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Hearts 0–0 Ross County

Saturday 30 April 2022, 15:00 · Tynecastle Park · Round 35 · Half-time 0–0 · Referee Steven McLean · Attendance 16,699

Post-match

Result and Expected Points

HeartsRoss County
Goals00
xG1.460.27
Expected Points2.350.40

Hearts 70%Draw 24%Ross County 5%

Most likely score 1–0, 27%. Final score 0–0, 15%.

Ross County goalsHearts goals0123456+0123456+15%4%9%6%9%3%2%27%22%Final score

Own goals have no xG.

xG race

00.511.520153045607590HTSimms on for Mackay-Steven and Halliday on for Woodburn, 70'Hungbo on for Charles-Cook and Samuel on for Callachan, 78'H. Paton on for White, 89'Hearts 1.46Ross County 0.2700.511.520153045607590HTSimms on for Mackay-Steven and Halliday on for Woodburn, 70'Hungbo on for Charles-Cook and Samuel on for Callachan, 78'H. Paton on for White, 89'1.460.27HeartsRoss County

Each side's xG added up shot by shot through the match. Triangles along the foot mark each side's substitutions.

Match stats

HeartsRoss County

1.46 +0.02xG0.27 −0.78
0.40 −1.06xG on target0.28 −0.90
17 +3.6Shots6 −3.4
3 −1.7Shots on target3 −0.7
2 0.0Big chances0 −1.3
27 +3Touches in the opposition box9 −7
63% +7Possession37% −4
508 +64Passes295 −9
78% +3Pass accuracy65% +2
62% +7Field tilt38% −1
53 +10Final-third entries32 +4
15 +2.3Box entries4 −4.0
19.8 +7Passes per defensive action15.2 −1
7 +1.3Corners1 −3.0
16 +1Tackles19 +5
3 −4.9Interceptions9 −1.8
20 +4Clearances27 0
3 −0.6Saves3 −0.5
7 −4Fouls15 +2
0 −2.0Offsides4 +1.5

The small figure beside each value is its difference from the side's average per league match this season before this one. Field tilt is each side's share of the open-play passes completed in the final third; entries are completed open-play passes and carries into the final third and the box; passes per defensive action (PPDA) counts the opponent's passes in its own 60% of the pitch for each tackle, interception, challenge, or foul there.

Chance locations

Hearts

Boyce 90', 0.45 xGBoyce 76', 0.35 xGGinnelly 47', 0.14 xGSimms 90', 0.10 xGGinnelly 86', 0.08 xGGinnelly 55', 0.05 xGCochrane 20', 0.04 xGGinnelly 82', 0.04 xGMcKay 83', 0.04 xGHalliday 85', 0.04 xGMcKay 43', 0.03 xGMcKay 86', 0.03 xGMoore 15', 0.02 xGWoodburn 20', 0.02 xGMoore 55', 0.02 xGCochrane 68', 0.02 xGSimms 71', 0.02 xG0%0.00 xGSix-yard box: 0 shots, 0.00 xG, 0 goals53%0.78 xGCentral box: 5 shots, 0.78 xG, 0 goals30%0.44 xGWide in the box: 3 shots, 0.44 xG, 0 goals9%0.13 xGEdge of the box: 4 shots, 0.13 xG, 0 goals8%0.11 xGFurther out: 5 shots, 0.11 xG, 0 goals

Ross County

Spittal 17', 0.11 xGCallachan 50', 0.06 xGCharles-Cook 75', 0.04 xGRandall 13', 0.02 xGCallachan 57', 0.02 xGTillson 72', 0.02 xG0%0.00 xGSix-yard box: 0 shots, 0.00 xG, 0 goals57%0.16 xGCentral box: 2 shots, 0.16 xG, 0 goals21%0.06 xGWide in the box: 1 shot, 0.06 xG, 0 goals7%0.02 xGEdge of the box: 1 shot, 0.02 xG, 0 goals14%0.04 xGFurther out: 2 shots, 0.04 xG, 0 goals

Each area's share of the side's xG from open play and set pieces, with the xG in it. The two wide areas of the box count together, as on the club pages. Shots shows each of those shots instead, sized by its xG, with goals filled in.

Chance types

HeartsRoss County

1.06 14 shots, 0 goalsOpen play0.28 6 shots, 0 goals
0.35 1 shot, 0 goalsCounter-attacks0.00 0 shots, 0 goals
0.05 2 shots, 0 goalsSet pieces0.00 0 shots, 0 goals

xG by type of chance, with each side's shots and goals beside it.

Game state

Level
90 min (100%) · Hearts 1.46, Ross County 0.28 xG

Line-ups

1152117125911301018GordonMooreSibbickCochraneAtkinsonHaringWoodburnMackay-StevenGinnellyBoyceMcKay70'70'Hearts 3-4-3Robbie Neilson1215163422781726LaidlawRandallWatsonIacovittiVokinsCancolaTillsonSpittalCallachanCharles-CookWhiteYellow cardYellow cardYellow cardYellow card78'78'89'Ross County 4-2-3-1Malky Mackay

Hearts substitutes

  • 70' Halliday for Woodburn
  • 70' Simms for Mackay-Steven

Ross County substitutes

  • 78' Samuel for Callachan
  • 78' Hungbo for Charles-Cook
  • 89' H. Paton for White

Players

Hearts

PlayerPosMinGAxGxAKPxTProgDef
GordonGK900.000.0000.0211
MooreCB900.030.010−0.0542
SibbickCB900.000.0200.19197
CochraneCB900.060.0110.0238
AtkinsonRWB900.000.2630.2088
HaringCM900.000.0420.0473
WoodburnCM700.020.0210.0112
Mackay-StevenLWB700.000.0710.0751
GinnellyRW900.300.1110.0674
BoyceST900.800.0320.0552
McKayLW900.100.1420.19162
HallidayMF200.040.3620.1121
SimmsFW200.120.010−0.0200

Ross County

PlayerPosMinGAxGxAKPxTProgDef
LaidlawGK900.000.0000.0782
RandallRB900.020.0100.04214
Watson CB900.000.0100.0669
IacovittiCB900.000.0000.06512
VokinsLB900.000.0000.0138
CancolaDM900.000.0200.0121
Tillson DM900.020.0000.0007
Spittal RW900.110.0410.0745
Callachan AM780.080.0320.0332
Charles-CookLW780.040.0110.0342
WhiteST890.000.0100.0013
SamuelFW120.000.0000.0000
HungboFW120.000.0000.0000
H. PatonMF10.000.0000.0000

Starters, then substitutes in the order they came on. KP is chances created and Def defensive actions (tackles, blocks, clearances, and interceptions). xT is the expected threat added by the player's completed open-play passes and carries, and Prog counts progressive passes and carries.

Pass networks

Hearts

Moore and Ginnelly: 6 passesMackay-Steven and Woodburn: 6 passesHaring and Woodburn: 6 passesMoore and McKay: 7 passesMoore and Haring: 8 passesMoore and Woodburn: 8 passesSibbick and Haring: 8 passesHaring and McKay: 8 passesWoodburn and McKay: 8 passesSibbick and Mackay-Steven: 9 passesGinnelly and McKay: 9 passesSibbick and McKay: 10 passesCochrane and Woodburn: 10 passesAtkinson and Mackay-Steven: 10 passesAtkinson and Woodburn: 11 passesMoore and Sibbick: 12 passesAtkinson and Ginnelly: 13 passesMoore and Atkinson: 14 passesCochrane and Mackay-Steven: 15 passesCochrane and McKay: 15 passesAtkinson and Haring: 16 passesCochrane and Haring: 23 passesSibbick and Cochrane: 25 passesGordon: 12 completed passesMoore: 36 completed passesSibbick: 45 completed passesCochrane: 56 completed passesAtkinson: 46 completed passesMackay-Steven: 25 completed passesHaring: 40 completed passesWoodburn: 26 completed passesGinnelly: 16 completed passesBoyce: 8 completed passesMcKay: 32 completed passes1152117121159301018GordonMooreSibbickCochraneAtkinsonMackay-StevenHaringWoodburnGinnellyBoyceMcKayStarters until 70' · lines join pairs with 6+ passes

Ross County

Laidlaw and White: 4 passesWatson and Spittal: 4 passesWatson and Callachan: 4 passesVokins and Spittal: 4 passesSpittal and Charles-Cook: 4 passesWatson and Cancola: 5 passesTillson and Spittal: 5 passesTillson and Callachan: 5 passesLaidlaw and Watson: 6 passesVokins and Callachan: 6 passesVokins and Charles-Cook: 6 passesCallachan and Charles-Cook: 6 passesRandall and Callachan: 7 passesIacovitti and Callachan: 7 passesCancola and Callachan: 7 passesSpittal and Callachan: 7 passesCallachan and White: 7 passesRandall and Tillson: 9 passesVokins and Cancola: 9 passesCancola and Spittal: 9 passesSpittal and White: 9 passesRandall and Cancola: 11 passesRandall and Spittal: 14 passesLaidlaw: 11 completed passesRandall: 25 completed passesIacovitti: 18 completed passesWatson: 14 completed passesVokins: 22 completed passesCancola: 26 completed passesTillson: 12 completed passesSpittal: 29 completed passesCallachan: 26 completed passesCharles-Cook: 10 completed passesWhite: 13 completed passes1216153422781726LaidlawRandallIacovittiWatsonVokinsCancolaTillsonSpittalCallachanCharles-CookWhiteStarters until 78' · lines join pairs with 4+ passes

Each starter at the average position of their passes and receptions until the side's first substitution or red card, sized by completed passes. Lines join pairs who passed to each other often, thicker for more passes.

Passing combinations

Hearts

FromToPasses
CochraneSibbick17
SibbickCochrane16
CochraneHaring14
AtkinsonGinnelly13
HaringAtkinson11

Ross County

FromToPasses
SpittalRandall8
IacovittiCallachan7
RandallCancola7
RandallSpittal7
WhiteSpittal6

The five pairs with the most completed passes from one to the other over the whole match.

Defensive actions

Hearts

5+0.65−0.28−2.83−2.411+6.98+1.47+0.35−1.56−0.318+11.95−1.15−0.84−0.54−2.24−1.32−2.51−2.93−0.42−1.54+0.10−2.64+2.10−1.40−1.41−1.10−0.50−0.41+0.40−0.40−0.9FewerMore than the season average

Against its average of 34 matches

Ross County

6+0.79+2.512−3.810+2.26+0.19+0.76−1.611+4.411+2.89+0.612+6.33−1.76+2.86+0.98+2.25+0.65+1.75+2.41−2.17+3.21−1.62−0.21+0.30−1.61−1.22+1.11+0.81+0.50−0.30−0.5FewerMore than the season average

Against its average of 34 matches

Where each side made its tackles, interceptions, clearances, blocks, recoveries, challenges, and fouls, attacking up the page. Areas are shaded by the difference from the side's average per match this season before this one: amber for more, blue for fewer.

Threat

Hearts

0.010.010.010.010.010.020.030.010.020.070.050.070.040.040.070.010.060.040.050.050.050.010.090.07−0.160.010.14LessMore

Ross County

0.030.010.020.010.010.020.010.010.030.020.03−0.010.040.01−0.01−0.01−0.010.060.040.05LessMore

Expected threat added by completed open-play passes and carries, by where the move started, attacking up the page. Expected threat is the chance that possession in an area leads to a goal; a move adds the difference between where it ends and where it starts.

Ratings

0.51.01.52.02.5League average 1.19AttackHearts1.34 → 1.30Ross County1.05 → 1.01Defence (lower is better)Hearts1.21 → 1.17Ross County1.42 → 1.38

The goals each side would score (attack) and concede (defence) per game against an average team, from the forecast ratings before this matchday (ring) and after it (dot); a lower defence number is better. Grey dots are the other clubs after the matchday, spread up and down only so they don't overlap. The change takes in the whole matchday.

Pre-match

As things stood before kick-off.

Forecast

HeartsRoss County
Expected goals1.871.00
Win57%19%
Expected Points1.950.81
Clean sheet37%15%

Hearts 57%Draw 23%Ross County 19%

Most likely score 1–1, 11%. Both sides score 54%.

Ross County goalsHearts goals0123456+0123456+6%5%3%5%2%5%2%6%6%3%1%3%3%1%1%1%10%11%10%10%

From the forecast as it stood on 30 April 2022: each side's attack and defence ratings in a Dixon–Coles score model, as on the Forecasts page.

Form

Hearts

  1. W3–224 AprDundee United (A)xG 3.00–2.07
  2. W3–19 AprHibernian (H)xG 0.94–0.52
  3. D1–12 AprRoss County (A)xG 1.80–2.62
  4. W2–019 MarLivingston (H)xG 1.20–0.61
  5. D2–25 MarDundee United (A)xG 0.77–1.28
  6. W2–02 MarAberdeen (H)xG 1.15–0.92

Ross County

  1. L0–224 AprCeltic (H)xG 0.30–2.76
  2. W1–09 AprAberdeen (A)xG 0.92–1.06
  3. D1–12 AprHearts (H)xG 2.62–1.80
  4. L0–419 MarCeltic (A)xG 0.14–3.36
  5. W1–05 MarSt. Mirren (H)xG 1.23–0.31
  6. W1–02 MarMotherwell (A)xG 1.05–1.17

The last six league matches, newest first, with xG for and against.

Season to date

HeartsRoss County
Position3rd5th
Played3434
Won, drawn, lost17–⁠9–⁠810–⁠10–⁠14
Points60 (1.76 per game)40 (1.18 per game)
Expected Points per game1.551.14
Goals51–⁠3545–⁠54
xG per game1.44–⁠1.281.05–⁠1.49
Home: points, xG per game2.12, 1.56–⁠0.961.29, 1.18–⁠1.41
Away: points, xG per game1.41, 1.31–⁠1.601.06, 0.93–⁠1.57
ManagerRobbie Neilson (34)Malky Mackay (34)

League matches this season before kick-off. The manager's number is league matches in charge since 2020/21.

Ratings

0.51.01.52.02.5League average 1.19AttackHearts1.34, 3rdRoss County1.05, 7thDefence (lower is better)Hearts1.21, 6thRoss County1.42, 11th

This season

Attack0.51.01.52.0AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprHearts attack: 1.34Ross County attack: 1.051.341.05Ross CountyHeartsDefence (lower is better)0.51.01.52.0AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprHearts defence: 1.21Ross County defence: 1.421.421.21

The goals each side would score (attack) and concede (defence) per game against an average team, from the forecast ratings before this matchday, with their rank among the league's clubs; a lower defence number is better. Grey dots are the other clubs, spread up and down only so they don't overlap.

Strengths and weaknesses

HeartsRoss County
CreatedConcededCreatedConceded
Open play+17%+14%−24%+23%
Counter-attacks+102%−46%−62%+38%
Set pieces−12%+14%−17%+27%
Penalties+63%−59%+83%+2%
Headers−12%−19%−48%+50%
Left side+35%+8%−19%+40%
Centre−13%+5%−25%+21%
Right side+43%+29%−26%+13%

xG created and conceded per game against the league average this season: +24% is 24% more than an average side. Left and right are each side's own, so chances conceded on its left come from opponents attacking down their right. Green favours the side and amber doesn't.

Matchups

Hearts attacking

Hearts createdRoss County concededLeft side+35%+13%Centre−13%+21%Right side+43%+40%Open play+17%+23%Counter-attacks+102%+38%Set pieces−12%+27%Headers−12%+50%

Ross County attacking

Ross County createdHearts concededLeft side−19%+29%Centre−25%+5%Right side−26%+8%Open play−24%+14%Counter-attacks−62%−46%Set pieces−17%+14%Headers−48%−19%

Each side's xG created per game down each side of the pitch, through the centre, and from each type of chance, against what its opponent concedes there, both relative to the league average.

Season averages

HeartsRoss County

1.44xG1.05
1.28xG against1.49
56%Possession41%
13.4Shots9.4
12.7Shots against16.1
4.7Shots on target3.7
2.0Big chances1.3
24.1Touches in the opposition box16.1
444Passes304
75%Pass accuracy64%
5.7Corners4.0
55%Field tilt40%
43.4Final-third entries28.2
12.7Box entries8.0
12.9Passes per defensive action16.2

Per league match this season before kick-off.

Game state this season

Hearts

StateMinutes per gamexG per 90xG against per 90
Level421.591.26
Ahead301.400.88
Behind191.161.96

Ross County

StateMinutes per gamexG per 90xG against per 90
Level471.011.28
Ahead161.151.45
Behind281.071.87

xG by period

Hearts

MinutesxG per gamexG againstGoals
1–150.200.227–8
16–300.170.156–2
31–450.290.2111–6
46–600.330.1910–6
61–750.270.2510–9
76–900.180.267–4

Ross County

MinutesxG per gamexG againstGoals
1–150.080.164–9
16–300.190.246–11
31–450.170.2312–9
46–600.160.215–9
61–750.170.299–6
76–900.280.369–10

Per game this season, with stoppage time counted in its half; goals are totals for and against.

Most used players by position

Hearts

GKCBCBCBRWBCMCMLWBRWSTLWGordon 33Stewart 1Souttar 26Moore 9Atkinson 3Halkett 27Sibbick 7Kingsley 24Cochrane 5Smith 16Atkinson 7Moore 4Devlin 22McEneff 2Woodburn 1Baningime 23Haring 16Halliday 3Cochrane 16Halliday 11Kingsley 5McKay 13Ginnelly 9Woodburn 4Boyce 16Simms 9Ginnelly 4Mackay-Steven 12McKay 11Woodburn 73-4-3 in 20 of 34 starts

Formations: 3-4-3 (20), 3-4-2-1 (6), 4-2-3-1 (5), 3-4-1-2 (3)

Ross County

GKRBCBCBLBDMDMRWAMLWSTLaidlaw 17Maynard-Brewer 17Randall 14Clarke 10Ramsay 5Baldwin 22Watson 8Clarke 5Iacovitti 28H. Paton 1Burroughs 1Vokins 15Randall 9B. Paton 5Tillson 22H. Paton 11Spittal 10Callachan 15Cancola 9Charles-Cook 1Hungbo 14Charles-Cook 8Spittal 6Callachan 14H. Paton 10Tillson 4Charles-Cook 22Spittal 5Hungbo 5White 26Samuel 4A. Samuel 24-2-3-1 in 21 of 34 starts

Formations: 4-2-3-1 (21), 4-4-2 (3), 4-5-1 (2), 4-3-3 (2), 3-4-1-2 (2), 4-1-4-1 (1), 4-4-1-1 (1), 5-4-1 (1), 3-5-2 (1)

This season's most used formation, with up to three players who started most often in each position and their league starts there. Underneath, when a side has used more than one, every formation with its starts.

Head to head

DateHomeAwayxG
2 April 2022Ross County1–1HeartsxG 2.62–1.80
26 December 2021Hearts2–1Ross CountyxG 1.73–1.00
18 September 2021Ross County2–2HeartsxG 1.44–1.21

3 league meetings since 2020/21: Hearts won 1, Ross County won 0, and 2 were drawn. Goals 5–4 and xG 1.58–1.69 per game.

Key players

Hearts

PlayerStartsMinGAxG per 90xA per 90
Boyce252,2001020.530.10
Simms9922400.570.05
McKay272,3752100.150.32
McEneff7519100.280.16

Ross County

PlayerStartsMinGAxG per 90xA per 90
Hungbo191,593730.250.13
Samuel8925100.290.05
Charles-Cook332,7281320.200.09
Spittal232,116430.110.18

Up to four players a side with the most xG plus xA per 90 minutes, from those with at least 450 league minutes.