In this week 26 match, on Wednesday Feb 9th, Hearts will host Dundee in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Premiership teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 3 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 3rd placed Hearts, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Hibernian. Hibernian had 14 on net, and Hearts had 12, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Hearts should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches, while 12th placed Dundee is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Ross County. Zak Rudden struck first for Dundee in the 24th minute, then Joseph Hungbo got the equalizer for Ross County in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from Alex Iacovitti But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 80th minute on a goal by Regan Charles-Cook. Dundee looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10.
Hearts and Dundee last played eachother at the Kilmac Stadium At Dens Park on Dec 18th. Hearts was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Jamie Walker struck first for Hearts in the 75th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Dundee couldn’t muster any offence and Hearts ran away with the shutout win.
Leigh Griffiths and Zak Rudden are the top scorers for Dundee in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Hearts’s most prolific scorer has been Josh Ginnelly. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches.