Hearts: 42 league matches in the bank, 4 from this season and the rest from last season. Dundee: 43 league matches in the bank, 5 from this season and the rest from last season.
The question this step asks
Step two is HOME AND AWAY FORM -- the home side judged on its home record, the away side on its away record, because those are the records that will be on the pitch. The last five reach back into last season where this season is too young to answer, and say so.
The two sides
Hearts -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 2, drew 0, lost 0 of 2, scoring 6 and conceding 1. Last season at home: won 15, drew 4, lost 0 of 19, scoring 37 and conceding 11 -- 2.58 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: beat Hibernian 3-1 away; beat St. Johnstone 2-1 at home; beat Dundee United 4-0 at home; lost to Aberdeen 1-2 away; lost to Celtic 1-3 away. The last of these is from last season.
The dugout
Every one of the 25 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by Derek McInnes. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Dundee -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 1, drew 0, lost 1 of 2, scoring 2 and conceding 1. Last season away: won 2, drew 5, lost 12 of 19, scoring 11 and conceding 33 -- 0.58 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: drew with St. Johnstone 1-1 at home; lost to Hibernian 1-2 at home; beat Dundee United 2-0 away; beat Aberdeen 2-0 at home; lost to Celtic 0-1 away.
The dugout
Every one of the 31 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by Steven Pressley. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Built 06:40 from matches completed before
kick-off. Every figure is an observed count with its denominator —
not a forecast, and nothing here is a tip or a selection.