Ross County, Recent Form

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Ross County manager Malky Mackay will need to rebuild confidence in his squad after their heavy 4-0 away defeat by Aberdeen.  They achieved 51% possession in that match and had 11 strikes at goal, with 2 hitting the target, up against Aberdeen's tally of 13 efforts at goal, 6 of which were on target.  

It seems pretty certain that Mackay will be quite pleased with his squad's ability to score goals in recent matches, having managed 6 goals in their past 6 outings. In contrast, however, he will be concerned that their defensive qualities look a little more fragile, with 11 goals conceded in those matches and some crucial points dropped.  They have only kept 2 clean sheets in their last 6 home games.  

Having lost 3 of their last 6 matches and recorded only 2 victories, this has to be seen as a poor run of results.  

Hearts, Recent Form

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The Hearts players will be feeling somewhat disenchanted with their inability to pick up any points from their away fixture against St Mirren recently, that ended in a 1-0 defeat.  Their share of possession in that meeting was 69%, while racking up 11 shots along the way, 3 of which were on target. St Mirren had 13 shots on goal with 4 on target.  

They have amassed a limited number of points from their last 6 matches, despite only letting in 3 goals; this has been primarily due to their indifferent form in front of goal with 4 goals spread across those 6 matches.  They have failed to score in 4 of their last 6 games, and they have only kept 1 clean sheet in their last 6 games away from home.  

They're experiencing a disappointing spell of form, having lost 3 of their last 6 games and picking up only 2 wins.  

Lawrence Shankland will be keen to get his name on the scoresheet against Ross County in this match, having already scored 3 goals in his last 6 away games for Hearts.