Premiership 25/26 · 28 Feb 2026

Heart of Midlothian 1–0 Aberdeen

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jan 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Heart of Midlothian favourites at 73%.

Heart of Midlothian won and made the better chances: 1.7 xG to 0.4.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Mitchel Frame, 65.3 in 45′.

Well above their usual level: Mitchel Frame +31.1, Gavin Molloy +22.9, Liam Morrison +13.5.

Well below it: Alexandros Kyziridis −22.3, Harry Milne −15.2, Marc Leonard −12.2.

Each side's last five results before this match.

21 Feb 2026	W 1–0	v Falkirk FC Scottish Premiership
15 Feb 2026	L 2–4	at Rangers Scottish Premiership
10 Feb 2026	W 1–0	v Hibernian Scottish Premiership
3 Feb 2026	L 0–1	at St. Mirren Scottish Premiership
31 Jan 2026	W 3–0	at Dundee United Scottish Premiership

24 Feb 2026	D 0–0	at Dundee United Scottish Premiership
21 Feb 2026	L 2–3	v Dundee FC Scottish Premiership
15 Feb 2026	L 0–2	at Motherwell Scottish Premiership
31 Jan 2026	L 0–3	at Kilmarnock Scottish Premiership
24 Jan 2026	W 6–2	v Livingston Scottish Premiership

23 Nov 2025	Aberdeen 1–0 Heart of Midlothian Scottish Premiership
4 Aug 2025	Heart of Midlothian 2–0 Aberdeen Scottish Premiership

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Alexander Schwolow Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	49.2	+0.8
Craig Halkett Defender	90	0	0	–	48.5	−6.0
Cláudio Braga Forward	88	1	0	1.00	39.7	−0.7
Islam Chesnokov Midfielder	8	0	0	0.03	36.8	–
Tomas Magnusson Midfielder	90	0	0	0.10	36.3	−1.2
Pierre Landry Kaboré Forward	90	0	1	0.31	35.0	−7.8
Blair Spittal Midfielder	87	0	0	0.08	33.6	−5.2
Jamie McCart Defender	90	0	0	–	31.0	–
Marc Leonard Midfielder	90	0	0	0.01	30.4	−12.2
Beni Baningime Midfielder	9	0	0	–	27.7	–
Michael Steinwender Defender	90	0	0	–	27.7	−11.3
Harry Milne Defender	90	0	0	0.04	24.2	−15.2
Alexandros Kyziridis Midfielder	84	0	0	0.12	15.3	−22.3
Frankie Kent Defender	12	0	0	–	6.4	–

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
Mitchel Frame Defender	45	–	65.3	+31.1
Dimitar Mitov Goalkeeper	90	–	61.5	+12.7
Liam Morrison Defender	90	–	57.3	+13.5
Gavin Molloy Defender	90	–	55.3	+22.9
Topi Keskinen Midfielder	45	0.03	54.6	+13.1
Sivert Heltne Nilsen Midfielder	45	–	45.7	+6.5
Dennis Geiger Midfielder	90	–	44.0	+4.2
Jack Milne Defender	90	–	43.1	+7.1
Toyosi Olusanya Forward	79	0.09	41.6	+4.2
Kevin Nisbet Forward	90	0.09	41.0	−0.7
Dylan Lobban Midfielder	19	–	39.6	–
Graeme Shinnie Midfielder	45	–	39.1	−2.1
Lyall Cameron Midfielder	66	–	39.1	−0.9
Stuart Armstrong Midfielder	24	–	33.9	–
Nicky Devlin Defender	71	0.15	28.4	−2.0
Marko Lazetić Forward	11	–	27.1	–