Aberdeen v Heart of Midlothian result

Full-time · Aberdeen 2–1 Heart of Midlothian

Premiership · Sat, 30 Oct 2021 15:00 BST · Pittodrie Stadium

Updated 10 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Aberdeen · Heart of Midlothian · Head-to-head

Aberdeen 2–1 Heart of Midlothian — Aberdeen won this Premiership match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Aberdeen beat Heart of Midlothian 2–1 at Pittodrie Stadium in the Premiership on Saturday 30 October. It is Aberdeen’s first win over Heart of Midlothian since 4 August 2019, after three meetings without one (the 6 prior meetings TACTIX holds).

The goals

Aberdeen came from behind: Heart of Midlothian led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Heart of Midlothian: J. Souttar (45’ pen); Aberdeen: M. Watkins (49’, assisted by Ryan Hedges) and Lewis Ferguson (69’, assisted by D. McGeouch). A. Halliday (89’) was sent off.

Discipline

K. Clancy showed four yellow cards and one red — against 3.2 yellows a game across the last 9 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Aberdeen: Ross McCrorie (59’) and Dean Campbell (82’); Heart of Midlothian: Benjamin Woodburn (61’) and C. Halkett (86’).

What it changes

Aberdeen are unbeaten in their last three matches in all competitions. Heart of Midlothian are winless in their last four matches in all competitions. Aberdeen have scored in six consecutive matches in all competitions. Heart of Midlothian have scored in seven consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, J. Souttar (Heart Of Midlothian) 10.4, Lewis Ferguson (Aberdeen) 8.5 and Cameron Devlin (Heart Of Midlothian) 7.4 led the match.

Next up

Aberdeen next travel to Dundee Utd on 24 October 2026.

Heart of Midlothian next travel to Trabzonspor on 22 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Aberdeen: Dundee Utd v Aberdeen, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Heart of Midlothian: Trabzonspor v Heart of Midlothian, Thursday 22 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Aberdeen 2–1 Heart of Midlothian · Premiership
Venue: Pittodrie Stadium · Aberdeen
Referee: K. Clancy
Head-to-head (last 6): Aberdeen 2 · draws 3 · Heart of Midlothian 1 · 3.83 goals/game
Recent form: Aberdeen 1W 1D 3L · Heart of Midlothian 2W 3D 0L

Aberdeen 2–1 Heart of Midlothian (Premiership): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 10 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1 / 1.5

Goals

against 1.63 / 0.63 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.38 / 5.83

Corners

against 6 / 4.33 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 6 matches

4.38 / 4.5

Shots on target

against 2.63 / 4.33 · 1 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 6 matches

3 / 1.67

Cards

against 3.13 / 3.17 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 6 matches

3.22 yellows

Referee · K. Clancy

1.11 home / 2.11 away

over 9 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 27 October 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 27 October 2021. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Aberdeen for / against	Line	Heart of Midlothian for / against
Goals scored	1 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.5 for · 0.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.38 for · 6 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5.83 for · 4.33 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	13.25 for · 9.38 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	15.17 for · 9 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	4.38 for · 2.63 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.5 for · 4.33 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	14 for · 15.5 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	10.67 for · 15.67 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	3 for · 3.13 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.67 for · 3.17 against n 6 Last 5

Referee: K. Clancy — 3.22 yellow cards a game, 0.22 red cards, 23 fouls over 9 matches (1.11 to the home side, 2.11 to the away side).

Home 1.11Away 2.11

Aberdeen

Aberdeen — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
T. Jenks n 3	47.7	2.5 2/1	1.3 1/1	—
M. Watkins n 8	43.9	2.3 6/3	1.8 5/1	A. Gnanduillet
L. Ferguson n 8	88.8	2.2 7/5	2.7 7/6	—
David Robert Bates n 8	80.3	1.8 7/2	0.7 5/0	—
A. Samuels n 8	40.3	1.7 4/2	0.6 2/0	—

Aberdeen — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Watkins n 8	43.9	2.3 5/2	1.3 2/2
A. Samuels n 8	40.3	2 4/2	1.1 3/1
R. Hedges n 8	77.8	1.7 7/4	0.7 4/1
L. Ferguson n 8	88.8	1.6 6/4	0.6 4/1
C. Ramirez n 8	82.3	1.6 7/4	1 6/1

Aberdeen — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Ramirez n 8	82.3	0.8 6/0	0.1 1/0
C. Ramsay n 8	67.9	0 0/0	0.5 3/0
M. Watkins n 8	43.9	0.5 1/1	0 0/0
R. Hedges n 8	77.8	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
S. Brown n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0 0/0

Aberdeen — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
D. Campbell n 8	79.9	2.4 6/5
C. McLennan n 8	53.8	2.1 5/4
R. McCrorie n 8	80.6	1.8 6/3
J. MacKenzie n 8	90	1.6 7/5
L. Ferguson n 8	88.8	1.6 7/3

Aberdeen — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
G. Woods n 8	84.4	2.4 4/4
J. Lewis n 8	90	1.3 4/1

Heart of Midlothian

Heart of Midlothian — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
C. Devlin n 8	61.8	3.3 8/4	2.6 5/5	—
A. Gnanduillet n 8	41.3	3 4/4	1.9 5/2	M. Watkins
P. Haring n 6	50.3	2.7 3/2	3 5/4	—
A. Halliday n 8	61	1.7 5/3	1.1 3/2	—
B. Woodburn n 8	54.3	1.7 6/2	1.5 5/1	—

Heart of Midlothian — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Gnanduillet n 8	41.3	3.5 6/3	1.6 4/2
L. Boyce n 8	82.8	1.9 7/5	1.4 7/3
G. Mackay-Steven n 8	36	1.9 5/1	0 0/0
J. Ginnelly n 8	58.1	1.4 4/2	0.6 2/1
J. Souttar n 8	90	1 4/3	0.1 1/0

Heart of Midlothian — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. Boyce n 8	82.8	0.8 6/0	0.1 1/0
A. Gnanduillet n 8	41.3	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
G. Mackay-Steven n 8	36	0 0/0	0.6 2/0
S. Kingsley n 8	87.6	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
B. McKay n 8	83.6	0 0/0	0.4 3/0

Heart of Midlothian — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. Devlin n 8	61.8	3.1 5/4
B. Baningime n 8	90	2.4 8/8
A. Halliday n 8	61	2.2 6/2
P. Haring n 6	50.3	2.1 2/2
G. Mackay-Steven n 8	36	1.9 3/2

Heart of Midlothian — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
C. Gordon n 8	90	3.5 5/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Aberdeen		Heart of Midlothian
51%	Possession	49%
17	Shots	5
5	Shots on target	1
4	Shots off target	3
8	Blocked shots	1
12	Shots inside the box	2
5	Corners	5
3	Offsides	3
15	Fouls	15
2	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	1
0	Saves	3
465	Passes	444
72%	Pass accuracy	70%

Aberdeen player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Lewis	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
David Robert Bates	90	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	6.9
S. Brown	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.9
R. McCrorie	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.7
F. Ojo	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
L. Ferguson	90	1	0	4	2	1	0	0	7.5
D. Campbell	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	Y	6.9
R. Hedges	90	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	6.7
C. Ramirez	90	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	6.5
D. McGeouch	88	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	7.3
M. Watkins	85	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	7.3
J. Hayes sub	11	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
N. McGinn sub	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.9

Heart of Midlothian player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
C. Gordon	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
J. Souttar	90	1	1	1	0	1	0	7.6
C. Halkett	90	0	1	0	0	1	Y	7
S. Kingsley	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
M. Smith	90	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.3
C. Devlin	90	0	1	0	0	8	0	7.2
B. Baningime	90	0	0	0	0	4	0	6.9
A. Gnanduillet	90	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.3
A. Cochrane	72	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.9
J. Ginnelly	57	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.6
G. Mackay-Steven	57	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
B. McKay sub	33	0	0	0	0	1	0	6
B. Woodburn sub	33	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3
A. Halliday sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	R	5.9

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Aberdeen v Heart of Midlothian — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

AberdeenLLLWD

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 1.4 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Heart of MidlothianWWDDD

Last 5: 2W 3D 0L · 1.6 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Aberdeen 2 · 3 draws · Heart of Midlothian 1 · 3.83 goals/game

2021-08-22 Heart Of Midlothian 1–1 Aberdeen
2019-12-29 Heart Of Midlothian 1–1 Aberdeen
2019-09-25 Heart Of Midlothian 4–4 Aberdeen
2019-08-04 Aberdeen 3–2 Heart Of Midlothian
2019-05-10 Aberdeen 2–1 Heart Of Midlothian
2019-03-30 Heart Of Midlothian 2–1 Aberdeen

League standing · 2021/22

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Aberdeen#10 pos41 pts38 pl-5 GD

Heart of Midlothian#1 pos70 pts33 pl+30 GD

Goals per game

Aberdeen scored1.08

Heart of Midlothian scored1.76

Aberdeen conceded1.21

Heart of Midlothian conceded0.85

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What is the head-to-head record between Aberdeen and Heart of Midlothian?: In their last 6 meetings, Aberdeen won 2, Heart of Midlothian won 1 and there were 3 draws, averaging 3.83 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Aberdeen and Heart of Midlothian?: Recent form — Aberdeen 1W 1D 3L; Heart of Midlothian 2W 3D 0L.

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