Hibernian vs Aberdeen Prediction: Hibernian to take full advantage of their turf

On Saturday afternoon, a match between Hibernian and Aberdeen for a spot in the final of the Scottish League Cup will take place at Hampden Park. The match will feature two teams that are currently mired in the middle of the pack in the Scottish Premiership. Hibs come into this semi-final encounter having not won any of their previous five matches, but Aberdeen ended their respective winless drought with an exciting victory away at Motherwell in their most recent match. 

After eight games in charge of Hibernian since taking over the club in late September, Nick Montgomery encountered boos from an enraged Easter Road crowd for the first time on Tuesday night. This occurred as a result of the home team squandering a two-goal lead and ultimately drawing with Ross County. After 55 minutes, Hibs were in a commanding position thanks to an own goal from Ben Purrington and a goal from Jair Tavares. However, the visitors were able to stage an unlikely comeback in the final stages of the second period, with Allan Delferiere putting the ball into his own net before Jordan White leveled the score. The Edinburgh-based club is currently in the midst of a winless run of five games in the Scottish Premiership, and their most recent victory in any form was a 4-2 win over St. Mirren in September, when Montgomery's men punched their ticket to the semi-finals of the League Cup thanks to a late Martin Boyle brace.

After a winless October that caused them to fall further down the Premiership standings and hurt their chances of progressing in the Europa Conference League, Aberdeen kicked off their busy November schedule with a resounding victory on Wednesday night at Fir Park, defeating Motherwell's team captained by Stuart Kettlewell. The Reds were able to hold on for their third win of the league season despite the fact that the hosts scored two consolation goals in the final stages of the game through the efforts of Theo Bair and Mika Biereth.

Hibernian possible starting lineup:

Marshall; Miller, Fish, Bushiri, Obita; Tavares, Jeggo, Newell, Youan; Boyle, Le Fondre

Aberdeen possible starting lineup:

Roos; Devlin, Gartenman, Rubezic, Jensen, MacKenzie; Polvara, Shinnie, Clarkson, McGrath; Miovski

It is imperative that Hibernian bounce back soon from their emotionally exhausting loss to Ross County in their most recent match, and the return of many of their star players should serve as a significant morale booster for the team. Due to the fact that Aberdeen had only two days to prepare for this semi-final match after traveling to Motherwell on Wednesday, we feel that the Reds will come up just short at Hampden in this contest.