Dundee lost their game at the weekend to Ross County and will be seeking to get back to winning ways on Tuesday when they travel to Hibernian.
Hibernian also did not win on Saturday and will be hoping to go past that in order to start building momentum to the upcoming Scottish League Cup final next Sunday.
The Hibees extended their poor run of form at the weekend when they were held to a 1-1 draw by St Mirren, which means they have now won just once in their past 10 SPL games.
They played without a manager after Jack Ross was sacked, with Josh Campbell giving them the leading goal, but they failed to hold on.
Joe Shaughnessy netted in the 87th minute to stop the hopes of the Hibees getting three points and confrimed they would remain in the bottom half of the table.
Hibernian are just four points adrift Aberdeen who sit 6th, which means a few successive results would let them start putting pressure on those above.
Meanwhile, Dundee also failed in their last travel against Ross County, who are sitting just one place below them in the table.
The Dark Blues are currently just two points ahead of Ross County, with that being the only reason they are out of the relegation zone.
James McPake’s side took the twice through Luke McCowan but an own goal from Danny Mullen brought Ross County level before they were able to win the match later on.
Dundee have been in strong form overall despite the defeat, winning three of their previous six fixtures and a victory at the weekend could have seen them climb up to eighth depending on other results.
They drew in their last encounter with Hibernian, with Paul McGowan scoring in the 83rd minute to help Dundee pick up a 2-2 draw.
Hibernian vs Dundee head to head
The two Scottish clubs have previously met 36 times across all competitions, with Hibernian taking 19 victories while Dundee have won 8 and they have drawn in 9. The Hibees have scored 74 goals and conceded 45. Hibernian have won three of their last five, and they have drawn twice.
Hibernian 2-2 Dundee 24/11/18
Dundee 2-4 Hibernian 22/02/19
Hibernian 4-1 Dundee 15/11/20
Hibernian 1-0 Dundee 28/11/20
Dundee 2-2 Hibernian 22/08/21
Hibernian latest home form
Hibernian have in the recent weeks been on a poor run of form at home, having not won in any of their last four matches, with their last victory coming on September 26 where they defeated St. Johnstone 1-0. They have just one of their last five matches, drawn one and lost three.
Hibernian 1-0 St. Johnstone 26/09/21
Hibernian 0-3 Dundee United 16/10/21
Hibernian 1-3 Celtic 27/10/21
Hibernian 0-1 Rangers 01/12/21
Hibernian 1-1 Motherwell 04/12/21
Hibernian latest away form
The Hibees have been on a relatively good form on the road, as they have lost just twice in their last five away games. In the five, they have won two, drawn one and lost two, with one victory being in the League Cup defeating Rangers 3-1 in November.
Rangers 1-3 Hibernian 21/11/21
Ross County 1-0 Hibernian 24/11/21
St. Johnstone 1-2 Hibernian 27/11/21
Livingston 1-0 Hibernian 08/12/21
St. Mirren 1-1 Hibernian 11/12/21
Dundee latest home form
Dundee have recently shown some improvement in their form at home,especially after they have registed victories in their last two matches in the Premiership. In their last five matches at home, they have won three and lost two,scoring 8 goals and conceding 10 in the process.
Dundee 2-1 Aberdeen 16/10/21
Dundee 0-5 Ross County 27/10/21
Dundee 2-4 Celtic 07/11/21
Dundee 3-0 Motherwell 27/11/21
Dundee 1-0 St. Johnstone 01/12/21
Dundee latest away form
The Dark Blues have recently failed to record successive victories in their away matches, which shows some instability in their form on the road. They have lost their last two successive matches both in December. In their last five, they have won one, drawn one and lost three.
St. Johnstone 3-1 Dundee 02/10/21
Hearts 1-1 Dundee 23/10/21
St. Mirren 0-1 Dundee 30/10/21
Rangers 3-0 Dundee 04/12/21
Ross County 3-2 Dundee 11/12/21
Hibernian news
Hibernian will be missing the services of Paul Hanlon and Paul McGinn due to their suspensions, but it is a situation the Hibees are able to deal with.
They will also be without Jake Doyle-Hayes as he dealt with a knock recently which took him out of the squad.
Dundee news
The Dark Blues will also be without a number of players due to lengthy problems, with Shaun Byrne and Lee Ashcroft being out of action due to knee issues.
Cillian Sheridan will also be missing out with his Achilles tendon rupture keeping him on the sidelines, but McCowan shall be aiming to keep his form running from the weekend.
Prediction and Odds
With the teams’ positions in the table, both will desperately be looking for a victory, which could lead this match to be closely contested.
Dundee have shown some good performance despite losing their last two matches on the road, which gives them a chance, but we see the Hibees using the home advantage to take victory.
Odds: 1 1.49 X 2.97 2 3.21
Probable outcomes
Hibernian 1-0 Dundee
Hibernian 2-1 Dundee
Hibernian 3-1 Dundee
Hibernian 2-2 Dundee
Hibernian 4-2 Dundee
