Originally Posted by
ThomasHB
One bet tonight in the Edinburgh Derby fixture...
Hearts vs Hibernian
Advice : UNDER 2.25 Goals at 2.07 Sbobet(1.98+)
The first Edinburgh Derby of 2013 takes place at Tynecastle tonight and another feisty encounter looks to be on the cards. First up let me say we are not one for taking 'under' bets as you will have noticed but I just can't get away from this one tonight with the main reason probably being their cup game at Easter Road last month still in my mind. Hibs won that 1-0 and for the first time in a long time they registered a victory against their famous rivals. They actually come into the game in better form than Hearts and sit 5pts above them in the league table. Talking about that game at Easter Road last month reminds me of how poor the game actually was. Nerves completely took over and it was only a deflected shot from David Wotherspoon that saw the Hibees win the game. Apart from that, there wasn't a single piece of attacking play that warranted highlights which shows us how poor it was. I am not saying the game tonight will be as bad as that but I don't think it will be much better. Both teams can't afford to lose games like this and Hearts are not the attacking force of old where they would have no problem breaking down teams. The visitors are also much better defensively with captain James McPake back in the side along with terrier like midfielder Gary Deegan. In recent weeks we have taken advantage of the attractive over line on Hearts games as they successfully switched from playing a 4-5-1 to 4-4-2 but I honestly wouldn't be surprised to see John McGlynn revert back to his old ways tonight given the important of this match. Neither team likes to lose these games but looking at the league table, Hibs can afford to lose it more than their hosts and I think McGlynn will approach it cautiously with that in mind especially considering the firepower Hibs have up top in Griffiths and Doyle. Hibs were excellent in their 1-0 win at home to Celtic at the weekend and the defending from them after they went 1-0 up was heroic. On the other hand, old problems came back to haunt Hearts on Boxing Day as they lost 1-0 at Kilmarnock from the penalty spot and had trouble putting the ball in the net despite dominating much of the game. For us, this is all about the approach of both teams and with both derby games this season being very cagey (1-1 and 1-0) I don't expect anything different this evening and the mindset of both managers is likely to be avoiding defeat before anything else. As I said we don't take these bets very often but it's difficult to get away from them in such a game with everything set for a very tense and nervous encounter. 1.98+ is good enough for us to get involved here.