Hearts will look to return to winning ways in the Scottish Premiership when they face Aberdeen at Pittodrie on Sunday.

Derek McInnes’ side dropped points for the second time across their last three matches when being held to a 1-1 draw by Dundee United last time out. Aberdeen were also involved in a 1-1 draw last time out, when sharing the spoils with Motherwell.

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📈 Aberdeen v Hearts Form & Stats

Following a wretched start to the season, Aberdeen seem to be getting their act together. The Dons have avoided defeat in four of their last five Scottish Premiership matches, taking top honours from three of those contests. It's also worth noting that Aberdeen recently collected their first point in this season's Europa Conference League, by putting in a spirited display to claim a 0-0 draw away at AEK Larnaca.

While that upturn in form has lifted Jimmy Thelin’s team up to 8th place in the table, they are only three points above bottom spot.

Remarkably, Aberdeen failed to score a single goal in each of their opening six Scottish Premiership games of the season, however, they have made the net bulge in their subsequent five matches.

Aberdeen have been one of the most ill-disciplined teams in the Scottish Premiership this season, collecting an average of 2.82 cards per game.

While Hearts will have been disappointed to have been held to a 1-1 draw by Dundee United last time out, that stalemate did increase their unbeaten run in this season’s Scottish Premiership to 12 matches.

The Jam Tarts failed to score two or more goals in a Scottish Premiership match for just the second time this season during their aforementioned 1-1 draw with Dundee United. Nevertheless, the capital club are still comfortably the top scorers in the division, racking up 29 strikes across their opening 12 league games of the season.

After posting five cleans sheets over their first eight Scottish Premiership matches of the season, Hearts have failed to silence their opponents in three of their last four top-flight outings.

Over 2.5 goals would have been a winning selection in eight of Hearts’ 12 top-flight fixtures this season, including four of their five games away from Tynecastle.

📔 Aberdeen v Hearts Formation & Team News

After making use of a 4-2-3-1 formation during the early months of the season, Jimmy Thelin has reverted to a 3-4-3 system in recent weeks. Either way, the Dons boss likes his team to play with plenty of intensity and to utilise a high press.

Kristers Tobers is not expected to feature for Aberdeen again this season after suffering a serious knee injury back in September. Alexander Jensen is rated as doubtful for Sunday’s clash with Hearts after missing the Dons’ 1-1 draw with Motherwell a fortnight ago.

Derek McInnes is well known for favouring a 4-4-2 formation, though it can resemble a 4-4-1-1 when his team are out of possession.

Hearts were dealt a major blow in the lead-up to their last game with Dundee United, when key midfielder Beni Bangingime was ruled out with a hamstring injury. Derek McInnes has since confirmed that Bangingime will be on the sidelines for several weeks.

Calem Nieuwenhof and Finlay Pollock are both closing in on a return to first-team action following lengthy lay-offs, however, neither of the pair are likely to feature against Aberdeen on Sunday.

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