Dundee FC vs Hearts Prediction: No issue for the visiting team here

On Sunday, Dundee will continue their quest for their first win of the 2023–24 Scottish Premiership season when they play host to Hearts. The away team has gotten off to a solid start to the season with a win and a draw, but three points this weekend might put them in position to take over the leadership of the division if they win.

Dundee's new campaign began with a scoreless draw against Motherwell, but when they traveled to take on St. Mirren, they were unable to build on that success and ended up losing. The Buddies jumped out to an early lead thanks to an own goal scored by Joe Shaughnessy. Dundee's Josh Mulligan did manage to get his name on the scoresheet, but it was not enough to prevent them from suffering a 2-1 defeat. The team was able to get some rest over the weekend, which was something that their opponents were unable to do because they had already been eliminated from the Scottish League Cup. Tony Docherty's side were the ones who were eliminated. As a result of having more time than usual to prepare for this specific match, Dundee should have a good deal of fitness in their legs, which could provide them with a significant advantage on Sunday. However, because there is currently just one point on the board, there is a possibility that the Dark Blues could wind up in last place in the league if they suffer a loss.

If other results go in the visitors' favor and they are able to pick up three points from this game, they will finish the weekend atop their division. In the early going of the Scottish Premiership, Hearts have shown themselves to be formidable, particularly in terms of their defense; the Jambos have not yet been forced to concede a goal. The guys led by Frankie McAvoy have been impressive in other competitions as well, having eliminated Rosenberg from the Europa Conference League and also advancing in the Scottish League Cup by defeating Patrick Thistle 4-0 over the weekend. Both of these victories occurred during the past week. Despite the fact that Hearts kept yet another clean sheet and demonstrated their attacking prowess in the Scottish League Cup game, they are coming into this weekend's match on the heels of a loss that occurred during the previous week. Also, even though Lawrence Shankland scored for the Jambos in the ninth minute of their most recent Europa Conference League play-off match against PAOK, the Jambos ended up falling to PAOK by a score of 2-1 and losing the first leg of the contest.

Dundee possible starting lineup:

McCracken, Mulligan, Shaughnessy, Ashcroft, McCowan, Boateng, McGhee, Cameron, Beck, Robinson, Bakayoko

Hearts possible starting lineup:

Clark, Atkinson, Kingsley, Rowles, Cochrane, Sibbick, Nieuwenhof, Oda, Boyce, McKay, Shankland

This season has been challenging for Dundee so far; they were eliminated from the Scottish League Cup, and they have yet to win a game in the Scottish Premier League. It's possible that their struggles may continue this weekend as well, given that Hearts find their attacking strength in a match in which the visiting team is expected to score twice.