Postat 90 minutes plus 7
Match ends, Ross County 2, Heart of Midlothian 1.
Scottish Premiership Scores & Fixtures
Saturday 16th March
Scottish Premiership Table
On Saturday 16th March
Skip to table keyMatch Participants:
- Hearts, Position 3, Points 55
- Ross County, Position 11, Points 27
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 71 | 23 | 48 | 71 |
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| 2 | 29 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 64 | 16 | 48 | 70 |
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| 3 | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 39 | 30 | 9 | 55 |
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| 4 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 39 | 33 | 6 | 44 |
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| 5 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 37 | -1 | 42 |
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| 6 | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 41 | 45 | -4 | 38 |
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| 7 | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 40 | 50 | -10 | 36 |
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| 8 | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 41 | 47 | -6 | 32 |
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| 9 | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 33 | 48 | -15 | 30 |
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| 10 | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 21 | 41 | -20 | 28 |
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| 11 | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 51 | -23 | 27 |
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| 12 | 30 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 52 | -32 | 17 |
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Key
- Position 1 - 6 : Championship Round
- Position 7 - 12 : Relegation Round
Team Lineups
home team, Ross County
Manager: Don Cowie
Formation: 3 - 4 - 1 - 2
Pitch Formation
40, Wickens, Goalkeeper
24, Efete, Defender
5, Baldwin, Defender
42, Leak, Defender
28, Ayina, Midfielder
12, Sheaf, Midfielder
14, Loturi, Midfielder
43, Josh Reid, Midfielder
10, Dhanda, Attacking Midfielder
26, White, Striker
15, Murray, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 40, G. Wickens
- Number 42, R. Leak
- Number 5, J. Baldwin , Captain
- Number 24, M. Efete
- Number 43, Josh Reid , substituted for G. Harmon at 92 minutes
- Number 14, V. Loturi , Yellow Card at 80 minutes
- Number 12, M. Sheaf
- Number 28, L. Ayina
- Number 10, Y. Dhanda , Yellow Card at 55 minutes, substituted for B. Khela at 77 minutes
- Number 15, S. Murray , substituted for J. Sims at 84 minutes
- Number 26, J. White , substituted for E. Brophy at 46 minutes
Substitutes
home team, Ross County
- Number 3, C. Borthwick-Jackson
- Number 27, E. Brophy
- Number 4, J. Brown
- Number 16, G. Harmon
- Number 17, J. Henderson
- Number 1, R. Laidlaw
- Number 2, C. Randall
- Number 11, J. Sims
- Number 19, B. Khela
away team, Hearts
Manager: Steven Naismith
Formation: 3 - 5 - 2
Pitch Formation
28, Clark, Goalkeeper
21, Sibbick, Defender
15, Rowles, Defender
3, Kingsley, Defender
13, Atkinson, Midfielder
77, Vargas, Midfielder
6, Baningime, Midfielder
19, Cochrane, Midfielder
17, Forrest, Midfielder
9, Shankland, Striker
22, Denholm, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 28, Z. Clark
- Number 3, S. Kingsley
- Number 15, K. Rowles
- Number 21, T. Sibbick
- Number 17, A. Forrest
- Number 19, A. Cochrane , substituted for Y. Oda at 82 minutes
- Number 6, B. Baningime
- Number 77, K. Vargas
- Number 13, N. Atkinson , substituted for D. Lembikisa at 57 minutes
- Number 22, A. Denholm , substituted for J. Grant at 57 minutes
- Number 9, L. Shankland , Captain, Yellow Card at 63 minutes
away team, Hearts
- Number 14, C. Devlin
- Number 29, S. Fraser
- Number 1, C. Gordon
- Number 7, J. Grant
- Number 81, D. Lembikisa
- Number 47, B. McLuckie
- Number 11, Y. Oda
- Number 30, K. Tagawa
- Number 25, M. Tait
home team, Ross County
Manager: Don Cowie
Formation: 3 - 4 - 1 - 2
Pitch Formation
40, Wickens, Goalkeeper
24, Efete, Defender
5, Baldwin, Defender
42, Leak, Defender
28, Ayina, Midfielder
12, Sheaf, Midfielder
14, Loturi, Midfielder
43, Josh Reid, Midfielder
10, Dhanda, Attacking Midfielder
26, White, Striker
15, Murray, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 40, G. Wickens
- Number 42, R. Leak
- Number 5, J. Baldwin , Captain
- Number 24, M. Efete
- Number 43, Josh Reid , substituted for G. Harmon at 92 minutes
- Number 14, V. Loturi , Yellow Card at 80 minutes
- Number 12, M. Sheaf
- Number 28, L. Ayina
- Number 10, Y. Dhanda , Yellow Card at 55 minutes, substituted for B. Khela at 77 minutes
- Number 15, S. Murray , substituted for J. Sims at 84 minutes
- Number 26, J. White , substituted for E. Brophy at 46 minutes
Substitutes
- Number 3, C. Borthwick-Jackson
- Number 27, E. Brophy
- Number 4, J. Brown
- Number 16, G. Harmon
- Number 17, J. Henderson
- Number 1, R. Laidlaw
- Number 2, C. Randall
- Number 11, J. Sims
- Number 19, B. Khela
away team, Hearts
Manager: Steven Naismith
Formation: 3 - 5 - 2
Pitch Formation
28, Clark, Goalkeeper
21, Sibbick, Defender
15, Rowles, Defender
3, Kingsley, Defender
13, Atkinson, Midfielder
77, Vargas, Midfielder
6, Baningime, Midfielder
19, Cochrane, Midfielder
17, Forrest, Midfielder
9, Shankland, Striker
22, Denholm, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 28, Z. Clark
- Number 3, S. Kingsley
- Number 15, K. Rowles
- Number 21, T. Sibbick
- Number 17, A. Forrest
- Number 19, A. Cochrane , substituted for Y. Oda at 82 minutes
- Number 6, B. Baningime
- Number 77, K. Vargas
- Number 13, N. Atkinson , substituted for D. Lembikisa at 57 minutes
- Number 22, A. Denholm , substituted for J. Grant at 57 minutes
- Number 9, L. Shankland , Captain, Yellow Card at 63 minutes
Substitutes
- Number 14, C. Devlin
- Number 29, S. Fraser
- Number 1, C. Gordon
- Number 7, J. Grant
- Number 81, D. Lembikisa
- Number 47, B. McLuckie
- Number 11, Y. Oda
- Number 30, K. Tagawa
- Number 25, M. Tait
- Referee:
- Grant Irvine
- Video Assistant Referee:
- John Beaton
- Assistant Referee 1:
- David Roome
- Assistant Referee 2:
- Paul O'Neill
- Fourth Official:
- Greg Soutar
- Assistant VAR Official:
- Graham Grainger
Match Officials
Match Stats
Key, Ross County v HeartsOverall possession
Shots
Ross County 11Hearts 21Advanced match stats
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Shots
Ross County 11Hearts 21Shots on target
Ross County 3Hearts 6Shots off target
Ross County 5Hearts 7Blocked shots
Ross County 3Hearts 8Attempts out of box
Ross County 5Hearts 10Hit woodwork
Ross County 0Hearts 2Total offside
Ross County 3Hearts 1Total tackles
Ross County 13Hearts 18Won tackles
Ross County 7Hearts 12Fouls
Ross County 7Hearts 6Total yellow cards
Ross County 2Hearts 1Total clearances
Ross County 50Hearts 10Headed clearances
Ross County 28Hearts 5Duels won
Ross County 58Hearts 53Errors leading to shots
Ross County 1Hearts 0Total passes
Ross County 309Hearts 534Accurate passes
Ross County 209Hearts 420Backward passes
Ross County 44Hearts 67Forward passes
Ross County 155Hearts 192Total long balls
Ross County 72Hearts 72Successful final third passes
Ross County 57Hearts 141Total crosses
Ross County 9Hearts 35Touches
Ross County 517Hearts 733Touches in the box
Ross County 19Hearts 49Dispossessed
Ross County 13Hearts 6Goalkeeper saves
Ross County 5Hearts 2Diving saves
Ross County 2Hearts 0Saved shots from inside the box
Ross County 4Hearts 1Saved shots from outside the box
Ross County 1Hearts 0Keeper throws
Ross County 3Hearts 4Goal kicks
Ross County 9Hearts 7Season so far
Scottish Premiership
Key, Ross County v Hearts
League position, Ross County 8th, Hearts 7thTotal points, Ross County 32, Hearts 33
Goals scored
Ross County 30Hearts 37Form guide
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2
2
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0
1
FA Cup
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0
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0
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1
Premiership
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v Hibernian
1
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Premiership
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2
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0
Premiership
Ross County lose
v Dundee
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0
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Hearts won
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2
0
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Ross County and HeartsRoss County Won 2Hearts Won 12Draw 14
Played
28
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Match Facts
Ross County have won just one of their 13 home games against Heart of Midlothian in the Scottish top-flight (D6 L6), a 2-1 win in September 2013; the Staggies are winless in 11 such matches since that sole victory under Derek Adams (D5 L6).
Heart of Midlothian haven’t lost any of their last 14 meetings with Ross County in the Scottish Premiership (W6 D8), their longest unbeaten run against any opponent in the top-flight this century.
Ross County have won just one of their last 14 Scottish Premiership matches played on a Saturday (D4 L9), though that win did come in their last such home game, beating Livingston 3-2 at Victoria Park.
Heart of Midlothian have won 55 points from their 29 league games this season (W17 D4 L8), their most at this stage of a Scottish Premiership campaign since 2015-16 (56 points) when they finished third under Robbie Neilson.
Since the beginning of last season, Heart of Midlothian’s Lawrence Shankland has scored 44 goals in the Scottish Premiership, more than any other player; the Hearts’ captain has scored 14 goals across his last 14 league appearances.