Heart Of Midlothian vs Aberdeen
Ref: Kevin Clancy, ScotlandTynecastle Park, Edinburgh · 20,099 cap
Match recap
Heart Of Midlothian beat Aberdeen 1–0 in their Premiership fixture. Cláudio Braga scored for Heart Of Midlothian. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.69 for Heart Of Midlothian versus 0.36 for Aberdeen. Heart Of Midlothian sit 1st in the Premiership table while Aberdeen are 8th.
First Half
Halkett
Yellow Card
McCart
Yellow Card
⚽
Cláudio Braga
Assist: Kabore
44'
Shinnie
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
⇄
Keskinen
46'
⇄
Shinnie
Spittal
Yellow Card
64'
Geiger
Yellow Card
66'
⇄
Cameron
70'
Devlin
Yellow Card
70'
⇄
Devlin
79'
⇄
Olusanya
⇄
Kyziridis
87'
Milne
Yellow Card
⇄
Spittal
⇄
Cláudio Braga
90+4'
Frame
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Heart Of Midlothian | 33 | 21 | 7 | 5 | +30 | 70 |
| 2 |  Rangers | 33 | 19 | 12 | 2 | +35 | 69 |
| 7 |  Dundee Utd | 33 | 9 | 13 | 11 | -9 | 40 |
| 8 |  Aberdeen | 33 | 9 | 6 | 18 | -15 | 33 |
| 9 |  Dundee | 33 | 8 | 9 | 16 | -19 | 33 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Heart Of MidlothianAberdeen
14Won
Statistical edge
14–1
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.69VS0.36
Attack6 · 0 won
21
Shots
5
7
Shots on target
0
11
Shots in the box
4
10
Shots outside box
1
8
Shots off goal
2
7
Corners
4
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
54%
Possession
46%
365
Total passes
321
254
Accurate passes
212
70%
Pass accuracy
66%
Discipline3 · 0 won
7
Fouls
16
3
Yellow cards
5
0
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
0
Goalkeeper saves
6
6
Blocked shots
3
0.28
Goals prevented
0.28
Heart Of Midlothian
4-4-2
Aberdeen
4-1-4-1Heart Of Midlothian
4-4-2Starting XI
- 4C. HalkettD
- 5J. McCartD
- 10Cláudio BragaF
- 11P. KaboreF
- 15M. SteinwenderD
- 16B. SpittalM
- 18H. MilneD
- 22T. MagnússonM
- 25A. SchwolowG
- 49M. LeonardM
- 89A. KyziridisM
Substitutes
- 2F. KentD
- 6B. BaningimeM
- 7E. KabanguF
- 17A. ForrestF
- 23J. AltenaD
- 29S. KerjotaF
- 30R. FultonG
- 74R. MatoF
- 99I. ChesnokovM
Aberdeen
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 1D. MitovG
- 2N. DevlinD
- 4G. ShinnieM
- 8D. GeigerM
- 15K. NisbetF
- 20T. OlusanyaM
- 21G. MolloyD
- 22J. MilneD
- 23L. MorrisonD
- 25L. CameronM
- 81T. KeskinenM
Substitutes
- 3M. FrameD
- 6S. Heltne NilsenM
- 14K. BilalovicM
- 16S. ArmstrongM
- 18A. PalaversaM
- 27M. LazetićF
- 32A. AremuM
- 38D. LobbanM
- 41R. VītolsG
Heart Of Midlothian
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Milne | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Michael Steinwender | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Blair Spittal | M | 87 | 7.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 0/1 |
| Marc Leonard | M | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Craig Halkett(C) | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jamie McCart | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Pierre Landry Kaboré | F | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2/2 |
| Cláudio Braga | F | 88 | 7.0 | 1 | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0/1 |
| Alexander Schwolow | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alexandros Kyziridis | M | 84 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Tomas Magnusson | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Elton Kabangu | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sabah Kerjota | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordi Altena | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rogers Mato | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alan Forrest | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Fulton | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Islam Chesnokov | M | 8 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Frankie Kent | D | 12 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Beni Baningime | M | 9 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Aberdeen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimitar Mitov | G | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gavin Molloy | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Morrison | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Topi Keskinen | M | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Nicky Devlin | D | 71 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lyall Cameron | M | 66 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Dennis Geiger | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/4 |
| Jack Milne | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Kevin Nisbet | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Graeme Shinnie(C) | M | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Toyosi Olusanya | M | 79 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Kenan Bilalovic | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ante Palaversa | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rodrigo Vitols | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Afeez Aremu | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sivert Heltne Nilsen | M | 45 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mitchel Frame | D | 45 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Marko Lazetić | F | 11 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dylan Lobban | M | 19 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Stuart Armstrong | M | 24 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |