Football tips: Aberdeen vs Hearts - predictions and betting guide

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Competition: Scotland Premiership
Date: Fri 10.May
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Aberdeen are in the 4th position while the guests worry at 6th.

Aberdeen and Hearts should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Aberdeen form and stats

Aberdeen have collected 0 points from their home games so far after 0-0-1. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Aberdeen, their manager D. McInnes and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.

Aberdeen's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-3 versus Celtic. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Rangers (0-2).

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Aberdeen's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played five games, won 2 matches, drawn 2 and lost 1.

Aberdeen has scored 0 goals so far and conceded 3 goals from 1 home game.

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Hearts form and stats

The visitors, who have the most conceded goals (46) in Premiership, are W0-D1-L0 on the road this term.

Hearts failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Kilmarnock that ended with defeat 0-1. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Hibernian that ended 1-1.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Hearts playing away, we found three games. Results were 0 away wins, 1 draw and 2 home wins.

As for goals scored and conceded in away games so far, Hearts has managed 1 goal and let in 1 from 1 match.

Head 2 Head

Aberdeen and Hearts have met before this season: Hearts - Aberdeen 2-1. Last ten meetings between the teams: Aberdeen won 5, Hearts won 3 and 2 draws.

Top Goalscorers

S. Cosgrove
16 goals / 2 assists
S. Naismith
10 goals / 3 assists
N. McGinn
5 goals / 4 assists

Aberdeen missing players

Hearts missing players

Aberdeen Hearts
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
36 18 1 Played 2 17 36
18 8 1 Won 2 7 15
7 4 0 Drew 0 2 6
11 6 0 Lost 0 8 15
53 31 1 Scored 3 18 40
42 26 0 Conceded 1 28 46
94% 94% 100% Over 0.5 100% 100% 92%
78% 83% 0% Over 1.5 50% 71% 67%
47% 50% 0% Over 2.5 50% 53% 50%
19% 39% 0% Over 3.5 0% 29% 19%
14% 28% 0% Over 4.5 0% 18% 11%
47% 50% 0% BTTS 50% 35% 44%
33% 28% 100% Clean Sheets 50% 29% 33%
25% 28% 0% Failed To Score 0% 35% 31%
 
5.1 5.6 4 Corners For (avg) 3 3.4 4.8
4.3 3.3 6 Corners Against (avg) 3 5.1 4.5
1.8 1.4 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 2.5 2.4 2.2
4 2 0 Red Cards 0 4 5
Key stats this season:
  • Hearts hasn't played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Hearts is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
  • Aberdeen is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.

Aberdeen
All Premiership Europa League League Cup Scottish Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
16-03-19 PR Aberdeen 1 - 1 Livingston
30-03-19 PR Hearts 2 - 1 Aberdeen
03-04-19 PR Aberdeen 3 - 1 Motherwell
06-04-19 PR Dundee 0 - 2 Aberdeen
14-04-19 SC Aberdeen 0 - 3 Celtic
20-04-19 PR Kilmarnock 0 - 1 Aberdeen
28-04-19 PR Rangers 2 - 0 Aberdeen
04-05-19 PR Aberdeen 0 - 3 Celtic
10-05-19 PR Aberdeen 18:45 Hearts
19-05-19 PR Hibernian 14:00 Aberdeen
Hearts
All Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
30-03-19 PR Hearts 2 - 1 Aberdeen
03-04-19 PR Rangers 3 - 0 Hearts
06-04-19 PR Hearts 1 - 2 Hibernian
13-04-19 SC Hearts 3 - 0 Inverness CT
20-04-19 PR Hearts 1 - 3 Rangers
28-04-19 PR Hibernian 1 - 1 Hearts
04-05-19 PR Hearts 0 - 1 Kilmarnock
10-05-19 PR Aberdeen 18:45 Hearts
19-05-19 PR Celtic 14:00 Hearts
25-05-19 SC Hearts 14:00 Celtic

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Celtic 36 26 6 4 75 17 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 3 0 58 84
2 Rangers 35 21 9 5 78 25 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 53 72
3 Kilmarnock 36 17 10 9 47 30 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 17 61
4 Aberdeen 36 18 7 11 53 42 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 11 61
5 Hibernian 35 14 12 9 50 35 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 54
6 Hearts 36 15 6 15 40 46 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 -6 51

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