October 8th features a match where Hibernian will host Motherwell at Easter Road Stadium in a Premiership match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 4th placed Hibernian, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Ross County. Ryan Porteous struck first for Hibernian in the 46th minute, then Martin Boyle added another in the 80th minute In the end, Ross County couldn’t muster any offence and Hibernian ran away with the shutout win. Hibernian is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while motherwell sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 5-0 blowout win against Ross County. Kevin van Veen scored the first goal for Motherwell in the 26th minute on a penalty shot, then Callum Slattery added another in the 49th minute In the end, Ross County was frustrated by Motherwell’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Motherwell ended the match with the shutout victory. Motherwell is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Hibernian won the head to head battle with 1 win and 2 draws.
Kevin van Veen has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored four goals for Motherwell. Both Josh Campbell and Martin Boyle have been the hottest scorers for Hibernian in the last five each having scored 3 goals.