In this 21st week match, on Sunday Jan 8th, Hibernian will travel to Motherwell to battle Motherwell in a meeting of these two Premiership teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 3 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Motherwell sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Livingston. Morgan Boyes struck first for Livingston in the 39th minute, but Kevin van Veen got the equalizer for Motherwell in the 42nd minute earning them at least the one point. Motherwell looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while 8th placed Hibernian is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Hearts. Lawrence Shankland struck first for Hearts in the 8th minute, then Lawrence Shankland added another in the 38th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Hibernian couldn’t manage to score, and Hearts took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 8 of their last 10.
In their last match together, in Easter Road Stadium, Hibernian was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Ryan Porteous struck first for Hibernian in the 67th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Motherwell couldn’t muster any offence and Hibernian ran away with the shutout win.
For Hibernian, their top scorers are Kyle Magennis and Kevin Nisbet, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Motherwell’s most prolific scorer has been Kevin van Veen. The Dutch attacker has netted two goals over the last 5 matches.