Aberdeen FC

vs

Hibernian FC

Tips, Stats and Odds

There's a battle of pragmatism vs. passion this Saturday when two 2026-2027 Premiership strugglers face off at Pittodrie Stadium. Aberdeen are 10th in the table with 11 points from their opening 11 games, while Hibernian are 12th with eight points from the same amount of matches.

Stephen Robinson's Dons are a pragmatic side, perhaps by necessity, who can adjust their shape and stay compact in the defensive third before attempting to hurt the opponent with pace and guile on the counter attack. Kevin Nisbet is the main outlet for them, leading the Dons' scoring in the Premiership 2026/2027 with four goals in seven appearances, but Hibs will certainly fancy their chances of keeping him quiet.

Marink Reedijk's men are Dutch by nature and favour a higher press, a faster tempo and a much more aggressive style of ball-winning, which should certainly suit in-form striker Owen Elding, who has two of Hibs' four goals in the last five matches.

But while Elding is a threat and Hibs' main outlet Martin Boyle is topping the scoring with three goals in six games, the visitors are in poor nick, with three defeats, two draws and zero wins from their last five games.

That sequence of results – two 1-2 home defeats to Falkirk and Celtic and a 1-1 draw away to St Mirren – suggests Hibs will be in good condition to cause Aberdeen problems in this game. But it also suggests that their own condition for getting results is a little out of kilter.

So our main selection in this 2026-2027 Premiership clash will be Both to score at 1.65, which appeals to us more than the draw at 3.55, although the game does have all the feel of a close affair that could easily go either way. Aberdeen have the home advantage and have won two of their last three home games against the Hibs, so we'll edge to the Dons to stay in the game, but the visitors are very much live to nick it.