FM Preview: Aberdeen v Hibernian 02 May 2012

Last updated : 01 May 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Aberdeen v Hibernian fixture

Hibernian face a trip to Aberdeen at Pittodrie on Wednesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Hibees will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Pittodrie was earlier this season, the Dons carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Scottish Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 14 Apr Aberdeen 1 - 2 Hibernian Scottish F.A. Cup
2011/2012 Sat 11 Feb Hibernian 0 - 0 Aberdeen Scottish Premier
2011/2012 Sat 17 Dec Aberdeen 1 - 0 Hibernian Scottish Premier
2011/2012 Sun 11 Sep Hibernian 0 - 0 Aberdeen Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Sat 14 May Hibernian 1 - 3 Aberdeen Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Sat 09 Apr Aberdeen 0 - 1 Hibernian Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Sun 26 Dec Hibernian 1 - 2 Aberdeen Scottish Premier

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Aberdeen have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 4.

Hibernian have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Hibees's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 11 goals for and 10 against.

Aberdeen see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 39 points from their 35 games played so far,

Hibernian are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 27 points from 35 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Aberdeen 6 2 0 4 6 10 6
Hibernian 6 2 1 3 6 8 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

A creditable return from recent away games for Hibees could well see them head back from Pittodrie with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Aberdeen 4 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 8 .
Hibernian 14 games since last away draw.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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