Aberdeen 2-0 Hearts: result and report

Premiership · Saturday 22 December 2018

Result

Aberdeen 2-0 Hearts

Premiership · Saturday 22 December 2018, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Aberdeen 2-0 Hearts: match report

Aberdeen defeated Hearts 2-0 in the Premiership on Saturday 22 December 2018. The half-time score was 1-0.

Sam Cosgrove opened the scoring in the 2nd minute. Aberdeen's goals came from Sam Cosgrove (2') and Sam Cosgrove (69', penalty). Hearts did not score.

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

Going into the game Aberdeen were 4th on 33 points from 18 and Hearts 5th on 30 points from 18. Aberdeen went on to finish that season 4th with 67 points, and Hearts 7th with 51.

Aberdeen lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Hearts in a 3-5-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Aberdeen win, 2 draws and 2 for Hearts.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 2'Goal · Sam CosgroveAberdeen · 1-0
  • 63'Yellow card · S. LoganAberdeen
  • 65'Yellow card · Demetri MitchellHearts
  • 66'Yellow card · Peter HaringHearts
  • 69'Penalty goal · Sam CosgroveAberdeen · 2-0
  • 71'Yellow card · Stephen GleesonAberdeen
  • 71'Yellow card · S. NaismithHearts
  • 86'Second yellow · Demetri MitchellHearts

Head-to-head

5 meetings: Aberdeen 1, draws 2, Hearts 2.

Team news

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

Joe Lewis, Shaleum Logan, Andy Considine, Scott McKenna, Max Lowe, Lewis Ferguson, Graeme Shinnie, Connor McLennan, Stevie May, Niall McGinn, Sam Cosgrove

Hearts line-up (3-5-2)

Colin Doyle, Michael Smith, Peter Haring, Christophe Berra, M. Godinho, Oliver Lee, Sean Clare, Oliver Božanić, Demetri Mitchell, Steven MacLean, Steven Naismith