Dundee vs Hibernian Tips & Preview - Expect goals in open encounter

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Dundee aiming to improve from last season, strong pre-season form.
Hibernian seeking recovery post Europa League exit.
Expect goals as both teams face defensive challenges.

Dundee vs Hibernian

Dundee and Hibernian will be targeting a positive start to the Scottish Premiership season when they square off in their opening fixture on Sunday.

Both teams have had their problems lately and will be desperate to put all of that behind them. Neither defence has shown much solidity, and goals could be expected in this one.

Dundee News

Dundee will be targeting an improvement on last season's campaign, where they failed to make the championship round in the second phase. However, they will be feeling positive heading into Sunday's opener, having won five of their last seven matches, including a 5-0 League Cup victory over Montrose.

One thing Dundee will be hoping to avoid this season is their struggles on home soil, having found things difficult in front of their fans last term. Steven Pressley’s team are winless in five of their last six Premiership matches at Dens Park.

Scoring goals is not a problem for Dundee, who have found the net in eight of their last 10 matches across all competitions. However, they are without a clean sheet in six of their last seven Premiership home matches, with four of those fixtures producing over 2.5 goals.

Hibernian News

Hibernian have already suffered some disappointment earlier in the season after crashing out of the UEFA Europa League qualifiers on Thursday. David Gray’s team lost on penalties to Midtjylland after playing out a 2-2 aggregate draw.

That result maintains a poor run for Hibernian, who are winless in nine of their last 10 matches across all competitions, stretching into preseason and last season's final weeks. They are also poor travellers and are winless in eight of their last nine away matches across all competitions.

Despite all their struggles, Hibernian still look solid in attack and have scored first in five of their last eight away matches across all competitions. However, defending remains a problem, having failed to keep a clean sheet in nine of their last 10 matches on the road, with four of the last five producing over 2.5 goals.

Head to Head

Hibernian often claim the upper hand in this fixture, with six wins and four draws, while Dundee have picked up just two victories from the last 12 matches. Both teams won at home last season, with the hosts claiming a 4-1 victory before the visitors triumphed 4-0.

Verdict

Dundee v Hibernian

Dundee and Hibernian have struggled lately and will be desperate for a positive result on the opening weekend. The last five meetings have produced over 2.5 goals with both teams scoring in four of those fixtures, and a repeat is expected here.

Hibernian have a knack for scoring first, and having grabbed the opener in four of the last five matches against Dundee, a similar pattern could be in the cards.

Yes

Both Teams to Score

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