Aberdeen vs Hibernian Prediction

Recent results across all competitions

Aberdeen's last 20 matches, taking in league, cup and European fixtures, read 10 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses, with 34 goals scored and 24 conceded. Hibernian's equivalent sample shows 9 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses, scoring 29 and shipping 23.

Aberdeen: 20 completed matches; Hibernian: 20 completed matches.

Aberdeen

20 matches

Win

50% 10 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

33

Conceded

19

Difference

+14

Hibernian

20 matches

Win

35% 7 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

45% 9 / 20

Scored

25

Conceded

25

Difference

0

That's a broad mix of competitions and opponents rather than a pure league form guide, but both sides clearly score goals and both leak them too. Neither record points to a side that's settled into a comfortable rhythm right now.

Comparative Team Statistics: Aberdeen vs Hibernian

A fixture with no settled pattern

The most recent meeting, back in September, finished 1-1. Before that the results swing both ways: Aberdeen won 2-0 in April, Hibernian won 2-0 away in December, and Hibernian won 1-2 at Pittodrie last October.

Further back there are some heavier scorelines, including a 6-0 Hibernian win and a couple of 4-1 and 3-3 results, but those came with different squads and circumstances. The recent head-to-head record is close and has leaned towards draws and narrow wins rather than one-sided games.

A tight gap in the table

Aberdeen sit seventh with 8 points from seven games, just one point above Hibernian in tenth on 7. Aberdeen have scored 7 and conceded 8 this league season, while Hibernian have scored 8 and conceded 11.

There's barely anything between them in the table at this stage, and neither has built a cushion of form to suggest they're pulling clear of the other.

The standings alone don't hand either side a clear edge going into this one.

Players carrying the goal threat

K. Nisbet has been Aberdeen's standout contributor, with 3 goals and 2 assists in 7 appearances. For Hibernian, M. Boyle has 3 goals in 6 games and C. Wright has added 2 in 6, so the scoring threat is spread rather than resting on one man.

Aberdeen:

Best scorers:

K. Nisbet - 3

Best assist providers:

K. Nisbet - 2

Penalty cards:

L. Mayo x 5

A. Aremu x 3

A. Mouloua x 2

Hibernian:

Best scorers:

M. Boyle - 3

C. Wright - 2

Best assist providers:

N. Lowe - 1

Penalty cards:

J. Iredale x 1 x 1

On discipline, Aberdeen's L. Mayo has picked up 5 yellow cards in 6 matches, the busiest card count on either side in this sample, which is worth keeping an eye on given how it could affect his involvement.

How the game might unfold

Both teams have shown they can score and both have conceded regularly across their recent matches, and the head-to-head has produced goals at both ends more often than not. That points towards an open game rather than a cagey one, though the September meeting between these two did finish level.

With so little separating them in the table and in recent history, this has the look of a contest that could go either way or end up shared.