Hearts vs Hibernian - prediction, team news, lineups

The Scottish League Cup delivers an Edinburgh derby semi-final connected Sunday, with Hearts and Hibernian acceptable to conscionable astatine Tynecastle Park.

The hosts defeated Stenhousemuir 3-0 to scope this round, portion the visitors progressed past Ross County successful the quarter-finals.

Match preview

Hearts person endured a mixed 2026-27 play nether Wouter Vrancken, signaling respective lacklustre results alongside awesome victories.

After starting the word with 4 consecutive defeats, the Jambos managed to embark connected a nine-game unbeaten tally crossed each competitions, featuring six wins and 3 draws, including victories implicit Inverness CT and Stenhousemuir successful the League Cup.

A 2-1 decision to Falkirk ended that tally but was initially followed by 2 draws and a win, lone for Hearts to subsequently endure back-to-back disappointing defeats. 

The Jambos were handed a humiliating 7-1 decision by Celtic, followed by a 2-0 nonaccomplishment to Trabzonspor successful the Conference League. 

However, Hearts person managed to bounce backmost with a 2-0 triumph against Motherwell and 2-2 gully with Rangers, lone denied different triumph by an 89th-minute equaliser, successful their past 2 outings. 

Looking to physique connected those results and publication their spot successful a final, Hearts volition instrumentality connected Hibernian for the 2nd clip this season, having already defeated their Edinburgh rivals 3-1 successful the league earlier this campaign.

Although the Jambos person shown signs of inconsistency this season, they person remained formidable astatine their location ground, losing lone 1 of their 10 matches astatine Tynecastle Park.

Hibernian, meanwhile, caput into Sunday's fixture disconnected the backmost of a miserable tally of results, failing to triumph immoderate of their past six matches, with 4 defeats and 2 draws.

That tally included the dismissal of erstwhile manager David Gray, but caller brag Marink Reedijk has failed to amended Hibernian's fortunes with 3 defeats and a gully successful his archetypal 4 games astatine the helm. 

Hibernian's past triumph really came nether Gray successful this competition, comfortably defeating Ross County 3-0 successful the Scottish League Cup quarter-final.

Reedijk volition beryllium anxious to drawback Hibernian's existent streak and unafraid a much-needed victory, particularly against rivals Hearts, but Hibs volition request to flooded their lacklustre caller grounds successful this fixture. 

Hibernian person mislaid each of the past 3 clashes with Hearts, including a 1-0 decision successful their past sojourn to Tynecastle Park successful February 2026.

Hearts Scottish League Cup form:

Hearts signifier (all competitions):

Hibernian Scottish League Cup form:

Hibernian signifier (all competitions):

Team News

Hearts volition beryllium without Oisin McEntee, Stuart Findlay, Christian Borchgrevink, Harry Milne, Ageu, Blair Spittal, Tom Renaud and Craig Halkett, portion Rogers Mato is besides a uncertainty owed to injury.

Calvin Miller and Claudio Braga person scored successful each of Hearts' past 2 games, and the duo should proceed their concern successful onslaught connected Sunday.

Meanwhile, Hibernian are contending with 5 wounded absences, including Callum Wright, Nathan Lowe, Kanayochukwu Megwa, Jordan Obita and Rocky Bushiri.

Hibs ended their three-game losing streak with a 1-1 gully against St Mirren past clip out, and Reedijk whitethorn determine to sanction a akin starting 11 successful this one.

Hearts imaginable starting lineup:

Reus; Altena, Fagan-Walcott, McCart, Kingsley; Mendy, Magnusson; Kerjota, Miller, McPake; Braga

Hibernian imaginable starting lineup:

Sallinger; Passlack, Kerr, Ivezic, Mayor; Chaiwa, Newell; McGrath, Mulligan, Cadden; Elding

We say: Hearts 3-1 Hibernian

Hearts are successful amended form, person a formidable location grounds and person won each of the past 3 encounters with Hibernian, starring america to expect a triumph for the hosts.

For information investigation of the astir apt results, scorelines and much for this lucifer delight click here.