Scottish Premiership 1&2 December Betting Tips & Predictions

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5 August, 2024

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Kilmarnock v Hibs

Let’s take a look at the Scottish Premiership 1&2 December betting tips. There’s a reduced schedule in the Scottish Premiership due to Celtic and Aberdeen taking part in Sunday’s League Cup final at Hampden; however, there’s plenty of quality on show for followers of football north of the border. This match certainly promises to be a thriller. Kilmarnock go into the weekend sitting fourth in the table with stats reading 7-4-3. Therefore, a victory here could lift them to second in the pile, within a point of leaders Celtic; this would be no more than their form deserves.

The Rugby Park club have been solid since Steve Clarke took over the reigns; however, they have suffered from draws of late and their last five matches show three level finishes, one win and one defeat. They had to make do with another share of the spoils last time when playing out a 0-0 away to St Johnstone in Perth. Not the worst result, given how good The Saints have been of late; having said that, it’s a match they should be winning. Killie have scored two goals in their last three games.

Hibs desperately out of form

Hibs started the season well and there was a time back in the summer when they were challenging for the major places alongside rivals Hearts but a downturn in form has seen them slip off the pace and they can now be found sitting seventh and on a miserable winless run. They have lost three and drawn two of their last five and are already seven points off the medal positions. That will infuriate Neil Lennon who went into the campaign confident they could make a name for themselves.

The visitors suffered back-to-back defeats at the hands of St Johnstone and Aberdeen, losing both by a 1-0 score; however, they managed to grab a point last weekend when getting a 2-2 at home to Dundee. That also must go down as a poor result given the fact The Dee are bottom of the league and Hibs were at home. The warning signs are there for all to see. So, if Kilmarnock inflict another defeat on them here, questions will be asked of Lennon and his boys heading into the January transfer window.

Take the locals

These are two teams who are good enough to win the points and two who, on their day, have enough talent to put on a show. However, Hibs have been woeful of late and this game looks to have come at exactly the wrong time for them. The fact Hibees couldn’t beat bottom of the league with home advantage suggests it’s more than just a dip in form and we can’t back the away day. Somehow bookies have Hibs as favourites with 8/5 trading at Unibet and that’s laughable.

The same firm go top price on a draw at 12/5. However, that’s not for us either as we are happy enough to get stuck into the home win, a 17/10 punt when getting your money down at William Hill. That price is more than good enough for us and it rates as real value. However, if you’re after more, we’d suggest backing Killie to win to nil at 16/5 (William Hill). Two bets that would work best as singles.