Hibernian will look to tighten their grip on third spot in the Scottish Premiership table as they welcome relegation-threatened Dundee to Easter Road on Sunday afternoon in what should be a watchable contest.
Hibs’s terrific run of form continued last weekend, as they went to Govan and heaped more Ibrox misery on Rangers, as they ran out deserved 0-2 winners on an afternoon where I backed Martin Boyle to score.
That victory extended their unbeaten run to an incredible 16 matches in the Scottish top-flight (W11-D5-L0), with the capital club each of their past five and seven of their last eight Premiership contests in front of their supporters.
Dundee bounced back from their agonising 3-4 defeat at home to Rangers by beating St Mirren 2-0 at Dens Park last weekend on an afternoon where I backed Simon Murray to continue his scintillating form in front of goal.
Tony Docherty’s men travel to the capital having lost seven of their previous 11 Premiership encounters on the road (W3-D1-L) but were victorious in their last road trip down the road at city-rivals Dundee United.
How the bookies view it: Hibs unsurprising favourites
Hibs are short-priced favourites to continue their impressive run, with BoyleSports pricing them up at 1/2.
Dundee are 4/1 underdogs, whilst the draw is 16/5.
Head to head: Dundee with the upper hand
Dundee have picked up four points from their two clashes with Hibs this season, grabbing a late equaliser to draw 2-2 at Easter Road back in August and then thumping them 4-1 at Dens in November.
Players to watch: Boyle to bag again?
Hibernian’s talisman Martin Boyle is their leading scorer in the Premiership with 11 goals and has scored in each of his last four Premiership appearances.
Simon Murray is the now the joint-top scorer in the Premiership this campaign, with the boyhood Dundee fan netting on 15 occasions, including in each of his last six matches.
Probable line-ups
Hibs are expected to be without club captain Joe Newell, but winger Nicky Cadden did return to the bench at Ibrox last weekend.
Dundee will once again be without Scott Fraser, but Antonio Portales did make the bench against St Mirren last weekend.
Hibernian: Smith, Miller, Bushiri, Iredale, Cadden, Levitt, Triantis, Obita, Campbell, Kukharevych, Boyle
Dundee: Carson, McGhee, Shaughnessy, Robertson, Larkeche, Mulligan, Sylla, Robertson, Tiffoney, Adewumi, Murray
Anything else catch the eye?
Dundee’s opening 32 contests in the Scottish Premiership this season have averaged a league-high 3.66 goals per game, with Over 2.5 Goals paying out in 23 (72%) of them, whilst 23 (72%) have also seen goals at both ends.
The Hibees’ last 10 Premiership encounters at Easter Road have averaged an eye-catching 3.50 goals per game, with Over 2.5 Goals paying out in seven (70%) of them, whilst 10 of their last 13 have seen both teams get on the scoresheet.
What’s more, the two previous meetings between these two sides this season have produced nine goals – with Both Teams to Score & Over 2.5 Goals landing on each occasion – and we could be in for another high-scoring encounter in Leith on Sunday.
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