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Last updated : 29 October 2006 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Aberdeen v Hibernian fixture

Hibernian face a trip to Aberdeen at Pittodrie Stadium on Monday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Hibees will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2006, as they swept to an impressive 4 - 0 win in a Scottish Premier match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2006/2007Sat 29 JulHibernian1 - 1AberdeenSPL
2005/2006Sat 29 AprAberdeen4 - 0HibernianSPL
2005/2006Sat 08 AprAberdeen1 - 0HibernianSPL
2005/2006Sat 14 JanHibernian1 - 2AberdeenSPL
2005/2006Sat 22 OctAberdeen0 - 1HibernianSPL
2004/2005Sat 14 MayHibernian1 - 2AberdeenSPL
2004/2005Sat 12 MarAberdeen3 - 0HibernianSPL

Recent respective form guides

Aberdeen are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Hibernian have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the The Hibees, and 5 goals against.

Aberdeen see themselves just below half way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, showing a record of 15 points from their 11 games played so far, Hibernian's 15 points from 11 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 6th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Aberdeen6204676
Hibernian631214510

FootyMad's prediction ...

The away form of the The Hibees has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Aberdeen. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Aberdeen 5 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 7 .
Hibernian 5 games since last away draw.