Hibs can't finish any higher than eighth place in the Scottish Premiership table, while St Johnstone are guaranteed to finish eleventh regardless of what happens at Easter Road. It's been a dire campaign for Hibernian, who currently sit in ninth place prior to this weekend's league matches kicking off. Despite reaching the League Cup final, Jack Ross was relieved of his duties. The Shaun Maloney experiment hasn't worked, and the Hibees are still in search of a new manager. You'd imagine an overhaul will take place in the summer, in an attempt not to repeat what's been a shocking season by their standards. It's also been a sorry season for St Johnstone, after the unimaginable highs of last season. Callum Davidson's tenure has gone from glorious highs to challenging lows, with Saints' survival hopes now dependent on a two-legged tie against Inverness Caledonian Thistle or Arbroath to preserve their Premiership status. Scoring goals has been a constant difficulty and Saints don't appear as defensively solid as they were last season. Hibs have wanted the season to end for a wee while but Saints want to gather momentum ahead of the playoff final and could hold the Hibees at home here. 1:1
Caretaker manager David Gray made three changes to the Hibernian team that drew against Aberdeen as the two played out a 1-1 draw at Easter Road, before Dundee kept their hopes of staying up alive thanks to a 3-1 win over Hibs. Rocky Bushiri replaced the injured Paul Hanlon, to join Paul McGinn and Ryan Porteous in the back three. Lewis Stevenson replaced Jake Doyle-Hayes to join Joe Newell in the middle of the park. James Scott replaced Elias Melkersen as the Hibees' sole striker, and the Hull City loanee scored his first goal for Hibs but it was to no avail as they lost to Championship-bound Dundee prior to Saints' win against Aberdeen. Callum Davidson made three changes to the Saints side that picked up a point against Livingston in a 1-1 draw in West Lothian, before beating Aberdeen 1-0 at McDiarmid Park to automatically relegate Dundee. James Brown replaced Callum Booth at left wing-back. Cammy MacPherson was replaced by Jacob Butterfield in the five-man Saints midfield. Glenn Middleton scored Saints' goal against Livi so he replaced Stevie May in attack. Middleton's strike partner Callum Hendry netted the winner against his former loan club. Despite being on loan at Championship winners Kilmarnock earlier this season, Hendry has scored a third of Saints' league goals this season.
Hibernian have seen under 2.5 goals in 5 of their last 6 matches against St. Johnstone in all competitions.
Caretaker manager David Gray made three changes to the Hibernian team that drew against Aberdeen as the two played out a 1-1 draw at Easter Road, before Dundee kept their hopes of staying up alive thanks to a 3-1 win over Hibs. Rocky Bushiri replaced the injured Paul Hanlon, to join Paul McGinn and Ryan Porteous in the back three. Lewis Stevenson replaced Jake Doyle-Hayes to join Joe Newell in the middle of the park. James Scott replaced Elias Melkersen as the Hibees' sole striker, and the Hull City loanee scored his first goal for Hibs but it was to no avail as they lost to Championship-bound Dundee prior to Saints' win against Aberdeen. Callum Davidson made three changes to the Saints side that picked up a point against Livingston in a 1-1 draw in West Lothian, before beating Aberdeen 1-0 at McDiarmid Park to automatically relegate Dundee. James Brown replaced Callum Booth at left wing-back. Cammy MacPherson was replaced by Jacob Butterfield in the five-man Saints midfield. Glenn Middleton scored Saints' goal against Livi so he replaced Stevie May in attack. Middleton's strike partner Callum Hendry netted the winner against his former loan club. Despite being on loan at Championship winners Kilmarnock earlier this season, Hendry has scored a third of Saints' league goals this season.
Hibernian have seen under 2.5 goals in 5 of their last 6 matches against St. Johnstone in all competitions.
Hibs can't finish any higher than eighth place in the Scottish Premiership table, while St Johnstone are guaranteed to finish eleventh regardless of what happens at Easter Road. It's been a dire campaign for Hibernian, who currently sit in ninth place prior to this weekend's league matches kicking off. Despite reaching the League Cup final, Jack Ross was relieved of his duties. The Shaun Maloney experiment hasn't worked, and the Hibees are still in search of a new manager. You'd imagine an overhaul will take place in the summer, in an attempt not to repeat what's been a shocking season by their standards. It's also been a sorry season for St Johnstone, after the unimaginable highs of last season. Callum Davidson's tenure has gone from glorious highs to challenging lows, with Saints' survival hopes now dependent on a two-legged tie against Inverness Caledonian Thistle or Arbroath to preserve their Premiership status. Scoring goals has been a constant difficulty and Saints don't appear as defensively solid as they were last season. Hibs have wanted the season to end for a wee while but Saints want to gather momentum ahead of the playoff final and could hold the Hibees at home here. 1:1
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