Hibernian FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC, Premier League 2025-26 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND
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Overview
Match Preview
Hibernian FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC — Premier League at Easter Road Stadium.
- Hibernian FC 33 games · 51 pts (2025/26)
- Heart of Midlothian FC 33 games · 70 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Don Robertson
22 games this season 🟨 0.9/game ⚽ 6.6 goals/game 🟥 2 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Heart of Midlothian FC 33 70 2 Rangers FC 33 69 3 Celtic FC 33 67 4 Motherwell FC 33 54 5 Hibernian FC 33 51 6 Falkirk FC 33 46 7 Dundee United FC 33 40 8 Aberdeen FC 33 33 9 Dundee FC 33 33 10 St. Mirren FC 33 30 11 Kilmarnock FC 33 28 12 Livingston FC 33 16 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Apr Heart of Midlothian FC H 1–2 L 11 Apr Aberdeen FC A 0–2 L 04 Apr Kilmarnock FC H 3–0 W 21 Mar Motherwell FC A 0–0 D 14 Mar Livingston FC H 0–0 D 28 Feb Dundee FC A 3–3 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Apr Hibernian FC A 2–1 W 11 Apr Motherwell FC H 3–1 W 05 Apr Livingston FC A 2–2 D 21 Mar Dundee FC H 1–0 W 14 Mar Kilmarnock FC A 0–1 L 28 Feb Aberdeen FC H 1–0 W Season Stats
Hibernian FC Heart of Midlothian FC #5 Position #1 51 Points 70 33 Played 33 13 / 12 / 8 W / D / L 21 / 7 / 5 51 Scored 58 37 Conceded 28 +14 GD +30 1.55 PPG 2.12 39% Win % 64% Key Stats
58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history31% Clean Sheets
Hibernian FC this season44% Clean Sheets
Heart of Midlothian FC this seasonHibernian FC are 5th (51 pts). Heart of Midlothian FC are 1st (70 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Hibernian FC0-155/–16-301/131-452/346-60–/–61-751/376+2/1■ Scored ■ ConcededHeart of Midlothian FC0-15–/216-302/131-453/146-602/261-752/176+4/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Hibernian FC and Heart of Midlothian FC is underway.
- 5' Stephen Kingsley needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 7' Goal! Martin Boyle scores his 59 goal in 297 matches.
- 12' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Hibernian FC that had 297 games and scored 388 goals.
- 14' It’s a booking for Hibernian FC player. Raphael Sallinger gets a card.
- 15' The supporters are chanting for Jordan Smith. He replaces Nicky Cadden on 15 minute.
- 20' The travelling Heart of Midlothian FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 25' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 30' It looks surprising Heart of Midlothian FC does not make any changes. Jamie McGrath has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 35' Hibernian FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 45' Warren O'Hora was booked on 45.
- 46' Sabah Kerjota has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jordi Altena on 46 minute.
- 48' The referee shows Hibernian FC player a card on 48.
- 50' The supporters are chanting for Kanayo Megwa. He replaces Owen Elding on 50 minute.
- 55' Warren O'Hora has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 40 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 58' Alexandros Kyziridis has so much to prove this time. He replaces Pierre Kabore on 58 minute.
- 63' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jordi Altena, as he is very good at scoring at Easter Road Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 64' Time for substitution for Hibernian FC. Jamie McGrath is replaced by Josh Campbell.
- 65' GOAL! Warren O'Hora scores on 65.
- 70' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 75' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 80' Heart of Midlothian FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 3 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
- 85' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 3 times this season with Heart of Midlothian FC winning 66.67% of all matches.
- 86' GOAL! Blair Spittal scores on 86. Assisted by Sabah Kerjota
- 90' It’s a booking for Heart of Midlothian FC player. Marc Leonard gets a card.
- 90' Another substitution for Heart of Midlothian FC to replace Stephen Kingsley by Jamie McCart on 90 minute.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Heart of Midlothian FC players.
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Lineups
Hibernian FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 25
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22
Daniel Barlaser ↓ Joe Newell 64'
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10
Martin Boyle ↓ Ante Suto 64'
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19
Nicky Cadden ↓ Jordan Smith 15'
- 33
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17
Jamie McGrath ↓ Josh Campbell 64'
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- 1
- 14
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47
Owen Elding ↓ Kanayo Megwa 50'
Bench
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13
Jordan Smith ↑ 15'
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11
Joe Newell ↑ 64'
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32
Josh Campbell ↑ 64'
- 15
- 44
- 12
- 28
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27
Kanayo Megwa ↑ 50'
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77
Ante Suto ↑ 64'
Coach David GrayHeart of Midlothian FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Stephen Kingsley ↓ Jamie McCart 90'
- 25
- 19
- 4
- 9
- 49
- 15
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23
Jordi Altena ↓ Sabah Kerjota 46'
- 11
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10
Claudio Braga ↓ Islam Chesnokov 90'
Bench
- 2
- 30
- 17
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5
Jamie McCart ↑ 90'
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16
Blair Spittal ↑ 58'
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89
Alexandros Kyziridis ↑ 58'
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29
Sabah Kerjota ↑ 46'
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99
Islam Chesnokov ↑ 90'
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Coach Derek McInnes -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Lawrence Shankland 5 Martin Boyle 5 Elie Youan 2 Daryl Horgan 2 Andrew Halliday 2 Uche Ikpeazu 2 Kevin Nisbet 2 Conor Washington 1 Head to Head
Hibernian FC Form
Heart of Midlothian FC Form
2026-04-26 Hibernian FC 1–2 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2026-04-11 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–1 Motherwell FC W 2026-04-05 Livingston FC 2–2 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2026-03-21 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–0 Dundee FC W 2026-03-14 Kilmarnock FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2026-02-28 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–0 Aberdeen FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.23 Hibernian FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.35 Heart of Midlothian FC xGI would bet for: Hibernian FC or Heart of Midlothian FC 71%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Heart of Midlothian FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.58Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 90% 10% ± 1.5 73% 27% ± 2.5 47% 53% ± 3.5 26% 74% ± 4.5 13% 87% Double Chance
Hibernian FC or Draw 62%Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC 68%Hibernian FC or Heart of Midlothian FC 71%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Hibernian FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.5%0 – 0 9.6%0 – 1 9.2%1 – 0 8.2%1 – 2 Actual2 – 1 7.4%0 – 2 6.8%2 – 0 5.6%2 – 2 5.1%1 – 3 3.7%3 – 1 3.1%0 – 3 3%Asian Handicap — Hibernian FC
Handicap Hibernian FC covers Push Heart of Midlothian FC covers -2.5 5% — 95% -2 5% 9% 86% -1.5 14% — 86% -1 14% 18% 68% -0.5 32% — 68% +0.5 62% — 38% +1 62% 20% 18% +1.5 82% — 18% +2 82% 11% 7% +2.5 93% — 7% Clean Sheet
Hibernian FC keeps clean sheet 27% ✓Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet 30% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.