Scottish Premiership · Matchday 2

Heart of Midlothian v Dundee United

Sun, 09 Aug 2026 14:00:00 UTCTynecastle ParkMatchday 2

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Heart of Midlothian 41%Draw 29%Dundee United 30%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

Heart of MidlothianDundee United
42Possession58
2.09Expected goals (xG)0.54
12Shots10
7Shots on target0
2Shots off target4
3Blocked shots6
10Shots inside box7
2Shots outside box3
7Corners2
4Offsides1
11Fouls11
1Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
0Saves3
351Passes494
272Accurate passes401
77Pass accuracy81

Match events

  • 4′Tom Renaud (assist Cláudio Soares Braga)
  • 11′Daniel Bennie
  • 12′Calvin Miller · penalty
  • 19′Amadou Ba-Sy
  • 43′Lachlan Rose
  • 46′Emmanuel Agyei ← Zachary Sapsford
  • 56′Cláudio Soares Braga (assist Sabah Kerjota)
  • 60′Daniel Bennie ← Mehdi Merghem
  • 60′Lachlan Rose ← Idjessi Metsoko
  • 64′Amadou Ba-Sy → Pierre Kabore
  • 64′Tom Renaud → Tómas Magnússon
  • 67′James McPake (assist Cláudio Soares Braga)
  • 72′James McPake → Rogers Mato
  • 73′Jordi Altena → Christian Dahle Borchgrevink
  • 73′Jesse Randall ← Neil Farrugia
  • 73′Vicko Ševelj ← Panutche Camará
  • 84′Cláudio Soares Braga → James Wilson

Heart of Midlothian · Dundee United

Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate

Heart of Midlothian4-3-2
17.3Reus
57.2Mccart
67.2McEntee
128.2↓64'Renaud
237.2↓73'Altena
77.8Miller
166.8Spittal
297.5Kerjota
109.4↓84'Braga
776.5↓64'Ba-Sy
Dundee United4-3-3
15.7Walton
156.0↓60'Rose
236.3Rawlins
116.3Ferry
36.3Esselink
776.0↓60'Bennie
106.3Tait
216.3↓73'Randall
56.3↓73'Ševelj
186.3Forbes
126.3↓46'Agyei

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

Heart of Midlothian

  • 5Jamie Mccart7.2
  • 6Oisin McEntee7.2
  • 16Blair Spittal6.8
  • 7Calvin Miller7.8
  • 10Cláudio Soares Braga9.4
  • 1Beau Reus7.3
  • 77Amadou Ba-Sy6.5
  • 29Sabah Kerjota7.5
  • 23Jordi Altena7.2
  • 12Tom Renaud8.2

Dundee United

  • 1Jack Walton5.7
  • 15Lachlan Rose6.0
  • 23Joshua Rawlins6.3
  • 11William Ferry6.3
  • 3Bert Esselink6.3
  • 77Daniel Bennie6.0
  • 10Dylan Tait6.3
  • 21Jesse Randall6.3
  • 5Vicko Ševelj6.3
  • 18Michael Forbes6.3
  • 12Emmanuel Agyei6.3
Heart of MidlothianTale of the tapeDundee United
—Formation4-3-3
16 ptsTable12 pts
+5Goal difference-1
LLWDWFormDDDLL
2Head-to-head wins0
41%Win chance30%

Head to head — 3 previous meetings

Heart of Midlothian 2W1D0W Dundee United

Goals 7–3

  • 2026-01-31Dundee United0–3Heart of Midlothian
  • 2025-11-09Heart of Midlothian1–1Dundee United
  • 2025-08-10Dundee United2–3Heart of Midlothian

Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.

Recent form — Last five, before this fixture

Heart of Midlothian

LLWDW
  • @Aberdeen1-2
  • @Celtic1-3
  • vsFalkirk3-0
  • @Motherwell1-1
  • vsRangers2-1

Dundee United

DDDLL
  • vsRangers1-1
  • @St Mirren1-1
  • vsLivingston0-0
  • @Aberdeen0-2
  • @Kilmarnock0-3

This season — other meetings

Where they stand — In a 12-team table

TeamPWDLGDPts
Heart of Midlothian9513+516
Dundee United9333-112