Hearts v Hibs last ten fixtures: 10 yellows, flying bottles, last minute goal and 111th minute penalty
Ex-Hibs manager Lee Johnson and Heart’s boss Steven Naismith
Hibs[1] and Hearts have met 335 times in their history[2] with Hearts winning on 148 occasions and the two sides drawing 100 times. This weekend one more match can be added to the stats as the Scottish capital prepares for its first Edinburgh Derby of the 2023/24 season.
Last time out ended in a fiery display between managers and players but with Nick Montgomery now at the helm in Leith, a different vibe is to be expected when the Hibees head over to Tynecastle[3]. The homeside are suffering from several injury concerns with key figures such as Alex Cochrane, Barrie McKay and Nathaniel Atkinson[4] all set to miss out.
However, Steven Naismith will be hoping history remains on their side as they take on a squad who are under the process of phenomenal mental and physical development with Montgomery.
A second half goal from Kevin Nisbet saw the home side win as ten yellow cards were handed out at Easter Road.
While this is the former Central Coast boss’s first Edinburgh Derby, he is far from a stranger to a derby day rivalry and is the only coach to complete a clean sweep of fixtures against Newcastle Jets, winning a concrete trophy cast from the motorway that divides the Australian rivals. Ahead of this weekend’s battle, here are the ten most recent fixtures between Hibs and Hearts.
Hot water bottles flew as a goal from Kevin Nisbet equalised Yutaro Oda’s opener at Tynecastle.
Lawrence Shankland scored the second of three Hearts goals before being sent off to secure a win for the Jambos at Easter Road.
A Shankland brace and last minute goal from Stephen Humprys saw Hearts reign victorious at Tynecastle
A last minute goal from Martin Boyle gave Hibs a necessary equaliser following an early goal from Lawrence Shankland.
A goal from Hibs’ Chris Cadden couldn’t stop Hearts from going through to the next stage of the Scottish FA Cup. Ellis Simms and Stephen Kingsley secured the win for Hearts.
Andrew Halliday scored a brace with Stephen Kingsley also finding the net to give the home side the win over Hibs.
This Easter Road clash ended in a 0-0 despite two shots on target for Hibs and four for Hearts.
Familiar figures such as Stephen Kingsley, Alex cochrane, Peter Haring, Martin Boyle and Joe Newell all featured in this Premiership draw at Tynecastle.
Craig Wighton and Christian Doidge both scored to end the game at 1-1 but it was Liam Boyce’s 111th minute penalty that eventually separated the sides.
References
- ^ Hibs (mail.google.com)
- ^ history (mail.google.com)
- ^ Tynecastle (mail.google.com)
- ^ Alex Cochrane, Barrie McKay and Nathaniel Atkinson (mail.google.com)