In this week 2 match, on Wednesday Apr 21st, Hibernian plays host to Livingston in a meeting of these two evenly matched Premiership teams. Hibernian is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Rangers. Joe Aribo struck first for Rangers in the 20th minute on a feed from Kemar Roofe, then Ryan Kent added another in the 62nd minute. Hibernian is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while livingston is fresh off their 0-6 blowout loss against Celtic. James Forrest struck first for Celtic in the 30th minute, then David Turnbull added another in the 38th minute on a feed from Mohamed Elyounoussi In the end, Livingston was frustrated by Celtic’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Celtic ended the match with the shutout victory. Livingston looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
In their last match on the 20th of March, Livingston and Hibernian battled to a 1-1 draw. Craig Sibbald struck first for Livingston in the 28th minute, then Christian Doidge tied it up for Hibernian in the 41st minute earning Hibernian a comeback draw.
Livingston is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Jack Fitzwater and Scott Pitman each only have 1 goal in their last five. Kevin Nisbet has been the most effective weapon for Hibernian lately. The Scotish attacker has netted two goals in his last five matches.