Week 36 brings us a match on May 21st, where Hibernian plays host to Rangers in a clash of the Premiership. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Hibernian recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Aberdeen. Neither Aberdeen nor Hibernian could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 8 and 17 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Hibernian is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 2nd placed Rangers, recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Celtic. Todd Cantwell struck first for Rangers in the 5th minute, then John Souttar added another in the 34th minute In the end, Celtic was frustrated by Rangers’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Rangers ended the match with the shutout victory. Rangers is on a hot streak lately, having won 8 of their last 10.
On Wednesday Mar 8th, Hibernian hosted Rangers in their last match together. Rangers took the match by a score of 4 to 1. Connor Goldson struck first for Hibernian on an own goal in the 8th minute, but James Tavernier got the equalizer for Rangers in the 12th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 34th minute on a goal by Antonio Čolak to cap off a wild match.
Todd Cantwell has been the most prolific scorer on Rangers in the last five matches with three goals. M. Kukharevych and Kevin Nisbet are the top scorers for Hibernian in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.