'Hibs will fancy themselves against Aberdeen'

Former Rangers, St Mirren, Dundee and Falkirk forward Rory Loy believes Hibernian won't be worried about how they faded at the end of the Edinburgh derby, as all that matters in these games is winning.

And Loy sees parallels with Hibs' Tuesday visitors Aberdeen, who have been picking up points despite not playing all that well.

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"David Gray'll just be delighted they got over the line because had they conceded a last-minute equaliser it would have changed the complexion of the week entirely," Loy said of Hibs' 3-2 home win over Hearts on the BBC's Scottish Football Podcast.

"It doesn't matter how you win a derby. You could be 5-1 up and win 5-4, it doesn't matter as long as you win it.

"So, that will give them great belief going into tonight. Aberdeen, I wouldn't say they're in great form in terms of how they're playing but you know they seem to be picking up points whether it's one point, three points through playing OK.

"So, if Hibs turn up tonight, they'll fancy themselves in terms of getting three points and you know, before you know it, the top five or six teams in the league could be looking very, very tight and it could become very exciting."