In this week 7 match on Sep 10th, Dundee United will play host to Hibernian in a meeting of these two Premiership teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Dundee United is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Motherwell. Neither Motherwell nor Dundee United could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 20 and 11 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Dundee United looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches, while hibernian sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Kilmarnock. Joe Newell scored the first goal for Hibernian in the 12th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Kilmarnock couldn’t muster any offence and Hibernian ran away with the shutout win. Hibernian is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Martin Boyle has been the most prolific scorer on Hibernian in his last five matches with 2 goals.