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Dundee Utd v Hearts: Pick of the stats

Dundee Utd v Hearts: Pick of the stats

BBC News08-08-2025
All three league matches between Dundee United and Hearts last season finished as 1-0 wins to the away side, with the Tangerines winning two of those and Hearts the other. United are looking to win back-to-back Premiership games against Hearts for the first time since March 2014.Hearts are unbeaten in five Premiership away games at Dundee United (W3 D2) since a 2-1 defeat in February 2016. Hearts could win back-to-back top-fight visits to Tannadice for the first time since December 2002.Dundee United have won their opening home game of a Premiership season in just one of their past five top-fight campaigns (D2 L2), beating Rangers 1-0 in 2021-22.After their 2-0 victory over Aberdeen, Hearts are looking to start a league season with wins in both of their opening two matches for the first time since 2021-22. Indeed, Derek McInnes could become the first manager to win both of his first two top-fight games in charge of the club since Robbie Neilson in August 2015.In their 2-2 draw with Falkirk on matchday one, Max Watters and Ivan Dolcek both scored on their Scottish Premiership debut – no player on record (since 2005-06) has found the net on both of their first two appearances in the competition for Dundee United.
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