Postat 90 minutes plus 6
Match ends, Ross County 0, Heart of Midlothian 1.
Scottish Premiership Scores & Fixtures
Saturday 30th September
Scottish Premiership Table
On Saturday 30th September
Skip to table keyMatch Participants:
- Hearts, Position 4, Points 10
- Ross County, Position 11, Points 7
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 19 |
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| 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 15 |
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| 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
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| 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
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| 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
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| 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 8 |
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| 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 |
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| 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 7 |
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| 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 7 |
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| 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 7 |
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| 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 7 |
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| 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -8 | 3 |
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Key
- Position 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 : Championship Round
- Position 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 : Relegation Round
Team Lineups
home team, Ross County
Manager: Malky Mackay
Formation: 3 - 4 - 3
Pitch Formation
1, Laidlaw, Goalkeeper
35, Nightingale, Defender
5, Baldwin, Defender
42, Leak, Defender
4, Brown, Midfielder
7, Turner, Midfielder
2, Randall, Midfielder
3, Purrington, Midfielder
25, Samuel, Striker
26, White, Striker
10, Dhanda, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, R. Laidlaw
- Number 42, R. Leak
- Number 5, J. Baldwin , Captain
- Number 35, W. Nightingale
- Number 3, B. Purrington
- Number 2, C. Randall , Yellow Card at 18 minutes
- Number 7, K. Turner , Yellow Card at 29 minutes, substituted for S. Allardice at 66 minutes
- Number 4, J. Brown , substituted for J. Henderson at 85 minutes
- Number 10, Y. Dhanda , substituted for V. Loturi at 65 minutes
- Number 26, J. White , substituted for E. Brophy at 46 minutes
- Number 25, A. Samuel , substituted for S. Murray at 46 minutes
Substitutes
home team, Ross County
- Number 6, S. Allardice , Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 5
- Number 27, E. Brophy
- Number 16, G. Harmon
- Number 17, J. Henderson
- Number 18, S. High
- Number 14, V. Loturi
- Number 21, R. Munro
- Number 15, S. Murray
- Number 30, D. Smith
away team, Hearts
Manager: Steven Naismith
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
28, Clark, Goalkeeper
21, Sibbick, Defender
2, Kent, Defender
15, Rowles, Defender
3, Kingsley, Defender
29, Offiah, Defensive Midfielder
8, Nieuwenhof, Defensive Midfielder
77, Kenneth Vargas, Attacking Midfielder
7, Grant, Attacking Midfielder
22, Denholm, Attacking Midfielder
9, Shankland, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 28, Z. Clark
- Number 3, S. Kingsley
- Number 15, K. Rowles
- Number 2, F. Kent
- Number 21, T. Sibbick
- Number 8, C. Nieuwenhof
- Number 29, O. Offiah , Yellow Card at 32 minutes, substituted for A. Forrest at 56 minutes
- Number 22, A. Denholm , substituted for A. Lowry at 56 minutes
- Number 7, J. Grant , substituted for A. Halliday at 73 minutes
- Number 77, K. Vargas , substituted for L. Boyce at 84 minutes
- Number 9, L. Shankland , Captain
away team, Hearts
- Number 10, L. Boyce
- Number 17, A. Forrest
- Number 16, A. Halliday , Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 1
- Number 5, P. Haring
- Number 35, M. Kirk
- Number 51, A. Lowry
- Number 12, M. McGovern
- Number 25, M. Tait
- Number 6, B. Baningime
home team, Ross County
Manager: Malky Mackay
Formation: 3 - 4 - 3
Pitch Formation
1, Laidlaw, Goalkeeper
35, Nightingale, Defender
5, Baldwin, Defender
42, Leak, Defender
4, Brown, Midfielder
7, Turner, Midfielder
2, Randall, Midfielder
3, Purrington, Midfielder
25, Samuel, Striker
26, White, Striker
10, Dhanda, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, R. Laidlaw
- Number 42, R. Leak
- Number 5, J. Baldwin , Captain
- Number 35, W. Nightingale
- Number 3, B. Purrington
- Number 2, C. Randall , Yellow Card at 18 minutes
- Number 7, K. Turner , Yellow Card at 29 minutes, substituted for S. Allardice at 66 minutes
- Number 4, J. Brown , substituted for J. Henderson at 85 minutes
- Number 10, Y. Dhanda , substituted for V. Loturi at 65 minutes
- Number 26, J. White , substituted for E. Brophy at 46 minutes
- Number 25, A. Samuel , substituted for S. Murray at 46 minutes
Substitutes
- Number 6, S. Allardice , Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 5
- Number 27, E. Brophy
- Number 16, G. Harmon
- Number 17, J. Henderson
- Number 18, S. High
- Number 14, V. Loturi
- Number 21, R. Munro
- Number 15, S. Murray
- Number 30, D. Smith
away team, Hearts
Manager: Steven Naismith
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
28, Clark, Goalkeeper
21, Sibbick, Defender
2, Kent, Defender
15, Rowles, Defender
3, Kingsley, Defender
29, Offiah, Defensive Midfielder
8, Nieuwenhof, Defensive Midfielder
77, Kenneth Vargas, Attacking Midfielder
7, Grant, Attacking Midfielder
22, Denholm, Attacking Midfielder
9, Shankland, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 28, Z. Clark
- Number 3, S. Kingsley
- Number 15, K. Rowles
- Number 2, F. Kent
- Number 21, T. Sibbick
- Number 8, C. Nieuwenhof
- Number 29, O. Offiah , Yellow Card at 32 minutes, substituted for A. Forrest at 56 minutes
- Number 22, A. Denholm , substituted for A. Lowry at 56 minutes
- Number 7, J. Grant , substituted for A. Halliday at 73 minutes
- Number 77, K. Vargas , substituted for L. Boyce at 84 minutes
- Number 9, L. Shankland , Captain
Substitutes
- Number 10, L. Boyce
- Number 17, A. Forrest
- Number 16, A. Halliday , Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 1
- Number 5, P. Haring
- Number 35, M. Kirk
- Number 51, A. Lowry
- Number 12, M. McGovern
- Number 25, M. Tait
- Number 6, B. Baningime
- Referee:
- David Dickinson
- Video Assistant Referee:
- Gavin Duncan
- Assistant Referee 1:
- Craig Ferguson
- Assistant Referee 2:
- Alastair Mather
- Fourth Official:
- Dan McFarlane
- Assistant VAR Official:
- Dougie Potter
Match Officials
Match Stats
Key, Ross County v HeartsOverall possession
ShotsRoss County 9Hearts 17
Shots on targetRoss County 1Hearts 4
Total touches inside the opposition box
Ross County 23Hearts 25Goalkeeper savesRoss County 3Hearts 1
FoulsRoss County 15Hearts 10
CornersRoss County 5Hearts 5
Advanced match stats
Attack
ShotsRoss County 9Hearts 17
Shots on targetRoss County 1Hearts 4
Shots off targetRoss County 4Hearts 8
Blocked shotsRoss County 4Hearts 5
Attempts out of boxRoss County 3Hearts 6
Total offsideRoss County 0Hearts 1
Defense
Total tacklesRoss County 13Hearts 11
Won tacklesRoss County 8Hearts 7
FoulsRoss County 15Hearts 10
Total yellow cardsRoss County 3Hearts 2
Total clearancesRoss County 14Hearts 15
Headed clearancesRoss County 5Hearts 8
Duels wonRoss County 48Hearts 51
Errors leading to shotsRoss County 1Hearts 0
Distribution
Total passesRoss County 307Hearts 530
Accurate passesRoss County 189Hearts 406
Backward passesRoss County 61Hearts 73
Forward passesRoss County 166Hearts 207
Total long ballsRoss County 83Hearts 80
Successful final third passesRoss County 73Hearts 118
Total crossesRoss County 13Hearts 17
TouchesRoss County 466Hearts 702
Touches in the boxRoss County 23Hearts 25
DispossessedRoss County 8Hearts 3
Goalkeeper
Goalkeeper savesRoss County 3Hearts 1
Diving savesRoss County 3Hearts 0
Saved shots from inside the boxRoss County 2Hearts 1
Saved shots from outside the boxRoss County 1Hearts 0
Keeper throwsRoss County 0Hearts 3
Goal kicksRoss County 15Hearts 10
Season so far
Scottish Premiership
Key, Ross County v Hearts
Form guide
All competitions
Ross County lose
v Aberdeen
4
0
Premiership
Hearts won
v Kilmarnock
1
2
League Cup
Ross County draw
v Livingston
1
1
Premiership
Hearts lose
v St. Mirren
1
0
Premiership
Ross County won
v Kilmarnock
0
1
Premiership
Hearts won
v Aberdeen
2
0
Premiership
Ross County lose
v Rangers
0
2
Premiership
Hearts lose
v Motherwell
0
1
Premiership
Ross County won
v Airdrieonians
3
4
League Cup
Hearts lose
v PAOK
4
0
UEFA Europa Conference League
Previous meetings
All competitions
Ross County and HeartsRoss County Won 2Hearts Won 11Draw 13
Played
26
Previous scores
All competitions
Premiership
Hearts 6 , Ross County 1 on the 22nd of April 2023
Hearts
Ross County
22nd of April 2023
Ross County 1 , Hearts 2 on the 30th of October 2022
Ross County
Hearts
30th of October 2022
Hearts 2 , Ross County 1 on the 30th of July 2022
Hearts
Ross County
30th of July 2022
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Match Facts
Ross County have won just one of their last 22 Scottish Premiership meetings with Hearts (D11 L10), a 1-0 victory in March 2017, going winless in 12 since then (D7 L5).
Hearts are unbeaten in their last 10 Scottish Premiership visits to Ross County (W5 D5) since going down 2-1 in September 2013 under Gary Locke.
Ross County have kept two clean sheets in their last five home league matches, which is as many as they kept at the Global Energy Stadium in their previous 15 such games beforehand.
Hearts have won just one of their last 12 league matches on the road (D4 L7), though this one victory did come this season, a 2-0 win against St. Johnstone on MD1.
Hearts boss Steven Naismith won his only previous league match as a manager against Ross County 6-1, which is also the biggest win of his top-flight managerial career.