On the 2nd of March, Aberdeen and Hearts will play a match in Edinburgh in a meeting of these two Premiership teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 3rd placed Hearts, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against St. Mirren. Ellis Simms struck first 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 earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Aberdeen recorded a 1-1 draw against Dundee United. Marc McNulty struck first for Dundee United in the 4th minute on a penalty shot, then Ryan Edwards tied it up for Aberdeen on an own goal in the 16th minute on a penalty shot earning Aberdeen a comeback draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
Aberdeen and Hearts last played eachother at the Pittodrie Stadium on Saturday Oct 30th. Aberdeen won by a score of 2 to 1. John Souttar scored the first goal for Hearts in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time from the penalty spot, then Marley Watkins tied it up for Aberdeen in the 49th minute on a feed from Ryan Hedges But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 69th minute on a goal by Lewis Ferguson.
Aberdeen is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Christian Ramirez and Lewis Ferguson each having 2 goals in their last five. Ellis Simms has been the most effective weapon for Hearts lately. The English midfielder has netted two goals in his last 5 matches.