On Saturday Dec 4th, in week 17, Motherwell will travel to Edinburgh to battle Hibernian 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 2 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 6th placed Hibernian is fresh off their 2-1 win against St. Johnstone. Ryan Porteous struck first for St. Johnstone on an own goal in the 40th minute, then Kevin Nisbet tied it up for Hibernian in the 83rd minute But luckily in the 86th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Jamie Murphy. Hibernian is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 5th placed Motherwell, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Dundee United. Tony Watt scored the first goal for Motherwell in the 12th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Dundee United couldn’t manage to score, and Motherwell took the shutout win. Motherwell is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
On Aug 1st, Motherwell hosted Hibernian in their last match together. Hibernian took the match by a score of 3 to 2. Kevin van Veen scored the first goal for Motherwell in the 12th minute, but Kyle Magennis got the equalizer for Hibernian in the 17th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 70th minute on a penalty goal by Martin Boyle.
Motherwell’s most prolific scorer has been Kevin van Veen. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Martin Boyle and Jamie Murphy 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.