Dundee travel to Edinburgh to take on Heart of Midlothian at Tynecastle on Saturday and here we round up everything you need to know ahead of the match.
Match Info
FIXTURE: Heart of Midlothian v Dundee
COMPETITION: Ladbrokes Premiership
DATE: Saturday 8th April 2017
KICK-OFF: 3.00pm
VENUE: Tynecastle Stadium
Opposition Info
FORMED: 1874
STADIUM: Tynecastle Stadium
CAPACITY: 17,480
PITCH SIZE: 100m x 64m
HEAD COACH: Ian Cathro
CHAIRWOMAN: Ann Budge
NICKNAMES: Jam Tarts, Jambos
MASCOTS: Hearty Harry
CLUB COLOURS: Maroon and White
HONOURS: Scottish League Division One (1st tier) winners: 1894/95,
1896/97, 1957/58, 1959/60
Scottish League First Division (2nd tier) winners: 1979/80
SPFL Championship (2nd tier) winners: 2014/15
Scottish Cup winners: 1891, 1896, 1901, 1906, 1956, 1996, 2006, 2012
League Cup winners: 1954/55, 1958/59, 1959/60, 2011/12
RECORD WIN: 21-0 v Anchor, Edinburgh FA Cup, 1880
CLUB WEBSITE: www.heartsfc.co.uk
Getting to the Ground
The full address of Tynecastle for Sat-Nav is Tynecastle Stadium, Gorgie Road, Edinburgh, EH11 2NL
General Directions – Tynecastle Stadium is located close to the West End of Edinburgh and can be located from there by taking the Dalry Road fork at Haymarket and continuing until Dalry Road joins Gorgie Road.
From the Edinburgh City Bypass (A720), take the A71 Edinburgh West slip road and follow signs for City Centre.
Away Supporters (Roseburn Stand) – Away supporters are allocated in part of the Roseburn Stand which is located at the north end of the stadium. Access is by the McLeod Street turnstiles 23 – 32. Coach parking is in Russell Road, which is accessed from McLeod Street as shown on the plan linked above.
Please note: Russell Road is unsuitable for double decker coaches.
Travel from the North – Join the A8 Corstorphine Road and travel along it until you reach the Haymarket junction. Take the right-hand lane in the one-way system (West Maitland Street, Torphichen Place and Morrison Street) before bearing left along Dalry Road until you join Gorgie Road. Travel along Gorgie Road until you pass under the railway bridge. McLeod Street is immediately on your right with the Tynecastle Arms on the corner. Proceed along McLeod Street until you join Russell Road. Coaches are parked here or on the overflow areas in Roseburn Street.
Please note: Russell Road is unsuitable for double decker coaches.
Train – If travelling from the West and North, disembark at Haymarket Station (the last stop before Waverley Station) and proceed along Dalry Road and Gorgie Road.
If travelling from the South, continue your journey through Waverley Station to Haymarket Station.
Bus – Buses from Haymarket/Dalry to Tynecastle are Lothian numbers 1, 2, 3, 21, 25, 33 and First numbers 25, 27, 28 & 427.
Car – There are no special parking arrangements and traffic wardens strictly control street parking in the immediate vicinity of the stadium.
To the north of the stadium, there is some on-street parking available north of Murrayfield Stadium and Corstorphine Road. To the south of the stadium, there is some on-street parking available south of Gorgie Road and in the Shandon area.
Head to Head v Heart of Midlothian
LEAGUE: Won 69, Drawn 51, Lost 99
SCOTTISH CUP: Won 3, Drawn 5, Lost 9
LEAGUE CUP: Won 6, Drawn 4, Lost 9
TOTALS: Won 78, Drawn 60, Lost 117
Last Five Dundee v Heart of Midlothian Matches
23/12/2016 | Home | Premiership | Won 3-2 | 6,160 | O’Dea, McGowan, Haber
15/10/2016 | Away | Premiership | Lost 2-0 | 16,512
12/3/2016 | Home | Premiership | Lost 1-0 | 6,195
21/11/2015 | Away | Premiership | Drew 1-1 | 16,736 | Loy
8/8/2015 | Home | Premiership | Lost 2-1 | 8,222 | Hemmings
Last Meeting
Dundee thrilled the fans by battling their way back from 2-0 down to beat Hearts 3-2 at Dens Park two days before Christmas. Hearts took an early lead through a Jamie Walker penalty. When Callum Paterson added a second for the Jam Tarts at the start of the second half the Dee had a mountain to climb. A Darren O’Dea goal started the fightback then Paul McGowan came off the bench to equalise. Three minutes into injury time Marcus Haber headed the winner, sending the delighted fans home with broad grins on their faces.
Dundee FC: Bain, Gomis (Etxabeguren, half time), Gadzhalov, O’Dea ©, Kerr, Hateley, Vincent, O’Hara (McGowan 52), Holt, Haber, Wighton
Unused subs: Mitchell (gk), Williams, Ross, El Bakhtaoui, Loy.
Goals: O’Dea (53), McGowan (71), Haber (90+3).
Booked: Holt (preventing quick free kick being taken).
Heart of Midlothian: Hamilton, Paterson, Souttar, Rossi, Smith (Rherras 90+4), Cowie (Muirhead 64), Nowak, Kitchen, Djoum, Walker (Watt 90+1), Johnsen
Unused subs: Noring (gk), Ozturk, Sammon, Zanatta.
Goals: Walker (3 pen), Paterson (48).
Booked: Smith (foul on Kerr).
Attendance: 6,160 (1,400 Hearts supporters).
Referee: Kevin Clancy. Assistants: Graham McNeillie, John McCrossan. 4th official: Andrew Dallas.
Match Officials
REFEREE: Crawford Allan
ASSISTANT REFEREE: Gordon Crawford
ASSISTANT REFERRE: Ralph Gordon
FOURTH OFFICIAL: Don Robertson
Forty-nine year old Crawford Allan joined the SFA Referee list in 1991 and the Scottish Premier League list in 2005. The game against Hearts will be the third Dundee match he has officiated this season after being in charge of the home games against Aberdeen and Partick in September/October.
Heart of Midlothian’s Season So Far
Hearts’ season started in June when they faced FC Infonet of Estonia which they won 6-3 on aggregate but they disappointingly exited the competition in the next round when Birkirkara won 2-1 at Tynecastle after a 0-0 draw in the first leg in Malta.
Being in Europe meant a bye into the knock out stages of the League Cup but lasted just one round when they lost 3-2 to St Johnstone in the last 16.
Hearts had a tough start to the league campaign, losing to Celtic at home on the opening weekend before drawing 0-0 with Aberdeen but then started to hit their stride by winning their next three.
St Johnstone then proved to be a bit of a bogey team, beating Hearts again, this time in the Premiership but it was their only defeat in 14 games. This was run was enough to see them comfortably in third, the highlight being a 2-0 win over Rangers at Tynecastle but just two days manager Robbie Nielsen left to take over at MK Dons.
Former Dundee United youth coach Ian Cathro took over the hot seat and drew 2-2 with Ross County in his first game before Rangers got revenge with a 2-0 win in his second. This was followed by a draw with Partick and a dramatic last gasp defeat at Dens and after a 4-0 win over Kilmarnock, lost 1-0 to Aberdeen before the winter break.
The Scottish Cup was a disappointment, losing 3-1 in a replay with rivals Hibernian at Easter Road and in the league since New Year have been somewhat inconsistent losing 4-0 to Celtic in one game before beating Rangers 4-1 in the next. However defeats to Partick, Ross County, Aberdeen, Celtic and most recently to St Johnstone have seen them slip to 5th and they will be looking to return to winning ways against Dundee.
Top Scorers
DUNDEE: Haber, Stewart 6; Loy, McGowan, O’Hara, O’Dea 4; El Bahktaoui, Hemmings, Holt 3
HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN: Walker 13; Paterson 9; Djoum 6; Johnsen 5; Nicholson 4
Ticketing Information
The Hearts v Dundee match is all ticket and there are still a limited number of tickets left for the Roseburn Stand where Dundee fans will be situated.
These can be purchased from the ticket office at Dens and the prices are as follows:
UPPER SECTION
ADULTS £24
OVER 65/FTE £18
UNDER 18 £14
UNDER 12 £ 5
LOWER SECTION
ADULTS £18
OVER 65/FTE £13
UNDER 18 £10
UNDER 12 £ 5
Proof of concession status may be required at the turnstile.
Match Programme
Hearts’ match programme is priced £3.50 and is available in the Hearts club shop or from sellers in and around the ground
How To Watch
The full ninety minutes of the match will be available to subscribers of DEETV on Saturday evening while a shorter highlights package will be available to view on Sunday alongside exclusive post match interviews with the manager and players.
The pre-match press conference is also available to view on DEETV now.
You can sign up for DEETV for just £5 a month on the official website where you will have access to Highlights, Interviews and all the Dundee FC goals at the click of the button.
If you are out with the UK you will also be able to take advantage of our Live Streaming package for every home game.
