Celtic’s Daizen Maeda, Dundee’s Tony Docherty & Hibs v Hearts in spotlight
After the Horror season began, Heabers was stuck with their head coach, and Manchester City’s rivals changed their hearts. Both strategies seem to work.
In October, when the two led 1-1 on Easter Road in October, Neil Critchley inherited three games after the fired Steven Naismith, still tied to the points at the foot of the table, with the goal difference of Heabers Rock.
Few would have fantasized about any chance to either end the season in third place.
After winning the game 2-1 at Tynecastle on Boxing Day, the Hearts were still stuck at the bottom of the second, and the visitors’ victory only lowered them by five points in the relegation playoffs, though until seventh.
However, Sunday’s Derby turned from a relegation melee to a game to get a spot in the first half, with both enjoying a 3-1 victory on Wednesday since August.
Indeed, their sight will firmly capture Aberdeen’s side, regaining third place after ending their own bleak spell, but hit the leader Celtics on Tuesday with a 5-1 slam.
However, when they head to the other side of Edinburgh Castle, the hearts may slip away this time, as they were four points behind Heabers and Dundee United – and further abandonment by Towns.
Critchley’s team suffered one defeat in just 12 outings – the second-place Rangers, unbeaten on the road.
However, David Gray’s owner was in a more impressive 14 unbeaten matches, with 10 winning 10 of them, and 8 of them on Easter Road.
Derby Cookies will be assured as Hibs and Hearts beat United from goals against St Mirren on Wednesday respectively.
Since Union Saint-Gilloise borrowed, seven goals in eight games have been scored, forward Elton Kabangu has played a major role in the mid-heart push and will provide a harsh test for defensive stability, which has been the basis for Heabers’ own recovery.
Indeed, the Heart has lost only one of their latest 10 visits to Easter Road, has not lost consecutive games to Hibs since 2009 and ended the city rivals in a last unbeaten 12 league matches in 2018.
