On Wednesday Dec 23rd, Hibernian plays host to St. Mirren in a meeting of these two closely matched Premiership teams. Hibernian is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Dundee United. Kyle Magennis scored the first goal for Hibernian in the 13th minute, but Luke Bolton got the equalizer for Dundee United in the 1st minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning them at least the one point. Hibernian is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, St. Mirren recorded a 3-2 win against St. Johnstone. Stevie May scored the first goal for St. Johnstone in the 22nd minute from the penalty spot, then Ethan Erhahon tied it up for St. Mirren in the 38th minute from the penalty spot But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 87th minute on a goal by Jonathan Obika. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches.
On Saturday Sep 12th, St. Mirren hosted Hibernian at the The Simple Digital Areana in their last match together. Hibernian was victorious by a score of 3 to 0. Kevin Nisbet struck first for Hibernian in the 14th minute, then Joe Newell added another in the 17th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed St. Mirren couldn’t manage to score, and Hibernian took the shutout win.
Jamie McGrath has been the most effective weapon for St. Mirren lately. The Irish attacker has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches. Paul McGinn has been the most prolific scorer on Hibernian in the last five matches with 3 goals.