It's another shocker of a delivery...

Brad Lyons buys a free-kick with a dive in midfield and it leads to yet another Dons corner.

Willie Miller
Former Aberdeen defender on BBC Sportsound

Good save from Sallinger. He got a good sight of it, there weren't too many players in front of him.

It was initially a dreadful corner from Mahou, he's had three now and they weren't any good. And now he's had a fourth one.

A smart save from Raphael Sallinger as the Hibs keeper pushes away a curling shot from Hicham Mahou.

Hibs haven't done anything in the final third yet.

A corner comes their way but, after it's worked short, the ball is eventually ballooned into the hands of home goalkeeper Marius Muller.

Alex Williams is the replacement for the unfortunate Felix Passlack.

This is a first taste of the Premiership for the Welshman, on loan from West Brom.

Concern for Hibs as skipper Felix Passlack goes down in a heap.

Jason Kerr already has the armband, so the German full-back is going off.

Hicham Mahou looks eager to impress on his first Aberdeen start but he can't get his cross past Jack Iredale and, just to rub it in, the ball bounces off his shin to make it a goal-kick.

Willie Miller
Former Aberdeen defender on BBC Sportsound

The budget, the fanbase that both these clubs have - it is simply unacceptable they're both in the bottom three.

Both managers know that - one only just in the door, trying to find his way.

Stephen Robinson had a period last season of trying to calm the nerves of the Aberdeen fans.

Martin Boyle is robbed as he tries to get forward and Aberdeen spring a counter attack, but the final cross is cut out and cleared by Marko Ivezic.

A peep of the whistle from Duncan Nicolson and away we go.

Hibs in an off-white top with green shorts and socks, the Dons in their usual red.

Hibs haven't won a league game since late August, while Aberdeen have lost four from five since a low-key draw at Easter Road.

Will it be a cagey affair or will both teams let the shackles off in pursuit of a much-needed victory?

Fingers crossed it's the latter...

Willie Miller
Former Aberdeen captain on BBC Sportsound

Stephen Robinson's teams have always been difficult to beat. He sets up to make it really difficult for the opposition and I think he just needs to stick to that.

I'm not sure whether in his own mind he thinks he needs to have an entertaining team for Aberdeen. He seems to be in between. I'm not seeing a real identity.

The most important thing is to get results. If you can get a run of results under your belt then you can think about tweaking the style.

Hibs forward Martin Boyle is back in the city of his birth.

The 33-year-old, who had been linked with a move to Aberdeen, has nine goals and seven assists against the Dons, his best stats against any Premiership rival.

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Kevin Nisbet has three goals in his past two outings against former club Hibs.

Nothing much went right for the Aberdeen striker at Hampden in the Premier Sports Cup semi-final loss to Rangers, so can he bounce back this evening?

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Stranraer and Clyde are stretching out in front in the fourth tier.

Stirling were eased aside at Stair Park, but the Bully Wee had to come back twice from behind before beating fourth-top visitors Spartans.

Meanwhile, third-placed Elgin lost at home to Dumbarton and are now six points behind the top two.

Tyrone Smith
BBC Scotland at Pittodrie

An absolutely perfect night at Pittodrie.

Not a breath of wind in the air, or a seagull to be seen.

There was a sprinkling of rain a little earlier. That should put a nice zip on the pitch, which looks like a carpet.

Ross County have stretched their lead in League 1 to five points after thumping visitors Peterhead.

Second-top Hamilton were, meanwhile, losing 4-0 away to bottom side Cove Rangers.

Meanwhile, East Kilbride are up to third after winning away to Queen of the South while Montrose were losing at home to East Fife.

After only one defeat in six games had eased some of the pressure on Stephen Robinson, three straight defeats have heaped it back on the Dons boss once more.

Home should be a comfort, but they have won just one of their latest five in front of their own fans and failed to find the net in four of them.

Hibs sit bottom, but the additional bad news for Aberdeen is that the visitors have earned seven of of their eight points in this season’s Premiership away from home – that's 88%, with no other side having more than 54% on the road.

Indeed, the Edinburgh side arrive having recorded their first win under new head coach Marink Reedijk, their derby defeat of Hearts in Sunday's Premier Sports Cup semi-final at Hampden ending a six-game run without a victory.