Saturday see’s Hibernian come to the Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park and here we round up everything you need o know ahead of the match.
Match Info
FIXTURE: Dundee v Hibernian
COMPETITION: Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership
DATE: Saturday 22nd September 2018
KICK OFF: 3.00pm
VENUE: Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park
Opposition Info
FORMED: 1875
STADIUM: Easter Road
CAPACITY: 20,421
PITCH SIZE: 105m x 68m
MANAGER: Neil Lennon
CHAIRMAN: Rod Petrie
NICKNAME: The Hibees
MASCOT: Sunshine the Leith Lynx
CLUB COLOURS: Green and White
HONOURS: Scottish League Division One (1st tier) winners: 1902/03, 1947/48
Scottish League A Division (1st tier) winners: 1950/51, 1951/52
Scottish Cup winners: 1886/97. 1901/02, 2015/16
Scottish League Cup winners: 1972/73, 1991/92, 2006/07
Scottish League Division Two (2nd tier) winners: 1983/94,
1894/95, 1932/33
Scottish League First Division (2nd tier) winners: 1980/81, 1998/99
SPFL Championship (2nd tier) winners: 2016/17
Drybrough Cup winners: 1972/73, 1973/74
Summer Cup winners: 1942, 1964
Southern League Cup winners: 1943/44
RECORD ATTENDANCE: 65,860 v Hearts, Scottish League, 2/1/1950
RECORD WIN: 15-1 v Peeble Rovers, Scottish Cup, 11/2/1961
WEBSITE: www.hibernianfc.co.uk
Getting to the Ground
The full address of Dens Park for Sat-Nav is Dens Park, Sandeman Street, Dundee, DD3 7JY
The city centre of Dundee can be reached easily by both road & rail. From Dundee City Centre you can use the no 1A or no 24 National Express Dundee bus service, both of which can be boarded at the Albert Square. For a taxi to the ground, call Tay Taxis on 01382450450.
Head to Head v Hibernian
LEAGUE: Won 78, Draw 49, Loss 91
SCOTTISH CUP: Won 5, Draw 5, Loss 3
LEAGUE CUP: Won 5, Draw 2, Loss 7
TOTALS: Won 88, Draw 56, Loss 101
Last Five Dundee v Hibernian Matches
- 24/1/2018 | Home | Premiership | Lost 1-0 | 5,323
- 4/11/2017 | Away | Premiership | Lost 2-1 | 16,973 | Haber
- 27/8/2017 | Home | Premiership | Drew 1-1 | 6,004 | Holt
- 18/5/2013 | Away | SPL | Lost 1-0 | 9,522
- 19/1/2013 | Away | SPL | Drew 1-1 | 10,386 | Baird
Last Meeting
A John McGinn goal early in the second half gave Hibs a 1-0 win at Dens Park in the first league game after the winter break. The visitors had the better of the first half but Dundee competed much more effectively after the break. Both teams missed a succession of fine chances, and both goalkeepers excelled in their efforts to keep the score down.
Dundee FC: Parish, Kerr (c), Hendry, Meekings, Aurtenetxe (Holt 77) Curran (Allan 57), O’Hara, Kamara, Aurtenetxe, McGowan, El Bakhtaoui (Henvey 81), Leitch-Smith
Unused subs: Malherbe (gk), O’Dea, Etxabeguren, Wolters.
Booked: Hendry (foul on McGinn), Aurtenetxe (foul on Boyle), Kamara (foul on McGinn).
Hibernian: Marciano, Ambrose, McGregor, Hanlon, Stevenson, McGeouch, Boyle (MacLaren 81), Slivka, McGinn, Barker (Swanson 77), Simon Murray (Shaw 89)
Unused subs: Dabrowski (gk), Rherras, Fraser Murray, Porteous.
Goal: McGinn (51).
Booked: McGinn (foul on El Bakhtaoui), Murray (foul on Kamara).
Attendance: 5,323 (940 away fans).
Referee: Don Robertson. Assistants: Kylie Cockburn, Mark McLean. Fourth Official:
Mat Northcroft.
Hibernian’s Season So Far
Hibs season started in the Europa League qualifiers in July and in their first match defeated NSI Runavik 6-1 at Easter Road before a wee scare in the Faroe Islands before a 6-4 win.
A 4-3 aggregate victory over Greek side Asteras set up a tie with Molde but after a 0-0 draw in Edinburgh, Hibs were knocked out after a 3-0 defeat in Norway.
In the Premiership Hibs opened their campaign with a 3-0 win over Motherwell and followed that up win draws against St Johnstone and Aberdeen before a surprise defeat away at newly promoted Livingston.
In the Betfred Cup Hibs have reached the quarter-finals after an exciting 3-2 win over Ross County and in their last league game recorded another 3-2 win, this time against Kilmarnock.
Top Scorers
DUNDEE: Moussa, Mendy 2; Wighton, Madianaga, Spence, McGowan, Ngwatala, Källman 1
HIBERNIAN: Mallan 7; Kamberi 5; Gray 4; Shaw, Horgan 2
Matchday Programme
Dundee’s 2018/19 match programme The Dee will be available to buy at the Hibernian game in and around the ground and in the club shop. It is a full, colour 48 page edition packed with news, views, features and exclusive interviews which this week include:
- A message from manager Neil McCann
- A message from managing-director John Nelms
- Played for Both featuring Keith Wright
- The regular series of articles looking at the players who have worn the different squad numbers over the years featuring this week numbers 41 and 42
- Where are they now?
- Profile on visitors Hibernian
- Junior Dees News
- Classic Match
- Dundee Supporters Association news
Ticketing Information
Tickets are now available for the match against Hibernian at the Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park.
The ticket office is becoming increasingly busy on matchdays and fans are encouraged to buy their tickets as early as possible.
The ticket office is open from 10am on matchdays.
Prices for the Hibernian match are £26 (adults) and £19 concessions (Over 65 or Students with valid student photo ID), Under 18s are £12
Family Area Priced tickets available in the Bobby Cox Stand Rows A – Y, Seats 1 – 47 with prices as follows:
Adult and one child under 12 £31
Two adults and two children under 12 £57
With additional children under 12 at £ 5
Under 12 tickets can only be bought as part of a family group
Under 16 tickets can be bought without an adult ticket
Tickets are available from the ticket office, in person or by phone on 01382 889966 (Option 1) or online
A reminder that season tickets holders can claim two free tickets for any match throughout the season.
How To Watch
Fans from outside of the UK will be able to watch the Aberdeen match live on DeeTV with a virtual season ticket. You can sign up for DeeTV for just £12 a month or an annual fee of £120 on the official website where you will also have access to highlights, interviews and all the Dundee FC goals at the click of the button
Fans in the UK can sign up to DeeTV for a monthly fee of £5.99 or an annual fee of £59.99 which will give them access to live audio of most Ladbrokes Premiership games, full match replays and highlights, behind the scenes content and exclusive interviews.
The full ninety minutes of the match will be available to every subscriber of DeeTV on Saturday while a shorter highlights package will be available to on Sunday alongside exclusive post match interviews with the manager and players.
The pre-match press conference is also available to view on DEETV from Friday.
