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Hibernian face a trip to Dundee at Dens Park on Saturday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. 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 February 2003, with Dundee running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Tue 25 Feb | Dundee | 3 - 0 | Hibernian | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 16 Nov | Hibernian | 2 - 1 | Dundee | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 24 Aug | Dundee | 2 - 1 | Hibernian | SPL |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 27 Apr | Hibernian | 2 - 2 | Dundee | SPL |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 12 Jan | Dundee | 1 - 0 | Hibernian | SPL |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 27 Oct | Hibernian | 1 - 2 | Dundee | SPL |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 04 Aug | Dundee | 2 - 1 | Hibernian | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Dundee are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Dees in those games, with 4 conceded.
Hibernian's away form is equally impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The Hibees's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 8 against.
Dundee find themselves in a respectable 4th position, courtesy of the 15 points they have accumulated from 10 games. Hibernian's 14 points from 10 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Dundee | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 |
| Hibernian | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Hibernian are certainly at their peak on the road, though your FootyMad panel sees this as a stern test, and one from which they may have to settle for a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Dundee | 8 games since last home draw. |
| Hibernian | Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |