Dundee take on Heart of Midlothian at Dens on Saturday in the Ladbrokes Premiership and here we round up everything you need to know ahead of the match.
Match Info
FIXTURE: Dundee v Heart of Midlothian
COMPETITION: Ladbrokes Premiership
DATE: Saturday 30th September 2017
KICK-OFF: 3.00pm
VENUE: Dens Park
Opposition Info
FORMED: 1874
STADIUM: Tynecastle Stadium
CAPACITY: 17,480
PITCH SIZE: 100m x 64m
MANAGER: Craig Levein
CHAIRWOMAN: Ann Budge
NICKNAMES: Jam Tarts, Jambos
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
RECORD ATTENDANCE: 57,857 v Barcelona, 24/7/2007, Friendly, Murrayfield
CLUB WEBSITE: www.heartsfc.co.uk
Getting to the Ground
The full address of Dens Park for Sat-Nav is Dens Park, Sandeman Street, Dundee, DD3 7JY
The city centre of Dundee can be reached easily by both road and rail. From Dundee City Centre you can use the no 1A or no 24 National Express Dundee bus services, both of which can be boarded at the Albert Square. For a taxi to the ground, call Tay Taxis on 01382450450.
Head to Head v Heart of Midlothian
LEAGUE: Won 69, Drawn 51, Lost 100
SCOTTISH CUP: Won 3, Drawn 5, Lost 9
LEAGUE CUP: Won 6, Drawn 4, Lost 9
TOTALS: Won 78, Drawn 60, Lost 118
Last Five Dundee v Heart of Midlothian Matches
8/4/2017 | Away | Premiership | Lost 1-0 | 16,304
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
Last Meeting
Hearts edged out Dundee 1-0 at Tynecastle last April, thanks to an early goal by Esmael Goncalves. The Dark Blues had few chances in a tense and scrappy match, coming closest with a Tom Hateley free kick that struck the post.
The brightest aspect of this game was Gorgie’s gorgeous warm sunshine. The football was seldom better than disappointing. Both sides looked like they have been well out of form. What little fluency there was came only in patches from Hearts. Dundee worked hard, and like the home team, pressed energetically as the ball pinged to and fro. There was little to bring cheer to the travelling Dees but the most positive feature of the game was an excellent debut performance in central defence by Daniel Higgins, who looked very much at home after being thrown in at the deep end.
Heart of Midlothian: Hamilton, Smith, Buaben, Nowak, Struna, Kitchen (c), Tziolis, Cowie, Djoum (Martin 60), Walker (Currie 64), Goncalves (Johnsen 89)
Unused subs: Noring (gk), Avlonitis, Choulay, Beith.
Goals: Goncalves (13).
Dundee FC: Bain, Higgins, O’Dea (c), Holt, Hateley, O’Hara, Vincent, McGowan, Kerr, Ojamaa (Wighton 58), Haber
Unused subs: Mitchell (gk), Ross, Dryden, Ian Smith, Kevin Gomis.
Booked: Kerr (foul on Smith).
Attendance: 16,304 (605 Dees).
Referee: Crawford Allan. Assistants: Gordon Crawford, Ralph Gordon. Fourth official: Don Robertson.
Match Officials
REFEREE: Steven McLean
ASSISTANT REFEREE: Micheal Banks
ASSISTANT REFERRE: Gary Hilland
FOURTH OFFICIAL: Colin Steven
Thirty-six year old Steven McLean has been a referee on the SFA list since 1997 and became a FIFA referee in 2010. He took charge of his first major final when he officiated the 2014 League Cup Final between Aberdeen and Inverness Caledonian Thistle and took charge of his first Scottish Cup Final two years later between Hibernian and Rangers.
McLean is the son of former Kilmarnock player Stuart McLean and brother of footballer Brian McLean and last season refereed three Dundee games. This season he was in charge of the Betfred Cup 2nd round match at Dens in which Dundee knocked out Dundee United with a 2-1 win.
Heart of Midlothian’s Season So Far
Hearts’ season kicked off with back to back wins against Elgin City and East Fife in the Betfred Cup but a shock defeat at Peterhead and a 2-2 draw at home to Dunfermline, in which The Pars won the penalty shoot out bonus point, meant that Hearts failed to progress from the section.
The League Cup exit cost Head Coach Ian Cathro his job and when Hearts’ Premiership campaign kicked off with a trip to the champions Celtic, it was interim coach Jon Daly who was in charge for the 4-1 defeat.
With construction undergoing on the new main stand at Tynecastle, Hearts were forced to play their first four league games away from home and they bounced back from the Parkhead defeat with a 1-0 win at Rugby Park. A 0-0 draw at Ibrox was followed up with a 2-1 loss at Motherwell and that Fir Park game was the last in charge for Daly.
Director of Football Craig Levein was appointed as the new Hearts manager during the international break and his first game at charge would be against Aberdeen at Murrayfield. With work at Tynecastle behind schedule, the Jambos were forced to move three home games to Rugby Union’s national stadium and Levein started his second spell in charge with a 0-0 draw with The Dons in front of 24,248; denied a win thanks to an inspired performance from Aberdeen keeper Joe Lewis.
Two more away games saw a win at Hamilton and a draw at Partick and so the Jam Tarts come to Dens to face former player Neil McCann, who won the Scottish Cup with Hearts in their eighth away game in nine matches.
Top Scorers
DUNDEE: Moussa 7; El Bahktaoui 4; Hendry, Leitch-Smith 2
HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN: Lafferty 6; Tavares Cruz da Silva 4; Callachan 2
Ticketing Information
Tickets for Premiership match with Heart of Midlothian at Dens Park are on sale now online and from the Ticket office.
Family Area Priced tickets available in the Bobby Cox Stand
Rows A – Y, Seats 1 – 47 with prices as follows:
Adult and one child under 12 – £31
Two adults and two children under 12 – £57
With additional children under 12 at £5
Children under 18 in the family area are £10
Under 12 and Under 16 tickets can only be bought as part of a family group
Prices for all areas in Dens Park are priced as follows
Adults (18-64) – £26
Senior (Over 65) – £19
Students (Proof will be required) – £19
Child (Under 18) – £12
Tickets are available from the ticket office, in person or by phone on 01382 889966 (Option 1) or online
Match Programme
Dundee’s 2017/18 match programme The Dee will be available to buy at the Hearts game in and around the ground and in the club shop. It is a full, colour 52 page edition packed with news, views, features and exclusive interviews which this week include:
- A message from manager Neil McCann
- A message from managing-director John Nelms
- This Week in History
- The regular series of articles looking at the players who have worn the different squad numbers over the years featuring this week number 25
- Where are they now?
- Profile on visitors Hearts
- Junior Dees News
- Classic Match
- Dundee Supporters Association news
The Dee, produced by our partners Curtis Sports will be available on Saturday for just £3 and can also be ordered on the Curtis Sport website.
How To Watch
Fans from outside of the UK who are virtual season tickets will be able to watch the Hearts match live on DEETV or alternatively they can view it for just £5.
The full ninety minutes of the match will be available to every subscriber of DEETV on Saturday while a shorter highlights package will be available to view during the weekend alongside exclusive post match interviews with the manager and players.
The pre-match press conference is also available to view on DEETV from Thursday.
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.
