Overview

• Hearts lead the Premiership with five wins and a draw while Hibs arrive unbeaten with five draws, creating the prospect of an 11-point swing in local bragging rights or a rare Hibs three-peat last achieved in 1922.
• Kick-off is Saturday, October 4 at 5:45pm at Tynecastle, with live coverage on Premier Sports 2.
• Derek McInnes has not lost in 90 minutes since taking charge of Hearts and faces his first Edinburgh derby, as David Gray looks to extend his undefeated derby run from last season.
• Rangers’ 2-1 defeat at Sturm Graz left Russell Martin under increased scrutiny as the club’s away clean-sheet drought reached 22 matches to equal an 1897 record, while Celtic’s output has slipped to 17 goals versus 32 at this stage last season as Brendan Rodgers searches for solutions before facing Motherwell.
• Aberdeen remain bottom and goalless in the league, yet Jesper Karlsson scored in Europe and Jimmy Thelin’s shift to a hybrid back three with wing-backs offered tentative encouragement ahead of Dundee’s visit.