MOTHERWELL. Hibernian beat Motherwell 3-2 thanks to K. Nisbet who scored in the 16th, 53rd and 74th minute.
The match was played at the Fir Park stadium in Motherwell on Sunday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was David Munro who was helped by Calum Spence and Douglas Ross. The 4th official was Craig Napier. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.8 degrees Celsius or 42.46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 12 Total 9
- 3 On Target 4
- 9 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 106 Attack 85
- 58 Dangerous attack 37
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 2
Fouls
- 12 Total 9
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Motherwell was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Hibernian that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Motherwell had a more offensive attitude with 58 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, Hibernian was able to find the solution to win this encounter.
Motherwell shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Hibernian shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Motherwell received 2 yellow cards (Callum Slattery and Sondre Johansen). Talking about the opposition, Hibernian received 1 yellow card (Joe Newell).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Motherwell will stay with 19 points like Dundee United to remain in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Hibernian will have 26 points to hold in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Motherwell will play away with Celtic on the 22nd of April with a 47-4 head to head record in favor of Celtic (9 draws).
Hibernian will play away agasint St. Johnstone on the 22nd of April with a 12-12 head to head record.
Motherwell – Formation
Motherwell
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59'Motherwell adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Steven Hammell decided to play with the following team: Liam Kelly , Paul McGinn , Sondre Solholm Johansen , Ricki Lamie , Matt Penney , Dean Cornelius , Sean Goss , Callum Slattery , Connor Shields , Kevin van Veen and Blair Spittal .
The home team had on the bench: Aston Oxborough, Stephen O’Donnell, Max Johnston , Stuart McKinstry , Barry Maguire, Shane Blaney, Ross Tierney, Lennon Miller and Luca Ross.
Substitutions
Motherwell made 3 changes: Connor Shields for Stuart McKinstry (46′), Paul McGinn for Max Johnston (82′) and Callum Slattery for Ross Tierney (82′).
Best player: Blair Spittal
The player that probably impressed the most for Motherwell was Blair Spittal.
His rating is with 35 passes (65% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 12. He performed 5 crosses.
Hibernian – Formation
Hibernian
Also Hibernian adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Lee Johnson played with: David Marshall , Christopher Cadden , Rocky Bushiri Kiranga , Ryan Porteous , Lewis Stevenson , Kyle Magennis , Joe Newell , Josh Campbell , Thody Elie Youan , Kevin Nisbet and Aiden McGeady .
These were the players on the bench: Ryan Schofield, Paul Hanlon , Marijan Čabraja , William Fish, Nohan Kenneh, Ewan Henderson , Jair Tavares, Elias Hoff Melkersen and Harry McKirdy.
Substitutions
Hibernian made 5 changes: Chris Cadden for Ewan Henderson (31′), Élie Youan for Paul Hanlon (73′), Kyle Magennis for Marijan Cabraja (73′), Aiden McGeady for Nohan Kenneh (87′) and Kevin Nisbet for Elias Hoff Melkersen (87′).
Best player: Kevin Nisbet
The player that probably impressed the most for Hibernian was Kevin Nisbet.
His rating is with 3 goals, 14 passes (64% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 10.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Motherwell – Hibernian – 2-3
- Dundee United – Rangers – 0-2
