Scottish Premiership · 1st Phase - 5
Heart of Midlothian 2–0 Aberdeen
16 Sept 2023 · Tynecastle Park · Referee: K. Clancy
Scoreboard
Scottish Premiership
Home · Opposition
Heart of Midlothian
2
Goals
- 14'Y. OdaAssist: L. Boyce1–0
- 64'L. BoyceAssist not recorded2–0
Red cards
No red cards in the event feed.
Away · Aberdeen
Aberdeen
0
Goals
No goals.
Red cards
No red cards in the event feed.
Goals and red cards are from the event feed; the final score is authoritative.
The read
Heart of Midlothian beat Aberdeen 2-0
- Y. Oda opened the scoring on 14 minutes, assisted by L. Boyce, making it 1-0.measured
- L. Boyce scored on 64 minutes, making it 2-0.measured
- Shots: Heart of Midlothian 12, Aberdeen 11.measured
- Shots on target: Heart of Midlothian 4, Aberdeen 5.measured
- Possession: Heart of Midlothian 53.0%, Aberdeen 47.0%.measured
- Shot expectation: Heart of Midlothian 1.16, Aberdeen 1.08.inferred
The read describes measured events and model output. It is not a result prediction and not a verdict on performance.
Match stats
What the feed measured
| Stat | Heart of Midlothian | Aberdeen | Source | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Possession | 53 | 47 | api_football | measured |
| Shots | 12 | 11 | api_football | measured |
| Shots on target | 4 | 5 | api_football | measured |
| Shots off target | 4 | 3 | api_football | measured |
| Blocked shots | 4 | 3 | api_football | measured |
| Shots inside box | 8 | 6 | api_football | measured |
| Shots outside box | 4 | 5 | api_football | measured |
| Passes | 427 | 380 | api_football | measured |
| Passes accurate | 296 | 248 | api_football | measured |
| Pass accuracy | 69 | 65 | api_football | measured |
| Corners | 9 | 3 | api_football | measured |
| Fouls | 11 | 12 | api_football | measured |
| Offsides | 1 | 0 | api_football | measured |
| Yellow cards | 4 | 2 | api_football | measured |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 | football_data_uk | measured |
| Saves | 5 | 2 | api_football | measured |
Performance
Players who played well and what worked
Aberdeen · Provider rating
- James McGarry rating 7.3 3 SoT · 57 mins · 11/19 passes · 2 tackles · 3 duels
- Stefan Gartenmann rating 7.3 no scoring output · 90 mins · 26/38 passes · 4 tackles · 8 duels
- Slobodan Rubežić rating 7.2 no scoring output · 90 mins · 31/42 passes · 2 tackles · 12 duels
Heart of Midlothian · Provider rating
- Cameron Devlin rating 7.9 1 SoT · 90 mins · 58/67 passes · 3 tackles · 12 duels
- Zander Clark rating 7.9 no scoring output · 90 mins · 13/41 passes
- Liam Boyce rating 7.6 1G · 1A · 1 SoT · 65 mins · 11/16 passes · 4 duels
What worked
Measured team strengths
- Shots on target: Aberdeen 5 · Heart of Midlothian 4 · API-Football
Selected measured categories where Aberdeen were higher; this is a comparison, not an overall performance verdict.
Expected goals
fxG, its ranges and provider xG
fxG calibration passed · in-season Model and calibration →
Heart of Midlothian
1.16
80% model range 0.44–1.70
80% goals range 0–3
Provider xG unavailable
Goals − fxG +0.84 · within the 80% goals range
Penalties 0 · 0.00 xG
xG per shot 0.097 · 12 shots · 4 on target · 8 inside box
Basis: zones. The model range is uncertainty in the estimate; the goals range is the spread of goals from the same chances. Neither is a result prediction.
Aberdeen
1.08
80% model range 0.36–1.63
80% goals range 0–2
Provider xG unavailable
Goals − fxG -1.08 · within the 80% goals range
Penalties 0 · 0.00 xG
xG per shot 0.098 · 11 shots · 5 on target · 6 inside box
Basis: zones. The model range is uncertainty in the estimate; the goals range is the spread of goals from the same chances. Neither is a result prediction.
fxG is a team-match estimate from shots, shot zones and penalties. Provider xG is a different model and is shown separately. The model range is uncertainty in the estimate; the goals range is the spread of goals from the same chances. Neither is a result prediction. Own goals and shootouts are outside the shot model. Provider xG is a different model and is never blended into fxG.
Timeline
The match record
| Min | Event | Team | Player | Detail | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11' | Yellow card | Heart of Midlothian | Peter Haring | Yellow Card | — |
| 14' | Goal | Heart of Midlothian | Y. Oda | Normal Goal | 1–0 |
| 25' | Yellow card | Aberdeen | Leighton Clarkson | Yellow Card | — |
| 30' | Yellow card | Heart of Midlothian | Frankie Kent | Yellow Card | — |
| 32' | Yellow card | Heart of Midlothian | Liam Boyce | Yellow Card | — |
| 34' | Substitution | Heart of Midlothian | Y. Oda | Substitution 1 | — |
| 50' | Substitution | Heart of Midlothian | P. Haring | Substitution 2 | — |
| 56' | Yellow card | Heart of Midlothian | Nathaniel Atkinson | Yellow Card | — |
| 57' | Substitution | Aberdeen | J. McGarry | Substitution 1 | — |
| 61' | Yellow card | Aberdeen | Slobodan Rubežić | Yellow Card | — |
| 64' | Goal | Heart of Midlothian | L. Boyce | Normal Goal | 2–0 |
| 66' | Substitution | Heart of Midlothian | L. Boyce | Substitution 3 | — |
| 66' | Substitution | Heart of Midlothian | N. Atkinson | Substitution 4 | — |
| 67' | Substitution | Aberdeen | J. McGrath | Substitution 2 | — |
| 67' | Substitution | Aberdeen | L. Clarkson | Substitution 3 | — |
| 68' | Substitution | Aberdeen | B. Miovski | Substitution 4 | — |
Opposition · Heart of Midlothian
4-2-3-1
| Starter | Role | Min |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Z. Clark | GK | 90 |
| 13 N. Atkinson | RB | 66 |
| 2 F. Kent | CB | 90 |
| 15 K. Rowles | CB | 90 |
| 3 S. Kingsley | LB | 90 |
| 14 C. Devlin | CM | 90 |
| 5 P. Haring | CM | 50 |
| 11 Y. Oda | RW | 34 |
| 10 L. Boyce | AM | 66 |
| 77 K. Vargas | LW | 90 |
| 9 L. Shankland | ST | 90 |
Substitutes
- 17 A. Forrest · on 34'
- 8 C. Nieuwenhof · on 50'
- 7 J. Grant · on 66'
- 21 T. Sibbick · on 66'
Aberdeen · Aberdeen
3-4-1-2
| Starter | Role | Min |
|---|---|---|
| 24 K. Roos | GK | 90 |
| 6 S. Gartenmann | CB | 90 |
| 33 S. Rubežić | CB | 90 |
| 5 R. Jensen | CB | 90 |
| 2 N. Devlin | RWB | 90 |
| 10 L. Clarkson | CM | 67 |
| 4 G. Shinnie | CM | 90 |
| 15 J. McGarry | LWB | 57 |
| 7 J. McGrath | AM | 67 |
| 11 Duk | ST | 90 |
| 9 B. Miovski | ST | 68 |
Substitutes
- 23 R. Duncan · on 57'
- 8 C. Barron · on 67'
- 14 P. Guèye · on 67'
- 19 E. Sokler · on 68'
Player stats
Provider match ratings and output
| Player | Team | Rating | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | Accurate passes | Tackles | Duels | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zander Clark | Heart of Midlothian | 7.9 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | 0/0 |
| Nathaniel Atkinson | Heart of Midlothian | 6.9 | 65 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1/0 |
| Frankie Kent | Heart of Midlothian | 7.2 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 1 | 5 | 1/0 |
| Kye Rowles | Heart of Midlothian | 7.2 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | 3 | 0/0 |
| Stephen Kingsley | Heart of Midlothian | 7.3 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 6 | 11 | 0/0 |
| Cameron Devlin | Heart of Midlothian | 7.9 | 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 58 | 3 | 12 | 0/0 |
| Peter Haring | Heart of Midlothian | 6.6 | 50 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 1 | 3 | 1/0 |
| Yutaro Oda | Heart of Midlothian | 7 | 33 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 0/0 |
| Liam Boyce | Heart of Midlothian | 7.6 | 65 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | — | 4 | 1/0 |
| Kenneth Vargas | Heart of Midlothian | 6.7 | 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0/0 |
| Lawrence Shankland | Heart of Midlothian | 6.7 | 90 | — | — | 2 | — | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0/0 |
| Alan Forrest | Heart of Midlothian | 6.9 | 57 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0/0 |
| Calem Nieuwenhof | Heart of Midlothian | 7 | 40 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | 6 | 0/0 |
| Toby Sibbick | Heart of Midlothian | 6.6 | 25 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 |
| Jorge Grant | Heart of Midlothian | 6.6 | 25 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0/0 |
| Michael McGovern | Heart of Midlothian | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Beni Baningime | Heart of Midlothian | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Alex Lowry | Heart of Midlothian | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Macaulay Tait | Heart of Midlothian | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Aidan Denholm | Heart of Midlothian | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Kelle Roos | Aberdeen | 6.3 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | 0/0 |
| Stefan Gartenmann | Aberdeen | 7.3 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 4 | 8 | 0/0 |
| Slobodan Rubežić | Aberdeen | 7.2 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 2 | 12 | 1/0 |
| Richard Jensen | Aberdeen | 6.9 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 2 | 4 | 0/0 |
| Nicky Devlin | Aberdeen | 6.9 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 3 | 5 | 0/0 |
| Leighton Clarkson | Aberdeen | 6.9 | 67 | — | — | 1 | — | 28 | — | 1 | 1/0 |
| Graeme Shinnie | Aberdeen | 6.9 | 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 25 | 3 | 10 | 0/0 |
| James McGarry | Aberdeen | 7.3 | 57 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0/0 |
| Jamie McGrath | Aberdeen | 6.9 | 67 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | 7 | 0/0 |
| Luís Henriques de Barros Lopes | Aberdeen | 6.9 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 4 | 7 | 0/0 |
| Bojan Miovski | Aberdeen | 6.2 | 67 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | 3 | 0/0 |
| Ryan Duncan | Aberdeen | 6.5 | 33 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0/0 |
| Connor Barron | Aberdeen | 6.9 | 23 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0/0 |
| Pape Habib Gueye | Aberdeen | 6.3 | 23 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 |
| Ester Sokler | Aberdeen | 6.7 | 23 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0/0 |
| Ross Doohan | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Jack Mackenzie | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Angus MacDonald | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Jonny Hayes | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Dante Polvara | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
Ratings are provider values. They are not position-adjusted and are not a verdict on a player.
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Record
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Provenance
How this page is sourced
Dataset 2026-10-27T19:05:13+00:00-0154e2c. Sources and coverage are listed below; the page keeps its own source and uncertainty labels.
- Aberdeen club fixture list · spfl; fallback api_football · active
- Lineups, formations and starting roles · api_football · active
- Player match ratings and stats · api_football · partial
- Event-derived Aberdeen stats · api_football · active
- League team match stats · football_data_uk · active
- fitba expected goals · computed; fallback football_data_uk, api_football · experimental
Definitions: fixtures.index · matches.document · xg.document · xg.goals-minus · xg.goals-range · xg.model-range · xg.per-shot · xg.shot-profile
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Match page. Dataset 2026-10-27T19:05:13+00:00-0154e2c, as of 2026-10-27T19:05:13+00:00. Sources: SPFL official club feed; API-Football; football-data.co.uk; computed. Definitions: fixtures.index; matches.document; xg.document; xg.goals-minus; xg.goals-range; xg.model-range; xg.per-shot; xg.shot-profile.