Heart Of Midlothian vs Aberdeen

Heart Of Midlothian

2 - 0

Aberdeen

🕒 Mon, 04 Aug 2025 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Tynecastle Park 🧑‍⚖️ Nick Walsh 🔁 1st Phase - 1 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

1st Phase - 1

1st Phase Table

Heart Of Midlothian 1 · Aberdeen 8

Referee Stats

Nick Walsh

25 matches · 4.08 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.08
Reds avg	0.12
Penalties avg	0.32
Over 4.5 cards	40%
Home wins	60%
Draws	20%
Away wins	20%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (13-11).
Possession was balanced (48%-52%).
Heart Of Midlothian had the sharper finishing (3-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Heart Of Midlothian (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 15-4-0

Goals For / Against

37 / 11

Avg: 1.95 / 0.58

Points

Avg: 2.58

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Aberdeen (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-2-13

Goals For / Against

12 / 32

Avg: 0.63 / 1.68

Points

Avg: 0.74

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premiership fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.58

PPG

0.74

1.95

0.63

0.58

1.68

41%

O2.5

24%

41%

BTTS

18%

53%

Score 1st

24%

League-position context

Heart Of Midlothian rank1st

Aberdeen rank8th

Heart Of Midlothian points70

Aberdeen points33

Heart Of Midlothian: #1 · 70 pts · GD +30

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 37 pts above the play-off edge. 37 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Aberdeen: #8 · 33 pts · GD -15

36 pts off the top 2. 0 pts above the play-off edge. 0 pts clear of the relegation zone.

37-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Heart Of Midlothian last 5 home

W W W W W

Points15/15

Weighted index100

Goals7-1

Record5-0-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Aberdeen last 5 away

L L L D L

Points1/15

Weighted index4

Goals1-9

Record0-1-4

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Heart Of Midlothian trend breakdown

Over 2.541%

BTTS41%

BTTS + O2.529%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 6%

Aberdeen trend breakdown

Over 2.524%

BTTS18%

BTTS + O2.518%

1H Over 0.559%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 18% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Heart Of Midlothian score at home100%

Heart Of Midlothian clean sheet at home59%

Aberdeen score away35%

Aberdeen clean sheet away24%

First-goal patterns

Heart Of Midlothian score first53%

Heart Of Midlothian win after scoring first89%

Aberdeen score first24%

Aberdeen win after scoring first75%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Heart Of Midlothian 100% · Aberdeen 8%

Avg first goal minute: Heart Of Midlothian 46.7' · Aberdeen 31.3'

Vs league average

Heart Of Midlothian score at home1.95 vs 1.58

Heart Of Midlothian concede at home0.58 vs 1.16

Aberdeen score away0.63 vs 1.16

Aberdeen concede away1.68 vs 1.58

Heart Of Midlothian score 23% above league average, while Aberdeen score 45% below league average.

Defensive side: Heart Of Midlothian are 50% below league average at home, and Aberdeen are 7% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.20

BTTS20%

Over 2.50%

At this venue setup: 1.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Heart Of Midlothian goal timing (home)

1H scored: 29% 2H scored: 71% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

46-60 8

31-45 6

61-75 5

16-30 3

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 5

16-30 2

46-60 2

61-75 2

76-90+ 2

31-45 1

Aberdeen goal timing (away)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

16-30 3

0-15 1

46-60 1

61-75 1

31-45 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

46-60 8

31-45 5

0-15 3

16-30 2

61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

48%

52%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

373

404

Passes Accurate

271

302

Passes %

73%

75%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

11' ⚽

⚽

11' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

G. Shinnie

Own Goal

19'

19' F. Kent

45+2' ⚽

⚽

45+2' ⚽ VAR

L. Shankland

Goal cancelled

54'

54' C. Halkett

60'

60' A. Aouchiche

61'

61' C. Devlin

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ T. Keskinen

1st substitution · For: D. Polvara

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ K. Yengi

2nd substitution · For: Fletcher Boyd

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ S. Heltne Nilsen

3rd substitution · For: S. Morris

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ F. Kent

1st substitution · For: M. Steinwender

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ B. Spittal

2nd substitution · For: A. Kyziridis

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ C. Borchgrevink

3rd substitution · For: A. Forrest

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ Cláudio Braga

4th substitution · For: J. Wilson

73' ⚽

⚽

73' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

S. Findlay

Normal Goal

78'

78' N. Milanovic

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ G. Shinnie

4th substitution · For: N. Devlin

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ N. Milanovic

5th substitution · For: E. Sokler

90+1' ↑↓

↑↓

90+1' ⇄ L. Shankland

5th substitution · For: T. Magnússon

Heart Of Midlothian vs Aberdeen 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Heart Of Midlothian beat Aberdeen 2-0 on Monday, 04 August 2025 in Premiership. The match was refereed by Nick Walsh. It was played at Tynecastle Park.

First half: Heart Of Midlothian took the lead at 11' when G. Shinnie scored (Own Goal), making the score 1-0. F. Kent received a yellow card for Heart Of Midlothian at 19'. VAR intervened at 45+2' for Heart Of Midlothian (Goal cancelled).

Second half: C. Halkett received a yellow card for Heart Of Midlothian at 54'. A. Aouchiche received a yellow card for Aberdeen at 60'. C. Devlin received a yellow card for Heart Of Midlothian at 61'. Aberdeen made their 1st substitution at 62', with T. Keskinen replacing D. Polvara. Aberdeen made their 2nd substitution at 62', with K. Yengi replacing Fletcher Boyd. Aberdeen made their 3rd substitution at 69', with S. Heltne Nilsen replacing S. Morris. Heart Of Midlothian made their 1st substitution at 70', with F. Kent replacing M. Steinwender. Heart Of Midlothian made their 2nd substitution at 70', with B. Spittal replacing A. Kyziridis. Heart Of Midlothian made their 3rd substitution at 70', with C. Borchgrevink replacing A. Forrest. Heart Of Midlothian made their 4th substitution at 71', with Cláudio Braga replacing J. Wilson. Heart Of Midlothian extended the lead at 73' when S. Findlay scored, making the score 3-0. N. Milanovic received a yellow card for Aberdeen at 78'. Aberdeen made their 4th substitution at 81', with G. Shinnie replacing N. Devlin. Aberdeen made their 5th substitution at 81', with N. Milanovic replacing E. Sokler. Heart Of Midlothian made their 5th substitution at 90+1', with L. Shankland replacing T. Magnússon.

Heart Of Midlothian used 5 substitutions while Aberdeen used 5 substitutions. Heart Of Midlothian got 3 yellow cards, while Aberdeen got 2 yellow cards.