In this 17th week match, on Saturday Dec 12th, Hamilton Academical plays host to Hibernian in a clash of the Premiership. Hamilton Academical sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Kilmarnock. Ross Callachan scored the first goal for Hamilton Academical in the 73rd minute from the penalty spot, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Kilmarnock couldn’t manage to score, and Hamilton Academical took the shutout win. Hamilton Academical looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 3rd placed Hibernian, recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Motherwell. Martin Boyle scored the first goal for Hibernian in the 59th minute, then Christian Doidge added another in the 89th minute on a feed from Joe Newell In the end, Motherwell couldn’t muster any offence and Hibernian ran away with the shutout win. Hibernian is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Hibernian won by a score of 3 to 2. Kevin Nisbet struck first for Hibernian in the 19th minute, then Kevin Nisbet added another in the 35th minute.
Hibernian is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Kevin Nisbet and Paul McGinn each having 2 goals in their last 5. Hamilton Academical’s top weapon lately has been Ross Callachan, who has two goals in the last five matches.