In this week 22 match on the 14th of January, Hibernian hosts Dundee United 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 5 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Hibernian is fresh off their 3-2 win against Motherwell. Kevin Nisbet struck first for Hibernian in the 16th minute, then Kevin Nisbet added another in the 52nd minute on a feed from Thody Elie Youan. Hibernian looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while dundee United sits at 11th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Rangers. Fashion Sakala struck first for Rangers in the 54th minute, then Malik Tillman added another in the 57th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Dundee United couldn’t manage to score, and Rangers took the shutout win. Dundee United is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
Dundee United and Hibernian last played eachother at the Tannadice Park on the 11th of October. Dundee United was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Aziz Behich struck first for Dundee United in the 11th minute on a feed from Dylan Levitt, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Hibernian was frustrated by Dundee United’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Dundee United ended the match with the shutout victory.
Dylan Levitt and Steven Fletcher are the top scorers for Dundee United in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Hibernian is glad to have Kevin Nisbet in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 5 goals.