Premiership 26/27 · 9 Aug 2026

Heart of Midlothian 4–0 Dundee United

Expected and what happened

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

Footybot made Heart of Midlothian favourites at 61%.

Heart of Midlothian won and made the better chances: 2.1 xG to 0.5.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Beau Reus, 50.3 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Jamie McCart +11.5, Bert Esselink +8.8.

Well below it: Sabah Kerjota −21.9, Blair Spittal −13.4, Oisin McEntee −9.9.

Each side's last five results before this match.

6 Aug 2026	L 1–6	at Benfica Europa League
1 Aug 2026	L 1–2	at Aberdeen Scottish Premiership
28 Jul 2026	L 0–2	v SK Sturm Graz Champions League
21 Jul 2026	L 0–4	at SK Sturm Graz Champions League
16 May 2026	L 1–3	at Celtic Scottish Premiership

31 Jul 2026	D 1–1	v Rangers Scottish Premiership
17 May 2026	D 1–1	at St. Mirren Scottish Premiership
12 May 2026	D 0–0	v Livingston Scottish Premiership
9 May 2026	L 0–2	at Aberdeen Scottish Premiership
2 May 2026	L 0–3	at Kilmarnock Scottish Premiership

31 Jan 2026	Dundee United 0–3 Heart of Midlothian Scottish Premiership
9 Nov 2025	Heart of Midlothian 1–1 Dundee United Scottish Premiership
10 Aug 2025	Dundee United 2–3 Heart of Midlothian Scottish Premiership

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Beau Reus Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	50.3	–
Josh McPake Midfielder	72	1	0	0.05	48.9	–
Jamie McCart Defender	90	0	0	–	48.9	+11.5
Tom Renaud Midfielder	64	1	0	0.37	46.5	–
James Wilson Forward	10	0	0	–	40.9	–
Amadou Ba-Sy Forward	64	0	0	0.02	37.0	–
Christian Borchgrevink Defender	17	0	0	–	36.0	–
Cláudio Braga Forward	84	1	2	0.66	35.1	−4.9
Calvin Miller Midfielder	90	1	0	0.81	33.4	−4.9
Oisin McEntee Defender	90	0	0	–	31.2	−9.9
Jordi Altena Defender	73	0	0	–	29.7	−8.0
Sabah Kerjota Forward	90	0	1	0.24	28.4	−21.9
Blair Spittal Midfielder	90	0	0	–	25.9	−13.4
Tomas Magnusson Midfielder	26	0	0	–	23.6	–
Pierre Landry Kaboré Forward	26	0	0	–	21.4	–
Rogers Mato Forward	18	0	0	–	16.6	–

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
Panutche Camará Midfielder	17	–	61.3	–
Michael Forbes Defender	90	0.02	49.7	–
Bert Esselink Defender	90	–	48.6	+8.8
Neil Farrugia Forward	17	0.05	47.9	–
Idjessi Metsoko Forward	30	–	45.5	–
Daniel Bennie Forward	60	0.06	43.3	+2.8
Mehdi Merghem Midfielder	30	–	43.1	–
Zachary Sapsford Forward	45	0.04	42.6	+6.7
William Ferry Midfielder	90	–	42.2	+6.2
Jack James Walton Goalkeeper	90	–	40.7	−7.2
Vicko Ševelj Midfielder	73	0.02	40.3	+5.5
Lachlan Rose Forward	60	0.21	38.7	–
Emmanuel Agyei Midfielder	45	–	37.7	+0.1
Dylan Tait Midfielder	90	0.10	36.9	+4.2
Jesse Randall Midfielder	73	–	35.3	–
Joshua Rawlins Defender	90	0.04	31.4	–