On the 22nd of December, in this week 19 match, Hibernian hosts Aberdeen in a meeting of these two evenly matched Premiership teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 1 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Hibernian is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Dundee. Paul McMullan struck first for Hibernian on an own goal in the 34th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Dundee couldn’t muster any offence and Hibernian ran away with the shutout win. Hibernian looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 6th placed Aberdeen, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against St. Johnstone. Teddy Jenks scored the first goal for Aberdeen in the 83rd minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, St. Johnstone was frustrated by Aberdeen’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Aberdeen ended the match with the shutout victory. Aberdeen is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
Hibernian and Aberdeen last played eachother at the Pittodrie Stadium on the 23rd of October. Aberdeen was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Christian Ramirez struck first for Aberdeen in the 27th minute on a feed from Ramsey, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Hibernian was frustrated by Aberdeen’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Aberdeen ended the match with the shutout victory.
For Aberdeen, their top scorers are Christian Ramirez and Marley Watkins, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Hibernian is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Kevin Nisbet and Josh Campbell each only have 1 goal in their last 5.