Week 23 brings us a match on Jan 26th where Motherwell hosts Hibernian at Fir Park in a Premiership match. In their last match, 4th placed Motherwell, recorded a 1-3 loss against Ross County. Sondre Solholm Johansen scored the first goal for Ross County on an own goal in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, but Jordan Roberts got the equalizer for Motherwell in the 55th minute. Motherwell is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while hibernian is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Celtic. Daizen Maeda struck first for Celtic in the 4th minute, then Josip Juranović added another in the 25th minute from the penalty spot In the end, Hibernian couldn’t muster any offence and Celtic ran away with the shutout win. Hibernian is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Hibernian and Motherwell battled to a 1-1 draw. Kevin Nisbet struck first for Hibernian in the 33rd minute on a feed from Josh Campbell, but Tony Watt got the equalizer for Motherwell in the 60th minute earning Motherwell at least a draw.
Hibernian is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Josh Campbell and Paul McMullan each only have 1 goal in their last five. Motherwell’s most prolific scorer has been Kevin van Veen. The Dutch attacker has netted three goals over the last five matches.