When these sides have met in recent months, both have tended to get on the scoresheet. Since the beginning of last season, 4 of the 5 meetings between these teams have ended in score draws.

Hearts’ matches have a strong bias of seeing both teams score, particularly when they play at home. This has been the case in 5 of their last 7 in the league.

Hibs’ away matches might have ended with both teams scoring only 4 of 9 times this season, but this is surprising given how weak defensively they have been and the offensive power that David Gray has.

The Hibees have kept clean sheets away from home only twice – against Ross County and Motherwell – while they have started to find their groove offensively in recent weeks, scoring 3 times in 4 of their last 5 games. This points to goals at either end in this game.

Hearts are one of the most prolific teams in the Premiership when it comes to winning corners, with Neil Critchley’s side picking up 6.44 per match. Only Celtic have posted a higher figure than this in league play this season.

At Tynecastle, the Jambos have a tendency to win even more corners, albeit only just as they earn 6.67 per game.

They have won at least 6 corners in 6 of their last 7 games, and in the exception, a 2-0 loss at Copenhagen, they still managed to win 3 corners despite having only 35% possession and failing to get a shot on target all night.

Hibs have not been effective at shutting these situations down. Gray’s side concede 5.89 per game, which is the fifth-poorest record in the whole league.

When these sides last did battle, Hearts won 6 corners away from home, which is slightly below their season average but comfortably enough to win this bet.

Hibs average exactly 6.0 corners won in Scottish Premiership matches this season, which puts them fourth in this particular statistic.

Gray’s side have shown an increased tendency to win these situations in recent weeks, which coincides with the general rise in the quality of their play. They have won at least 6 corners in 4 of their last 5 matches.

This run of fixtures has included an away trip to Celtic, when they were adventurous and won 7 corners, while they have also twice hit 6 corners against Aberdeen, who had been impressive defensively until recent weeks.

Although they only won 1 corner when these sides last met, Hibs appear to be in a far better shape now than they were at Easter Road on that occasion and will likely take this game to their rivals more.

Although the Edinburgh derby has not necessarily been a match that has been packed with goals in recent seasons, all that could be about to change in this encounter given the way these two sides are playing.

Hibs are currently one of the most impressive teams in the league when it comes to their offensive play. They have scored 3 goals themselves in 4 of their last 5 league matches, which is an accurate reflection of the offensive potential they have.

The green Edinburgh side, however, are not the best at the other end of the field and have kept only 3 clean sheets all season.

Hearts do have their problems going forward at present, but they have still managed to score 2 goals in 3 of their last 5 outings.

The home side have failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their last 4, which points to trouble against a Hibernian outfit currently on fire in front of goal.

Hibs’ uptick in form has coincided with David Gray’s side showing a significant increase in the number of corner kicks that they have won, with their average of 6.0 this season in the Premiership rising steadily.

They went to Celtic and produced an enterprising attacking display from what little of the ball they saw and won 7 corners, while they also picked up an impressive 6 against Aberdeen at the weekend. This is becoming something of a speciality for the Easter Road club when they are in good form.

They have won more corners than their opponents in 3 of their last 5 Premiership matches, which points to their odds on this market being generous.

Hibs have also won more corners than Hearts in 2 of the last 3 meetings between these sides, including the last fixture at Tynecastle, when they claimed this battle 9-4.

Hearts have been strong at winning corners this season, which is why they are priced as favourites, but Hibs are coming on strong in this regard and are interesting outsiders.

With 11.89 corners in their matches this season, Hibs stand third in the Scottish Premiership in this particular statistic behind only Aberdeen and Celtic. An impressive 72% of their matches have seen at least 10 corners, which is once again the third-highest tally in the league.

Hibs come into this game in corner-winning form while Hearts have consistently manufactured these situations all season, which points to both teams generating a sizeable count in this column.

Hearts’ home games have produced on average 11.11 corners, with 67% of their Tynecastle fixtures in the league reaching double digits in this regard.

Although there were only 7 corners in the first meeting between these clubs this season, the previous 3 encounters had all seen at least 11 corners.