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Dundee United v Heart of Midlothian : Premiership match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 31st Jan, 20:00 BST, Tannadice Park, Dundee

Dundee United are in Premiership action on Saturday night, as Jim Goodwin aims to beat Derek McInnes and his Heart of Midlothian side at the Tannadice Park. This preview has odds from leading bookmakers for 17 different markets, alongside supporting data that changes as you go between markets. Our predictions run off the last 20 matches, so all stats are shown from a 20-game perspective. Home vs away and overall performance can be viewed, while you'll also find head-to-head history a little further down the page.


Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

There's every chance of this match serving up goalmouth entertainment, but don't count on a record-breaker. Under 3.5 goals is our prediction, meaning that 3 goals is the absolute maximum we'll see during 90 mins. The best odds are below, followed by recent form statistics and head-to-head (H2H) records.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 51% chance of Hearts coming away with a win.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Dundee Utd
24%
15/4-
Draw
26%
13/5-
Hearts
51%
7/10-
Hearts 1-0
13%
13/2-
Draw 1-1
12%
6/1-
Hearts 2-0
10%
7/1-
Hearts 2-1
9%
15/2-
Draw 0-0
8%
10/1-
Dundee Utd 1-0
8%
12/1-
Dundee Utd 2-1
6%
14/1-
Hearts 3-0
5%
12/1-
Hearts 3-1
5%
12/1-
Draw 2-2
5%
14/1-
Dundee Utd 2-0
4%
25/1-
Hearts 3-2
2%
25/1-
Hearts 4-0
2%
25/1-
Dundee Utd 3-1
2%
40/1-
Hearts 4-1
2%
25/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
46%
10/11-
Under 2.5 Goals
54%
10/11-
Home 1st Goal
42%
13/8-
Away 1st Goal
53%
4/7-
No 1st Goal
5%
10/1-
BTTS - Yes
49%
4/5-
BTTS - No
51%
19/20-
BTTS - Home Win
10%
8/1-
BTTS - Draw
17%
15/4-
BTTS - Away Win
21%
13/5-
Home/draw
49%
11/10-
Away/draw
76%
2/11-
Home/away
74%
2/7-
Over 1.5 Goals
71%
2/7-
Under 1.5 Goals
29%
11/4-
Over 3.5 Goals
24%
11/5-
Under 3.5 Goals
76%
4/11-
Over 4.5 Goals
11%
5/1-
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
1/8-
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
12/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/25-
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/20-
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
10/1-
Home DNB
42%
5/2-
Away DNB
69%
2/7-
Dundee Utd win to nil
13%
8/1-
Hearts win to nil
30%
2/1-
Dundee Utd / Dundee Utd
10%
7/1-
Dundee Utd / Hearts
4%
20/1-
Dundee Utd / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Dundee Utd
8%
9/1-
Draw / Hearts
18%
7/2-
Draw / Draw
14%
5/1-
Hearts / Dundee Utd
2%
33/1-
Hearts / Hearts
32%
13/8-
Hearts / Draw
6%
14/1-
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Win / draw / win Premiership table

Dundee Utd have played 22 matches so far this season and are in 7th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

12 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 7 and won 1. Dundee Utd have conceded 24 goals, scored 15, failed to score in 4 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Dundee Utd have played 11 games at home, winning 3, drawing 4 and losing 4 fixtures. They have scored 13 goals, conceded 15 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 4 times in home league games.

Hearts lay in 1st place on 50 points in the Premiership league table having played 22 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 22 games against teams below them in the table, winning 15, drawing 5 and losing 2 games. They have scored 42 goals and kept 11 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Hearts have conceded 17 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Hearts have played 11 away games, winning 7, drawing 2 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 1.7 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.9 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Dundee Utd
Hearts
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Hearts222550 
l
 
2-3A
d
 
1-1A
Jan 31
-
-
-
-
-
2
Celtic221844 
w
 
2-1A
l
 
4-0A
Mar 21
-
w
 
3-1F
w
 
1-2F
Jan 25
-
3
Rangers221744 
d
 
2-2F
d
 
2-2A
-
Apr 4
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-2F
-
Feb 15
4
Motherwell221437 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-0A
-
Feb 28
d
 
3-3A
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 11
-
5
Hibernian221335 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
3-3F
-
Feb 4
w
 
1-0F
l
 
3-2A
Feb 10
-
6
Falkirk22-530 
l
 
0-3A
d
 
2-2F
-
Feb 14
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-2F
Feb 21
-
7
Dundee Utd22-625 
-
-
-
-
d
 
1-1F
w
 
2-3F
-
Jan 31
8
Aberdeen22-825 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1F
Feb 11
-
w
 
2-0F
l
 
1-0A
Feb 28
-
9
Dundee22-1522 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-2F
-
Mar 14
w
 
4-0F
w
 
0-1F
Mar 21
-
10
St. Mirren21-1418 
w
 
3-1A
l
 
2-0A
Jan 24
-
w
 
2-0F
d
 
2-2A
-
Feb 3
11
Kilmarnock22-1914 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1A
Feb 21
-
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-3F
-
Mar 14
12
Livingston21-2010 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
1-3F
Apr 11
-
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2A
-
Apr 4
Championship Round
Relegation Round
Win / draw / win form
Dundee Utd 6TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Dundee Utd0 - 1Dundee
Dundee Utd1 - 1Hibernian
Dundee Utd2 - 1Celtic
Dundee Utd0 - 0Motherwell
Dundee Utd2 - 2Rangers
Dundee Utd0 - 3Falkirk
Dundee Utd3 - 1St. Mirren
Dundee Utd1 - 1Livingston
Dundee Utd0 - 2Kilmarnock
Dundee Utd2 - 0Aberdeen
Dundee Utd2 - 3Hearts
Dundee Utd2 - 1Aberdeen
Dundee Utd0 - 2St. Mirren
Dundee Utd0 - 5Celtic
Dundee Utd1 - 0St. Johnstone
Dundee Utd2 - 4Dundee
Dundee Utd1 - 3Hibernian
Dundee Utd1 - 0Motherwell
Dundee Utd1 - 3Rangers
Dundee Utd0 - 1Hearts
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
Draw
9
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ADundee Utd0 - 4Celtic
HDundee Utd0 - 1Dundee
ADundee Utd3 - 1Livingston
ADundee Utd1 - 1Aberdeen
HDundee Utd1 - 1Hibernian
HDundee Utd2 - 1Celtic
HDundee Utd0 - 0Motherwell
ADundee Utd0 - 2St. Mirren
HDundee Utd2 - 2Rangers
ADundee Utd1 - 1Kilmarnock
HDundee Utd0 - 3Falkirk
ADundee Utd1 - 1Hearts
ADundee Utd0 - 2Motherwell
HDundee Utd3 - 1St. Mirren
ADundee Utd2 - 2Rangers
HDundee Utd1 - 1Livingston
HDundee Utd0 - 2Kilmarnock
HDundee Utd2 - 0Aberdeen
ADundee Utd3 - 3Hibernian
ADundee Utd2 - 0Dundee
Hearts 1ST
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
12
D
4
L
4
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Dundee0 - 1Hearts
Hibernian3 - 2Hearts
Falkirk0 - 2Hearts
Celtic1 - 2Hearts
Motherwell0 - 0Hearts
Aberdeen1 - 0Hearts
St. Mirren2 - 2Hearts
Kilmarnock0 - 3Hearts
Rangers0 - 2Hearts
Livingston1 - 2Hearts
Dundee Utd2 - 3Hearts
Kilmarnock0 - 1Hearts
Ross County1 - 3Hearts
Motherwell0 - 0Hearts
Celtic3 - 0Hearts
Hibernian2 - 1Hearts
St. Johnstone1 - 2Hearts
Dundee0 - 6Hearts
Aberdeen0 - 0Hearts
Dundee Utd0 - 1Hearts
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
15
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
13
Draw
5
L
2
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HHearts2 - 0St. Mirren
AHearts1 - 0Dundee
HHearts1 - 0Livingston
AHearts2 - 3Hibernian
HHearts2 - 1Rangers
AHearts2 - 0Falkirk
AHearts2 - 1Celtic
HHearts1 - 1Kilmarnock
AHearts0 - 0Motherwell
AHearts0 - 1Aberdeen
HHearts1 - 1Dundee Utd
HHearts4 - 0Dundee
AHearts2 - 2St. Mirren
HHearts3 - 1Celtic
AHearts3 - 0Kilmarnock
HHearts1 - 0Hibernian
HHearts3 - 0Falkirk
AHearts2 - 0Rangers
AHearts2 - 1Livingston
HHearts3 - 3Motherwell
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
6
Hearts have not lost to Dundee Utd in 6 consecutive away league meetings
League games at Dundee Utd since 2013
Dundee Utd
Hearts
Goals: Scored
14
16
Games: Scored
6 / 9
9 / 9
Clean sheets
0 / 9
3 / 9
DUN
2
D
2
HEA
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Dundee Utd
2 - 3Hearts
0 - 1Hearts
Draw2 - 2Draw
2 - 3Hearts
Draw2 - 2Draw
0 - 2Hearts
Dundee Utd2 - 1
0 - 1Hearts
Dundee Utd4 - 1
League games at Hearts since 2013
Hearts
Dundee Utd
Goals: Scored
17
11
Games: Scored
6 / 9
8 / 9
Clean sheets
1 / 9
3 / 9
DUN
3
D
2
HEA
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Hearts
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Dundee Utd
0 - 1Dundee Utd
Hearts3 - 1
Hearts4 - 1
Hearts5 - 2
Hearts3 - 2
1 - 2Dundee Utd
Draw0 - 0Draw
Goal Statistics

Heart of Midlothian have been consistent in attack of late, finding the net in 8 consecutive Premiership matches. Their PG of 1.5 against Dundee United on Saturday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Dundee Utd 6th Hearts 1st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.0
goals
1.5
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
38%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 75% probability of Dundee Utd scoring 1 goal or less
0
21%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 79% probability that Hearts will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-27
Dundee Utd have scored 27% fewer goals at home than predicted
+15
Hearts have scored 15% more goals when away than predicted
1.1
average goals scored
1.7
average goals scored
1.7
conceded
0.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premiership - 2025/2026 season
Dundee Utd
PG (predicted goals)
Hearts
1
1.5
Attack rating
DUN
HEA
35%
better
view stats
Games scored15
20
Failed to score7
2
Scored first8
16
Goals scored28
42
Avg. goals scored1.3
1.9
Avg. shots per game10
10
Avg. shots per goal8
5
Conversion rate for13
18
Avg. XG for1.4
1.6
KickOff rating
+35%
Defence rating
DUN
HEA
44%
better
view stats
Games conceded19
11
Clean sheets3
11
Conceded first13
5
Goals conceded34
17
Avg. goals conceded1.5
0.8
Avg. shots/game conceded11
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
9
Conversion rate against14%
11%
Avg. XG against1.8
0.9
KickOff rating
+44%

Dundee Utd v Hearts Premiership lLine ups will show here when available.

Dundee Utd Premiership squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
22636
Z. SapsfordZ. SapsfordA FatahK. Keresztes
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Z. Sapsford FWD2261
4
-
K. Keresztes DEF212
6
-
A Fatah FWD2143
2
-
B Esselink DEF191
4
-
L. Stephenson MID1943
6
-
W Ferry MID192
2
-
V Sevelj MID192
5
1
C Sibbald MID1931
2
-
I Dolček FWD1951
1
-
N Möller FWD172
4
-
I Iovu DEF16
5
-
P Camara MID152
3
-
D Naamo DEF13
1
-
Y Kucherenko GLK12
-
K Trapanovski FWD121
1
-
D Richards GLK10
1
-
M Watters FWD1011
1
-
R Strain DEF9
2
-
J Eskesen MID9
1
-
R Graham DEF7
-
O. Stirton FWD6
-
I. Pappoe MID1
1
-
Hearts Premiership squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
221167
S FindlayL ShanklandA KyziridisC Halkett 
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Findlay DEF224
3
-
C Devlin MID221
5
-
C. Soares Braga FWD2292
2
-
A Kyziridis FWD2236
5
-
L Shankland FWD21112
1
-
H Milne DEF2014
6
-
O McEntee DEF1912
3
-
T Magnusson MID192
2
-
C Halkett  DEF184
7
-
M Steinwender DEF18
2
-
A Schwolow GLK17
1
S Kingsley DEF141
-
B Baningime  MID14
2
1
B Spittal MID122
-
F Kent DEF11
1
-
E Kabangu FWD11
-
S. Kerjota FWD101
-
A Forrest FWD10
1
-
P. Kabore FWD1021
-
J McCart DEF8
-
C Borchgrevink DEF5
1
-
J. Wilson FWD5
-
Z Clark GLK4
-
Ageu MID3
-
C Gordon  GLK2
-