In this 26th week match, on Sat Feb 18th, Hibernian and Kilmarnock will play a match in Edinburgh in a meeting of these two closely matched Premiership teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 4 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 5th placed Hibernian is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against St. Mirren. Thody Elie Youan scored the first goal for Hibernian in the 77th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, St. Mirren was frustrated by Hibernian’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Hibernian ended the match with the shutout victory. Hibernian is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while kilmarnock is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Livingston. Jon Nouble scored the first goal for Livingston in the 10th minute, then Bruce Anderson added another in the 12th minute on a feed from Nicky Devlin. Kilmarnock is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
Kilmarnock and Hibernian last played eachother at the Rugby Park on the 12th of November. Kilmarnock was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Danny Armstrong scored the first goal for Kilmarnock in the 51st minute from the penalty spot, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Hibernian was frustrated by Kilmarnock’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Kilmarnock ended the match with the shutout victory.
Joe Wright and Christopher Stokes are the top scorers for Kilmarnock in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Kevin Nisbet has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored six goals for Hibernian.