Aberdeen’s remarkable unbeaten start to the 2024-25 Scottish Premiership season came to an unexpected end in their last outing, as they were disappointingly defeated 2-1 by St Mirren.
That defeat was Aberdeen’s first in the league since a 1-0 loss to Dundee in March, ending a 20-game unbeaten run and marking their first Scottish Premiership loss under Jimmy Thelin, who took charge in June.
Thelin had a phenomenal start to life with the Dons, winning 15 and drawing one of the first 16 fixtures across all competitions, before eventually suffering his first loss to Celtic in the Scottish League Cup semi-final, a humiliating 6-0 defeat.
Despite initially bouncing back with a 4-1 win against Dundee, Aberdeen suffered their second loss in three matches and their first in the Scottish Premiership last time out as St Mirren claimed victory.
Now aiming to bounce back and stay within touching distance of league leaders Celtic, who hold a three-point lead at the top, Aberdeen will look to defeat a Hibernian side that have struggled to find form this season.
Hibs come into this game sat at the bottom of the Scottish Premiership standings with just eight points after 13 games played, from one win, five draws and seven defeats.
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They began the campaign with two dominant victories in the Scottish League Cup group stage, beating Elgin City 5-0 and Queen’s Park 5-1, before suffering a surprising 1-0 loss to Kelty Hearts, a result that has seemingly set the tone for their season.
David Gray’s side lost their opening two matches before drawing with Dundee and Kilmarnock and beating St Johnstone, which looked to have kickstarted their campaign, but they have since lost five and drawn three.
Already trailing 10th-placed Kilmarnock by four points, Gray will be desperate for his side to start picking up crucial victories to move up the table, starting with a difficult match against Aberdeen, a team they have defeated in three of the last five meetings at home.
