Scotland - PremiershipTynecastle ParkData current as of 06 August 2026

Hearts vs Dundee United: match statistics

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Hearts vs Dundee United: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Hearts play Dundee United in Premiership (Scotland). The match date is 9 August 2026. Venue: Tynecastle Park.

Current form

Hearts: 0-0-1, 0.00 points/match. Dundee United: 0-1-0, 1.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Hearts scores 1.00 and concedes 2.00 goals per match. Dundee United scores 1.00 and concedes 1.00. League average: 3.00 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Hearts 100%, Dundee United 100%. Over 2.5: Hearts 100%, Dundee United 0%. League level: BTTS 67%, Over 2.5 50%.

xG, shots and style

Hearts has higher xG: 1.71 vs 1.26. Hearts: 16.0 shots per match, Dundee United: 11.0.

Match halves

Hearts: half-time lead 100%, second-half goals 0.00. Dundee United: half-time lead 100%, second-half goals 0.00.

Goals by minute

Hearts: 31-45+ (1 goals). Dundee United: 31-45+ (1 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Premiership: 3.00 goals per match, BTTS 67%, Over 2.5 50%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 3 previous H2H matches were available: 2-1-0. Average goals 3.33, BTTS 67%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(1.55)
(4.10)
(5.50)

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1Goals scored / match1
HeartsDundee United
2Goals conceded / match1
HeartsDundee United
49%Average possession46%
HeartsDundee United
4Shots on target / match3
HeartsDundee United

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

16Shots per match11
HeartsDundee United
4Shots on target3
HeartsDundee United
6.3%Shot conversion9.1%
HeartsDundee United
49%Possession46%
HeartsDundee United
1.71xG for1.26
HeartsDundee United
1.23xG against2.24
HeartsDundee United

Shooting quality

Hearts: AttackingDundee United: Balanced
HeartsDundee United
Accuracy (shots on target)25%27%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.250.33

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Hearts
L
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
0% W0% R100% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-0-1
0.00 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-0-1
0.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-0-0
Last 5 at home
0-0-0
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.71Opponent xG: 1.23BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%
Dundee United
D
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
0% W100% R0% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-1-0
1.00 pts / match · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-0
1.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-0
Last 5 away
0-0-0
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.26Opponent xG: 2.24BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 0%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Dundee United is 100% better for: goals conceded per match.

2 goals / match - Hearts · 1 goals / match - Dundee United

Hearts scoring profile: very strong

Hearts scores in 100% of matches (1 of 1 matches), while Dundee United keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 1 matches).

Dundee United scoring profile: very strong

Dundee United scores in 100% of matches (1 of 1 matches), while Hearts keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 1 matches).

1Goals scored (season)1
HeartsDundee United
2Goals conceded (season)1
HeartsDundee United
3Average goals in match2
HeartsDundee United
1Goals scored (last 5)1
HeartsDundee United
2Goals conceded (last 5)1
HeartsDundee United

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal100%
HeartsDundee United
0%2 goals0%
HeartsDundee United
0%3 goals0%
HeartsDundee United
0%4 goals0%
HeartsDundee United

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal100%
HeartsDundee United
100%2 goals0%
HeartsDundee United
0%3 goals0%
HeartsDundee United
0%4 goals0%
HeartsDundee United

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

67%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time0%
HeartsDundee United
0%BTTS in both halves0%
HeartsDundee United
0%Scored in both halves0%
HeartsDundee United

BTTS and goal count

100%Min. 3 goals and BTTS0%
HeartsDundee United
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
HeartsDundee United
100%BTTS - last 5100%
HeartsDundee United

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

100%Min. 1 goal before half-time100%
HeartsDundee United
0%Min. 2 goals before half-time0%
HeartsDundee United
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
HeartsDundee United

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
HeartsDundee United
100%Min. 2 goals after half-time0%
HeartsDundee United
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
HeartsDundee United

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Hearts - half-time state
100% leading0% draw0% trailing
Dundee United - half-time state
100% leading0% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

3Points per match (1st half)3
HeartsDundee United
1Goals scored (1st half)1
HeartsDundee United
0Goals conceded (1st half)0
HeartsDundee United
1Average goals (1st half)1
HeartsDundee United
100%Clean sheet before half-time100%
HeartsDundee United
0%No goal before half-time0%
HeartsDundee United

After half-time (2nd half)

0Points per match (2nd half)0
HeartsDundee United
0Goals scored (2nd half)0
HeartsDundee United
2Goals conceded (2nd half)1
HeartsDundee United
2Average goals (2nd half)1
HeartsDundee United
0%Clean sheet after half-time0%
HeartsDundee United
100%No goal after half-time100%
HeartsDundee United

Hearts - second-half results

0% W0% R100% P
3
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
0
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
3.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding0%

Leads at half-time in 100% of matches and wins 0%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+2.0

Concedes 2.0 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Dundee United - second-half results

0% W0% R100% P
3
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
0
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
3.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding0%

Leads at half-time in 100% of matches and wins 0%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+1.0

Concedes 1.0 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Hearts - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match3.000.00
Goals scored / match1.00.0
Goals conceded / match0.02.0
Average goals in match1.02.0
1 goal100%100%
2 goals0%100%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%0%
No goal0%100%
Goal difference+1-2
Half-time: 100% leading - 0% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 0% draw - 100% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Dundee United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match3.000.00
Goals scored / match1.00.0
Goals conceded / match0.01.0
Average goals in match1.01.0
1 goal100%100%
2 goals0%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%0%
No goal0%100%
Goal difference+1-1
Half-time: 100% leading - 0% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 0% draw - 100% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Hearts
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
0
0
16-30
1
0
31-45
0
0
46-60
0
0
61-75
0
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (1 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

Dundee United
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
0
0
16-30
1
0
31-45
0
1
46-60
0
0
61-75
0
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (1 goli). Concedes most in 46-60 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.50
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.0 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
83%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
100%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+33%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
100%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Hearts

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.48
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-1.48
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.71
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.77
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
67%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
133%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-1.0
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

Dundee United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.98
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.98
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.26
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+1.24
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
67%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
67%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-1.0
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Premiership).

Teams vs league

HeartsLigaDundee United
Average goals in match 3.003.00 2.00
Both teams scored 100%67% 100%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 100%50% 0%
Clean sheets 0%17% 0%
Goal before half-time 100%83% 100%
Goal after half-time 100%100% 100%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.00
Average goals per match
67%
Both teams scored
50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
17%
Clean sheets
1.50
Home goals / match
1.50
Away goals / match
+0%
Home attack advantage
+0%
Home defence advantage
+17%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
83%
1 goal
17%
2 goals
0%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
100%
1 goal
50%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
17%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (3): Hearts 2 - 1 - 0 Dundee United. Average goals 3.33, both teams scored in 67% matches.

Dundee United FC
0 : 3
Heart of Midlothian FC
Heart of Midlothian FC
1 : 1
Dundee United FC
Dundee United FC
2 : 3
Heart of Midlothian FC

FAQ

When do Hearts and Dundee United play?

Hearts face Dundee United on 9 August 2026 in Premiership at Tynecastle Park. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Hearts and Dundee United?

In the last 3 head-to-head matches Hearts won 2, Dundee United won 0 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 3.33 goals, with both teams scoring in 67% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Hearts vs Dundee United?

Hearts score 1.00 goals per game on average and Dundee United 1.00. The Premiership average is 3.00 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 50% of games. Both teams score in 100% of Hearts's matches and 100% of Dundee United's.

What form are Hearts and Dundee United in?

Over the last 5 games Hearts have a 0-0-1 record (0.00 points per game) and Dundee United 0-1-0 (1.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Hearts vs Dundee United?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Hearts vs Dundee United: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.