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Last updated : 18 December 2009 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Aberdeen v Hibernian fixture

Hibernian face a trip to Aberdeen at Pittodrie Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The 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 was less than a year ago, in May 2009, the The Dons carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Scottish Premier match.

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

Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010Sat 31 OctHibernian2 - 0AberdeenSPL
2008/2009Sun 24 MayAberdeen2 - 1HibernianSPL
2008/2009Sat 21 MarHibernian0 - 0AberdeenSPL
2008/2009Sat 15 NovHibernian2 - 2AberdeenSPL
2008/2009Sat 04 OctAberdeen1 - 2HibernianSPL
2007/2008Sat 26 AprAberdeen2 - 1HibernianSPL
2007/2008Sun 17 FebHibernian3 - 1AberdeenSPL

Recent respective form guides

Aberdeen have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Hibernian have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Aberdeen's 18 points from 15 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 6th position. Hibernian's total of 29 points from their 15 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Aberdeen6213597
Hibernian63308212

FootyMad's prediction ...

The away form of the The Hibees has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Aberdeen. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Aberdeen 5 games since last home draw.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Hibernian Previous 4 away games have finished all-square.
Not won in previous 4 away matches.
11 games since last defeat.