Hearts 1-1 Aberdeen: result and report

Premiership · Sunday 29 December 2019

Result

Hearts 1-1 Aberdeen

Premiership · Sunday 29 December 2019, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Hearts 1-1 Aberdeen: match report

Hearts drew with Aberdeen 1-1 in the Premiership on Sunday 29 December 2019. The half-time score was 0-0.

Ryotaro Meshino opened the scoring in the 49th minute. Hearts's goal came from Ryotaro Meshino (49'). Aberdeen scored through Niall McGinn (68').

Discipline: Hearts received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card; Aberdeen received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Hearts were 12th on 12 points from 20 and Aberdeen 4th on 35 points from 20. Hearts went on to finish that season 12th with 23 points, and Aberdeen 4th with 45.

Hearts lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Aberdeen in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Lewis Ferguson of Aberdeen (7.5), level with Niall McGinn (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Hearts wins, 2 draws and 4 for Aberdeen.

Going into the match Hearts's last five read L-L-L-L-L and Aberdeen's W-L-W-L-D.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 30'Yellow card · Ryotaro MeshinoHearts
  • 31'Yellow card · Lewis FergusonAberdeen
  • 49'Goal · Ryotaro MeshinoHearts · 1-0
  • 55'Yellow card · Funso OjoAberdeen
  • 65'Yellow card · Ash TaylorAberdeen
  • 67'Red card · Sean ClareHearts
  • 68'Goal · Niall McGinnAberdeen · 1-1
  • 89'Yellow card · C. DikamonaHearts

Head-to-head

9 meetings: Hearts 3, draws 2, Aberdeen 4.

Team news

Hearts line-up (4-2-3-1)

Joel Pereira, Sean Clare, Clevid Dikamona, Craig Halkett, Aaron Hickey, Andrew Irving, Michael Smith, Euan Henderson, Oliver Božanić, Ryotaro Meshino, Uche Ikpeazu

Aberdeen line-up (4-3-3)

Joe Lewis, Shaleum Logan, Ash Taylor, Scott McKenna, Zak Vyner, Lewis Ferguson, F. Ojo, Dean Campbell, Bruce Anderson, Jon Gallagher, Curtis Main