Preview: Hearts (H)

Team news, head-to-head, form guide and more – read our Edinburgh Derby preview below!

THE LOWDOWN

The third Edinburgh Derby of the season takes place this weekend with Hearts visiting Easter Road on Sunday lunchtime; kick-off at 12:30pm live on Sky Sports.

The Hibees come into it off the back of two huge results; beating Celtic 2-1 at Easter Road before picking up a vital three points away at Dundee United in midweek.

David Gray’s side came from behind at Tannadice with Mykola Kuharevich on target in the first half before late strikes from Kieron Bowie and Junior Hoilett completed a 3-1 victory.

That result meant we leapfrogged Dundee United and lifted us up to fourth in the William Hill Premiership – one point behind Aberdeen in third.

TEAM NEWS

David Gray will provide a full team news update ahead of the Derby when he speaks to the media on Friday afternoon.

Joe Newell is unavailable due to injury, whilst Dylan Levitt and Elie Youan will be monitored ahead of the fixture.

THE VISITORS

Hearts come into this fixture off the back of a good run of form. Since the turn of the year, the Jambos have won eight out of their 10 matches in all competitions and earlier this week they climbed into the top six for the first time since the opening weekend.

One player to watch is Hearts striker, Elton Kabangu – the Belgian centre-forward has scored seven goals in eight games since joining in January.

We’re unbeaten in the Edinburgh Derby since December 2023. We’ve taken four points off Hearts this season, drawing 1-1 at Easter Road in October – before a memorable 2-1 victory away at Tynecastle on Boxing Day.

HOW TO WATCH

Match tickets for the Derby are sold out, meaning Ticket Exchange is now available – giving Season Ticket Holders who can’t attend the game the chance to release their seat and earn money off their 2025/26 Season Ticket. These extra seats will then become available to purchase on General Sale.

For full details on how Seat Release and how it works please CLICK HERE!

SKY SPORTS

The match has been selected for live broadcast on Sky Sports Football, with live coverage beginning from 11.30am.

HIBS TV

International Hibs TV subscribers can watch the full game live with commentary from Cliff Pike and Marvin Bartley.

If you can’t attend the game, Hibs TV subscribers in the UK & Ireland will be able to listen along to live audio only on Hibs TV.

CLICK HERE to subscribe to Hibs TV!

Hibernian FC App

If you can’t watch the game, you can follow live minute-by-minute updates on the brand-new Hibernian FC mobile app!

The new app is available to download now on the Apple Store here and is available to download for Android by clicking here.