Hibs and Aberdeen meet on Saturday with both of them seemingly heading in opposite directions.
Aberdeen started the season like a house on fire with 13 straight wins, but that seems a lifetime ago now and they haven't won in the league since the start of November.
Jimmy Thelin has gone from hero to zero with Dons fans despite heavy backing in this month's transfer market and they appear to be in complete freefall.
A 3-0 home defeat to St Mirren last week had fans genuinely concerned their abysmal form could lead to a relegation battle.
For Hibs, they have gone in the opposite direction and a win against Aberdeen will see them just two points behind which is incredible given it took them until the end of November to claim their second league win.
Since then, they have lost just one game in 11 and that was away at Celtic.
They should have got three points last week in Dingwall but conceded a late leveller at Ross County, but David Gray has presided over a remarkable transformation of a club who looked like they would face a fight to survive at the start of the season.
How the bookies view it: Money for Hibs
Hibs have been backed all week unsurprisingly and are now into 3/4 with Boylesports. Aberdeen have gone in the opposite direction at 14/5 with the same firm. The draw is 5/2.
Recent head to heads: Hibs on top
Hibs went to Pittodrie and won 3-1 last month and they also secured a big point for them back in November with an injury time equaliser in a thrilling 3-3 draw at Easter Road.
Players to watch: Boyle on form
Aberdonian Martin Boyle loves a goal against his home town city for Hibs and netted against them at Pittodrie. He is in great form with six goals in his last four games and is 7/4 to score anytime with bet365.
Papa Gueye is still Aberdeen's top scorer despite missing three months of the season through injury. The striker is 5/2 to net anytime with bet365.
Predicted line-ups:
Hibs have a clean bill of health.
Aberdeen are missing keeper Dimitar Mitov and midfielder Jamie McGrath.
Hibernian: Smith, O'Hora, Bushiri, Iredale, C Cadden, N Cadden, Triantis, Levitt, Campbell, Boyle, Gayle.
Aberdeen: Doohan, Devlin, Tobers, Dorrington, Jensen, Shinnie, Nilsen, Clarkson, Okkels, Keskinen, Gueye.
Anything else catch the eye?
It shouldn't come as a big surprise that the money has come for Hibs this week given the respective form of both teams.
Aberdeen cannot buy a win and confidence must be at all time low with the players. Their defence looks extremely vulnerable too and Hibs are playing with their tails up.
Hibs are crying out to be backed here.
They have also scored six goals in two games against the Dons so it really shouldn't be a stretch to suggest they can at least two again in Leith against a shaky Aberdeen defence at 8/11 with Boylesports.
And in-form hitman Boyle – who netted a double three games in a row – should be backed to add to his recent good form with another goal.
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