Hearts are positioned 3rd, while Hibernian are hanging back 16 points behind in the table. Will they reduce the gap?
- Hearts have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Hearts have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Hibernian have scored away.
This is the Edinburgh derby, one of the longest running rivalries in world football. The first match between the two teams was played in 1875. Hearts and Hibernian are the two oldest professional clubs from Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland. A lot of pride is at stake when these teams meet.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
This promises to be an action-packed game with lots of fun and excitement as both participants are well refreshed since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's get started!
Hearts form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Tynecastle Park as Hearts have scored 28 goals to get 33 points from 16 games. The overall stats in the Premiership are 10-3-3 (wins-draws-losses). Two home wins in a row for Hearts bring valid hopes of a third.
The Hearts manager Neilson and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Ross County (placed 7th). The forward McKay outshone all teammates in that game and received a match rating of 8.13 out of 10. McKay scored one goal, hit five key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Livingston in a game that was won 2-0.The Hearts fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 28 goals in 16 league matches. Hearts have only conceded 12 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Hibernian form and stats
There's been little loot from Hibernian's travels as they have only collected 14 points from 15 away games in the Premiership. Hibernian only have 3 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 5 draws.
Hibernian's last game was the home draw against Dundee United (1-1). Cadden got a match rating of 7.64 in that game, top player of the team. Cadden served one assist and hit two key passes.
A 1-3 defeat away at Aberdeen before that.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Hibernian as they have only managed to score 13 times from 15 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Hibernian have conceded 19 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have faced each other before in this season, with the final score Hibernian - Hearts 0-0 written in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Hearts four wins, four draws and Hibernian two victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Boyce 9 goals |  S. Kingsley 5 goals |   K. Nisbet 5 goals |
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| Hearts | Hibernian | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 32 |
| 15 | 10 | 5 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 45 | 28 | 11 | Scored | S | 4 | 13 | 30 |
| 32 | 12 | 1 | Conceded | C | 7 | 19 | 34 |
| 94% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 81% |
| 84% | 94% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 60% | 56% |
| 38% | 38% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | 34% |
| 12% | 6% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 27% | 22% |
| 6% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 6% |
| 47% | 44% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 47% | 38% |
| 41% | 50% | 80% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 38% |
| 19% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 53% | 44% |
| 5.7 | 6.1 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 5.1 | 5.7 |
| 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.2 | 5.1 | 4.8 |
| 1.8 | 1.6 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| 12.9 | 13.8 | 12.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.4 |
| 4.3 | 5 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| 33% | 35% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 25% | 27% |
| 12.7 | 11.4 | 8.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.8 | 11.3 | 10.6 |
| 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
- Hearts have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Hearts have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Hibernian have scored away.
- Hibernian have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Celtic | 31 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 69 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 14 | 51 | 76 |
| 2 | Rangers | 31 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 62 | 25 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 37 | 73 |
| 3 | Hearts | 32 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 45 | 32 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 54 |
| 4 | Dundee United | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 35 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -6 | 40 |
| 5 | Motherwell | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 36 | 48 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 24 | -12 | 39 |
| 6 | Hibernian | 32 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 30 | 34 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 19 | -4 | 38 |
| 7 | Ross County | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 44 | 52 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 27 | -8 | 37 |
| 8 | Livingston | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 33 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 22 | -8 | 37 |
| 9 | Aberdeen | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 41 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 25 | -3 | 36 |
| 10 | St. Mirren | 32 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 46 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 31 | -16 | 36 |
| 11 | St. Johnstone | 32 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 17 | -16 | 30 |
| 12 | Dundee | 32 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 55 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 28 | -28 | 24 |
