Premiership: Hearts defeats Ross County 2-1
EDINBURGH. Hearts defeated Ross County to win 2-1.
EDINBURGH. Hearts overcame Ross County to win 2-1. It was Hearts to strike first with an early goal of M. Smith at the 4′. Then B. Woodburn scored again for Hearts in the 42′ minute with a goal. Eventually, J. White reduced the distance for Ross County with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Hearts took advantage of its superior ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Tynecastle Park stadium in Edinburgh on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was David Munro who had the assistance of Daniel McFarlane and Ralph Gordon. The 4th official was Gavin Duncan. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 3.5 degrees Celsius or 38.34 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 87%.
Match Statistics
Hearts was in firm control of the ball 59% while Ross County was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Ross County was more aggressive with 39 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Hearts was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Hearts shot 16 times, 4 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, Ross County shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Hearts received 1 yellow card (A. Halliday). On the other side, Ross County received 3 yellow cards (J. Baldwin, H. Clarke and B. Spittal).
After this match, Hearts will have 33 points to stay in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Ross County will stay with 18 points to stay in the 10th place.
Match Events
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4'4'
M. Smith
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42'42'
B. Woodburn
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44'44'
J. Baldwin
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46'46'
J. Burroughs
D. Cancola
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50'50'
S. Kingsley
C. Halkett
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55'55'
J. Walker
A. McEneff
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70'70'
H. Clarke
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72'72'
J. White
J. Hungbo
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75'75'
B. Spittal
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78'78'
G. Mackay-Steven
B. Woodburn
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83'83'
A. Samuel
D. Samuel
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87'87'
A. Halliday
Next match
In the upcoming Premiership match, Hearts will host St. Johnstone on the 18th of January with a 13-10 head to head record in favor of St. Johnstone (11 draws).
Ross County will host Motherwell on the 18th of January with a 16-9 head to head record 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 , John Souttar , Craig Halkett , Alex Cochrane , Taylor Moore , Michael Smith , Peter Haring , Andy Halliday , Aaron McEneff , Ben Woodburn and Barrie McKay .
Substitutes
Hearts made 3 changes: C. Halkett for S. Kingsley (50′), A. McEneff for J. Walker (55′) and B. Woodburn for G. Mackay-Steven (78′).
Top player: Michael Smith
The player who no doubt impressed Hearts the most was Michael Smith.
His rating is with 1 goal, 45 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.
Ross County: Formation and Lineups
Ross County started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Malky Mackay played with: Ross Laidlaw , Connor Randall , Harry Clarke , Jack Baldwin , Jake Vokins , Blair Spittal , David Cancola , Joseph Hungbo , Dominic Samuel , Regan Charles-Cook and Jordan White .
Substitutes
Ross County made 2 changes: D. Cancola for J. Burroughs (46′) and D. Samuel for A. Samuel (83′).
Top player: Joseph Hungbo
Probably the most impressive player in Ross County was Joseph Hungbo.
His rating is with 18 passes (72% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership
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