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Aberdeen face a trip to Hibernian at Easter Road Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 125 games played, Dons have recorded 41 wins, and Hibernian have come away with 52 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2006, with Aberdeen inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the The Hibees 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: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 29 Apr | Aberdeen | 4 - 0 | Hibernian | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 08 Apr | Aberdeen | 1 - 0 | Hibernian | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 14 Jan | Hibernian | 1 - 2 | Aberdeen | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 22 Oct | Aberdeen | 0 - 1 | Hibernian | SPL |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 14 May | Hibernian | 1 - 2 | Aberdeen | SPL |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 12 Mar | Aberdeen | 3 - 0 | Hibernian | SPL |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 11 Dec | Hibernian | 2 - 1 | Aberdeen | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Hibernian had an average home run at the tail-end of last season, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A generous 9 goals were both scored and conceded in this period.
Aberdeen had an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six of the previous season. While the Dons hit 4 goals, 7 hit the back of the wrong net.
Both sides have had encouraging pre-seasons, with Hibs recently coming back from 2 goals down to beat Premiership Charlton Athletic 3-2, while Aberdeen had a successful tour of South Africa where they won 3 of their 4 games played.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hibernian | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 4 |
| Aberdeen | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Dons has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Hibernian. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hibernian | 19 games since last home draw. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Aberdeen | Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |