Aberdeen v Heart of Midlothian result

Full-time · Aberdeen 0–0 Heart of Midlothian

Premiership · Sun, 12 Jan 2025 15:00 GMT · Pittodrie Stadium

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:57 UK · refreshed continuously

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

Aberdeen 0–0 Heart of Midlothian — this Premiership match was drawn.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Aberdeen and Heart of Midlothian drew 0–0 at Pittodrie Stadium in the Premiership on Sunday 12 January. Aberdeen are winless in their last 11 matches in all competitions. Heart of Midlothian are unbeaten in their last four matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Aberdeen 0.00, Heart of Midlothian 0.00, from 9 shots to 9 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

S. McLean showed three yellow cards — against 3.3 yellows a game across the last 18 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Aberdeen: Leighton Clarkson (35’) and Duk (74’); Heart of Midlothian: James Penrice (65’).

What it changes

Heart of Midlothian have kept a clean sheet in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Ante Palaversa (Aberdeen) 7.3, J. McGarry (Aberdeen) 6.6 and G. Shinnie (Aberdeen) 6.3 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 0–0 Heart of Midlothian · Premiership
Venue: Pittodrie Stadium · Aberdeen
Referee: S. McLean
Head-to-head (last 6): Aberdeen 2 · draws 1 · Heart of Midlothian 3 · 2.83 goals/game
Recent form: Aberdeen 0W 0D 5L · Heart of Midlothian 3W 1D 1L

Aberdeen 0–0 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 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.5 / 1.13

Goals

against 1.88 / 1.25 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5 / 7.5

Corners

against 6.13 / 3.63 · 5 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

2.75 / 4.25

Shots on target

against 4.25 / 4 · 1 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

3.38 / 2

Cards

against 2.13 / 1.5 · 5 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

3.33 yellows

Referee · S. McLean

1.28 home / 2.06 away

over 18 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 5 January 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 5 January 2025. 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	0.5 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5 for · 6.13 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	7.5 for · 3.63 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	10.63 for · 13.13 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	12.25 for · 10.13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	2.75 for · 4.25 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.25 for · 4 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.13 for · 13 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	10.63 for · 10.5 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	3.38 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: S. McLean — 3.33 yellow cards a game, 0.33 red cards, 24.72 fouls over 18 matches (1.28 to the home side, 2.06 to the away side).

Home 1.28Away 2.06

Aberdeen

Aberdeen — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 January 2025. 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
A. Palaversa n 8	53.4	2.5 6/4	1.3 3/2	C. Devlin
Duk n 8	52.5	2.4 5/4	1.1 5/0	—
S. Nilsen n 8	79	1.9 6/3	1.3 6/2	J. Penrice
G. Shinnie n 8	78.3	1.9 7/3	3 7/6	C. Devlin
K. Nisbet n 8	47.9	1.9 6/2	0.2 1/0	—

Aberdeen — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
P. Ambrose n 8	20.8	2.7 3/1	0.5 1/0
V. Besuijen n 8	13.5	2.5 2/1	0.8 1/0
K. Nisbet n 8	47.9	1.9 4/1	0.7 2/1
Duk n 8	52.5	1.7 5/2	1.5 5/1
L. Clarkson n 8	62.5	1.4 5/2	0.5 2/1

Aberdeen — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
V. Besuijen n 8	13.5	0.8 1/0	0 0/0
L. Clarkson n 8	62.5	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
D. Polvara n 8	40.6	0.6 2/0	0 0/0
P. Ambrose n 8	20.8	0.5 1/0	0 0/0
K. Nisbet n 8	47.9	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Aberdeen — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Milne n 8	37.3	5.4 6/5
G. Shinnie n 8	78.3	3.3 8/6
J. McGrath n 8	85.1	2.8 7/7
D. Polvara n 8	40.6	2.5 3/2
Duk n 8	52.5	2.4 4/4

Heart of Midlothian

Heart of Midlothian — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 January 2025. 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
K. Vargas n 8	24.5	2.8 4/2	0.9 2/0	—
M. Tait n 8	39	1.7 4/2	0.6 2/0	—
C. Devlin n 8	90	1.6 8/3	2.8 7/5	G. Shinnie
J. Penrice n 8	90	1.5 6/5	1 6/2	S. Nilsen
Y. Oda n 8	37.8	1.5 4/1	0.9 1/1	—

Heart of Midlothian — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
L. Shankland n 8	89.9	2.9 7/6	1.3 6/2
Y. Oda n 8	37.8	2.4 5/3	0.6 2/0
M. Drammeh n 8	78.3	2.2 7/6	0.7 4/1
J. McCart n 8	46.3	2.2 6/3	1.2 3/2
L. Boyce n 8	39	2 3/2	0.9 3/0

Heart of Midlothian — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 January 2025. 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	39	0 0/0	0.6 2/0
Y. Oda n 8	37.8	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
James wilson n 8	71.9	0.5 2/1	0 0/0
J. Penrice n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
L. Shankland n 8	89.9	0.3 1/1	0 0/0

Heart of Midlothian — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. Devlin n 8	90	5 8/8
A. Forrest n 8	30.6	2.9 5/1
A. Forrester n 8	67.1	2.8 6/4
B. Baningime n 8	67	2.7 6/5
J. Grant n 8	46.5	2.7 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
49%	Possession	51%
9	Shots	9
1	Shots on target	2
6	Shots off target	4
2	Blocked shots	3
8	Shots inside the box	8
4	Corners	3
1	Offsides	1
10	Fouls	10
2	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	1
472	Passes	489
76%	Pass accuracy	80%

Aberdeen player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
R. Doohan	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.9
N. Devlin	90	0	0	0	3	0	7.5
S. Nilsen	90	0	0	0	2	0	7
J. McGarry	90	2	0	0	6	0	7.9
G. Shinnie	90	0	0	0	6	0	7.5
A. Palaversa	90	0	0	1	8	0	7.2
T. Keskinen	90	2	0	0	2	0	6.2
J. Okkels	79	1	0	1	0	0	6.9
K. Tobers	66	1	1	0	0	0	6.7
L. Clarkson	66	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3
K. Nisbet	56	0	0	2	0	0	7.2
Duk sub	34	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3
J. McGrath sub	24	0	0	1	2	0	7.2
D. Polvara sub	24	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
S. Morris sub	11	1	0	0	0	0	6.5

Heart of Midlothian player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
C. Gordon	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
C. Halkett	90	0	0	1	1	0	7.5
J. McCart	90	2	0	0	0	0	7.3
J. Penrice	90	0	0	2	6	Y	7.2
C. Devlin	90	0	0	0	3	0	7.2
J. Grant	90	2	1	2	1	0	6.7
D. Oyegoke	89	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
James wilson	89	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
B. Baningime	84	0	0	0	3	0	7
B. Spittal	84	1	0	1	0	0	7
M. Drammeh	66	0	0	1	0	0	6.5
E. Kabangu sub	24	1	1	0	0	0	6.9
Y. Dhanda sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
K. Vargas sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
A. Forrester sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	–
A. Forrest sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	–

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

AberdeenLLLLL

Last 5: 0W 0D 5L · 0.4 scored / 2.4 conceded per game

Heart of MidlothianWLDWW

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

Head-to-head last 6

Aberdeen 2 · 1 draw · Heart of Midlothian 3 · 2.83 goals/game

2024-12-01 Heart Of Midlothian 1–1 Aberdeen
2024-10-06 Aberdeen 3–2 Heart Of Midlothian
2024-01-27 Heart Of Midlothian 2–0 Aberdeen
2023-12-09 Aberdeen 2–1 Heart Of Midlothian
2023-09-16 Heart Of Midlothian 2–0 Aberdeen
2023-05-20 Heart Of Midlothian 2–1 Aberdeen

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Aberdeen#5 pos50 pts33 pl-4 GD

Heart of Midlothian#7 pos40 pts33 pl-1 GD

Goals per game

Aberdeen scored1.36

Heart of Midlothian scored1.3

Aberdeen conceded1.48

Heart of Midlothian conceded1.33

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Frequently asked questions

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 3 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.83 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Aberdeen and Heart of Midlothian?: Recent form — Aberdeen 0W 0D 5L; Heart of Midlothian 3W 1D 1L.

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