SPL - Sunday Team News & Thoughts

Dundee Utd v Hibs


Dundee Utd

Injuries - Mentel, Lacny
Available Squad - Cierzniak, Watson, Dillon, Gunning, McLean, Douglas, Flood, Rankin, Ryan, Mackay-Steven, Russell, Daly, Dow, Armstrong, Millar, Gardyne, Robertson, Banks

Probable XI : Cierzniak, Dillon, Douglas, Watson, Gunning, Flood, Rankin, Mackay-Steven, Ryan, Russell, Daly (4-4-2)


Hibs


Injuries - Galbraith
Available Squad - Williams, Clancy, Booth, Hanlon, McPake, O'Hanlon, Stephens, Kujabi, Smith, Claros, Cairney, Wotherspoon, Sproule, Stevenson, Stanton, Griffiths, Doyle, Caldwell, Grant

Probable XI: Williams, Clancy, Stephens, McPake, Hanlon, Claros, Stevenson, Sproule, Wotherspoon, Doyle, Griffiths (4-2-3-1)



Prediction : Dundee Utd 2-1 Hibs

For me Dundee Utd have the better team but it will be interesting to see Pat Fenlon's new Hibs team this year. Slight worry here that Utd rest players ahead of their Euro game but they have managed to build a pretty decent squad now and do have options in many positions should Peter Houston chose to rest a few. The odds on a Home win look just a little bit skinny for my liking but I do like the look of BTTS @1.83 (Coral) particularly if Daly and Russell both play and Hibs Griffiths can score a goal out of nothing!