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Football Scottish Premiership Tynecastle Park Sat 4 Oct 12:45
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  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

Premiership Betting Preview: Hearts vs Hibernian

Hearts host Hibernian in this Scottish Premiership game at Tynecastle Park, with kick-off set for 12:45 on Saturday 4 October. Our betting preview features expert predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats, team news and both predicted and confirmed lineups.

Side With Hearts on the Full-Time Result

It’s great to get attractive odds of -118 for a home win when Hearts go up against Hibs. We think that the hosts will have the upper hand and the Full-Time Result market is a way of getting the best value.

Hibs Beat Hearts in their Last H2H Battle

Hearts clinched their third consecutive league victory in their latest Premiership match, defeating Falkirk 3-0 at home at Tynecastle Park. The Jam Tarts recorded ten shots on target and had 48% possession, with Alexandros Kiziridis, Lawrence Shankland and Craig Halkett scoring one goal apiece.

Hibernian played Celtic away from home in their previous game. It was a 0-0 draw at Celtic Park. David Gray's team finished with just 23% possession and one shot on goal.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Hibs have won the last two head-to-heads against Hearts. The most recent was a 2-1 home victory at Easter Road following a 2-1 away win at Tynecastle Park. The previous 10 H2H games have resulted in four draws and three wins apiece.

Scottish Premiership G W D L GF GA GD GD P
2 Hearts logo Hearts 38 24 8 6 67 34 33 67:34 80
5 Hibernian logo Hibernian 38 15 12 11 58 44 14 58:44 57
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Hearts – Last 10 League Games

Hearts have 9 wins and 1 draw, averaging 2.4 goals from 13.6 attempts and 5.9 shots on goal. Derek McInnes' side have averaged 54.0% possession and 7.2 corners per game, conceding 0.8 goals and 3.9 corners from 9.4 attempts and 3.0 shots on goal.

Players to Watch

Top scorer Lawrence Shankland has found the net 8 times, with Claudio Braga, Stuart Findlay and Alan Forrest getting 3 each. The leading assistors have been Alexandros Kiziridis and Lawrence Shankland with 3.

Hibernian – Last 10 League Games

Hibs have 2 victories, 1 defeat and 7 draws, with an average of 1.8 goals from 5.7 shots on goal and 13.0 attempts. Hibs have averaged 46.2% possession, 5.8 corners awarded and 6.3 corners against, while they’ve conceded 1.7 goals from 5.5 shots on goal and 11.4 attempts.

Players to Watch

Martin Boyle is the leading scorer with 5 goals, followed by Kieron Bowie on 4, with Jamie McGrath and two others bagging 2. Junior Hoilett has had 3 assists in the previous 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Hearts confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Alexander Schwolow (GK), Oisin McEntee, Craig Halkett, Stuart Findlay, Stephen Kingsley, Harry Milne, Cameron Devlin, Beni Baningime, Alexandros Kyziridis, Lawrence Shankland, Claudio Braga.

Hibernian confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Raphael Sallinger (GK), Warren O'Hora, Grant Hanley, Jack Iredale, Chris Cadden, Josh Mulligan, Daniel Barlaser, Jordan Obita, Josh Campbell, Kieron Bowie, Martin Boyle.

Hearts vs Hibernian Prediction & Betting Tips

We’ve broken down Hearts vs Hibernian from every angle, offering our expert match prediction, expected final score, best corners pick, player prop recommendations and a well-constructed bet builder.

Match Prediction

There are several reasons to back Hearts, especially considering that you can get value odds of -118. We think that the favourites will have too much in hand for this Premiership encounter.

Our football betting tips are provided off the back of having access to the very latest team news. We also think it’s vital to study the form guide and delve into the most pertinent Premiership stats before coming up with a verdict.

Key Hearts vs Hibernian league stats:

  • Hearts have won 9 of their last 10 games.
  • Hearts have won 4 of their last 5 games.
  • Hearts have won 3 consecutive games.
Hearts to Win Probability

The best betting apps make it a 54.1% chance that our pick is settled as a winner. After careful examination, our team calculate this probability to be closer to 60%. That means we’re regarding it as a value wager.

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Our Match Prediction
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Correct Score Prediction

Hearts Hearts logo 1 - 0 Hibernian logo Hibernian

There are odds of +550 available that Hearts land a 1-0 win. We like the correct score option as there’s a nice reward if you can accurately predict the outcome.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Lawrence Shankland to Score +155 BetMGM logo

Lawrence Shankland (Hearts) has been on the scoresheet in back-to-back Premiership matches. We’ll take a chance at +155 for this Anytime Goalscorer wager as the betting odds look really appealing.

Latest Lawrence Shankland Player Prop Odds

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Corners Prediction

Hearts To Have Most Corners -159 BetMGM logo

Hearts have had the most corners in seven straight home games. We’re keen to back the -159 that Hearts come out on top in this Corner Match bet.

League Games
League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
Hearts Logo Hearts
Total
9.00 4.70 4.30
Home
9.30 5.40 3.90
Away
9.00 4.70 4.30
Hibernian Logo Hibernian
Total
11.00 5.30 5.70
Home
11.20 5.70 5.50
Away
8.40 3.50 4.90
Latest Corner Odds

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Bet Builder Tips

Full-Time Result Hearts -118
Total Goals Under 2.5 -111
Anytime Goalscorer Lawrence Shankland +155

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Hearts vs Hibernian Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Latest Full-Time Odds Suggest Hearts Victory

With a 56% chance of winning according to the latest odds, Hearts are favourites to prosper in this Premiership encounter and they’re available at -127 with the bookies. The +295 means that Hibernian are seen as having the lowest probability of succeeding.

The Asian Handicap -0.5 provides the chance to bet on Hearts to effectively win. If you want to oppose them, there’s the alternative to back Hibs +0.5 at -105 and that gets the draw onside.

The expectation is that Over 2.5 Goals will be scored according to the latest odds. BTTS Yes is available at -143 for anyone expecting Both Teams to Score.

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Lawrence Shankland Favourite to Be First Goalscorer

There is +104 available that Lawrence Shankland finds the net anytime, while the favourite to score the first goal is on offer at +270.

Player Goals
Lawrence Shankland (Hearts)
First
+104
Anytime
+270
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Cláudio Braga (Hearts)
First
+185
Anytime
+450
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Elton Kabangu (Hearts)
First
+200
Anytime
+500
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Martin Boyle (Hibernian)
First
+285
Anytime
+650
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Can Hearts Continue Unbeaten Home Streak?

Stats: Scottish Premiership matches only
Hearts have not tasted defeat at Tynecastle Park in five straight matches. The Jam Tarts have secured seven victories, two defeats and one draw in the previous 10 home games, netting an average of 2.10 goals per match and conceding 0.80.

Hibs haven’t lost any of their past four away games. David Gray's team have finished with five draws, three wins and two defeats in the last 10 away games, recording an average of 1.30 goals per match and conceding 1.10.

The last Tynecastle Park meeting saw Hibs beat Hearts 2-1. The past 9 H2H games at Tynecastle Park have included four draws, three Hibs wins and two Hearts victories.

Last 10 League Games W-D-L G GF GA O2.5 U2.5 B-Y B-No
Hearts logo Hearts Home Stats 6-4-0 2.50 1.80 0.70 4 6 6 4
Hibernian logo Hibernian Away Stats 3-3-4 2.50 1.20 1.30 5 5 5 5
  • W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
  • G = Avg. Goals
  • GF = Avg. Goals For
  • GA = Avg. Goals Against
  • O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
  • U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
  • B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
  • B-No = Matches BTTS No
Team Stats
Hearts logo Hearts League Stats
Hibernian logo Hibernian League Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 7 wins, 2 defeats and 1 draw in the previous 10 matches
  • 7 wins and 3 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 5 wins, 2 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 3 wins, 4 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession
Top Scorers & Assists
Top Scorers & Assists

Hearts vs Hibernian Lineups & Team News

Know who’s in and who’s out for Hearts vs Hibs before making your bets. We’ll bring you the expected and confirmed lineups for the Premiership along with up-to-date injury news.

Hearts Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

Hibernian Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

Hearts Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

25 Alexander Schwolow
31 Oisin McEntee 4 Craig Halkett 19 Stuart Findlay 3 Stephen Kingsley
18 Harry Milne 14 Cameron Devlin 6 Beni Baningime 89 Alexandros Kyziridis
9 Lawrence Shankland 10 Claudio Braga
1 Raphael Sallinger
5 Warren O'Hora 4 Grant Hanley 15 Jack Iredale 12 Chris Cadden
20 Josh Mulligan 22 Daniel Barlaser 21 Jordan Obita 32 Josh Campbell
9 Kieron Bowie 10 Martin Boyle

Hibernian Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

Hearts Substitutes

  • 1Craig Gordon
  • 5Jamie McCart
  • 7Elton Kabangu
  • 15Michael Steinwender
  • 16Blair Spittal
  • 17Alan Forrest
  • 21James Wilson
  • 22Tomas Magnusson
  • 29Sabah Kerjota

Hibernian Substitutes

  • 6Dylan Levitt
  • 13Jordan Smith
  • 17Jamie McGrath
  • 18Thibault Klidje
  • 19Nicky Cadden
  • 23Junior Hoilett
  • 27Kanayochukwu Megwa
  • 33Rocky Bushiri
  • 35R. Allan Molotnikov

Previous Hearts Lineups

03 Feb Scottish Premiership
St Mirren 1-0 Hearts
31 Jan Scottish Premiership
Dundee United 0-3 Hearts
25 Jan Scottish Premiership
Hearts 2-2 Celtic
17 Jan Scottish Cup
Hearts 5-6 Falkirk
14 Jan Scottish Premiership
Hearts 2-0 St Mirren
11 Jan Scottish Premiership
Dundee FC 0-1 Hearts

Previous Hibernian Lineups

04 Feb Scottish Premiership
Hibernian 3-2 Dundee United
01 Feb Scottish Premiership
Hibernian 0-0 Rangers
24 Jan Scottish Premiership
Falkirk 4-1 Hibernian
17 Jan Scottish Cup
Dunfermline Athletic 1-0 Hibernian
10 Jan Scottish Premiership
Hibernian 1-1 Motherwell
03 Jan Scottish Premiership
Kilmarnock 1-3 Hibernian

Injuries & Suspensions

Hearts Injury Table
Type Name Info
Frankie Kent 2nd yellow (Red
Craig Gordon Shoulder
Tomas Magnusson Other
Ageu Muscle
Finlay Pollock Hamstring
Calem Nieuwenhof Hamstring
Hibernian Injury Table
Type Name Info
Josh Mulligan Ankle
Team Squads

Hearts Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Derek McInnes

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Stuart Findlay 19 D 25 2223 25 0 5 0 4 0
Cameron Devlin 14 M 22 1975 22 0 1 0 5 0
Harry Milne 18 D 23 1921 22 1 1 5 7 0
Lawrence Shankland 9 F 21 1823 21 0 11 2 1 0
Claudio Braga 10 F 25 1821 22 3 10 2 2 0

Hibernian Player Stats & Squad

Manager: David Gray

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Raphael Sallinger 1 G 21 1890 21 4 0 0 2 0
Jack Iredale 15 D 24 1868 22 3 0 0 4 0
Josh Mulligan 20 M 22 1832 21 1 1 5 6 0
Jamie McGrath 17 M 23 1617 20 3 7 3 3 0
Daniel Barlaser 22 M 22 1616 20 2 0 2 1 0
Scotland FlagPremiership Table
Premiership
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Hearts 33 21 7 5 58:28 70
2 Rangers 33 19 12 2 66:31 69
3 Celtic 33 21 4 8 59:35 67
4 Motherwell 33 14 12 7 52:29 54
5 Hibernian 33 13 12 8 51:37 51
6 Falkirk 33 13 7 13 45:48 46
7 Dundee United 33 9 13 11 45:54 40
8 Aberdeen 33 9 6 18 33:48 33
9 Dundee FC 33 8 9 16 34:53 33
10 St Mirren 33 7 9 17 27:48 30
11 Kilmarnock 33 6 10 17 37:65 28
12 Livingston 33 1 13 19 35:66 16
Premiership Championship Group
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Celtic 38 26 4 8 73:41 82
2 Hearts 38 24 8 6 67:34 80
3 Rangers 38 20 12 6 76:43 72
4 Motherwell 38 16 13 9 59:36 61
5 Hibernian 38 15 12 11 58:44 57
6 Falkirk 38 14 7 17 50:62 49
Premiership Relegation Group
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Dundee United 38 10 15 13 49:60 45
2 Dundee FC 38 11 9 18 42:61 42
3 Aberdeen 38 11 7 20 40:55 40
4 Kilmarnock 38 10 10 18 50:68 40
5 St Mirren 38 8 10 20 30:55 34
6 Livingston 38 2 15 21 40:75 21