Premiership: Dundee recovers a 0-1 deficit to beat Hearts 2-1
EDINBURGH. Dundee managed to turn the table against Hearts to win 2-1.
EDINBURGH. Dundee was capable to turn the table against Hearts to win 2-1. It was Hearts to strike first with a goal of E. Simms at the 21′. Then it was an own goal in the 51′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, D. Mullen gave the win to Dundee in the 78′ minute with a goal. Hearts was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (71%).
The match was played at the Tynecastle Park stadium in Edinburgh on Wednesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Colin Steven with the assistance of David McGeachie and Drew Kirkland. The 4th official was Stewart Luke. The weather was rainy. The temperature was quite cold around 2.1 degrees Celsius or 35.76 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 86%.
Match Statistics
Hearts was in firm control of the ball 71% while Dundee was struggling with a 29% ball possession.
Hearts was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 9 were on target. Still, Dundee was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Hearts shot 17 times, 9 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Dundee shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Hearts. On the other side, Dundee received 3 yellow cards (C. Adam, Z. Rudden and S. Byrne).
After playing this match, Hearts will stay with 43 points to stay in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Dundee will have 18 points to stay in the 12th place.
Match Events
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21'21'
E. Simms
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40'40'
C. Adam
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51'51'
T. Sibbick (OG)
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64'64'
M. Anderson
J. Mulligan
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65'65'
J. Ginnelly
A. Halliday
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66'66'
Z. Rudden
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72'72'
N. McGinn
Z. Rudden
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75'75'
B. Woodburn
B. McKay
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78'78'
D. Mullen
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80'80'
G. Mackay-Steven
B. Baningime
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90'90'
S. Byrne
Next match
In the upcoming Premiership match, Hearts will play away with St. Johnstone on the 19th of February with a 13-11 head to head statistic in favor of St. Johnstone (11 draws).
Dundee will play away against Celtic on the 20th of February with a 17-0 head to head stats in favor of Celtic (4 draws).
Hearts: Formation and Lineups
Hearts started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Robbie Neilson chose to play with the following team: Craig Gordon , John Souttar , Toby Sibbick , Stephen Kingsley , Taylor Moore , Peter Haring , Beni Baningime , Andy Halliday , Barrie McKay , Liam Boyce and Ellis Simms .
Substitutes
Hearts made 3 changes: A. Halliday for J. Ginnelly (65′), B. McKay for B. Woodburn (75′) and B. Baningime for G. Mackay-Steven (80′).
Top player: Beni Baningime
The player who no doubt impressed Hearts the most was Beni Baningime.
His rating is
with 45 passes (86% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6.Dundee: Formation and Lineups
Dundee started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
On the opposite side, James McPake played with: Ian Lawlor , Jordan McGhee , Liam Fontaine , Ryan Sweeney , Paul McMullan , Charlie Adam , Shaun Byrne , Josh Mulligan , Cammy Kerr , Zak Rudden and Danny Mullen .
Substitutes
Dundee made 2 changes: J. Mulligan for M. Anderson (64′) and Z. Rudden for N. McGinn (72′).
Top player: Ryan Sweeney
Probably the most impressive player in Dundee was Ryan Sweeney even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 22 passes (68% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 11 duels out of 17.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership
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