Only a win will satisfy the Hibernian supporters in this Easter Road Stadium clash with Hamilton Academical, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Premiership table.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting Hamilton Academical have a different surface at their stadium (artifical turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 8-4-24 (win-draw-loss) from 36 matches.
Hibernian form and stats
1-2-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Premiership numbers at home for Hibernian so far this season.
The home supporters saw a 2-2 draw versus Rangers in the Premiership last time out and are looking for a win here. In the preceding match a 3-0 victory visiting St. Mirren.
Hibernian has scored 4 league goals at home this season, in 4 matches. Hibernian have conceded 4 in these home matches.
Hamilton Academical form and stats
2-0-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Hamilton Academical in their Premiership matches away.
There were no winners in Hamilton Academical's previous match, a Premiership home game that ended 1-1 vs Dundee United (placed 7th). Prior to that match, the Academical manager B. Rice faced defeat when travelling to Kilmarnock and losing 1-2.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Hamilton Academical manager B. Rice as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Annan Athletic.
The visiting Hamilton Academical have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 5 goals from 4 games. Academical have conceded 8 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Hibernian won six, Hamilton Academical won two and two draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Nisbet 4 goals |  M. Boyle 3 goals |  C. Doidge 3 goals |
Hibernian missing players
Hamilton Academical missing players
| Hibernian | Hamilton Academical | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 88% | 75% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 62% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 75% | 38% |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 25% | 12% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 25% | 12% |
| 38% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 50% |
| 50% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 38% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 1.2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 80 | 38 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 6 | 39 | 78 |
| 31 | 13 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 10 | 23 |
| 42% | 31% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 50% | 26% |
- Hamilton Academical have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Hamilton Academical have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Hamilton Academical have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Hamilton Academical haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Hibernian have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Hibernian have scored more than double the goals of Hamilton Academical.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rangers | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 20 |
| 2 | Celtic | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 19 |
| 3 | Hibernian | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| 4 | Aberdeen | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 5 | Kilmarnock | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 11 |
| 6 | Ross County | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -4 | 11 |
| 7 | Dundee United | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -7 | 11 |
| 8 | Motherwell | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 8 |
| 9 | Livingston | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 8 |
| 10 | Hamilton Academical | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -7 | 7 |
| 11 | St. Johnstone | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -7 | 7 |
| 12 | St. Mirren | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -8 | 7 |
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