- Head-to-head: The most recent head-to-head meeting between these two sides was a 2-0 Aberdeen win in the Premiership 2025/2026.
- Recent trips: However, Hibs have avoided defeat in Aberdeen's last two trips to Edinburgh.
- Away form: Aberdeen are winless in their two away games in the Prem 2026/2027, scoring no goals in that time.
Easter Road encounter has all the ingredients of a good game
Saturday's game at Easter Road should be a good one and it is no surprise to see Hibs priced up as the favorites at 1.76, ahead of the draw at 3.75 and visitors Aberdeen at 4.3. The bookies are clearly taking a view on the hosts' ability to keep the momentum going after a mixed start to the season, but they may be ignoring the fact that Aberdeen are coming off a 0-0 draw with Kilmarnock last weekend.
The Dons returned from a midweek break to draw 0-0 with Kilmarnock in the Prems 2026/2027, following up a 0-1 home loss to Rangers and a 0-3 away defeat to Celtic in their previous two matches. It has been a mixed bag of a start to the campaign for Aberdeen, who have won one, drawn one and lost three of their five matches across all current competitions.
That is a slightly poorer return than Hibs, who have won two and lost three of their last five across all competitions. Their most recent results were a 1-3 home defeat to Hearts in the Premiership 2026/2027, a 2-1 away loss to St. Johnstone in the same competition, and a 0-3 road victory over Ross County in the League Cup 2026.
Two contrasting coaches with similar problems
Managers and positions
So, with Hibs in eighth with six points from five games and Aberdeen in tenth with four, this will be a tight game. That's what you might expect given the contrasting styles of the two managers, David Gray for Hibs and Stephen Robinson for the Dons.
Tactical approaches
Gray has been switching between back-three and back-four shapes in the opening weeks of the Prem 2026/2027, but the width provided by the wing-backs in the three at the back and the quick, vertical transitions have been central to the plan.
Robinson has his team more structured and they have been a little more aggressive in their press and approach to winning the ball in the dangerous areas of the field.
- It is working to a degree as Callum Wright, Hibs' sharpest edge in the 2026/2027, tops the scoring chart with two goals from four Prem 2026/2027 matches.
- Lewis Mayo has added an element of craft from deep for the Dons, laying on one assist in five Prem 2026/2027 games.
- But it is Kevin Nisbet who has been providing the end product for Aberdeen in the 2026/2027 as he has done for so long. The Aberdeen striker tops their scoring list with two Prem 2026/2027 goals from five matches.
Game is on the line
This will be a game on the edge, I believe, as Gray's team can hurt Aberdeen on the break while Robinson's men can press Hibs into mistakes.
Both teams to score at 1.65 fits the feel of the game, but over 2.5 goals at 1.7 is close enough given the hosts are conceding at a rate of 2.50 goals per game at home and Aberdeen are yet to score on the road.
