It's a shame the bookies aren’t offering odds on “you’re getting sacked in the morning” ringing round Easter Road today as that looks like a dead cert.
Aberdeen have made it crystal clear Jim Goodwin needs a victory to save himself from the axe after the embarrassing Scottish Cup exit to minnows Darvel.
And if the Dons end up winning then Lee Johnson would face further calls for his head in the wake of a second successive derby hammering at the hands of Hearts.
Even a draw is unlikely to lift the pressure on either manager and we could be treated to the rare sight of both sets of fans screaming for their gaffer to be binned at the same time.
The stats make dismal reading for Goodwin and Johnson, with Aberdeen losing seven of their last nine games and Hibs suffering seven defeats in their last 10.
This fixture has produced plenty of goals so far this season, with a 3-1 win for Hibs in the capital followed by a 4-1 Dons victory at Pittodrie.
But with so much at stake I can see this being much tighter and under 2.5 goals appeals at 10/11 with Bet365.
The half-time draw looks the best option at 23/20 with McBookie who also price a one-goal winning margin for either side at 13/10.
Johnson will look to Aiden McGeady to provide a creative spark and his trickery could force Aberdeen right-back Ross McCrorie into a few lunges. The Dons defender is 13/8 with Bet365 for a card.
Rangers edged past St Johnstone 1-0 in the Scottish Cup last weekend but should find it a bit easier back at Ibrox in the league.
It will be interesting to see if new boy Todd Cantwell starts and he’s 23/12 with SBK for a debut goal. But I’d imagine Cantwell will be on the bench to begin with so Malik Tillman looks better value for a goal at 23/10 (William Hill).
Rangers have amassed an incredible 40 corners in their three matches with Saints so far this season and that makes Gers -6 well worth a punt in the corner handicap today at 23/20 with Unibet.
There’s a massive clash at the foot of the table today as rock-bottom Ross County host a Kilmarnock side just three points above them.
Killie have yet to win away from home in the league but are McBookie’s narrow favourites at 13/8 with the Staggies at 9/5 and the draw paying 21/10.
It’s another tough one to call so I’m on the half-time draw again at 26/25 with Unibet while County appeal at 19/10 with the same firm for most corners as they need to go for it.
The other Premiership game today sees St Mirren host Motherwell and the Steelmen will be hoping last week’s Cup win at Arbroath can turn their season around after a form slump.
I fancied the Red Lichties to pull off a shock but Well ground out a 2-0 win while the Buddies needed penalties to see off Dundee in Paisley.
Neither side have been in good form in the Premiership so I’m betting against both teams to score in this one at 37/40 with BetVictor.
We saw eight yellows and a red when Motherwell won in Paisley at the start of the season so it could be a busy day for the ref.
Over 5.5 cards pays 27/20 at Unibet but the odds are better for individual players. And I like the 2/1 on offer at Bet365 for St Mirren’s Charles Dunne to pick up his eighth card of the campaign.
Celtic fans head to Tannadice tomorrow hoping for a repeat of the 9-0 hammering they dished out to Dundee United in August.
But the Hoops needed two stoppage-time goals to seal a 4-2 win at Parkhead in their last clash with United so it could be close again.
Daizen Maeda has scored on his last three away days against Kilmarnock, Rangers and Hibs so the Japanese winger appeals at 13/5 with William Hill for a goal. The other clash tomorrow sees in-form Hearts head to Livingston and it’s a tough one to call.
The last four meetings of these sides at the Tony Macaroni have all seen under 8.5 corners so I like the 11/10 at Bet365 for there to be under 10 corners in this showdown.
- Super singles Half-time draw at Hibs (23/20, McBookie).
- Rangers -6 corner h’cap (23/20, Unibet)
- County most corners (19/10, Unibet)
- Maeda goal (13/5 W Hill).
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