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The first Edinburgh derby of the season takes place at Easter Road on Thursday night as Hibernian host Hearts in the Scottish Premiership.
Both teams come into this on the back of wins, with Hibernian beating Dundee FC 2-1 on their travels, and Hearts beating St Johnstone by the same scoreline on home soil.
Both sides are also in the top five in the league's early stages, and a win here for either would push them closer to leaders Celtic.
Read our prediction, preview and betting tips for the game below, and make sure to check out our today's betting tips page for more of our expert predictions.
Hibernian vs. Hearts key stats
- Hibernian have lost just once in seven games in all competitions (W4, D2).
- Hearts are unbeaten in six matches across all competitions (W4, D2).
- Hearts won three of the four H2Hs last season (L1).
Hibernian vs. Hearts preview: All square in Edinburgh derby?
Hibernian vs Hearts — Tale of the Tape
| Hibernian | vs | Hearts |
|---|---|---|
| 5th | Position | 3rd |
| 6 | Points | 6 |
| 5 | Goals For | 7 |
| 4 | Goals Against | 3 |
| 0 | Clean Sheets | 1 |
| 9th | Home / Away Rank | 10th |
Having been knocked out of the Conference League 3-2 on aggregate by Gent, Hibernian responded well with a win in domestic football.
They have now won their last three domestic games in all competitions, including beating Partick Thistle 1-0 at home in the League Cup.
David Gray would love to follow up last weekend's victory against Dundee FC with another against rivals Hearts, but they only picked up three points from a possible 12 in the corresponding meetings last season.
Rocky Bushiri is expected to miss out again, but he is Hibs' only injury concern at the time of writing.
The same cannot be said for Hearts, who are expected to be missing Ageu, Craig Halkett, Malachi Fagan-Walcott, Stephen Kingsley and Tom Renaud.
After a tough start to the campaign, where they lost their first three matches across all competitions, the visitors are now unbeaten in six games.
Wouter Vrancken has seemingly turned things around since taking over from now Rangers boss Derek McInnes, who was so close to leading them to what would have been a historic title.
With a great recent H2H record, the Jambos will be confident of getting another positive result.
Hibernian vs. Hearts form guide & betting tips
| Hibernian | vs | Hearts |
|---|---|---|
LWW |
Form | LWW |
| 6 | Points | 6 |
| 5th | Form Table | 3rd |
| 5 | Goals For | 7 |
| 4 | Goals Against | 3 |
DWDLW |
Form (All Comps) | DWDWW |
Whispers predicts: Hibernian 1-1 Hearts
Hibernian are slight 8/5 (2.60) favourites to win, but given Hearts' strong form, we fancy them to get a result.
The Draw at 5/2 (3.50) certainly offers value, while BTTS – Yes at 7/10 (1.70) has a good chance of coming through with Hibernian also in decent form.
In terms of player betting, James Wilson scored his third goal in four appearances last weekend for Hearts, and so Wilson to score anytime at 18/5 (4.60) could be worth an outside punt.
Overall, we are predicting a 1-1 draw, which is available at 6/1 (7.00).
> BTTS – Yes at 7/10 (1.70) | Likelihood: Probable
> Draw at 5/2 (3.50) | Likelihood: Possible
> Wilson to score anytime at 18/5 (4.60) | Likelihood: Possible