Hearts 1-2 Hibernian: result and report

Premiership · Thursday 26 December 2024

Result

Hearts 1-2 Hibernian

Premiership · Thursday 26 December 2024, 12:30 UTC · half-time 1-1

Hearts · Hibernian · Premiership predictions

Hearts 1-2 Hibernian: match report

Hearts lost to Hibernian 1-2 in the Premiership on Thursday 26 December 2024. The half-time score was 1-1.

Hearts's goal came from an own goal by Rocky Bushiri (45+2'). Hibernian scored through an own goal by Kye Rowles (9') and Dwight Gayle (78').

Discipline: Hearts received 4 yellow cards; Hibernian received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Hearts were 10th on 16 points from 18 and Hibernian 8th on 18 points from 18. Hearts went on to finish that season 5th with 52 points, and Hibernian 3rd with 58.

Hearts lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Hibernian in a 3-4-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Craig Gordon of Hearts (7.8), ahead of Dwight Gayle (7.6).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Hearts wins, 5 draws and 1 for Hibernian.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 9'Own goal · Kye RowlesHibernian · 0-1
  • 28'Yellow card · Cammy DevlinHearts
  • 28'Yellow cardHearts
  • 35'Yellow card · Rocky BushiriHibernian
  • 35'Yellow cardHibernian
  • 45+2'Own goal · Rocky BushiriHearts · 1-1
  • 71'Yellow card · Craig HalkettHearts
  • 71'Yellow cardHearts
  • 78'Goal · Dwight GayleHibernian · 1-2

Head-to-head

8 meetings: Hearts 2, draws 5, Hibernian 1.

Team news

Hearts line-up (4-2-3-1)

Craig Gordon, Daniel Oyegoke, Craig Halkett, Kye Rowles, James Penrice, Cammy Devlin, Beni Baningime, Musa Drammeh, Lawrence Shankland, Blair Spittal, James Wilson

Hibernian line-up (3-4-1-2)

Jordan Smith, Warren O'Hora, Rocky Bushiri, Jack Iredale, Chris Cadden, Nicky Cadden, Nectarios Triantis, Joe Newell, Josh Campbell, Martin Boyle, Élie Youan