Our prediction for this Scottish Premiership match:
Tynecastle Park will host a postponed Premiership game between Hearts and Dundee. The Jambos are looking to extend their success following a 2-1 victory against Livingston and the bookies see them as hot favourites to win Tuesday’s clash. Lawrence Shankland should be recalled to the starting XI after he was rested in the Scottish Cup win over Spartans, while both Liam Boyce and Cameron Devlin remain on the sidelines with injuries.
The Dark Blues, on the other hand, aim to recover from the Scottish Cup loss to Kilmarnock, but given Hearts’ fine form in January, we predict that the visitors will return home with their hands empty. As for the away team, Mexico defender Juan Portales continues to miss out with injury, while talented midfielder Malachi Boateng is widely expected to return to the starting XI. Earlier this season Dundee defeated Hearts 1-0 thanks to Luke McCowan’s goal, meaning that the hosts are hungry for revenge.
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.