Aberdeen 2-1 Hibernian: result and report

Premiership · Saturday 29 September 2012

Result

Aberdeen 2-1 Hibernian

Premiership · Saturday 29 September 2012, 11:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Aberdeen 2-1 Hibernian: match report

Aberdeen defeated Hibernian 2-1 in the Premiership on Saturday 29 September 2012. The half-time score was 1-1.

Niall McGinn opened the scoring in the 4th minute. Aberdeen's goals came from Niall McGinn (4') and G. Rae (71'). Hibernian scored through E. Doyle (33').

Discipline: Aberdeen received no yellow cards; Hibernian received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Aberdeen were 8th on 8 points from 7 and Hibernian 2nd on 12 points from 7. Aberdeen went on to finish that season 7th with 48 points, and Hibernian 8th with 48.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Aberdeen wins, 3 draws and 3 for Hibernian.

Going into the match Aberdeen's last five read D-D-D-D-W and Hibernian's D-W-D-W-W.

Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 4'Goal · Niall McGinnAberdeen · 1-0
  • 12'Yellow card · A. MayburyHibernian
  • 33'Goal · E. DoyleHibernian · 1-1
  • 63'Yellow card · Paul CairneyHibernian
  • 66'Yellow card · P. HanlonHibernian
  • 71'Goal · G. RaeAberdeen · 2-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Aberdeen 4, draws 3, Hibernian 3.

Team news

Aberdeen line-up

Jamie Langfield, Russell Anderson, Andy Considine, Mark Reynolds, Ryan Jack, Isaac Osbourne, Stephen Hughes, Scott Vernon, Niall McGinn, Ryan Fraser, Gavin Rae

Hibernian line-up

Ben Williams, Paul Hanlon, Alan Maybury, Gary Deegan, Jorge Claros, Paul Cairney, David Wotherspoon, Eoin Doyle, Tim Clancy, James McPake, Leigh Griffiths