Hearts vs Dundee Prediction: Hearts to return to winning ways

Tynecastle Stadium will host this Scottish Premiership encounter between Hearts and Dundee. With both teams coming off league defeats, which side will win here?

Hearts are coming off a defeat at the hands of Celtic, a game that ended 3-0. In that game, Hearts had 40 percent of the possession and created five chances, while they could not convert any. However, with that defeat, Hearts have failed to win any of their last three league games, with two others ending in a goalless draw with Kilmarnock and a 2-0 loss to Rangers. However, Hearts remain in third spot in the league standings with 63 points from 35 games.

Dundee were defeated by St. Mirren last weekend, and this side will not hope for a better result. In that encounter, Dundee went 0-3 behind before a 76th Michael Mellon strike could get them a consolation from that encounter. However, this side has not won in their last five league games, a run where they lost three and drew two. In the league this season, Dundee are seated 6th, accumulating 41 points from 35 games.

The last five meetings between these sides ended in three wins for Hearts, while Dundee won two. In those matches, Dundee scored seven goals, while Hearts scored eight.

This might not be a high-scoring game like we witnessed in their last two games. Hearts and Dundee are not at a high level at the moment, and looking at how weak these sides have been recently, they might have to settle for a defensive play. However, Dundee are just too weak, and I do not see them avoiding a defeat here, even though the margin is expected to be close.