Overview
- Saturday’s meeting at Easter Road is billed as the 668th Edinburgh Derby, 150 years after the clubs first played on Christmas Day 1875.
- Hearts top the Premiership by six points at Christmas and have recently defeated both Celtic and Rangers, while Hibs sit fifth, 16 points back.
- The match is live on Sky Sports with a 12:30pm kick-off on Saturday, December 27.
- Team news notes include Hibs potentially welcoming back Chris Cadden and Warren O’Hora, Rudi Molotnikov returning to training, and Hearts expecting Claudio Braga and Craig Halkett to be available.
- Recent markers include Craig Halkett’s stoppage-time winner in October, Hibs losing only two of their past 20 home league games, and Lawrence Shankland leading derby scoring since 2017 despite a four-game drought in the fixture.