Heart of Midlothian v Ross County result

Full-time · Heart of Midlothian 2–2 Ross County

Premiership · Sat, 30 Dec 2023 15:00 GMT · Tynecastle Park

Updated 9 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Heart of Midlothian · Ross County · Head-to-head

Heart of Midlothian 2–2 Ross County — this Premiership match was drawn.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Heart of Midlothian and Ross County drew 2–2 at Tynecastle Park in the Premiership on Saturday 30 December. Heart of Midlothian have scored in five consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals TACTIX’s match events name — Heart of Midlothian: an own goal by Alexander Cochrane (55’), K. Vargas (71’) and Lawrence Shankland (79’, assisted by C. Nieuwenhof); Ross County: Yan Dhanda (61’).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Heart of Midlothian 0.00, Ross County 0.00, from 20 shots to 14 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

The bookings — Heart of Midlothian: N. Atkinson (41’) and Alan Forrest (51’); Ross County: J. Sims (81’) and Ryan Leak (90+7’).

What it changes

Heart of Midlothian are unbeaten in their last four matches in all competitions. Ross County are winless in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Yan Dhanda (Ross County) 8.7, F. Kent (Heart Of Midlothian) 5.8 and S. Allardice (Ross County) 5.8 led the match.

Next up

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

Ross County next host Airdrie United on 24 October 2026.

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

Next for Heart of Midlothian: Trabzonspor v Heart of Midlothian, Thursday 22 October — the preview. Next for Ross County: Ross County v Airdrie United, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Heart of Midlothian 2–2 Ross County · Premiership
Venue: Tynecastle Park · Edinburgh
Referee: A. Muir
Head-to-head (last 6): Heart of Midlothian 4 · draws 2 · Ross County 0 · 2.67 goals/game
Recent form: Heart of Midlothian 3W 0D 2L · Ross County 2W 1D 2L

Heart of Midlothian 2–2 Ross County (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 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.25 / 0.75

Goals

against 0.5 / 1.13 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.57 / 4.88

Corners

against 5.14 / 6.63 · 4 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 7 matches

3.57 / 2.88

Shots on target

against 3.57 / 4.5 · 3 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 7 matches

2.86 / 1.5

Cards

against 2.43 / 1.75 · 4 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 27 December 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 27 December 2023. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Heart of Midlothian for / against	Line	Ross County for / against
Goals scored	1.25 for · 0.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.75 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.57 for · 5.14 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	4.88 for · 6.63 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	11.71 for · 14 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	9 for · 15.13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	3.57 for · 3.57 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	2.88 for · 4.5 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.57 for · 12.57 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	11.88 for · 10.5 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.86 for · 2.43 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	1.5 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5

Heart of Midlothian

Heart of Midlothian — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 December 2023. 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
Y. Oda n 8	43	2.9 5/4	1 4/0	—
K. Vargas n 8	36.3	2.2 5/2	1.2 3/1	—
Kyosuke Tagawa n 8	36.8	2.1 5/2	0.3 1/0	J. White
C. Nieuwenhof n 8	60.9	2 6/3	0.9 5/0	S. Allardice
C. Devlin n 8	53.6	1.9 5/2	2.7 6/5	—

Heart of Midlothian — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 December 2023. 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	90	2.4 7/6	1.5 7/3
L. Boyce n 8	49.9	2 4/2	0.7 2/1
A. Lowry n 8	61	1.8 6/3	0.9 4/1
K. Vargas n 8	36.3	1.6 4/1	0.9 2/1
Kyosuke Tagawa n 8	36.8	1.2 3/1	0.3 1/0

Heart of Midlothian — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. Shankland n 8	90	1 6/2	0 0/0
J. Grant n 8	53.5	0 0/0	0.4 2/0
A. Cochrane n 8	90	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
Y. Oda n 8	43	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
K. Vargas n 8	36.3	0.3 1/0	0 0/0

Heart of Midlothian — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Cochrane n 8	90	3.4 7/6
N. Atkinson n 8	67.9	3.3 7/5
C. Devlin n 8	53.6	3.1 7/5
B. Baningime n 8	90	2.8 8/6
C. Nieuwenhof n 8	60.9	2.6 5/3

Ross County

Ross County — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 December 2023. 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
J. White n 8	54.9	2.9 7/3	1 5/0	Kyosuke Tagawa
A. Samuel n 8	16.5	2.7 3/1	3.4 4/1	—
E. Brophy n 8	35.9	2.2 4/1	0.9 3/0	—
Victor Loturi n 8	58.6	2.1 6/3	0.4 2/0	—
S. Allardice n 8	87.9	1.5 7/4	3.2 7/7	C. Nieuwenhof

Ross County — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
E. Brophy n 8	35.9	3.1 8/2	0.6 2/0
S. Murray n 8	82.8	1.5 5/3	0.5 3/1
M. Sheaf n 8	60	1.5 5/1	0.8 3/1
J. Sims n 8	42.8	1.3 5/0	0.3 1/0
Victor Loturi n 8	58.6	1.2 4/1	0.6 2/1

Ross County — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. White n 8	54.9	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
G. Harmon n 8	32.1	0 0/0	0.4 1/0
K. Turner n 8	30.6	0 0/0	0.4 1/0
J. Brown n 8	79.9	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
D. Smith n 8	36.3	0 0/0	0.3 1/0

Ross County — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Sims n 8	42.8	2.6 7/3
B. Purrington n 8	77.4	2 8/3
S. Allardice n 8	87.9	1.8 7/6
J. Brown n 8	79.9	1.7 5/4
W. Nightingale n 8	78.3	1.6 6/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Heart of Midlothian		Ross County
63%	Possession	37%
20	Shots	14
7	Shots on target	4
5	Shots off target	5
8	Blocked shots	5
13	Shots inside the box	8
9	Corners	5
2	Offsides	2
14	Fouls	14
2	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	5
522	Passes	303
81%	Pass accuracy	68%

Heart of Midlothian player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Z. Clark	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
F. Kent	90	0	0	3	1	1	2	0	7.2
Kye Rowles	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
N. Atkinson	90	0	0	1	1	1	3	Y	6.9
C. Nieuwenhof	90	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	7.2
A. Cochrane	90	0	0	1	1	4	1	0	7
L. Shankland	90	1	0	3	1	1	0	0	7.9
C. Halkett	62	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
A. Lowry	62	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	6.9
Aidan Denholm	45	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
Kyosuke Tagawa	45	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.6
Y. Oda sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
A. Forrest sub	45	0	0	2	2	0	0	Y	7
S. Kingsley sub	28	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
K. Vargas sub	28	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	7.2

Ross County player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
R. Laidlaw	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
J. Brown	90	0	0	0	0	3	0	7
J. Baldwin	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
R. Leak	90	0	1	0	0	0	Y	6.9
Y. Dhanda	90	1	3	2	4	3	0	8.5
M. Sheaf	90	0	2	0	0	3	0	6.2
S. Allardice	90	0	0	0	0	3	0	7
J. Sims	82	0	1	1	0	5	Y	6.9
J. White	82	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.9
B. Purrington	78	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.6
S. Murray	69	0	1	1	3	1	0	6.9
E. Brophy sub	21	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
G. Harmon sub	12	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
K. Turner sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
Victor Loturi sub	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.7

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

Recent form

Heart of MidlothianLLWWW

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 1.2 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

Ross CountyDWWLL

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 0.8 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Heart of Midlothian 4 · 2 draws · Ross County 0 · 2.67 goals/game

2023-09-30 Ross County 0–1 Heart Of Midlothian
2023-04-22 Heart Of Midlothian 6–1 Ross County
2022-10-30 Ross County 1–2 Heart Of Midlothian
2022-07-30 Heart Of Midlothian 2–1 Ross County
2022-04-30 Heart Of Midlothian 0–0 Ross County
2022-04-02 Ross County 1–1 Heart Of Midlothian

League standing · 2025/26

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Heart of Midlothian#1 pos70 pts33 pl+30 GD

Ross County#11 pos35 pts38 pl-29 GD

Goals per game

Heart of Midlothian scored1.76

Ross County scored1

Heart of Midlothian conceded0.85

Ross County conceded1.76

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What is the head-to-head record between Heart of Midlothian and Ross County?: In their last 6 meetings, Heart of Midlothian won 4, Ross County won 0 and there were 2 draws, averaging 2.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Heart of Midlothian and Ross County?: Recent form — Heart of Midlothian 3W 0D 2L; Ross County 2W 1D 2L.

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