Hibernian v Hearts

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The Edinburgh derby is almost upon us as well this Sunday lunchtime when Hibernian play host to local rivals Hearts at Easter Road with Hibs heading into this local derby on the back of a resounding 3-1 win away from home at Dundee United which also extended the upcoming hosts' unbeaten run in the Scottish Premiership to an impressive 12 games.

Hearts also produced a 3-1 win of their own in midweek when The Jambos registered a useful 3-1 home win against St Mirren to make it six wins gained from their previous eight matches overall in the Scottish top flight, so the visitors will also fancy their chances here at Easter Road on Sunday lunchtime.

Eight wins within their 12 unbeaten games in the Scottish Premiership have helped lift Hibernian up into fourth place in the domestic top flight table and the hosts will be keen to further consolidate their top six position by picking up all three points on Sunday.

Five out of Hibernian's eight recent wins have been achieved on home soil at Easter Road as David Gray's side have claimed victories against the likes of Ross County, Kilmarnock, Motherwell, Aberdeen and most impressive of all, a 2-1 home win against the runaway league leaders, Celtic.

Goals also look likely as eight out of Hibernian's last 10 home games in the Premiership have resulted in both teams scoring.

Hearts made it back-to-back wins in the Scottish Premiership in midweek after taking the spoils against aforementioned St Mirren and this followed a previous victory away from home against St Johnstone where The Jambos recorded a 2-1 win at McDiarmid Park.

Recent results have certainly helped Hearts turn their season around after producing a dismal and miserable start to this current campaign which saw Hearts fail to win any of their opening eight games of the season.

Indeed, Hearts have slipped to just one further defeat within their last nine games overall in the Premiership which came in the form of a 3-1 defeat at home to Rangers but otherwise, Neil Critchley's side have also picked up six wins within this period as well.

Three out of Hearts' six recent wins have been gained on the road with victories registered at Dundee United, Dundee and St Johnstone respectively, while The Jambos bring an encouraging five-match unbeaten sequence on their travels into this upcoming clash at Easter Road on Sunday lunchtime.

The goals market also looks a reasonable option for this local derby as five out of Hearts' last 10 outings on the road in the Premiership have also resulted with both teams hitting the back of the net.

Hibernian v Hearts Verdict

Five out of the last six meetings between Hibs and Hearts have also seen both teams score.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS Yes @ 1.70

Other side bets worth considering:

Hibernian win @ 2.30

Correct Score: Hibernian win & BTTS Yes @ 4.50