Premiership: Hearts draws 0-0 with Ross County on Saturday

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EDINBURGH. Hearts 0-0 Ross County ended up goalless.

EDINBURGH. Hearts 0-0 Ross County didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Hearts was far superior when it came to possession ball (62%)​.

The match was played at the Tynecastle Park stadium in Edinburgh on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Steven McLean who was helped by Ralph Gordon and Stuart Stevenson. The 4th official was Peter Stuart. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold around 9 degrees Celsius or 48.25 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 80%.​

Match Statistics

Hearts was in firm control of the ball 62% while Ross County was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Hearts was more aggressive with 45 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 3 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Hearts to win the match​.

Hearts shot 19 times, 3 on target, 16 off target. On the other side, Ross County shot 7 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

No yellow cards were issued to Hearts. On the opposite side, Ross County received 4 yellow cards (R. Callachan, J. Tillson, K. Watson and ).

After playing this match, Hearts will have 60 points to stay in the 6th place. On the other side, Ross County will have 40 points like Motherwell to stay in the 12th place.

Match Events

  • 15'
    15'

    R. Callachan

  • 59'
    59'

    J. Tillson

  • 67'
    67'

    K. Watson

  • 70'
    70'

    E. Simms

    G. Mackay-Steven

  • 70'
    70'

    A. Halliday

    B. Woodburn

  • 75'
    75'

    B. Spittal

  • 78'
    78'

    J. Hungbo

    R. Charles-Cook

  • 78'
    78'

    D. Samuel

    R. Callachan

  • 89'
    89'

    H. Paton

    J. White

Next match

In the upcoming Premiership match, Hearts will play away against Celtic on the 7th of May with a 39-9 head to head stats in favor of Celtic (7 draws).

Ross County will host Motherwell on the 7th of May with a 16-11 head to head in favor of Motherwell (6 draws).

Hearts: Formation and Lineups

Hearts started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Robbie Neilson chose to play with the following team: Craig Gordon (6.9), Taylor Moore (7.1), Toby Sibbick (6.9), Alex Cochrane (6.8), Nathaniel Atkinson (7.4), Peter Haring (6.8), Ben Woodburn (6.8), Gary Mackay-Steven (6.5), Josh Ginnelly (6.8), Liam Boyce (6.5) and Barrie McKay (7.4).

Substitutes

Hearts made 2 changes: G. Mackay-Steven for E. Simms (70′) and B. Woodburn for A. Halliday (70′).

Top player: Nathaniel Atkinson

The player who no doubt impressed Hearts the most was Nathaniel Atkinson.

His rating is (7.4) with 53 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.

Ross County: Formation and Lineups

Ross County started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

On the other side, Malky Mackay played with: Ross Laidlaw (7.2), Connor Randall (7.1), Keith Watson (7.5), Alex Iacovitti (7.4), Jake Vokins (7.3), David Cancola (6.6), Jordan Tillson (6.9), Blair Spittal (7.0), Ross Callachan (7.0), Regan Charles-Cook (6.4) and Jordan White (7.0).

Substitutes

Ross County made 2 changes: R. Charles-Cook for J. Hungbo (78′) and R. Callachan for D. Samuel (78′).

Top player: Keith Watson

The player who no doubt impressed Ross County the most was Keith Watson.

His rating is (7.5) with 27 passes (59% accurate) and 0 key passes. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premiership

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