Both these contenders are in good shape, Hearts enjoying a 17 point lead on Ross County in the league table. Bring it on!
- Hearts have the most matches under the total-line (11) in Premiership
Both participants have had enough days rest since their last effort on the pitch. Let's aim for an animated fixture!
Ross County form and stats
Ross County have played 15 Premiership games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-6-4 (wins-draws-losses). Two home wins in a row for Ross County bring valid hopes of a third.
No payout for County in their previous match, an away game at Celtic that ended in defeat 0-4. Baldwin was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.03 out of 10. The defender Baldwin won 0 of 3 duels.
Before that, Ross County had a home game versus St. Mirren which ended with a victory 1-0.The County fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 26 goals in 15 league matches. Ross County have conceded 24 from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Hearts form and stats
Playing away, Hearts have won 5 games, drawn 5 and suffered 5 defeats in the Premiership this season.
Impressive finishing from Baningime and McKay secured the home win 2-0 against Livingston in their previous game. Midfield player McKay was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.72/10. McKay scored one goal, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Hearts find the net regularly in their away games. 16 goals from 15 away fixtures in the league. 19 goals have been conceded by Hearts in these games.
Head 2 Head
The former head to head encounter ended Hearts - Ross County 2-1, played this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Ross County victory, seven draws and two Hearts wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Charles-Cook 13 goals |   L. Boyce 9 goals |  J. Hungbo 6 goals |
Ross County missing players
Hearts missing players
| Ross County | Hearts | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 15 | 31 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 15 |
| 9 | 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 13 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 43 | 26 | 7 | Scored | S | 1 | 16 | 44 |
| 51 | 24 | 10 | Conceded | C | 2 | 19 | 31 |
| 94% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 93% | 94% |
| 81% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 73% | 84% |
| 61% | 60% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 39% |
| 35% | 53% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 13% |
| 23% | 33% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 6% |
| 65% | 80% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 47% | 45% |
| 19% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 33% | 42% |
| 23% | 7% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 27% | 19% |
| 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 5.3 | 5.7 |
| 6.6 | 5.4 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 5.3 | 4.8 |
| 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9.7 | 8.7 | 7.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 11.7 | 12.8 |
| 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
| 38% | 48% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 8% | 30% | 33% |
| 15.4 | 14.1 | 19.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 13.7 | 12.5 |
| 4.9 | 4.8 | 7.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
- Hearts have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Hearts have the most matches under the total-line (11) in Premiership
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Celtic | 31 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 69 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 14 | 51 | 76 |
| 2 | Rangers | 31 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 62 | 25 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 37 | 73 |
| 3 | Hearts | 31 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 31 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 53 |
| 4 | Dundee United | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 34 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 17 | -6 | 39 |
| 5 | Hibernian | 31 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 33 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 19 | -4 | 37 |
| 6 | Livingston | 31 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 33 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 21 | -7 | 37 |
| 7 | Ross County | 31 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 43 | 51 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 27 | -8 | 36 |
| 8 | Motherwell | 31 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 32 | 46 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 24 | -14 | 36 |
| 9 | St. Mirren | 31 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 28 | 42 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 27 | -14 | 36 |
| 10 | Aberdeen | 31 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 36 | 39 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 23 | -3 | 35 |
| 11 | St. Johnstone | 31 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 20 | 37 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 17 | -17 | 27 |
| 12 | Dundee | 31 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 53 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 28 | -28 | 23 |
