Hearts 1-2 Aberdeen: result and report

Premiership · Sunday 7 May 2017

Result

Hearts 1-2 Aberdeen

Premiership · Sunday 7 May 2017, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Hearts 1-2 Aberdeen: match report

Hearts were beaten by Aberdeen 1-2 in the Premiership on Sunday 7 May 2017. It was 0-1 at half-time.

A. Rooney opened the scoring in the 21st minute. Hearts's goal came from Esmaël Gonçalves (61'). Aberdeen scored through A. Rooney (21') and Anthony O'Connor (64').

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

Going into the game Hearts were 5th on 46 points from 34 and Aberdeen 2nd on 67 points from 34. Hearts went on to finish that season 5th with 46 points, and Aberdeen 2nd with 76.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Hearts wins, 2 draws and 4 for Aberdeen.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 21'Goal · A. RooneyAberdeen · 0-1
  • 23'Yellow card · Joe LewisAberdeen
  • 27'Yellow card · Prince BaubenHearts
  • 44'Yellow card · Jamie WalkerHearts
  • 61'Goal · Esmaël GonçalvesHearts · 1-1
  • 64'Goal · Anthony O'ConnorAberdeen · 1-2
  • 88'Yellow card · M. ReynoldsAberdeen
  • 90'Second yellow · Jamie WalkerHearts

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Hearts 4, draws 2, Aberdeen 4.

Team news

Hearts line-up

Jack Hamilton, Aaron Hughes, Krystian Nowak, Andraž Struna, Lennard Sowah, Alexandros Tziolis, Jamie Walker, Prince Bauben, Arnaud Djoum, D. Cowie, Esmaël Gonçalves

Aberdeen line-up

Joe Lewis, Shaleum Logan, Andy Considine, Ash Taylor, Mark Reynolds, Graeme Shinnie, Kenny McLean, Niall McGinn, Jonny Hayes, Peter Pawlett, Adam Rooney