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Aberdeen Vs Hibernian (Pittodrie Stadium, Saturday 15:00)
All-time league record: Aberdeen 127 wins, 73 draws, Hibernian 96 wins
At Pittodrie: Aberdeen 78 wins, 30 draws, Hibernian 39 wins
Top scorer in this fixture this century: Derek Riordan - 11 goals
This fixture specifically:
Hibs have won both league meetings this season, 1-2 at Pittodrie in October and 2-0 at Easter Road in December. They last won three in a row against the Dons more than 20 years ago (September 2004).
Aberdeen have lost four of their last five league meetings with Hibernian.
Aberdeen’s last home league win over Hibs was 12 months ago (1-0 in April 2025), but they have lost the most recent encounter.
League wide form:
Aberdeen are winless in nine league matches (4 draws, 5 defeats). Their last win was 2-0 at home to Motherwell on 15 February.
Aberdeen have already lost 18 matches this season (the same number as Livingston), the most league losses they’ve suffered in 15 years (22 losses in 2010/11).
Aberdeen have failed to score in 15 of their 32 league matches this season, more than any other Premiership side.
Hibernian are unbeaten in 6 league matches (3 wins, 3 draws), with 4 clean sheets in that run, the second best unbeaten run in the division behind Rangers (15).
Celtic Vs St Mirren (Celtic Park, Saturday 15:00)
All-time league record: Celtic 185 wins, 43 draws, St Mirren 32 wins
At Celtic: Celtic 97 wins, 23 draws, St Mirren 11 wins
Top scorer in this fixture this century: Gary Hooper - 8 goals
This fixture specifically:
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