FootyMAD's Hibernian match preview

Last updated : 27 August 2004 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Hibernian v Dundee fixture

Dundee face a trip to Hibernian at Easter Road Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Dees will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 68 and win only 20 of the 112 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2004, the Hibees carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Scottish Premier match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004Sat 01 MayHibernian1 - 0DundeeSPL
2003/2004Sat 17 AprDundee2 - 2HibernianSPL
2003/2004Sat 31 JanHibernian1 - 1DundeeSPL
2003/2004Sat 01 NovDundee1 - 1HibernianSPL
2002/2003Tue 25 FebDundee3 - 0HibernianSPL
2002/2003Sat 16 NovHibernian2 - 1DundeeSPL
2002/2003Sat 24 AugDundee2 - 1HibernianSPL

Recent respective form guides

Hibernian are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Hibees, with 4 goals against.

The Dees have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Hibernian see themselves just below half way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, showing a record of 3 points from their 3 games played so far, Dundee's 3 points from 3 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 6th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Hibernian63039109
Dundee640211512

FootyMad's prediction ...

A creditable return from recent away games for Dees could well see them head back from Easter Road Stadium with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Hibernian 7 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 9 .
Dundee 5 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 10 outings ago.