Aberdeen vs Hibernian Prediction: Both sides hoping for first season win

On Sunday, Hibernian will make the trip to Aberdeen to take on the Dons, who are now in the bottom half of the Scottish Premiership table. Hibernian are currently in last place in the standings, while Aberdeen are in the bottom half of the table as well, barely above the relegation zone. Following dismal beginnings to the new season, both teams are now winless in the Scottish Premier League, with the visitors having failed to pick up even a single point so far in the competition.

The Dons have played three of their first matches, and they have won one, lost one, and drawn two of those matches. Their single loss came against Celtic, who are the defending champions, but the Dons will be desperate to pick up more points because they are just above the zone for relegation. Bojan Miovski scored the lone goal for the men of Barry Robson, but it wasn't enough as they fell to Hacken by a score of 3-1 and were eliminated from the Europa League as a result. However, the men of Barry Robson do head into this encounter having just been eliminated from the Europa League. The match was decided after two games with a score of 5-3, but the experience will have been beneficial to the club as they prepare to return to league play. Aberdeen made it a point to push the action throughout both games. Miovski has been a threat as of late, as seen by the penalty kick he scored in the 94th minute to secure a point for his club in their most recent Scottish Premier League match against St. Mirren. However, he will be looking to keep up his aggressive performances in order to propel the Dons to three points in this upcoming match.

Since they haven't even managed to pick up a single point so far in this competition, Hibernian are in just as much of a hurry as anybody else to get their first victory of the year this coming weekend. The Hibees have failed to win any of their first three matches in the Scottish Premier League, and it appears that one of the primary reasons for this is the team's defensive inconsistencies early on. The side led by David Gray has given up eight goals so far this season, which is more than any other team in the league has done. This issue was made even worse when they faced Aston Villa in the Europa League. Hibernian were eliminated from the competition after being defeated by the Premier League side, who were able to win 8-0 on aggregate. Even though Gray is only acting in a caretaker capacity at the moment, he is under a lot of pressure to rapidly turn things around because the Hibees are now in last place in the league.

Aberdeen possible starting lineup:

Roos; Devlin, Rubezic, McKenzie; Morris, Clarkson, Shinnie, Hayes; Polvara; Miovski, Duk

Hibernian possible starting lineup:

Boruc; Miller, Bushiri, Hanlon, Stevenson; Jeggo, Newell, Campbell; Youan, Vente, Boyle

Given the sluggish starts that both clubs have had to the current campaign, it is probable that both squads will view this contest as the ideal opportunity to grab their first win of the year, although the home team will be the favorite in this matchup. The poor defensive record that Hibernian have is a huge cause for concern for the team, and because of this, Aberdeen should be able to take all three points from this match.