In a weekend match on Sat Feb 5th, in week 25, Hibernian will host St. Mirren at Easter Road Stadium in a clash of these two closely matched Premiership teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 5th placed Hibernian, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Hearts. Hibernian had 14 on net, and Hearts had 12, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Hibernian is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 9th placed St. Mirren, recorded a 1-1 draw against Motherwell. Alexander Gogic struck first for St. Mirren in the 81st minute on a feed from Connor Ronan, then Ross Tierney got the equalizer for Motherwell in the 2nd minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Kaiyne Woolery earning them at least the one point. St. Mirren is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
On Dec 11th, St. Mirren hosted Hibernian in their last match together. St. Mirren and Hibernian battled to a 1-1 draw. Josh Campbell scored the first goal for Hibernian in the 52nd minute, but Joe Shaughnessy got the equalizer for St. Mirren in the 87th minute earning St. Mirren at least a draw.
St. Mirren is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Eamonn Brophy and Jay Henderson each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Hibernian’s most prolific scorer has been Christopher Cadden. The Scotish midfielder has netted two goals over the last 5 matches.