Scotland - PremiershipStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Hearts and Aberdeen, taking place on Saturday, 16 September 2023, at Tynecastle Park in Edinburgh.
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Hearts, Recent FormFailing to acquire any points in their 1-0 home defeat by Motherwell will have left the Hearts squad feeling a little deflated. They achieved 68% possession in that match and had 18 strikes at goal, with 1 hitting the target, up against Motherwell's tally of 8 efforts at goal, 4 of which were on target.
While they have been reasonably effective at circumventing their opponents defence, scoring 5 in their last 6 games, it's largely been tit for tat with their own defence proving to be equally ineffectual, conceding 5, and leading to valuable points being dropped. They have failed to score in their last 3 games, and when playing at home, they have only kept 1 clean sheet in their last 6 games.
They've had a less than ideal run of form recently, winning just 1 of their last 6 games.
Aberdeen, Recent FormThe Aberdeen squad will be suffering from a feeling of disappointment after falling to a 2-0 home defeat against Hibernian, which saw them drop all three points and come away from the game empty-handed. In that game they recorded 56 % of the possession, with 10 attempts on goal, 3 on target. Their opponents found the target on 7 of their 15 shots on goal.
Supremo Barry Robson will be closely scrutinising his squad's defensive frailties, his back line having shipped 12 goals in their last 6 matches, despite having picked up some points through the 6 goals they've managed to net.
They've drawn their last 2 league games away from home, but their search for a league win on the road extends even further having gone 5 consecutive games without grabbing all 3 points.
The last time these sides were pitched against each other in the league, it ended in a 2-1 win for Hearts.
The Dons defence has struggled at Tynecastle Park, having conceded 1 or more goals in each of their last 8 visits. In their last 3 away league games against The Jam Tarts, Aberdeen have conceded a total of 9 goals and that's an average of 3 per game.
In the league, Hearts has a good track record when they host Aberdeen, getting the better of them in their last 3 home games.
Hearts manager Steven Naismith has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Craig Gordon (Broken leg), Craig Halkett (Knee), Peter Haring (Ankle) and Barrie McKay (Knee) are all currently out of contention for this game.
Aberdeen manager Barry Robson has no real injury worries ahead of this clash.
Hearts Playing at home | Aberdeen Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Goals scored | 1 |
| 0.5 | Goals conceded | 1 |
| - | Time first goal scored | 42' |
| 29' | Time first goal conceded | 59' |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 4.5 | Subs used | 2.5 |
| - | Biggest victory | - |
| 1-0 | Biggest defeat | - |
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