Top-ranking Dundee United come to Hibernian after their 2-1-result against St. Mirren. Check out our comprehensive match preview!
- Hibernian have the most matches under the total-line (11) in Premiership
- Dundee United have the fewest scored goals in the first half (10) in Premiership
Both squads have had ample time to rest since their previous competitive action. Let's wish for an animated game!
Hibernian form and stats
The story so far in the Premiership for Hibernian at their home stadium (Easter Road Stadium) is 6 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
Hibernian are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-3 away versus Aberdeen. Midfielder Newell was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.12 (out of ten) in that game. Newell hit one key pass and had 24 successful passes (of 30 total).
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Hibernian have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found six games) they have won four times, drawn two and lost zero.
From these home matches, Hibernian have conceded only 14 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Dundee United form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Dundee United so far with only 16 points returning home. The records show 3-7-6 (win-draw-lose).
It's the second away game in a row for Dundee United, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus St. Mirren (placed 9th) last time out. Midfield player Levitt was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.85/10. Levitt scored one goal and hit two key passes.
aweayteam Hara magic won. We have checked recent matches where Dundee have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those ten games were two victories, five draws and three defeats.
The attacking power of Dundee United when travelling is not overwhelming with 13 goals scored from 16 league matches away. Dundee United have conceded 17 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Hibernian and Dundee United have played each other already this season: Dundee United - Hibernian 1-3. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: seven - two - one (Hibernian wins - draws - Dundee United wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Nisbet 5 goals |   N. Clark 5 goals |  R. Edwards 3 goals |
Hibernian missing players
Dundee United missing players
| Hibernian | Dundee United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 16 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 16 | 31 |
| 9 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 29 | 16 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 13 | 28 |
| 33 | 14 | 4 | Conceded | C | 5 | 17 | 34 |
| 81% | 81% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 81% | 90% |
| 55% | 50% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 56% | 58% |
| 35% | 31% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 25% | 32% |
| 23% | 19% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 6% | 10% |
| 6% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 6% | 3% |
| 35% | 25% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 44% | 42% |
| 39% | 56% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 31% | 32% |
| 45% | 38% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 44% | 35% |
| 5.6 | 6.1 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
| 4.9 | 4.7 | 6.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 6.8 | 6.4 |
| 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11.2 | 11.7 | 7.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 9.4 | 10.5 |
| 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
| 27% | 29% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 28% | 27% |
| 10.7 | 10.2 | 14.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.8 | 14.4 | 14.4 |
| 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
- Dundee United have the fewest scored goals in the first half (10) in Premiership
- Hibernian have the most matches under the total-line (11) in Premiership
| 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 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 31 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 53 |
| 4 | Dundee United | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 34 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 17 | -6 | 39 |
| 5 | Hibernian | 31 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 33 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 19 | -4 | 37 |
| 6 | Livingston | 31 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 33 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 21 | -7 | 37 |
| 7 | Ross County | 31 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 43 | 51 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 27 | -8 | 36 |
| 8 | Motherwell | 31 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 32 | 46 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 24 | -14 | 36 |
| 9 | St. Mirren | 31 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 28 | 42 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 27 | -14 | 36 |
| 10 | Aberdeen | 31 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 36 | 39 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 23 | -3 | 35 |
| 11 | St. Johnstone | 31 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 20 | 37 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 17 | -17 | 27 |
| 12 | Dundee | 31 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 53 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 28 | -28 | 23 |
