Aberdeen 2-1 Heart of Midlothian · Scottish Premiership
Aberdeen beat Heart of Midlothian 2-1 in the Scottish Premiership. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Aberdeen and Heart of Midlothian met in the Scottish Premiership at Pittodrie Stadium in Aberdeen on Saturday, 1 August 2026.
Goalscorers
Aberdeen: K. Nisbet 90'; L. Mayo 90'. Heart of Midlothian: O. McEntee 35'.
How the match went
Possession was almost even at 51% to 49%. Aberdeen had 11 shots with 3 on target, Heart of Midlothian 21 with 4 on target. There were 10 corners in total, 4 to Aberdeen and 6 to Heart of Midlothian. Aberdeen conceded 11 fouls, Heart of Midlothian 17. The referee showed 5 yellow cards (3 for Aberdeen, 2 for Heart of Midlothian) and 1 red card.
Line-ups
Aberdeen started in a 4-2-3-1: Marius Müller, Chris Cadden, Lewis Mayo, Daniel Happe, Nesta Guinness-Walker, Bradley Lyons, Aremu Afeez, Toyosi Olusanya, Connor Ronan, Tony Yogane, Kevin Nisbet.
Heart of Midlothian started in a 4-2-2-2: Beau Reus, Jordi Altena, Oisin McEntee, Stuart Findlay, Harry Milne, Laurent Mendy, Blair Spittal, Sabah Kerjota, Calvin Miller, Cláudio Braga, Amadou Ba-Sy.
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Minute by minute
- 35'Goal! Aberdeen 0-1 Heart of Midlothian. O. McEntee (Heart of Midlothian) scores.
- 45'Half-time. Aberdeen 0-1 Heart of Midlothian.
- 90'Goal! Aberdeen 1-1 Heart of Midlothian. L. Mayo (Aberdeen) scores, assisted by K. Nisbet.
- 90+3'Red card! S. Findlay (Heart of Midlothian) is sent off for professional foul last man.
- 90+5'Goal! Aberdeen 2-1 Heart of Midlothian. K. Nisbet (Aberdeen) converts the penalty.
- 90'Full-time. Aberdeen 2-1 Heart of Midlothian.
Full commentary (65 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Aberdeen vs Heart of Midlothian.
- 3'Corner, Aberdeen.
- 8'Offside, Aberdeen.
- 14'Corner, Heart of Midlothian.
- 16'Offside, Aberdeen.
- 19'Attempt blocked. S. Kerjota (Heart of Midlothian), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.06.
- 20'Attempt blocked. S. Kerjota (Heart of Midlothian), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.06.
- 20'Attempt blocked. C. Braga (Heart of Midlothian), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.10.
- 25'Offside, Aberdeen.
- 27'Corner, Aberdeen.
- 27'Attempt missed. K. Nisbet (Aberdeen), header from a corner. xG 0.19.
- 29'Attempt saved. B. Spittal (Heart of Midlothian), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.01.
- 30'Attempt blocked. T. Yogane (Aberdeen), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 34'Yellow card for B. Lyons (Aberdeen) for foul.
- 35'Goal! Aberdeen 0-1 Heart of Midlothian. O. McEntee (Heart of Midlothian) scores.
- 35'Attempt blocked. B. Spittal (Heart of Midlothian), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.06.
- 41'Yellow card for J. Altena (Heart of Midlothian) for foul.
- 43'Attempt missed. A. Ba-Sy (Heart of Midlothian), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 43'Attempt blocked. L. Mendy (Heart of Midlothian), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 44'Attempt blocked. K. Nisbet (Aberdeen), right-footed shot. xG 0.14.
- 45'Attempt missed. A. Afeez (Aberdeen), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 45'1 minute of added time.
- 45+2'Offside, Aberdeen.
- 45'Half-time. Aberdeen 0-1 Heart of Midlothian.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 47'Corner, Heart of Midlothian.
- 47'Attempt missed. A. Ba-Sy (Heart of Midlothian), right-footed shot. xG 0.12.
- 49'Corner, Aberdeen.
- 53'Attempt missed. C. Braga (Heart of Midlothian), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 59'Corner, Heart of Midlothian.
- 60'Substitution, Heart of Midlothian: P. L. Kabore comes on for A. Ba-Sy.
- 60'Attempt missed. S. Findlay (Heart of Midlothian), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
- 67'Attempt missed. B. Spittal (Heart of Midlothian), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.04.
- 70'Attempt blocked. T. Yogane (Aberdeen), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 70'Attempt saved. C. Cadden (Aberdeen), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 71'Yellow card for A. Afeez (Aberdeen) for foul.
- 71'Corner, Heart of Midlothian.
- 72'Substitution, Aberdeen: S. Armstrong comes on for A. Afeez.
- 72'Attempt missed. S. Kerjota (Heart of Midlothian), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
- 73'Substitution, Aberdeen: L. Smith comes on for T. Yogane.
- 73'Substitution, Aberdeen: A. Mouloua comes on for C. Cadden.
- 73'Substitution, Aberdeen: A. Briedl comes on for C. Ronan.
- 74'Corner, Heart of Midlothian.
- 74'Substitution, Heart of Midlothian: S. S. Guendouz comes on for S. Kerjota.
- 74'Attempt saved. P. L. Kabore (Heart of Midlothian), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 75'Substitution, Heart of Midlothian: J. McCart comes on for L. Mendy.
- 75'Attempt blocked. O. McEntee (Heart of Midlothian), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.05.
- 75'Corner, Heart of Midlothian.
- 76'Attempt blocked. K. Nisbet (Aberdeen), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.07.
- 76'Attempt blocked. P. L. Kabore (Heart of Midlothian), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.13.
- 80'Substitution, Heart of Midlothian: T. Magnusson comes on for B. Spittal.
- 81'Attempt saved. C. Miller (Heart of Midlothian), header. xG 0.04.
- 81'Attempt missed. H. Milne (Heart of Midlothian), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 83'Substitution, Aberdeen: G. Molloy comes on for N. Guinness-Walker.
- 83'Attempt blocked. C. Miller (Heart of Midlothian), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.08.
- 86'Corner, Aberdeen.
- 86'Attempt missed. D. Happe (Aberdeen), header from a corner. xG 0.13.
- 89'Yellow card for H. Milne (Heart of Midlothian) for foul.
- 90'Goal! Aberdeen 1-1 Heart of Midlothian. L. Mayo (Aberdeen) scores, assisted by K. Nisbet.
- 90'Attempt missed. L. Mayo (Aberdeen), header from a set piece. xG 0.26.
- 90'4 minutes of added time.
- 90+3'Red card! S. Findlay (Heart of Midlothian) is sent off for professional foul last man.
- 90+5'Goal! Aberdeen 2-1 Heart of Midlothian. K. Nisbet (Aberdeen) converts the penalty.
- 90+6'Yellow card for K. Nisbet (Aberdeen).
- 90'Full-time. Aberdeen 2-1 Heart of Midlothian.