Scottish Premiership

Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 8

Sep 17, 2022 at 3pm UK

Easter Road

Hibernian
3 - 1
Aberdeen

Boyle (45+1' pen.), Campbell (62', 73')
Kenneh (40'), Doyle-Hayes (79')

FT(HT: 1-1)

Lopes (4')
Stewart (27'), Scales (43'), Miovski (45+3'), Hayes (89'), McCrorie (90+1')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Scottish Premiership clash between Hibernian and Aberdeen, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Hibernian

Last Six:

Last Game: Hibernian 1-0 Kilmarnock
Saturday, September 3 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
7	Livingston	6	-4	9
8	Hibernian	6	0	8
9	St Johnstone	6	-3	6

Aberdeen

Last Six:

Last Game: Ross County 1-1 Aberdeen
Saturday, September 3 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
2	Rangers	6	7	13
3	Aberdeen	6	6	10
4	Hearts	6	2	10

We said: Hibernian 2-1 Aberdeen

Aberdeen will be fancied to pick up another victory on Saturday afternoon, such has been Hibs's tough start to the campaign. While they may be in for a tight affair, it is likely that this weekend's clash will go the way of the hosts. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Hibernian win with a probability of 37.47%. A win for Aberdeen had a probability of 34.35% and a draw had a probability of 28.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Hibernian win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.68%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.88%) and 2-0 (6.97%). The likeliest Aberdeen win was 0-1 (11.06%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.2%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 3.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Hibernian would win this match.

Result
Hibernian	Draw	Aberdeen
37.47% ( -1.2)	28.18% ( 0.44)	34.35% ( 0.76)

Both teams to score 47.18% (

-1.19)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

41.03% (

-1.53)

58.97% (

1.53)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

20.55% (

-1.2)

79.44% (

1.2)

Hibernian Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

69.68% (

-1.46)

30.31% (

1.46)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

33.5% (

-1.78)

66.49% (

1.78)

Aberdeen Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

67.71% (

-0.28)

32.29% (

0.28)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

31.2% (

-0.32)

68.79% (

0.31)

Score Analysis

Hibernian 37.46%

Aberdeen 34.35%

Draw 28.17%

Hibernian	Draw	Aberdeen
1-0 @ 11.68% ( 0.2) 2-1 @ 7.88% ( -0.25) 2-0 @ 6.97% ( -0.16) 3-1 @ 3.14% ( -0.23) 3-0 @ 2.77% ( -0.18) 3-2 @ 1.77% ( -0.15) 4-1 @ 0.94% ( -0.11) Other @ 2.31% Total : 37.46%	1-1 @ 13.2% ( 0.13) 0-0 @ 9.79% ( 0.55) 2-2 @ 4.46% ( -0.17) Other @ 0.73% Total : 28.17%	0-1 @ 11.06% ( 0.54) 1-2 @ 7.46% ( 0.02) 0-2 @ 6.25% ( 0.26) 1-3 @ 2.81% ( -0.02) 0-3 @ 2.36% ( 0.08) 2-3 @ 1.68% ( -0.08) Other @ 2.73% Total : 34.35%