On Feb 1st, Hearts and Hibernian will play a match in Edinburgh in a clash of the Premiership in the anticipated Edinburgh derby. The game day is forecasted to be a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Hibernian recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Motherwell. Neither Motherwell nor Hibernian could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 11 and 4 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Hibernian is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while hearts sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Celtic. Reo Hatate scored the first goal for Celtic in the 27th minute, then Giorgos Giakoumakis added another in the 35th minute. Hearts should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches.
On Sunday Sep 12th, Hearts hosted Hibernian in their last match together. Hearts and Hibernian battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Hearts nor Hibernian could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 17 and 14 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,.
Josh Ginnelly has been the most prolific scorer on Hearts in his last 5 matches with 2 goals. Paul McMullan and Ryan Porteous are the top scorers for Hibernian in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.