Match Preview: Heart of Midlothian FC vs Dundee United - Expert Analysis

The Scottish Premiership season is well underway and beginning to take shape. That is set to continue with an intriguing battle between Heart of Midlothian FC and Dundee United on Saturday afternoon.

Heart of Midlothian FC vs Dundee United Standings

The two sides couldn’t come into this game on less different form overall. Something that could affect the result in this one.

Hearts have started the season incredibly poorly - especially to their standards. Yet to pick up a win they have only picked up 1 point from their opening 3 matches. This putting them 10th in the table. They will look to improve and change the tide of their season in this match.

Dundee United on the other hand have started well. They are yet to lose a game and have picked up 5 points from 3 matches. Currently sat in 5th place a win has the potential to take them up to 3rd place if other results go their way as well.

Heart of Midlothian FC vs Dundee United Head To Head

This match is set to be the 203rd meeting between these two teams.

Hearts have the advantage having won 81 of those games to Dundee United’s 68 wins. There have also been 53 draws.

In fact Hearts are on a streak of 8 games unbeaten against Dundee with this weekends away side last picking up a win against them way back in February 2016.

Heart of Midlothian FC vs Dundee United Top Scorers

Heart of Midlothian FC -

Yutaro Oda - 1 Goal Frankie Kent - 1 Goal

Dundee United -

Kristijan Trapnovski - 4 Goals David Babunski - 3 Goals Kevin Holt - 2 Goals Lewis Moult - 1 Goal Brandon Forbes - 1 Goal

Heart of Midlothian FC vs Dundee United Predicted Lineups

Heart of Midlothian FC - Craig Gordon; Kye Rowles, Frankie Kent, Stephen Kingsley; James Penrice, Jorge Grant, Malachi Boateng, Cameron Devlin, Gerald Taylor; Kenneth Vargas, Liam Boyce

Dundee United - Jack Walton; Ross Graham, Declan Gallagher, Emmanuel Adegboyega; Will Ferry, Craig Sibbald, Kevin Holt, Luca Stephenson; Kristijan Trapanovski, Jort van der Sande, David Babunski

Heart of Midlothian FC vs Dundee United Player To Watch - Kristijan Trapnovski

Dundee have started this season on fire and one of the players to thank for that is Kristijan Trapnovski.

Trapnovski has 4 goals and 2 assists so far this season and if Dundee are to continue their hot form it wouldn’t surprise us at all if he is involved to some degree.

Where To Watch Heart of Midlothian FC vs Dundee United

This game is set to get underway on Sunday 1st September 2024 at 15:00 pm. However, unfortunately this game is unavailable to watch live in the UK.