Motherwell snatches a 2-1 win against Hibernian. HIGHLIGHTS

MOTHERWELL. Motherwell conquered Hibernian to win 2-1. A penalty from A. Le was decisive in the 90min.

August 17, 2023

MOTHERWELL. Motherwell overcame Hibernian to win 2-1. A penalty from A. Le was decisive in the 90min. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Motherwell to strike first with a goal of Conor Wilkinson at the 66′. Then Mika Biereth scored again for Motherwell in the 85′ minute. Eventually, Adam Le Fondre reduced the distance for Hibernian a penalty (90′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.

The match was played at the Fir Park stadium in Motherwell on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Matthew McDermid who had the assistance of Daniel McFarlane and David Dunne. The 4th official was Stewart Luke. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 17.29 degrees Celsius or 63.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.

Match Statistics

Motherwell

2 - 1

Hibernian

49 Ball Possession 51

Shots

10 Total 4
3 On Target 1
4 Off Target 2
3 Shots blocked 1

85 Attack 100
50 Dangerous attack 46
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 1
5 Corners 2
2 Off Sides 1

Fouls

14 Total 16
1 Yellow Cards 4
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Motherwell was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Hibernian that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Motherwell was more aggressive with 50 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Motherwell won the match.

Motherwell shot 10 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Hibernian shot 4 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Motherwell received 1 yellow card (Blair Spittal). Talking about the opposition, Hibernian received 4 yellow cards (Lewis Miller, James Jeggo, Joe Newell and Martin Boyle).

Match Timeline

37'

Lewis Miller- Yellow

46'

Martin Boyle- sub ->Dylan Levitt

46'

Adam Le Fondre- sub ->Dylan Vente

55'

60'

66'

68'

Joe Newell- Yellow

71'

Jonathan Obika- sub ->Conor Wilkinson

79'

85'

86'

88'

Martin Boyle- Yellow

Davor Zdravkovski- sub ->Callum Slattery

87'

90'

Adam Le Fondre(penalty)

Blair Spittal- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Motherwell has 4 points to occupy the 4th place in the table. Regarding the opposition, Hibernian stays with 0 points (11th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Motherwell will host Hibernian on the 13th of April with a 22-17 head to head in favor of Hibernian (10 draws).

Hibernian will play away agasint Motherwell on the 13th of April with a 22-17 head to head in favor of Hibernian (10 draws).

Motherwell – Formation

Motherwell

L. Kelly 1.Scotland

6.8

Bevis Mugabi 5.Uganda

7.0

Dan Casey 15.Republic of Ireland

7.3

Paul McGinn 16.Scotland

7.0

Stephen O'Donnell 2.Scotland

6.6

Blair Spittal 7.Scotland

7.1

90'

Callum Slattery 8.England

7.5

87'

L. Miller 38.Scotland

7.0

Pape Souaré 77.Senegal

6.7

T. Bair 14.Canada

6.6

55'

Conor Wilkinson 99.Republic of Ireland

8.1

79'

66'

Substitutes

Aston Oxborough 13.England

Ricki Lamie 4.Scotland

Nathan McGinley 19.England

Shane Blaney 20.Republic of Ireland

Davor Zdravkovski 17.Macedonia

87'

M. Biereth 24.Denmark

8.7

55'

85'

Joseph Efford 11.United States

Jonathan Obika 9.England

79'

Motherwell started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Stuart Kettlewell decided to play with the following team: Liam Kelly (6.8), Paul McGinn (7.0), Bevis Mugabi (7.0), Dan Casey (7.3), Stephen O’Donnell (6.6), Callum Slattery (7.5), Lennon Miller (7.0), Blair Spittal (7.1), Pape Souaré (6.7), Conor Wilkinson (8.1) and Thelonius Bair (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Ricki Lamie, Mika Biereth (8.7), Joseph Efford, Aston Oxborough, Davor Zdravkovski, Nathan McGinley, Shane Blaney, Mark Ferrie and Jonathan Obika.

Substitutions

Motherwell made 3 changes: Thelonius Bair for Mika Biereth (55′), Conor Wilkinson for Jonathan Obika (79′) and Callum Slattery for Davor Zdravkovski (87′).

Best player: Mika Biereth

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Motherwell was Mika Biereth.

His rating is (8.7) with 1 goal, 5 passes (0% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 55′.

Hibernian – Formation

Hibernian

David Marshall 1.Scotland

6.2

Paul Hanlon 4.Scotland

6.8

Will Fish 5.England

6.0

Lewis Stevenson 16.Scotland

6.1

86'

Lewis Miller 2.Australia

6.4

86'

37'

Dylan Levitt 6.Wales

6.8

46'

Joe Newell 11.England

6.4

68'

James Jeggo 14.Australia

6.6

71'

60'

Jordan Obita 21.England

6.7

Christian Doidge 23.Wales

6.9

Dylan Vente 9.Netherlands

6.7

46'

Substitutes

Maksymilian Boruc 25.Poland

Riley Harbottle 26.England

K. Megwa 42.England

86'

Ewan Henderson 18.Scotland

6.6

71'

Allan Delferriere 28.Belgium

Martin Boyle 10.Australia

6.6

46'

88'

Adam Le Fondre 19.England

6.3

46'

90'

Elias Hoff Melkersen 20.Norway

86'

Hibernian started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Lee Johnson played with: Dylan Vente, David Marshall (6.2), William Fish (6.0), Paul Hanlon (6.8), Lewis Stevenson (6.1), Lewis Miller (6.4), James Jeggo (6.6), Dylan Levitt (6.8), Joe Newell (6.4), Jordan Obita (6.7) and Christian Doidge (6.9), Dylan Vente (6.7).

They had on the bench: Martin Boyle (6.6), Ewan Henderson (6.6), Adam Le Fondre (6.3), Elias Hoff Melkersen, Maksymilian Boruc, Riley Harbottle, Allan Delferriere, Reuben McAllister and Kanayochukwu Megwa.

Substitutions

Hibernian made 4 changes: Dylan Levitt for Martin Boyle (46′), Dylan Vente for Adam Le Fondre (46′), James Jeggo for Ewan Henderson (71′) and Lewis Stevenson for Elias Hoff Melkersen (86′).