Heart Of Midlothian vs Aberdeen
Ref: Nick Walsh, ScotlandTynecastle Park, Edinburgh · 20,099 cap
Match recap
Heart Of Midlothian beat Aberdeen 2–0 in their Premiership fixture. Shinnie and Findlay scored for Heart Of Midlothian. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.77 for Heart Of Midlothian versus 1.88 for Aberdeen. Heart Of Midlothian sit 1st in the Premiership table while Aberdeen are 8th.
First Half
⚽
Shinnie (OG)
Kent
Yellow Card
VAR
Goal cancelled
Second Half
Halkett
Yellow Card
60'
Aouchiche
Yellow Card
Devlin
Yellow Card
62'
⇄
Keskinen
62'
⇄
Yengi
69'
⇄
Heltne Nilsen
⇄
Kent
⇄
Spittal
⇄
Borchgrevink
⇄
Cláudio Braga
⚽
Findlay
78'
Milanovic
Yellow Card
81'
⇄
Shinnie
81'
⇄
Milanovic
⇄
Shankland
| # | 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
4Won
Statistical edge
4–9
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.77VS1.88
Attack4 · 0 won
13
Shots
11
3
Shots on target
1
10
Shots in the box
8
3
Shots outside box
3
7
Shots off goal
5
3
Corners
3
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
48%
Possession
52%
373
Total passes
404
271
Accurate passes
302
73%
Pass accuracy
75%
Discipline0 · 3 won
19
Fouls
18
3
Yellow cards
2
3
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
2
3
Blocked shots
5
Heart Of Midlothian
3-5-2
Aberdeen
4-2-3-1Heart Of Midlothian
3-5-2Starting XI
- 2F. KentD
- 4C. HalkettD
- 9L. ShanklandF
- 10Cláudio BragaF
- 12C. BorchgrevinkM
- 14C. DevlinM
- 16B. SpittalM
- 18H. MilneM
- 19S. FindlayD
- 28Z. ClarkG
- 31O. McEnteeM
Substitutes
- 3S. KingsleyD
- 7E. KabanguF
- 15M. SteinwenderD
- 17A. ForrestF
- 21J. WilsonF
- 22T. MagnússonM
- 27S. KartumM
- 30R. FultonG
- 89A. KyziridisF
Aberdeen
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1D. MitovG
- 4G. ShinnieD
- 5M. KnoesterD
- 6S. Heltne NilsenM
- 7A. AouchicheM
- 9K. YengiF
- 10L. ClarksonM
- 11N. MilanovicM
- 22J. MilneD
- 28A. JensenD
- 81T. KeskinenM
Substitutes
- 2N. DevlinD
- 8D. PolvaraM
- 13N. SumanG
- 18A. PalaversaM
- 19E. SoklerF
- 20S. MorrisF
- 26A. DorringtonD
- 29K. KjartanssonM
- 30Fletcher BoydM
Heart Of Midlothian
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Findlay | D | 90 | 9.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Craig Halkett | D | 90 | 8.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Cameron Devlin | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/3 |
| Harry Milne | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Oisin McEntee | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/2 |
| Zander Clark | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Frankie Kent | D | 70 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Christian Borchgrevink | M | 70 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4/5 |
| Cláudio Braga | F | 71 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/3 |
| Lawrence Shankland(C) | F | 89 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Blair Spittal | M | 70 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Sander Erik Kartum | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Fulton | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elton Kabangu | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tomas Magnusson | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stephen Kingsley | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Steinwender | D | 20 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alexandros Kyziridis | F | 20 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Alan Forrest | F | 20 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| James Wilson | F | 19 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Aberdeen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leighton Clarkson | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Sivert Heltne Nilsen | M | 69 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Nicolas Milanović | M | 80 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5/9 |
| Mats Knoester | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Milne | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alexander Jensen | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Topi Keskinen | M | 62 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Adil Aouchiche | M | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3/5 |
| Kusini Yengi | F | 62 | 6.0 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Dimitar Mitov | G | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Graeme Shinnie(C) | D | 81 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Alfie Dorrington | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ante Palaversa | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Suman | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kjartan Mar Kjartansson | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dante Polvara | M | 28 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Ester Sokler | F | 10 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nicky Devlin | D | 9 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Shayden Morris | F | 21 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/4 |
| Fletcher Boyd | M | 28 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |