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Hibernian FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC, Premier League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2018-19
Hibernian FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Heart of Midlothian FC
Sat 29 Dec 2018 · 17:30 UTC Easter Road Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Stephen Mallan 71' Y
Y 73' Clevid Dikamona
Y 75' Sean Clare

Overview

Match Preview

Hibernian FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC — Premier League at Easter Road Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee David McGeachie
  • Referee Alan Muir
  • Referee Paul O'Neill
  • Referee Kevin Clancy

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 13 31
2 Rangers FC 12 27
3 Falkirk FC 13 21
4 Heart of Midlothian FC 12 20
5 Dundee FC 12 17
6 Dundee United FC 12 17
7 St. Johnstone FC 13 17
8 St. Mirren FC 13 14
9 Motherwell FC 13 13
10 Hibernian FC 12 11
11 Aberdeen FC 12 11
12 Kilmarnock FC 13 9

Head-to-Head

6
9
10
Hibernian FC 25 games · Avg 2.2 goals Heart of Midlothian FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-29 Hibernian FC 0–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 2018-10-31 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–0 Hibernian FC

Recent Form

Hibernian FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec Heart of Midlothian FC H 0–1 L
26 Dec Rangers FC A 1–1 D
22 Dec Livingston FC H 1–1 D
19 Dec Rangers FC H 0–0 D
16 Dec Celtic FC H 2–0 W
08 Dec Hamilton Academical FC A 1–0 W
Heart of Midlothian FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec Hibernian FC A 1–0 W
26 Dec Hamilton Academical FC H 2–0 W
22 Dec Aberdeen FC A 0–2 L
14 Dec Livingston FC A 0–5 L
08 Dec Motherwell FC H 1–0 W
05 Dec St. Johnstone FC A 2–2 D

Season Stats

Hibernian FC Heart of Midlothian FC
#10 Position #4
11 Points 20
12 Played 12
3 / 2 / 7 W / D / L 6 / 2 / 4
15 Scored 26
17 Conceded 22
-2 GD +4
0.92 PPG 1.67
25% Win % 50%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
8% Clean Sheets
Hibernian FC this season
25% Clean Sheets
Heart of Midlothian FC this season

Hibernian FC are 10th (11 pts). Heart of Midlothian FC are 4th (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Hibernian FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
2/2
31-45
1/7
46-60
3/–
61-75
2/1
76+
5/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Heart of Midlothian FC
0-15
4/4
16-30
3/4
31-45
5/4
46-60
6/4
61-75
3/1
76+
5/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Hibernian FC
Callum Wright 3 G 1 A
Martin Boyle 3 G
Owen Elding 2 G 1 A
Heart of Midlothian FC
Claudio Braga 6 G 2 A
Calvin Miller 5 G 1 A
James Wilson 3 G
Laurent Mendy 3 G
Joshua McPake 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Easter Road Stadium that hosts another battle between Hibernian FC and Heart of Midlothian FC.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' Heart of Midlothian FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 20' The 31-year-old Florian Kamberi has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 25' Hibernian FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Heart of Midlothian FC's shape.
  • 28' Olly Lee doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 33' Heart of Midlothian FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Josh McPake scoring 1 goals.
  • 38' Heart of Midlothian FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 43' Heart of Midlothian 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.
  • 48' Hibernian FC have won 405 goals from 309 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 53' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 54' Fresh legs for Heart of Midlothian FC! Oliver Bozanic comes on to replace Peter Haring.
  • 59' Arnaud Djoum has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 62' Another substitution for Hibernian FC to replace Daryl Horgan by Emerson Hyndman on 62 minute.
  • 67' Both keepers have barely been tested. Hibernian FC and Heart of Midlothian FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 71' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Stephen Mallan.
  • 73' Clevid Dikamona catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 73.
  • 73' David Gray has so much to prove this time. He replaces Vykintas Slivka on 73 minute.
  • 75' It’s a booking for Heart of Midlothian FC player. Sean Clare gets a Yellow card.
  • 80' Clevid Dikamona has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 83' Another change for Heart of Midlothian FC made on 83 minute. Olly Lee leaves to be changed by Jake Mulraney.
  • 88' Oliver Shaw, a Scotland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 90' A change in the Hibernian FC ranks — Florian Kamberi exits the field as Lewis Allan enters on 90.
  • The final score is 0-1.

Lineups

Hibernian FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Lennon

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Craig Levein

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lawrence Shankland 5
Martin Boyle 5
Elie Youan 2
Daryl Horgan 2
Andrew Halliday 2
Uche Ikpeazu 2
James Wilson 2
Kevin Nisbet 2

Head to Head

2018-12-29 Hibernian FC 0–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 2018-10-31 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–0 Hibernian FC

Hibernian FC Form

2018-12-29 Hibernian FC 0–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2018-12-26 Rangers FC 1–1 Hibernian FC D 2018-12-22 Hibernian FC 1–1 Livingston FC D 2018-12-19 Hibernian FC 0–0 Rangers FC D 2018-12-16 Hibernian FC 2–0 Celtic FC W 2018-12-08 Hamilton Academical FC 0–1 Hibernian FC W

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2018-12-29 Hibernian FC 0–1 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2018-12-26 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Hamilton Academical FC W 2018-12-22 Aberdeen FC 2–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2018-12-14 Livingston FC 5–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2018-12-08 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–0 Motherwell FC W 2018-12-05 St. Johnstone FC 2–2 Heart of Midlothian FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.34 Hibernian FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.34 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
I would bet for: Hibernian FC or Heart of Midlothian FC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Hibernian FC36% Draw29% Heart of Midlothian FC35%
Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.68
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Hibernian FC or Draw
65%
Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC
64%
Hibernian FC or Heart of Midlothian FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Hibernian FC26% Draw47% Heart of Midlothian FC27%
Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
0 – 0
8.9%
1 – 0
8.2%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
7.9%
2 – 0
6%
0 – 2
6%
2 – 2
5.4%
3 – 1
3.6%
1 – 3
3.6%
3 – 0
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Hibernian FC

Handicap Hibernian FC covers Push Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 19% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 19% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Hibernian FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.