Week 20 brings us a match on Dec 26th where Dundee United and Hibernian will play a match in Dundee in a meeting of these two Premiership teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 2 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Dundee United is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Rangers. James Tavernier struck first for Rangers in the 71st minute from the penalty spot, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Dundee United was frustrated by Rangers’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Rangers ended the match with the shutout victory. Dundee United looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while in their last match, 5th placed Hibernian, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Aberdeen. Ryan Porteous struck first for Hibernian in the 64th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Aberdeen 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 earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
On Oct 16th, Hibernian hosted Dundee United at the Easter Road Stadium in their last match together. Dundee United won by a score of 3 to 0. Nicholas Clark struck first for Dundee United in the 44th minute, then Ryan Edwards added another in the 52nd minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Hibernian couldn’t manage to score, and Dundee United took the shutout win.
Hibernian is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Kevin Nisbet and Josh Campbell each only have 1 goal in their last 5.