The Aberdeen malaise continued at Tynecastle as they limped to a defeat in a fixture the home team appears immune to defeat in, regardless of the venue. It also extended the Dons' mortifying run to one win in 12 Premiership matches and they still haven't scored a goal away from home in 2026, and just seven all told this term. It was a narrow 1-0 defeat in Edinburgh but in reality, it was a comfortable afternoon for the hosts whose position in the table has seen envious eyes cast south at what is going on there.
The Aberdeen malaise continued at Tynecastle as they limped to a defeat in a fixture the home team appears immune to defeat in, regardless of the venue.
It also extended the Dons' mortifying run to one win in 12 Premiership matches and they still haven't scored a goal away from home in 2026, and just seven all told this term.
It was a narrow 1-0 defeat in Edinburgh but in reality, it was a comfortable afternoon for the hosts whose position in the table has seen envious eyes cast south at what is going on there.
While the Hearts supporters and their manager celebrated at the end, Peter Leven was left to sift through the wreckage after his team failed to register a single shot target and not for the first time this season.
How the Dons fans wish they were where Hearts and Motherwell are and challenging for the league title. They have picked the worst possible season to crash and burn given the points spilled by the two Glasgow clubs across the campaign.
The top six is gone, something that will be confirmed by another defeat by Celtic on Wednesday and as dispiriting as it will be for them, the only real positives on Saturday came elsewhere as Dundee, St Mirren and Kilmarnock all dropped points.
The defeat to Derek McInnes' league leaders means Aberdeen have taken just four points from 42 available against sides in the top half of the table. That is a damning statistic.
It's difficult to know where the Dons' next league win is coming from.
After Celtic's visit to a venue they haven't lost at since 2016, the Dons face Dunfermline in the Scottish Cup quarter-finals in Fife.
They then host top-six bound Falkirk, visit Rangers and St Mirren before Hibs go to Pittodrie prior to the split.
Relying on results elsewhere would be a dangerous game.
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