Scotland - PremiershipStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Ross County and Hearts, taking place on Saturday, 16 March 2024, at The Global Energy Stadium in Dingwall.
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Ross County, Recent FormRoss County will have been reasonably pleased with their 2-2 draw against Hibernian, not least because of the valuable point gained. In that game they had 43% possession and managed 6 attempts on goal, with 3 on target, compared to Hibernian who had 11 attempts and 6 on target.
Having lost 12 goals in their past 6 matches, boss Don Cowie will surely be casting a critical eye over his defensive line, even though his team managed to pick up some points along the way due to the 7 goals they scored. They have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 14 games, and so far this season they have failed to score in 15 of their 29 games.
There will be mixed feelings from The Staggies, although undefeated in their last 3 league games at home, 2 of these games ended in a draw.
Hearts, Recent FormHaving taken all 3 points, with a crucial 2-0 home win over Celtic in their last league game, Hearts will undoubtedly be very satisfied with their work. They came away from that fixture with a 49% share of the possession and clocked up 14 attempts on goal with 6 on target, in comparison to Celtic, who managed 17 attempts on goal, 6 of which were on target.
Manager Steven Naismith will be reasonably pleased with his team's performances in front of goal, having scored 9 goals in their last 6 games, but will want to tighten up his defence with 8 goals conceded in the same period. In their last 6 away games, they have scored in 5 and kept a clean sheet in 3.
They have had an excellent run of form away from home recently, winning 5 out of their last 6 games on the road.
With 6 goals from the last 6 away outings in the league, Lawrence Shankland has given the travelling Hearts support something to shout about on the road.
Last time they met both teams got on the scoresheet, but the match ended in a 2-2 draw.
The Ross County defence has struggled against The Jam Tarts in past meetings, having conceded 1 or more goals in each of their last 5 games. In their recent meetings Hearts have had no problem breaking down The Staggies' defence, having found the back of the net 13 times in their last 5 games.
In the last 2 league meetings between the teams at The Global Energy Stadium, Hearts has taken all 3 points and has not lost away to Ross County in 11 games.
Ross County manager Don Cowie has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Scott Allardice (Knee), Ross Callachan (Cruciate ligament), Will Nightingale (Hamstring) and Dylan Smith (Ankle) are all currently out of contention for this game.
Steven Naismith has a number of injury concerns in his Hearts squad to contend with: Liam Boyce (Leg), Craig Halkett (Knee), Peter Haring (Knee), Barrie McKay (Knee) and Yutaro Oda (Calf)
Ross County Playing at home | Hearts Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 0.9 | Goals scored | 1.2 |
| 1.2 | Goals conceded | 1.1 |
| 37' | Time first goal scored | 44' |
| 55' | Time first goal conceded | 50' |
| 1.9 | Yellow cards | 2.3 |
| 0.2 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3.9 | Subs used | 3.9 |
| 3-0 | Biggest victory | 2-0 |
| 3-0 | Biggest defeat | 5-0 |
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