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Chris Doyle

Hibs' Premiership finish predicted by supercomputer as race for third spot decided

Hibs have been tipped to win the race for third spot against Aberdeen by seven points.

FiveThirtyEight's supercomputer has predicted how the Premiership campaign will turn out and they reckon Easter Road side will get the better of the Dons come the end of May.

Hibs are currently five points ahead of Derek McInnes' side after a 2-0 win over the Reds in Leith at the weekend.

A Martin Boyle brace was enough to secure the victory for Jack Ross' men as they look to seal that elusive third spot.

And according to this set of results, Hibs will hold on to claim the 'best of the rest' tag and will finish on 64 points when the season is done and dusted.

Aberdeen will be seven points behind the Hibees and finish in fourth spot, one point ahead of Livingston. St Mirren will complete the top six, with Rangers comfortably beating Celtic to the title.

It's 99 per cent likely Rangers will go on to win the Premiership crown with their 18 point lead at the summit, while Celtic have been handed a 1 per cent chance of overturning the deficit to win Ten in a Row.

The relegation battle is something that will be a lot closer than the race for the top three spots as Ross County are tipped to go down to the Championship on goal difference, with Hamilton avoiding the drop by the skin of their teeth.

FiveThirtyEight predicted league table

Rangers - 99 points

Celtic - 81

Hibs - 64

Aberdeen - 57

Livingston - 53

St Mirren - 46

St Johnstone - 44

Motherwell - 43

Dundee United - 42

Kilmarnock - 36

Hamilton Accies - 33

Ross County - 33

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