FM Preview: St. Mirren v Hibernian 18 Aug 2012

Last updated : 17 August 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the St. Mirren v Hibernian fixture

Hibernian face a trip to St. Mirren at Greenhill Road on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 116 games played, Hibees have recorded 33 wins, and St. Mirren have come away with 49 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Greenhill Road was less than a year ago, in April 2012, the Buddies 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 Sun 29 Apr St. Mirren 1 - 0 Hibernian Scottish Premier
2011/2012 Sat 03 Mar Hibernian 0 - 0 St. Mirren Scottish Premier
2011/2012 Sat 22 Oct St. Mirren 2 - 3 Hibernian Scottish Premier
2011/2012 Sat 20 Aug Hibernian 1 - 2 St. Mirren Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Sun 24 Apr Hibernian 1 - 1 St. Mirren Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Sun 20 Feb St. Mirren 0 - 1 Hibernian Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Wed 02 Feb Hibernian 2 - 0 St. Mirren Scottish Premier

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Recent respective form guides

St. Mirren are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 11 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Hibernian have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Hibees have hit 5 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

St. Mirren are leading the way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, with their 2 games giving them a return of 4 points.

Hibernian find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 2 games have yielded only 1 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
St. Mirren 6 3 2 1 7 3 11
Hibernian 6 2 1 3 8 12 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Buddies, as the Hibees have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
St. Mirren Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Hibernian Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.
No win in the 4 most recent games.

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