FM Preview: Dundee United v Hibernian 05 Aug 2012

Last updated : 04 August 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Dundee United v Hibernian fixture

Hibernian face a trip to Dundee United at Tannadice Park at lunchtime on Sunday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 96 games played, Hibees have recorded 26 wins, and Dundee United have come away with 43 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Tannadice Park was less than a year ago, in December 2011, with Dundee United running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a Scottish Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 24 Mar Hibernian 0 - 2 Dundee Utd. Scottish Premier
2011/2012 Sat 24 Dec Dundee Utd. 3-1 Hibernian Scottish Premier
2011/2012 Sat 24 Sep Hibernian 3 - 3 Dundee Utd. Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Sun 30 Jan Dundee Utd. 3 - 0 Hibernian Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Wed 29 Dec Hibernian 2 - 2 Dundee Utd. Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Sat 30 Oct Dundee Utd. 1 - 0 Hibernian Scottish Premier
2009/2010 Sun 09 May Dundee Utd. 0 - 2 Hibernian Scottish Premier

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Recent respective form guides

Dundee United have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 9.

Hibernian have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Hibees's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Dundee United 6 3 2 1 9 9 11
Hibernian 6 2 0 4 7 10 6

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FootyMad's prediction ...

This is a game in which both sides are showing indifferent form, so the Madmen are expecting the Hibees to come away from it with a creditable draw. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Dundee United Unbeaten in the last 5 home games.
Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Hibernian 16 games since last away draw.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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