Scottish Premiership · 1st Phase - 22

Heart of Midlothian 5–0 Aberdeen

18 Jan 2023 · Tynecastle Park · Referee: William Collum, Scotland

Aberdeen LFTFull recordHalf-time 4–0

Scoreboard

Scottish Premiership

Full time
AberdeenHeart of MidlothianAberdeen is red throughout; the opposition is neutral.

Home · Opposition

Heart of Midlothian

5

Goals

  • 15'G. ShinnieOwn goalAssist not recorded1–0
  • 28'M. SmithAssist: T. Sibbick2–0
  • 40'L. ShanklandPenaltyAssist not recorded3–0
  • 45+1'J. GinnellyAssist: L. Shankland4–0
  • 61'C. DevlinAssist: L. Shankland5–0

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 5-0

measured
  • An own goal by G. Shinnie made it 1-0 on 15 minutes.measured
  • M. Smith scored on 28 minutes, assisted by T. Sibbick, making it 2-0.measured
  • L. Shankland scored a penalty on 40 minutes, making it 3-0.measured
  • J. Ginnelly scored on 45+1 minutes, assisted by L. Shankland, making it 4-0.measured
  • C. Devlin scored on 61 minutes, assisted by L. Shankland, making it 5-0.measured
  • Shots: Heart of Midlothian 12, Aberdeen 9.measured
  • Shots on target: Heart of Midlothian 6, Aberdeen 2.measured
  • Possession: Heart of Midlothian 55.0%, Aberdeen 45.0%.measured
  • Shot expectation: Heart of Midlothian 2.12, Aberdeen 0.86.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

Heart of Midlothian and Aberdeen, with Aberdeen highlighted in red.
StatHeart of MidlothianAberdeenSourceBasis
Possession5545api_footballmeasured
Shots129api_footballmeasured
Shots on target62api_footballmeasured
Shots off target53api_footballmeasured
Blocked shots14api_footballmeasured
Shots inside box107api_footballmeasured
Shots outside box22api_footballmeasured
Passes453362api_footballmeasured
Passes accurate357260api_footballmeasured
Pass accuracy7972api_footballmeasured
Corners38api_footballmeasured
Fouls1815api_footballmeasured
Offsides12api_footballmeasured
Yellow cards11api_footballmeasured
Red cards00football_data_ukmeasured
Saves21api_footballmeasured

Performance

Players who played well and what worked

Not a verdict

Aberdeen · Provider rating

  • Marley Watkins rating 6.7 no scoring output · 18 mins · 2 passs · 1 tackle · 2 duels
  • Vicente Besuijen rating 6.6 1 SoT · 36 mins · 9/10 passes · 1 tackle · 3 duels
  • Matthew Kennedy rating 6.6 no scoring output · 72 mins · 23/29 passes · 1 tackle · 2 duels

Heart of Midlothian · Provider rating

  • Michael Smith rating 8.5 1G · 1 SoT · 85 mins · 29/36 passes · 7 tackles · 8 duels
  • Lawrence Shankland rating 8.2 1G · 2A · 1 SoT · 90 mins · 16/26 passes · 2 tackles · 3 duels
  • Toby Sibbick rating 7.9 1A · 75 mins · 46/52 passes · 2 tackles · 5 duels

What worked

Measured team strengths

Aberdeen were not higher in any of the selected measured categories (shots, shots on target, shots inside the box, possession, pass accuracy).

Selected measured categories where Aberdeen were higher; this is a comparison, not an overall performance verdict.

Expected goals

fxG, its ranges and provider xG

experimental

fxG calibration passed · in-season Model and calibration →

Heart of Midlothian

2.12

80% model range 1.40–2.66

80% goals range 1–4

Provider xG unavailable

Goals − fxG +2.88 · above the 80% goals range

Penalties 1 · 0.76 xG

xG per shot 0.177 · 12 shots · 6 on target · 10 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

0.86

80% model range 0.13–1.40

80% goals range 0–2

Provider xG unavailable

Goals − fxG -0.86 · within the 80% goals range

Penalties 0 · 0.00 xG

xG per shot 0.095 · 9 shots · 2 on target · 7 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

Match timeline with Aberdeen highlighted in red.
MinEventTeamPlayerDetailScore
15'Own goalHeart of MidlothianG. ShinnieOwn Goal1–0
28'GoalHeart of MidlothianM. SmithNormal Goal2–0
39'VARHeart of MidlothianLawrence ShanklandPenalty confirmed—
39'Yellow cardAberdeenDukYellow Card—
40'PenaltyHeart of MidlothianL. ShanklandPenalty3–0
45+1'GoalHeart of MidlothianJ. GinnellyNormal Goal4–0
54'SubstitutionAberdeenJ. HayesSubstitution 1—
55'Yellow cardHeart of MidlothianKye RowlesYellow Card—
61'SubstitutionAberdeenL. ClarksonSubstitution 2—
61'SubstitutionAberdeenB. MiovskiSubstitution 3—
61'GoalHeart of MidlothianC. DevlinNormal Goal5–0
65'SubstitutionHeart of MidlothianJ. GinnellySubstitution 1—
65'SubstitutionHeart of MidlothianB. McKaySubstitution 2—
71'SubstitutionAberdeenM. KennedySubstitution 4—
72'SubstitutionAberdeenDukSubstitution 5—
75'SubstitutionHeart of MidlothianT. SibbickSubstitution 3—
85'SubstitutionHeart of MidlothianR. SnodgrassSubstitution 4—
85'SubstitutionHeart of MidlothianM. SmithSubstitution 5—
90+2'VARAberdeenMarley WatkinsGoal cancelled—

Opposition · Heart of Midlothian

3-4-2-1

R. Neilson
Heart of Midlothian starting XI and substitutes.
StarterRoleMin
28 Z. ClarkGK90
72 J. HillCB90
21 T. SibbickCB75
15 K. RowlesCB90
2 M. SmithRWB85
14 C. DevlinCM90
77 R. SnodgrassCM85
19 A. CochraneLWB90
9 L. ShanklandAM90
18 B. McKayAM65
30 J. GinnellyST65

Substitutes

  • 29 S. Humphrys · on 65'
  • 7 J. Grant · on 65'
  • 3 S. Kingsley · on 75'
  • 88 Y. Oda · on 85'
  • 17 A. Forrest · on 85'

Aberdeen · Aberdeen

4-2-3-1

J. Goodwin
Aberdeen starting XI and substitutes.
StarterRoleMin
1 J. LewisGK90
33 M. KennedyRB71
2 R. McCrorieCB90
4 L. ScalesCB90
22 H. CoulsonLB90
16 Y. RamadaniCM90
6 G. ShinnieCM90
17 J. HayesRW54
20 L. ClarksonAM61
11 DukLW72
9 B. MiovskiST61

Substitutes

  • 10 V. Besuijen · on 54'
  • 14 P. Myslovič · on 61'
  • 23 R. Duncan · on 61'
  • 25 J. Richardson · on 71'
  • 15 M. Watkins · on 72'

Player stats

Provider match ratings and output

Player match statistics with Aberdeen highlighted in red.
PlayerTeamRatingMinGAShSoTAccurate passesTacklesDuelsCards
Zander ClarkHeart of Midlothian7.590————16——0/0
James HillHeart of Midlothian7.290————43280/0
Toby SibbickHeart of Midlothian7.975—1——46250/0
Kye RowlesHeart of Midlothian790————58—11/0
Michael SmithHeart of Midlothian8.5851—1129780/0
Cameron DevlinHeart of Midlothian7.6901—11275120/0
Robert SnodgrassHeart of Midlothian7.385————53—20/0
Alex CochraneHeart of Midlothian790——1—25470/0
Lawrence ShanklandHeart of Midlothian8.290123116230/0
Barrie McKayHeart of Midlothian6.665——1—20—30/0
Josh GinnellyHeart of Midlothian7.3651—115——0/0
Ross StewartHeart of Midlothian—————————0/0
Stephen KingsleyHeart of Midlothian6.915————10120/0
Lewis NeilsonHeart of Midlothian—————————0/0
Nathaniel AtkinsonHeart of Midlothian—————————0/0
Jorge GrantHeart of Midlothian6.925——116—10/0
Orestis KiomourtzoglouHeart of Midlothian—————————0/0
Alan ForrestHeart of Midlothian6.78——111——0/0
Yutaro OdaHeart of Midlothian6.68————1——0/0
Stephen HumphrysHeart of Midlothian6.325——1—1—20/0
Joe LewisAberdeen5.390————10——0/0
Matthew KennedyAberdeen6.672————23120/0
Ross McCrorieAberdeen6.290——1—35160/0
Liam ScalesAberdeen5.790————43—20/0
Hayden CoulsonAberdeen5.590————23—20/0
Ylber RamadaniAberdeen6.290——1143—40/0
Graeme ShinnieAberdeen6.590————29270/0
Jonny HayesAberdeen6.254——1—2110/0
Leighton ClarksonAberdeen6.261————16——0/0
DukAberdeen572————8—31/0
Bojan MiovskiAberdeen6.361——1—2—40/0
Tom RitchieAberdeen—————————0/0
Jayden RichardsonAberdeen6.318————6——0/0
Dante PolvaraAberdeen—————————0/0
Ryan DuncanAberdeen6.329————3—10/0
Patrik MyslovičAberdeen6.529————8—10/0
Vicente BesuijenAberdeen6.636——119130/0
Connor BarronAberdeen—————————0/0
Alfie BavidgeAberdeen—————————0/0
Marley WatkinsAberdeen6.718—————120/0

Ratings are provider values. They are not position-adjusted and are not a verdict on a player.

Coverage

What this page can show

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  • Eventsavailable
  • Lineupsavailable
  • Player statsavailable
  • Team statsavailable
  • fxGavailable

Missing classes are unavailable, not zero.

Record

Before and after

2022-23 season → Results and fixtures →

Provenance

How this page is sourced

Data as of 27 Oct 2026

Dataset 2026-10-27T12:06:31+00:00-c598315. Sources and coverage are listed below; the page keeps its own source and uncertainty labels.

Definitions: fixtures.index · matches.document · xg.document · xg.goals-minus · xg.goals-range · xg.model-range · xg.per-shot · xg.shot-profile

Corrections and changes are recorded on Corrections and contact.

Cite this page

Match page. Dataset 2026-10-27T12:06:31+00:00-c598315, as of 2026-10-27T12:06:31+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.