Our prediction for this Scottish Premiership match:
Hearts
Match Time & Date:
4 August 2025
20:00
Prediction: 2-0
Aberdeen
Monday’s football game between Hearts and Aberdeen will bring down the curtain on day 1 of the new Premiership campaign. Hearts were impressive in both League Cup and pre-season friendly games in July. As a result, the odds for home win have been dropping. A man to watch in the home team will be summer signing Claudio Braga, who is likely to prove a handful for the opposition back-line.
The Dons, on the other hand, suffered a 3-1 loss to Ipswich Town in their last warm-up game and given Hearts’ splendid form in preseason, we predict that the visitors are going to return home with their hands empty. Summer recruits Nicolas Milanovic, Kusini Yengi, and Emmanuel Gyamfi are widely expected to make their official Aberdeen debuts against Hearts. In their last meeting in the national championship, the two teams played out a goalless draw.
Highlighted Team (Hearts):
Founded in 1874, Hearts are professional football club that compete in the Scotland Premiership. The Jam Tarts welcome their rivals at Tynecastle Park Gorgie, the stadium which can hold up to 20,000 spectators.
While the original Hearts strip was all white shirts and trousers with maroon trimmings, the club’s current home kit is all maroon with a white-collar. Hearts have won the Scottish Premier League title four times (1894/95, 1896/97, 1957/58, 1959/60), but they have been in Celtic and Rangers’ shadows in the 21st century. Hibernian are considered the club’s fiercest rivals. The two teams first met back in 1875 on Christmas Day, with Hearts winning the match 1-0. The Tynecastle Park Gorgie recorded their biggest win in 1880, with the team rolling over Anchor 21-0 in the FA Cup.
The club’s heaviest defeat came eight years later as Hearts were beaten by Vale of Leven 8-1 in the Scottish Cup. John Robertson is leading the club’s all-time goal-scoring chart, with the left winger netting 214 goals for the club.
