📊 Form Guide

Dundee

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Dundee, who won their previous game, will hope for a similar result following the 0-1 Premiership triumph vs Dundee United.

In that game, Dundee managed 45% possession and 16 shots on goal with 3 on target. The scorer for Dundee was Ashley Hay (45'). For their opponents, Dundee United had 22 shots at goal with 5 of them on target.

Steven Pressley's Dundee have found the net a sum total of 7 times over their prior 6 outings. At the other end, the number of goals that they have conceded in that same time is 7.

Coming into this contest, Dundee are undefeated in their previous 2 league matches at home.

Hearts

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Hearts go into this encounter following on from a 1-0 Premiership win with the eclipse of Livingston in their previous match.

In that match, Hearts had 63% possession and 17 shots on goal with 3 on target. The only player to score for Hearts was Craig Halkett (18'). On the other side, Livingston got 10 shots at goal with 2 of them on target.

Over the course of their previous half-dozen clashes, Hearts have helped themselves to a tally of 10 goals. Hearts have also not failed to score in every single one of those games. During those fixtures, they have seen 6 goals scored by their opponents.

👥 Head to head

A look at their most recent head-to-head meetings stretching back to 10/08/2024 tells us that Dundee have won 2 of these & Hearts 4, with the tally of draws being 0.

An aggregate of 21 goals were scored between the two sides in these games, with 5 of them for The Dark Blues and 16 netted by The Jam Tarts. That is an average goals per game value of 3.5.

The last league match between these clubs was Premiership match day 11 on 01/11/2025 which finished with the scoreline of Hearts 4-0 Dundee.

On that day, Hearts had 68% possession and 16 attempts on goal with 10 on target. Goals were scored by Lawrence Shankland (31'), Pierre Landry Kabore (38', 56') and Tómas Bent Magnússon (79').

For their opponents, Dundee got 5 attempts on goal with 0 on target.

The match was refereed by Kevin Clancy.

📋 Team News: Hearts

Hearts manager Derek McInnes has to currently contend with reduced team options. Finlay Pollock (Hamstring injury) and Ageu (Hamstring injury) won’t be making appearances.

🧠 Prediction

We’re of the view that Dundee should be able to find the back of the net against this Hearts lineup, but one goal possibly won’t be enough to avoid a loss.

Our tip is for a very close game with a 1-2 victory for Hearts when all is said and done. Should be a good one.

Renata Leite, 13:02 11/01/2026