberdeen) Substitution at 81'
- 90'+1': Tómas Magnússon (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 91'
Statistics
 ABE |
HOM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Fouls | 19 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 51.7 | Possession | 48.3 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Tynecastle Park
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Attendance: 18,677
SPFL Premiership Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic | 8 | +12 | 21 |
| 2 | Rangers | 8 | +6 | 19 |
| 3 | Heart of Midlothian | 8 | +11 | 16 |
| 4 | Dundee | 8 | +3 | 13 |
Line-Ups
Heart of Midlothian (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Zander Clark (GK) |
| 4 | Craig Halkett  |
| 19 | Stuart Findlay |
| 2 | Frankie Kent |
| 16 | Blair Spittal |
| 31 | Oisin McEntee |
| 14 | Cameron Devlin |
| 18 | Harry Milne |
| 12 | Christian Borchgrevink |
| 10 | Cláudio Braga |
| 9 | Lawrence Shankland |
Aberdeen (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dimitar Mitov (GK) |
| 5 | Mats Knoester |
| 22 | Jack Milne |
| 4 | Graeme Shinnie |
| 28 | Alexander Jensen |
| 7 | Adil Aouchiche |
| 6 | Sivert Heltne Nilsen |
| 10 | Leighton Clarkson |
| 9 | Kusini Yengi |
| 81 | Topi Keskinen |
| 11 | Nicolas Milanovic |
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