Match predictionOur tip: 2-2
Aberdeen vs Hearts Prediction: Pittodrie Season Opener Sets Tone for 2026-27 Campaign
Aberdeen host Hearts at Pittodrie on 1 August 2026 in the Scottish Premiership's first fixture of the new season for both clubs. Aberdeen finished ninth last year with 40 points from 38 games, a return that clearly wasn't good enough…
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- Aberdeen vs. Hearts in week 1 of the 2026-2027 Premiership kicks off at 17:30 GMT on 2026-08-01.
- There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between Stephen Robinson and Wouter Vrancken.
- Both teams have no missing players.
- Forecasting a three-man defense for Aberdeen (3-4-1-2), while Hearts are predicted to deploy a 4-4-2.
- In their last outing, Aberdeen's highest-rated performer was B. Lyons (7), while Hearts's standout was A. Schwolow (9.6).
- Conflicting outcomes: Aberdeen triumphed 3-0 over Kelty Hearts, while Hearts went down 0-2 to Sturm Graz.
- Aberdeen look strong (5-0-0) over the last 5 matches, whereas Hearts have 1-2-2 in the same span.
- Hearts lead this rivalry - 27 wins from 69 matches versus Aberdeen (who've won just 23 games), alongside 19 draws.
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Summary
Match Info
Team Kits
Aberdeen
Hearts
Events
| 34' | B. Lyons | ||
| 35' | 0 - 1 | ||
| 41' | J. Altena | ||
HT 0 - 1 | |||
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| 72' | |||
| 73' | |||
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| 89' | H. Milne | ||
| 90' | 1 - 1 | ||
| 90+3' | S. Findlay | ||
| 90+5' | 2 - 1 | ||
| 90+6' | K. Nisbet | ||
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Standings
Aberdeen is going head to head with Hearts on 1/8/2026 16:30 GMT for the Scotland Premiership. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Aberdeen v Hearts H2H statistics!