FM Preview: St. Mirren v Hibernian 16 Feb 2013

Last updated : 15 February 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the St. Mirren v Hibernian fixture

Hibernian face a trip to St. Mirren at Greenhill Road on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 117 games played, Hibees have recorded 34 wins, and St. Mirren have come away with 49 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Greenhill Road was earlier this season, with Hibernian inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Buddies in a Scottish Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 03 Nov Hibernian 2 - 1 St. Mirren Scottish Premier
2012/2013 Sat 18 Aug St. Mirren 1 - 2 Hibernian Scottish Premier
2011/2012 Sun 29 Apr St. Mirren 1 - 0 Hibernian Scottish Premier
2011/2012 Sat 03 Mar Hibernian 0 - 0 St. Mirren Scottish Premier
2011/2012 Sat 22 Oct St. Mirren 2 - 3 Hibernian Scottish Premier
2011/2012 Sat 20 Aug Hibernian 1 - 2 St. Mirren Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Sun 24 Apr Hibernian 1 - 1 St. Mirren Scottish Premier

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Recent respective form guides

St. Mirren have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 8.

Hibernian have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. Hibees have conceded 5 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.

St. Mirren are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 29 points from 25 matches.

Hibernian lie just outside the playoff positions in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, picking up 34 from their 26 games so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
St. Mirren 6 3 2 1 9 8 11
Hibernian 6 1 3 2 3 5 6

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Hibernian on their travels as of late, but we can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against St. Mirren. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
St. Mirren Won 3 successive home games.
5 games since last home draw.
Unbeaten run of 4 matches.
Hibernian Not won in previous 5 away matches.
Last drawn game 4 outings ago.

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