Dundee Utd vs Hibernian Prediction & Betting Tips

Patchy form from both clubs

Dundee Utd have blown hot and cold recently. They won 3-0 away at St Mirren and thumped Kilmarnock 4-0, but they've also lost to Celtic, Hearts and Dundee in the same spell, with a 1-1 draw against Falkirk sitting somewhere in between.

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Dundee Utd: 20 completed matches; Hibernian: 20 completed matches.

Dundee Utd

20 matches

Win

35% 7 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

45% 9 / 20

Scored

28

Conceded

31

Difference

-3

Hibernian

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

40% 8 / 20

Scored

29

Conceded

23

Difference

+6

Hibernian's run reads similarly. They drew with Aberdeen, lost at home to Kilmarnock, went out of the League Cup at Ross County, and were beaten 3-1 by Hearts. Their only win in that stretch came away at Dundee.

Neither team arrives with any real rhythm, so consistency looks hard to predict here.

Comparative Team Statistics: Dundee Utd vs Hibernian

Hibernian have had the upper hand historically

Looking back across the last twenty meetings between these two, Hibernian have won nine, Dundee Utd four, with seven draws. The most recent meeting in February finished 3-2 to Hibernian.

These games have also tended to be open. Scorelines like 3-3, 4-2 and 3-2 crop up regularly in this fixture's history, suggesting clean sheets aren't the norm when these sides meet.

History leans Hibernian's way and points to goals rather than a tight, low-scoring affair.

Very little between them in the table

Seven games into the season, Dundee Utd sit eighth on eight points, with Hibernian just below in tenth on seven. Both have lost more matches than they've won so far.

It's early days, but there's barely a point separating two teams still finding their feet.

Key men in attack and discipline to watch

M. Boyle has been Hibernian's most productive forward with three goals in six appearances, while C. Wright has chipped in with two. For Dundee Utd, J. Randall leads the way with two goals and two assists, and M. Merghem has also provided two assists.

Dundee Utd:

Best scorers:

J. Randall - 2

Best assist providers:

J. Randall - 2

M. Merghem - 2

Penalty cards:

E. Agyei x 1

D. Bennie x 3

L. Rose 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

Dundee Utd's D. Bennie, L. Rose and Z. Sapsford have all picked up multiple bookings recently, so refereeing decisions could shape how physical this one gets.

Shaping up as an open game

Both defences have shipped goals freely this season, with eleven conceded apiece in seven league matches, and neither side has managed a settled run of clean sheets. Combined with a head-to-head record that regularly produces goals at both ends, this looks like a fixture where goals are more likely than not.

That said, recent results like Hibernian's 0-1 home defeat to Kilmarnock or Dundee Utd's 0-2 loss to Dundee show it isn't always end-to-end stuff either.