The big picture

Aberdeen come in 11th on the ladder with 11 points; Heart of Midlothian are 4th on 20. Heart of Midlothian are the side higher up the table.

Aberdeen are 3–6–2 in Scottish Premiership 2026-27, averaging 1.1 goals for and 1.3 against.

Heart of Midlothian are 6–3–2 in Scottish Premiership 2026-27, averaging 2.2 goals for and 1.5 against.

Form

Aberdeen have won one of their last five and most recently lost to Falkirk 0–1.

Heart of Midlothian have won two of their last five and most recently drew with Rangers 2–2.

Head to head

These sides have met 20 times on our records since 2018: Aberdeen 9, Heart of Midlothian 7, 4 drawn.

Last time out (2026-27), Aberdeen won 2–1 at Pittodrie Stadium.

Biggest margin between these two: Heart of Midlothian by 5 goals in 2022-23 (5–0).

Players to watch

For Aberdeen, watch Kevin Nisbet (0.4 goals a game, 3 assists in 2026-27) and Connor Ronan (0.3 goals a game, 2 assists in 2026-27).

For Heart of Midlothian, watch Calvin Miller (0.5 goals a game, 1 assist in 2026-27) and Cláudio Braga (0.5 goals a game, 2 assists in 2026-27).

Milestone watch

Cláudio Braga is set to play game 50.

At Pittodrie Stadium

Aberdeen have won 8 of their last 20 at Pittodrie Stadium.

The deeper numbers

Heart of Midlothian have never won at Pittodrie Stadium: 0 from 10 on our records.

Heart of Midlothian have never beaten Aberdeen at Pittodrie Stadium (0 from 10).

What the numbers say

On form, ladder and history, Heart of Midlothian have the edge.