On the 8th of January, Motherwell plays host to Hibernian in a clash of the Premiership. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 3 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Motherwell is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Livingston. Morgan Boyes struck first for Livingston in the 39th minute on a feed from Stephen Kelly, but Kevin van Veen got the equalizer for Motherwell in the 42nd minute earning them at least the one point. Motherwell looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while hibernian is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Hearts. Lawrence Shankland scored the first goal for Hearts in the 8th minute, then Lawrence Shankland added another in the 38th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Hibernian couldn’t manage to score, and Hearts took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 8 of their last 10.
In their last match together, in Easter Road Stadium, Hibernian was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Ryan Porteous scored the first goal for Hibernian in the 67th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Motherwell couldn’t manage to score, and Hibernian took the shutout win.
Both Kyle Magennis and Kevin Nisbet have been the hottest scorers for Hibernian in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. Motherwell’s most prolific scorer has been Kevin van Veen. The Dutch attacker has netted two goals over the last 5 matches.