Twice as many wins in last 10 years - but are Hibs a better cup team than Hearts?

As Hearts and Hibs enter the fourth round of the Scottish Cup this weekend, Joel Sked looks back at the last 10 years to see how the Capital clubs have fared.

Since 2009 Hearts and Hibs have both tasted success in the Scottish Cup, recording results in the final of the competition that will go down as perhaps their greatest ever moments.

Hearts 5-1 victory over Hibs in the 2012 final will never be forgotten in Gorgie and fans of the Tynecastle side will make sure it is not forgotten in Leith. Meanwhile, the Easter Road side finally ended their Scottish Cup hex in dramatic fashion with a 3-2 win over Rangers. It gave a whole new meaning to jubilant celebrations.

Yet, at the same time, there have been a fair share of lows, especially when the sides have met each other - the pair have faced off eight times since 2009.

Hearts and Hibs have had interesting times in the Scottish Cup. Picture: SNS/Craig Watson

Here, we analyse just how well each side has done in the Scottish Cup during the last decade, the times they have met each other, the final appearances and the strength of the opposition.

Hearts

To say Hearts fans have been underwhelmed with the Scottish Cup since 2012 is an understatement. However, ask any supporter of the team and they would have taken many years of underachievement in the competition as long as it meant they defeated Hibs in the showdown at Hampden Park seven years ago.

Either side of that success it has been slim pickings. A 2-0 win at Easter Road in 2009, Christian Nade and Gary Glen the goalscorers, and a 1-0 success over the same opponents at Tynecastle last season have been the high points, not to forget the semi-final victory over Celtic to reach the 2012 final.