On the 5th of March, in this week 30 match, Dundee United hosts Hearts in a clash of these two evenly matched Premiership teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 4 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 5th placed Dundee United, recorded a 1-1 draw against Aberdeen. Marc McNulty scored the first goal for Dundee United in the 4th minute from the penalty spot, but Ryan Edwards got the equalizer for Aberdeen on an own goal in the 16th minute from the penalty spot earning Aberdeen at least a draw. Dundee United looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while hearts is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against St. Mirren. Ellis Simms scored the first goal for Hearts in the 64th minute, then Cameron Devlin added another in the 67th minute In the end, St. Mirren couldn’t muster any offence and Hearts ran away with the shutout win. Hearts is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Saturday Nov 6th, Hearts won by a score of 5 to 2. Ben Woodburn struck first for Hearts in the 22nd minute, then Alexander William Cochrane added another in the 25th minute on a feed from Josh Ginnelly.
Hearts’s most prolific scorer has been Ellis Simms. He has netted two goals over the last five matches. Tony Watt and Dylan Levitt are the top scorers for Dundee United in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.