Pittodrie Stadium | Scottish Premiership | Saturday, August 1 | 5:30pm BST
Ahead of MD1 of the 2026-27 Scottish Premiership season, BetVictor News delivers the in-depth Aberdeen vs Hearts preview – including the score prediction, overall H2H record, team news, latest odds, the best betting angles and more.
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Aberdeen Vs Hearts Preview
After a disappointing 2025-26 season, Aberdeen will be looking for a vast improvement this time around. The Dons laboured to ninth last term and registered just 40 points from their 38 league fixtures.
With that in mind, the Aberdeen vs Hearts odds favour a Jambos victory and after they agonisingly lost out on the title last season, supporters will be hoping for another exciting campaign. However, star striker Lawrence Shankland and manager Derek McInnes have left to join Rangers.
Aberdeen Vs Hearts H2H Record
The Aberdeen vs Hearts H2H record is extremely close, with the latter boasting 99 wins compared to the Dons 93. Last season, Hearts won 2-0 and 1-0 on home soil but slipped to a 1-0 defeat at Pittodrie.
Aberdeen vs Hearts H2H record:
- Aberdeen wins – 93
- Draws – 68
- Hearts wins – 99
Aberdeen Vs Hearts Team News
In attack, Kevin Nisbet is expected to lead the line having scored six times in the Scottish League Cup group stages. Bradley Lyons, Stuart Armstrong and Kjartan Mar Kjartansson are all expected to start in midfield.
As for Hearts, Stephen Kingsley and Alexandros Kyziridis will be missing after suffering injuries in the home loss to Sturm Graz. Stuart Findlay is likely to partner Malachi Fagan-Walcott in the centre of defence.
Aberdeen Vs Hearts Predicted Lineups
Aberdeen predicted lineup:
Muller; Lobban, Milne, Mayo, Guinness-Walker; Lyons, Armstrong, Kjartansson; Smith, Nisbet, Olusanya
Hearts predicted lineup:
Clark; Altena, Fagan-Walcott, Findlay, Milne; Spittal, McEntee; Miller, Braga, Guendouz; Kabore
Aberdeen Vs Hearts TV Channel, Live Streaming And Radio
Aberdeen vs Hearts is available to watch live in the UK on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Football, and Sky Sports Ultra HDR (kick-off 5:30pm). Live streaming is available via the Sky Go app, Sky Sports app, Virgin TV Go or via a NOW sports membership. Followers can also tune in via BBC Radio Scotland.
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Aberdeen Vs Hearts Betting Angles
Key Match Stats
- This will be the 261st competitive meeting between the sides.
- Aberdeen stats – The Dons have a 100% win record from their Scottish League Cup clashes this term.
- Hearts stats – The Jambos lost 6-0 on aggregate to Sturm Graz in UCL qualifying.
Top Betting Angles for Aberdeen vs Hearts
Even number of goals: Came in across two of the three league fixtures in 2025-26. Online at 5/6.
BTTS (No): All three SPL fixtures last year didn’t see both teams score. Available at 5/4.
Anytime goalscorers: Kevin Nisbet (13/10), Claudio Braga (13/8) and Pierre Landry Kabore (15/8) all offer potential.
Aberdeen Vs Hearts Prediction
Although Aberdeen’s confidence will be high after their Scottish League Cup victories, we feel that Hearts will have too much quality. The Jambos don’t have the best record at Pittodrie but we fancy new boss Wouter Vrancken to open his SPL account with a win.
Prediction: Aberdeen 0-2 Hearts (21/2)
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