FM Preview: St. Mirren v Hibernian 29 Apr 2012

Last updated : 28 April 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the St. Mirren v Hibernian fixture

Hibernian face a trip to St. Mirren at Greenhill Road on Sunday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 115 games played, Hibees have recorded 36 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 2 - 3 defeat upon the Buddies in a Scottish Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
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
2010/2011 Sun 20 Feb St. Mirren 0 - 1 Hibernian Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Wed 02 Feb Hibernian 2 - 0 St. Mirren Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Sun 29 Aug St. Mirren 1 - 0 Hibernian Scottish Premier

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Recent respective form guides

St. Mirren have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. While Buddies have scored 9, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.

Hibernian's away form is none too clever either, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Hibees's have scored 11 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 13.

St. Mirren see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 36 points from their 34 games played so far,

Hibernian are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 27 points from 34 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
St. Mirren 6 1 2 3 10 15 5
Hibernian 6 2 1 3 6 9 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Hibernian are not doing too bad on their travels, and we think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at St. Mirren. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
St. Mirren Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Hibernian 13 games since last away draw.

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