This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Hibernian and Hamilton Academical at 12:00 on 17th April 2011 in the Scottish Premier.

Footymad preview History of the Hibernian v Hamilton Academical fixture

Hamilton Academical face a trip to Hibernian at Easter Road Stadium at lunchtime on Sunday, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Accies will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 28 and win only 11 of the 46 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Scottish Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Tue 01 Mar Hamilton Ac. 1 - 2 Hibernian Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Sat 18 Sep Hibernian 1-1 Hamilton Ac. Scottish Premier
2009/2010 Sat 10 Apr Hamilton Ac. 4 - 1 Hibernian Scottish Premier
2009/2010 Sat 23 Jan Hibernian 5 - 1 Hamilton Ac. Scottish Premier
2009/2010 Sun 13 Sep Hamilton Ac. 2 - 0 Hibernian Scottish Premier
2008/2009 Wed 04 Mar Hamilton Ac. 0 - 1 Hibernian Scottish Premier
2008/2009 Sat 13 Dec Hibernian 2 - 0 Hamilton Ac. Scottish Premier

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Hibernian have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

The away form of Hamilton Academical is pretty dire, losing every single one of the last six matches played! Accies have conceded 11 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.

Hibernian see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 36 points from their 32 games played so far,

Hamilton Academical find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 32 games have yielded only 16 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Hibernian 6 3 2 1 9 7 11
Hamilton Academical 6 0 1 5 3 10 1

For a detailed analysis of current team form guides in this or any division, click here

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Hibees, as the Accies have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Hibernian Unbeaten in the last 4 home games.
Hamilton Academical Lost each of the previous 6 away matches.
Not won in previous 10 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 16 most recent games.

For a detailed analysis of current team sequences throughout the leagues, click here