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Hearts 2–1 Dundee FC

Sunday 6 September 2026, 15:00 · Tynecastle Park · Round 6 · Half-time 0–1 · Referee Chris Graham · Attendance 18,721

Hearts Braga 84' (pen), Kerjota 90+6'

Dundee FC Fink 17' · Bešir sent off 90+1'

Post-match

Result and Expected Points

Measure	Hearts	Dundee FC
Goals	2	1
xG	1.93	0.42
Non-penalty xG	1.14	0.42
Expected Points	2.53	0.30

Hearts 79%Draw 17%Dundee FC 4%

Most likely score 2–0, 21%. Final score 2–1, 10%.

Own goals have no xG.

xG race

Each side's xG added up shot by shot through the match. Stoppage time is shaded as far as the last shot or event recorded in it. Triangles along the foot mark each side's substitutions.

Match stats

HeartsDundee FC

1.93 +0.15xG0.42 −0.95

1.14Non-penalty xG0.42

2.69 +0.66xG on target0.72 −0.37

27 +11Shots4 −9

7 +1.2Shots on target1 −2.8

2 −0.5Big chances2 −0.2

47 +20Touches in the opposition box5 −14

72% +25Possession28% −10

616 +240Passes251 −92

84% +7Pass accuracy65% −7

87% +37Field tilt13% −14

62 +33Final-third entries15 −14

20 +6.5Box entries2 −7.2

9.3 −6Passes per defensive action20.5 +3

14 +6.8Corners2 −2.0

14 −3Tackles25 +13

8 +0.2Interceptions6 −5.0

5 −33Clearances44 +3

0 −1.8Saves5 +1.2

11 −1Fouls19 +9

1 −0.5Offsides1 +0.2

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

Zones Shots

Hearts

Dundee FC

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

HeartsDundee FC

0.72 17 shots, 0 goalsOpen play0.27 2 shots, 1 goal

0.00 0 shots, 0 goalsCounter-attacks0.03 1 shot, 0 goals

0.42 9 shots, 1 goalSet pieces0.12 1 shot, 0 goals

0.79 1 shot, 1 goalPenalties0.00 0 shots, 0 goals

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

Game state

0–00–11–1

Level: 29 min (27%) · Hearts 0.20, Dundee FC 0.19 xG
Hearts ahead: 1 min (1%) · Hearts 0.00, Dundee FC 0.00 xG
Dundee FC ahead: 77 min (72%) · Hearts 1.73, Dundee FC 0.23 xG

Line-ups

Hearts substitutes

46' Milne for McEntee
60' Borchgrevink for Altena
60' Kerjota for Miller · goal 90+6', yellow card 90+7'
66' Williams for Wilson

Dundee FC substitutes

10' Wales for Westley
46' Moorhouse for Finnigan
65' J. Wright for Forrest
65' J. Bevan for Fink
76' Bešir for Robertson · red card 90+1'
87' Reilly for Samuels

Players

Hearts

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
Reus	GK	90			0.00	0.00	0	0.02	1	0
Altena	RB	60			0.00	0.10	3	0.12	13	1
McEntee	CB	46			0.02	0.02	1	0.08	4	2
Findlay	CB	90			0.05	0.02	0	0.01	2	4
McCart	LB	90			0.00	0.01	0	0.13	7	7
Magnússon	DM	90			0.02	0.06	2	0.04	6	3
Mendy	DM	90			0.00	0.15	2	0.04	3	3
Miller	RW	60			0.08	0.03	1	0.02	4	2
Braga	AM	90	1		1.27	0.06	1	0.07	4	1
McPake	LW	90		1	0.15	0.04	2	0.15	14	1
Wilson	ST	66			0.08	0.02	0	−0.01	0	0
Milne	DF	44			0.00	0.33	6	0.42	8	1
Borchgrevink	DF	30			0.00	0.12	2	0.23	10	1
Kerjota	FW	30	1		0.15	0.26	3	0.28	6	1
Williams	FW	24			0.10	0.00	0	0.00	0	0

Dundee FC

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
Goodman	GK	90			0.00	0.01	0	0.04	4	3
D. Wright	RB	90			0.00	0.00	0	0.02	2	3
Astley	CB	90			0.00	0.00	0	0.02	2	11
O. Bevan	CB	90			0.00	0.00	0	0.01	2	19
Samuels	LB	87		1	0.00	0.08	1	0.11	2	9
Robertson	RM	76			0.00	0.07	1	0.00	1	7
Finnigan	CM	46			0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	7
Hamilton	CM	90			0.03	0.01	0	0.03	4	4
Forrest	LM	65			0.00	0.00	0	0.01	1	7
Fink	ST	65	1		0.30	0.01	0	−0.01	1	2
Westley	ST	10			0.00	0.00	0	–	–	0
Wales	FW	80			0.00	0.00	0	−0.01	0	4
Moorhouse	MF	44			0.08	0.00	0	0.05	3	2
J. Wright	DF	25			0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	5
J. Bevan	FW	25			0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	0
Bešir	MF	14			0.00	0.00	0	−0.01	0	0
Reilly	FW	3			0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	1

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

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

From	To	Passes
Findlay	Milne	19
Altena	Magnússon	18
Findlay	McCart	18
McCart	Findlay	17
Altena	Miller	16

Dundee FC

From	To	Passes
Astley	Goodman	9
Samuels	Forrest	7
Robertson	Astley	7
Robertson	Fink	5
D. Wright	Robertson	5

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

Defensive actions

Hearts

Against its average of 4 matches

Dundee FC

Against its average of 5 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

Dundee FC

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

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.

League probabilities

Chance	Before	With this result	Change
Hearts
Top six	90%	93%	+3
Dundee FC
Top six	22%	18%	−4
11th	12%	13%	+1
Bottom	9%	10%	+1

From the forecast before the match (6 September 2026): each chance then, and across the simulations in which the match ended this way. The change is in percentage points.

Pre-match

As things stood before kick-off.

Forecast

Measure	Hearts	Dundee FC
Expected goals	1.92	0.86
Win	62%	16%
Expected Points	2.08	0.69
Clean sheet	42%	15%

Hearts 62%Draw 23%Dundee FC 16%

Most likely score 2–0, 11%. Both sides score 50%.

From the forecast as it stood on 6 September 2026: each side's attack and defence ratings in a Dixon–Coles score model, as on the Forecasts page.

League probabilities by result

Chance	Now	Hearts win	Draw	Dundee FC win
Hearts
Top six	90%	93%	88%	83%
Dundee FC
Top six	22%	18%	24%	33%
11th	12%	13%	11%	9%
Bottom	9%	10%	7%	4%

Each chance before the match and across the simulations ending in each result. Other teams are listed where a chance moves by at least 3 percentage points.

Form

Hearts

Dundee FC

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

Season to date

Measure	Hearts	Dundee FC
Position	4th	6th
Played	4	5
Won, drawn, lost	3–⁠0–⁠1	2–⁠1–⁠2
Points	9 (2.25 per game)	7 (1.40 per game)
Expected Points per game	1.57	1.34
Goals	10–⁠4	6–⁠4
xG per game	1.78–⁠1.50	1.37–⁠1.52
Home: points, xG per game	3.00, 2.21–⁠0.93	1.33, 1.64–⁠1.38
Away: points, xG per game	1.50, 1.34–⁠2.06	1.50, 0.96–⁠1.72
Manager	Wouter Vrancken (4)	Steven Pressley (43)

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

Ratings

This season

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

Chances	Hearts		Dundee FC
Chances	Created	Conceded	Created	Conceded
Open play	average	−23%	−17%	+18%
Counter-attacks	−18%	−20%	−12%	−43%
Set pieces	+40%	+7%	−4%	−8%
Penalties	+10%	−13%	−82%	−79%
Headers	−14%	+34%	+33%	+10%
Left side	+17%	−38%	−5%	+13%
Centre	+23%	+7%	−14%	−21%
Right side	−31%	−27%	−20%	+29%

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. Until a side has played six matches its figures are blended with last season's, or with the league average where there is no last season to use.

Matchups

Hearts attacking

Hearts createdDundee FC concededLeft side+17%+29%Centre+23%−21%Right side−31%+13%Open playaverage+18%Counter-attacks−18%−43%Set pieces+40%−8%Headers−14%+10%

Dundee FC attacking

Dundee FC createdHearts concededLeft side−5%−27%Centre−14%+7%Right side−20%−38%Open play−17%−23%Counter-attacks−12%−20%Set pieces−4%+7%Headers+33%+34%

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

HeartsDundee FC

1.78xG1.37

1.50xG against1.52

47%Possession38%

15.8Shots12.8

11.8Shots against18.4

5.8Shots on target3.8

2.5Big chances2.2

26.5Touches in the opposition box19.0

376Passes343

78%Pass accuracy72%

7.2Corners4.0

49%Field tilt28%

29.0Final-third entries29.2

13.5Box entries9.2

14.9Passes per defensive action17.2

Per league match this season before kick-off.

Game state this season

Hearts

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	15	2.83	1.92
Ahead	75	1.57	1.41
Behind	0	–	–

Dundee FC

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	43	1.13	1.52
Ahead	26	2.03	1.22
Behind	21	1.01	1.88

xG by period

Hearts

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.53	0.02	4–0
16–30	0.12	0.12	0–0
31–45	0.57	0.22	3–0
46–60	0.15	0.30	1–2
61–75	0.20	0.13	2–0
76–90	0.20	0.71	0–2

Dundee FC

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.08	0.24	1–0
16–30	0.18	0.18	0–1
31–45	0.17	0.29	1–0
46–60	0.26	0.18	2–1
61–75	0.24	0.36	0–1
76–90	0.44	0.26	2–1

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

Most used players by position

Hearts

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

Dundee FC

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

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

Date	Home	Score	Away	xG
21 March 2026	Hearts	1–0	Dundee FC	xG 1.64–0.56
11 January 2026	Dundee FC	0–1	Hearts	xG 1.34–0.36
1 November 2025	Hearts	4–0	Dundee FC	xG 3.43–0.10
26 April 2025	Hearts	0–1	Dundee FC	xG 1.46–0.71
1 February 2025	Dundee FC	0–6	Hearts	xG 0.37–3.06
7 December 2024	Hearts	2–0	Dundee FC	xG 1.75–0.54

14 league meetings since 2020/21: Hearts won 9, Dundee FC won 4, and 1 was a draw. Goals 27–12 and xG 1.77–0.83 per game.

Key players

Hearts

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
Kaboré	14	1,263	5	2	0.49	0.15
Braga	38	3,243	15	5	0.44	0.11
Kerjota	3	483	0	3	0.16	0.34
Magnússon	15	1,407	3	0	0.26	0.06

Dundee FC

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
Reilly	6	606	2	2	0.36	0.12
Hay	12	1,374	4	1	0.30	0.09
Westley	23	1,781	6	2	0.28	0.10
Murray	26	2,083	7	0	0.30	0.05

Up to four players a side with the most xG plus xA per 90 minutes, from those with at least 450 league minutes. Until a side has played six matches, last season's minutes at the club count too.