Heart of Midlothian vs Dundee prediction and betting tips on January 23, 2024
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Game Prediction
Next week, the intensity of events in European football will be lower in the early days. As a result, a couple from the Scottish Premiership, Hearts and Dundee, will not pass by. Is there any intrigue in this confrontation? An individual prediction for this match on January 23, 2024 is available to the website audience.
Hearts is back in the second echelon of local football
“The Jambos” were national champions several times and regularly won the cup trophies. Speaking about the beginning of the century, there was an idea to return to the peak, to displace a couple of eternal giants of recent decades. And it even managed to rise to 2nd place in 2006. Still, it all ended in financial problems and a fall to the Championship. However, that hole is already behind: the team reached the cup final in 2022 and the club became in 4th place in the previous local Premier League. The higher mentioned result allowed it to try the hand at the Conference League, but there, having overcome Rosenborg, the Scottish club lost to PAOK. Having focused on the inner arena, the team had gained a foothold in 3rd position by mid-winter – objectively, there is no way higher. As for the previous round, it beat Livingston – 2-1. And then Spartans was knocked out in the cup confrontation with the same score on the away field.
Dundee performs with dignity
“The Dark Blues” were even the champions and won cups several times. Still, the only 1st place was taken more than half a century ago, in 1962, and the last cup was awarded in 1974 (although in 2003 they reached the final, but lost there). This has been a fairly typical “elevator” lately. The team fell into the Championship again in 2022, but was able to come back on the very first attempt, moreover, that was done from 1st place. It is clear that now the task is simply to gain a foothold in the Premiership. And it works out well; the club takes more than a point per fight on average. At the same time, it is reasonable to mention that there have been few victories and a 0-2 defeat in the cup battle against Kilmarnock in recent weeks.
Previous head-to-head matches
Dundee won both previous matches. For instance, there happened a 1-0 score in August last year.
Free prediction for the match Heart of Midlothian vs Dundee on January 23:
The stronger team plays on its native field. So, we are waiting for the hosts to win in the following confrontation (odd: 1.73).