Dundee v Heart of Midlothian Match Preview
League leaders Hearts come to the Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park on Tuesday night for Jim McIntyre’s first home game in charge 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: Tuesday 23rd October 2018
KICK-OFF: 7.45pm
VENUE: Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park
Opposition Info
FORMED: 1874
STADIUM: Tynecastle Stadium
CAPACITY: 19,907
PITCH SIZE: 100m x 64m
MANAGER: Craig Levein
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
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 & rail. From Dundee City Centre you can use the no. 1A or no. 24 National Express Dundee bus service, 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 70, Drawn 52, Lost 101
SCOTTISH CUP: Won 3, Drawn 5, Lost 9
LEAGUE CUP: Won 6, Drawn 4, Lost 9
TOTALS: Won 79, Drawn 61, Lost 119
Last Five Dundee v Heart of Midlothian Matches
- 1/4/2018 | Home | Premiership | Drew 1-1 | 5,496 | Moussa
- 12/12/2017 | Away | Premiership | Lost 2-0 | 15,556
- 30/9/2017 | Home | Premiership | Won 2-1 | 7,029 | Waddell (2)
- 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
Last Meeting
Dundee recovered from a poor start to draw 1-1 against Hearts on Easter Sunday at Dens Park. Both goals came in the first half. Ross Callachan gave this visitor an early lead but Sofien Moussa grabbed a deserved equaliser. The Dark Blues had the edge for the rest of the match, but had to settle for a point.
Dundee FC: Parish, Caulker, Meekings, O’Dea (c) (Kusunga 54), Deacon, O’Hara, Kamara, Aurtenetxe (Holt 80), McGowan, Moussa (Leitch-Smith 84), Murray
Unused subs: Ferrie (gk), Kerr, Spence, Wighton
Goal: Moussa (27).
Booked: Deacon (simulation), McGowan (foul on AManksaa), O’Hara (foul on Berra), Murray (foul on Godinho).
Heart of Midlothian: McLaughlin, Godinho, Souttar, Berra, Hughes, Cowie, Callachan (Henderson 71), Adao (Cochrane 78), Amankwaa (Moore 71), Naismith, Lafferty
Unused subs: Hamilton (gk), Milinkovic, Randall, McDonald.
Goal: Callachan (2).
Booked: Lafferty (simulation), Callachan (foul on McGowan), Berra (foul on O’Hara), Naismith (foul on McGowan).
Attendance: 5,496.
Referee: Kevin Clancy. Assistants: Frank Connor, David Roome. 4th official: Gavin Duncan.
Match Officials
REFEREE: Craig Thompson
ASSISTANT REFEREE: Michael Banks`
ASSISTANT REFEREE: Andy Milne
FOURTH OFFICIAL: Steven Reid
Heart of Midlothian’s Season So Far
Hearts have had a fantastic start to the season and come to the Kilmac Stadium at the top of the Ladbrokes Premiership.
They also have a Betfred Cup semi-final with Celtic to look forward to next weekend and started their season by topping their League Cup section thanks to an opening day win at Cove Rangers, a penalty shoot out bonus point win over Raith Rovers and two 5-0 victories over Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Craig Levein’s old side Cowdenbeath.
In the knock out stages Hearts defeated Dundee’s section winners Dunfermline 1-0 at East End Park and then Motherwell 4-2 at home in the quarter-final to set up Sunday’s tie at Murrayfield with Brendan Rodgers’ side.
They have already beaten Celtic 1-0 in the Premiership on matchday 2, a week after a 4-1 win over Hamilton at Hope CBD Stadium and followed them up with wins over Killie, St Mirren, Motherwell and St Johnstone as well as a draw with Livingston.
Their only defeat came at Ibrox before the international break but they bounced back with an excellent 2-1 win over Hearts at Tynecastle to stamp their title contenders credentials.
Top Scorers
DUNDEE: Moussa, Mendy, Madinanga 2; Wighton, Boyle, Spence, McGowan, Ngwatala, Källman, Nabi 1
HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN: Naismith 10; Haring 5; Ipkeazu, Lee, MacLean 4; Dunne 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
A ticket package for our next two home matches against Hearts and Celtic at the Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park are on sale now. Supporters wishing to attend both matches can do so at a cut price with the package which will get an adult ticket to both games for just £44.
The package is on sale from the Ticket Office inside Dundee Direct and also online now.
Full prices for the package are as follows –
Adult – £44
Concessions (Over 65 or Students with valid student photo ID) – £33
Under 18s – £22
Tickets are available from the ticket office, in person or by phone on 01382 889966 (Option 1) or online.
A reminder that season tickets holders can claim two free tickets for any match throughout the season.
Match Programme
Dundee’s 2018/19 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 48 page edition packed with news, views, features and exclusive interviews which this week include:
- A message from new manager Jim McIntyre
- A message from managing-director John Nelms
- The regular series of articles looking at the players who have worn the different squad numbers over the years featuring this week number 45
- Where are they now?
- Profile on visitors Heart of Midlothian
- Played for Both Clubs featuring goalkeeper Billy Muir
- DFC in the Community News
- Junior Dees News
- Classic Match
- Dundee Supporters Association news
The Dee, produced by our partners Curtis Sports will be available on Tuesday for just £3 and can also be ordered on the Curtis Sport website.
How To Watch
Fans from outside of the UK will be able to watch the Hearts match live on DeeTV with a virtual season ticket. You can sign up for DeeTV for just £12 a month or an annual fee of £120 on the official website where you will also have access to highlights, interviews and all the Dundee FC goals at the click of the button
Fans in the UK can sign up to DeeTV for a monthly fee of £5.99 or an annual fee of £59.99 which will give them access to live audio of most Ladbrokes Premiership games, full match replays and highlights, behind the scenes content and exclusive interviews.
The pre-match press conference is also available to view on DEETV from Monday.
You can sign up for DEETV for just £5.99 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
