Heart Of Midlothian vs Aberdeen

Heart Of Midlothian

1 - 0

Aberdeen

🕒 Sat, 28 Feb 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Tynecastle Park 🧑‍⚖️ Kevin Clancy 🔁 1st Phase - 29 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

1st Phase - 29

1st Phase Table

Heart Of Midlothian 1 · Aberdeen 8

Referee Stats

Kevin Clancy

13 matches · 3.15 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.15
Reds avg	0.15
Penalties avg	0.08
Over 4.5 cards	15%
Home wins	62%
Draws	15%
Away wins	23%

How the match was won

Heart Of Midlothian outshot their opponent (21-5).
Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
Heart Of Midlothian had the sharper finishing (7-0 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

53%

47%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

359

321

Passes Accurate

255

212

Passes %

71%

66%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

2' C. Halkett

17'

17' J. McCart

28' ⚽

⚽

28' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Cláudio Braga

Normal Goal · Assist: P. Kabore

44'

44' G. Shinnie

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ G. Shinnie

1st substitution · For: S. Heltne Nilsen

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ T. Keskinen

2nd substitution · For: M. Frame

64'

64' B. Spittal

64'

64' D. Geiger

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ L. Cameron

3rd substitution · For: S. Armstrong

70'

70' N. Devlin

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ N. Devlin

4th substitution · For: D. Lobban

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ T. Olusanya

5th substitution · For: M. Lazetić

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ A. Kyziridis

1st substitution · For: F. Kent

87'

87' J. Milne

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ B. Spittal

2nd substitution · For: B. Baningime

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ Cláudio Braga

3rd substitution · For: I. Chesnokov

90+4'

90+4' M. Frame

Heart Of Midlothian vs Aberdeen 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Heart Of Midlothian beat Aberdeen 1-0 on Saturday, 28 February 2026 in Premiership. The match was refereed by Kevin Clancy. It was played at Tynecastle Park.

First half: C. Halkett received a yellow card for Heart Of Midlothian at 2'. J. McCart received a yellow card for Heart Of Midlothian at 17'. Heart Of Midlothian took the lead at 28' when Cláudio Braga scored, with the assist credited to P. Kabore, making the score 1-0. G. Shinnie received a yellow card for Aberdeen at 44'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Aberdeen made their 1st substitution at 46', with G. Shinnie replacing S. Heltne Nilsen. Aberdeen made their 2nd substitution at 46', with T. Keskinen replacing M. Frame. B. Spittal received a yellow card for Heart Of Midlothian at 64'. D. Geiger received a yellow card for Aberdeen at 64'. Aberdeen made their 3rd substitution at 66', with L. Cameron replacing S. Armstrong. N. Devlin received a yellow card for Aberdeen at 70'. Aberdeen made their 4th substitution at 71', with N. Devlin replacing D. Lobban. Aberdeen made their 5th substitution at 79', with T. Olusanya replacing M. Lazetić. Heart Of Midlothian made their 1st substitution at 84', with A. Kyziridis replacing F. Kent. J. Milne received a yellow card for Aberdeen at 87'. Heart Of Midlothian made their 2nd substitution at 87', with B. Spittal replacing B. Baningime. Heart Of Midlothian made their 3rd substitution at 88', with Cláudio Braga replacing I. Chesnokov. M. Frame received a yellow card for Aberdeen at 90+4'.

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