Hibs 2-1 Hearts: Leith side in Euro hunt after clawing back 23-point deficit

Of Hibs’ 15-match unbeaten run, 13 have been in the league, catapulting them up the division and fuelling optimism aplenty in Leith.

Their last longer unbeaten streak in the league was from 31 January to 5 May in 2018 – a run of 12 games.

They have scored 26 league goals since they lost to Celtic in Glasgow in early December – and conceded just 12.

Few, if any, have bettered Jack Iredale’s effort to down Hearts at Easter Road.

The 28-year-old defender last scored for Bolton Wanderers in November 2023 against Exeter City, but his left-footed strike from distance would have pleased the world’s best forwards.

“The ball just sat up nicely and I thought, why not?,” Iredale told BBC Scotland. “Buzzing that we’ve got the win, you see what it means to the fans and the club. It’s a good day.

“Being a centre-half, you don’t get up the pitch too often. Usually, I’d come from a set-piece, but today was a bit different.”

The chance had an expected-goals value of just 0.03 according to Opta, highlighting just how good the strike was, even if Iredale was humble in his description.

Even Hearts legend John Robertson appreciated the quality of the match-winning moment.

“You find the most unlikely of heroes in derby matches,” the former striker and manager said on Sportsound.

“There’s players who have popped up over the years that have scored goals in derbies and that’s all they are remembered for.

“If Jack Iredale is only remembered by Hibs fans for one moment, what a moment.”