Dundee United v Heart Of Midlothian FC Betting Tips [24 December 2022]

Dundee United returns to action in the Premiership with a home game against Hearts, looking to rise from their pre-World Cup slump. Going into this game, they have 12 points, in 12th place and face fourth placed Hearts, who have double their points. Ahead of the World Cup break, Dundee had posted four losses in five matches, and just a win in six. They have six losses in the last 10 matches heading into this one but being winless in the last six meetings with Hearts is what will worry them more. Dundee United have failed to score in two of their last four league matches while three of their last five league matches have produced over 2.5 goals. They have three wins in the last four league matches, a run they will be keen to build on.

Hearts come into this game as heavy favorites, having won three of their last five league matches and with just a loss in that period. They have also beaten Dundee United four times in the last five meetings. Their four losses in the last 10 league matches have been only against the teams ahead of them in the standings – Celtic, Rangers and Aberdeen. Only once in the last six league matches did they fail to score but both sides have scored in four of their last five league matches. A win here could see them rise to third and that is what Hearts will be targeting going into this game. Three of their last five matches have returned over 2.5 goals while they have scored two or more goals in three of their last five away matches.

Dundee United are in poor form, and they face a side that has dominated them in recent meetings. They will however want to capitalize on facing a Hearts side that hasn’t kept a lot of clean sheets, though they should be up to scratch defensively, as Hearts have been scoring a lot in away games. These teams’ past few matches have produced over 2.5 goals and our prediction for the Dundee United v Hearts game is over 2.5 goals.