EDINBURGH. Motherwell overcomes Hibernian 3-1. Motherwell got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Sean Goss (7′) and Kevin van Veen (54′). Hibernian tried to recover with a goal from Kevin Nisbet (62′). Nevertheless, the contest was closed by a goal (81′) scored by Kevin van Veen for Motherwell. Hibernian lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Easter Road Stadium stadium in Edinburgh on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Graham Grainger with the assistance of Daniel McFarlane and David Dunne. The 4th official was Dan McFarlane. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.1 degrees Celsius or 42.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.​

Match Statistics​

Hibernian

1 - 3

Motherwell

  • 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
  • 11 Total 17
  • 3 On Target 5
  • 4 Off Target 5
  • 4 Shots blocked 7
  • 112 Attack 119
  • 38 Dangerous attack 45
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 6 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 12 Total 7
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Hibernian had a strong ball possession 58% while Motherwell was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Motherwell was more aggressive with 45 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Motherwell won the match.​

Hibernian shot 11 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Motherwell shot 17 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Hibernian received 3 yellow cards (Jake Doyle-Hayes, David Marshall and James Jeggo). On the other side, Motherwell received 1 yellow card (James Furlong).

Match Timeline

7'
Jake Doyle-Hayes - Yellow
7'
46'
David Marshall- Yellow
53'
54'
57'
Harry Paton- sub ->Blair Spittal
62'
63'
Joe Newell- sub ->C. Egan-Riley
63'
63'
66'
80'
81'
81'
84'
85'
Stephen O'Donnell- sub ->James Furlong

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Celtic
92
33
Rangers
79
33
Aberdeen
53
33
Hearts
48
33
Hibernian
44
33
St. Mirren
44
33
Livingston
42
33
Motherwell
37
33
St. Johnstone
33
33
Dundee United
31
33
Kilmarnock
31
33
Ross County
27
33

After this encounter, Hibernian will stay with 40 points to sit in the 6th place. On the other side, Motherwell will have 33 points to sit in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Hibernian will play away against St. Johnstone on the 22nd of April with a 12-12 head to head stats.

Motherwell will play away agasint Celtic on the 22nd of April with a 47-4 head to head record in favor of Celtic (9 draws).

Hibernian – Formation

Hibernian
G
David Marshall 1.Scotland
5.4
53'
D
C. Egan-Riley 26.England
6.7
63'
D
Will Fish 25.England
6.4
D
Paul Hanlon 4.Scotland
6.6
M
Chris Cadden 12.Scotland
7.2
M
James Jeggo 14.Australia
6.6
80'
M
Jake Doyle-Hayes 8.Republic of Ireland
6.5
46' 7'
M
Lewis Stevenson 16.Scotland
7.0
63'
F
Josh Campbell 32.Scotland
6.8
63'
F
Matthew Hoppe 13.United States
6.6
81'
F
Kevin Nisbet 15.Scotland
7.4
62'
Substitutes
G
Murray Johnson 31.Scotland
D
Mikey Devlin 17.Scotland
D
Lewis Miller 2.Australia
D
Marijan Cabraja 3.Croatia
6.8
63'
M
Joe Newell 11.England
6.8
63'
M
Ewan Henderson 18.Scotland
6.6
81'
F
Harry McKirdy 22.England
6.7
46'
F
Jair Tavares 10.Portugal
F
Mykola Kukharevych 99.Ukraine
6.6
63'

Hibernian adopted the 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Lee Johnson decided to play with the following team: David Marshall (5.4), CJ Egan-Riley (6.7), William Fish (6.4), Paul Hanlon (6.6), Christopher Cadden (7.2), James Jeggo (6.6), Jake Doyle Hayes (6.5), Lewis Stevenson (7.0), Josh Campbell (6.8), Kevin Nisbet (7.4) and Matthew Hoppe (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Murray Johnson, Michael Devlin, Lewis Miller, Marijan Čabraja (6.8), Joe Newell (6.8), Ewan Henderson (6.6), Harry McKirdy (6.7), Jair Tavares and Mykola Kukharevych (6.6).

Substitutions

Hibernian made 5 changes: Jake Doyle-Hayes for Harry McKirdy (46′), Lewis Stevenson for Marijan Čabraja (63′), C. Egan-Riley for Joe Newell (63′), Josh Campbell for M. Kukharevych (63′) and M. Hoppe for Ewan Henderson (81′).

Best player: Kevin Nisbet​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Hibernian was Kevin Nisbet.

His rating is (7.4) with 1 goal, 11 passes (27% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 7.

Motherwell – Formation

Motherwell
G
L. Kelly 1.Scotland
7.0
D
Paul McGinn 16.Scotland
6.8
D
Calum Butcher 66.England
6.8
D
Dan Casey 52.Republic of Ireland
7.1
M
M. Johnston 22.Scotland
6.6
M
Sean Goss 27.England
7.2
7'
M
Dean Cornelius 18.Scotland
6.4
M
James Furlong 24.Republic of Ireland
6.8
85' 84'
F
Blair Spittal 7.Scotland
7.4
57'
F
Kevin van Veen 9.Netherlands
7.4
54', 81'
F
Mikael Mandron 21.France
6.6
66'
Substitutes
G
Aston Oxborough 13.England
D
Stephen O'Donnell 2.Scotland
85'
D
Bevis Mugabi 5.Uganda
D
Ricki Lamie 4.Scotland
D
Shane Blaney 20.Republic of Ireland
M
Harry Paton 53.Canada
6.7
57'
M
Stuart McKinstry 17.Scotland
M
L. Miller 38.Scotland
F
Jack Aitchison 15.Scotland
6.6
66'

Also Motherwell adopted the 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Stuart Kettlewell played with: Liam Kelly (7.0), Paul McGinn (6.8), Calum Butcher (6.8), Dan Casey (7.1), Max Johnston (6.6), Sean Goss (7.2), Dean Cornelius (6.4), James Furlong (6.8), Blair Spittal (7.4), Mikael Mandron (6.6) and Kevin van Veen (7.4).

They had on the bench: Aston Oxborough, Stephen O’Donnell, Bevis Mugabi, Ricki Lamie, Shane Blaney, Harrison Paton (6.7), Stuart McKinstry, Lennon Miller and Jack Aitchison (6.6).

Motherwell could not rely on the presence of Harrison Paton (injured) and Jack Aitchison (injured).

Substitutions

Motherwell made 3 changes: Blair Spittal for Harry Paton (57′), Mikael Mandron for Jack Aitchison (66′) and James Furlong for Stephen O’Donnell (85′).

Best player: Blair Spittal​

The most impressive player for Motherwell was Blair Spittal even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.4) with 34 passes (64% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 5. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premiership.​