Ross County conquers Hibernian 1-0 with a goal scored by B. Spittal

DINGWALL. Ross County beats Hibernian 1-0 after B. Spittal scored just 1 goal (72').

Ross County conquers Hibernian 1-0 with a goal scored by B. Spittal

DINGWALL. Ross County prevails over Hibernian 1-0 after B. Spittal scored just 1 goal (72′). Hibernian lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%).

Also, Hibernian had 2 players sent off: C. Doidge (84′ for a red card) and M. Boyle (90′ for a red card).

The match was played at the Global Energy Stadium stadium in Dingwall on Wednesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Gavin Duncan who was helped by Sean Carr and Andy Milne. The 4th official was Graham Grainger. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.3 degrees Celsius or 41.54 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
  • 10 Total 6
  • 5 On Target 4
  • 5 Off Target 2
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 92 Attack 116
  • 40 Dangerous attack 52
  • 91 Ball safe 104
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 3
  • 5 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 10 Total 11
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 2
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Hibernian was in firm control of the ball 59% while Ross County was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Hibernian has a more offensive attitude with 52 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 4 were on target. Still, Ross County was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Ross County shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Hibernian shot 6 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Ross County received 2 yellow cards (J. Tillson and C. Randall). Regarding the opposition, Hibernian received 1 yellow card (K. Nisbet).

Also, Hibernian didn’t end the match with 11 players after

Match Timeline

16'
Connor Randall- Yellow
36'
Jordan Tillson- Yellow
44'
62'
67'
72'
72'
76'
81'
81'
84'
90'
Martin Boyle- Red

Standings

After playing this match, Ross County will have 9 points to hold in the 12th place. On the other side, Hibernian will stay with 15 points like Aberdeen to hold in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Ross County will host Celtic on the 15th of December with a 20-2 head to head record in favor of Celtic (6 draws).

Hibernian will play away agasint Livingston on the 8th of December with a 7-3 head to head record in favor of Hibernian (4 draws).

Ross County – Formation

Ross County
G
Ashley Maynard-Brewer 31.Australia
7.3
D
Harry Clarke 20.England
6.8
D
Jack Baldwin 5.England
7.0
D
Alex Iacovitti 16.Scotland
7.0
D
Connor Randall 2.England
6.7
36'
M
Joseph Hungbo 23.England
7.1
M
Jordan Tillson 22.England
6.4
62' 44'
M
Harry Paton 6.Canada
6.9
M
Regan Charles-Cook 17.England
6.4
72'
F
Ross Callachan 8.Scotland
6.2
F
Jordan White 26.Scotland
6.2
81'
Substitutes
G
Ross Laidlaw 1.Scotland
D
Keith Watson 15.Scotland
6.8
81'
D
J. Vokins 3.England
M
Alex Robertson  11.Australia
M
Blair Spittal 7.Scotland
7.2
72' Goals72'
M
David Cancola 4.Austria
7.0
62'
F
D. Samuel 10.England

Ross County started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).

The manager Malky Mackay decided to play with the following team: Ashley Maynard Brewer (7.3), Harry Clarke (6.8), Jack Baldwin (7.0), Alex Iacovitti (7.0), Connor Randall (6.7), Joseph Hungbo (7.1), Jordan Tillson (6.4), Harrison Paton (6.9), Regan Charles-Cook (6.4), Ross Callachan (6.2) and Jordan White (6.2).

The home team had on the bench: Ross Laidlaw, Keith Watson (6.8), Jake Vokins, Alex Robertson, Blair Spittal (7.2), David Cancola (7.0) and Dominic Samuel.

Substitutions

Ross County made 3 changes: J. Tillson for D. Cancola (62′), R. Charles-Cook for B. Spittal (72′) and J. White for K. Watson (81′).

Best player: Ashley Maynard Brewer​

The most impressive player for Ross County was the goalkeeper: Ashley Maynard Brewer. His rating is 7.30. He performed 4 saves.

Hibernian – Formation

Hibernian
G
Matt Macey 1.England
7.3
D
Paul McGinn 6.Scotland
7.7
D
D. McGregor 24.Scotland
7.1
D
Paul Hanlon  4.Scotland
6.8
M
Josh Doig 3.Scotland
6.6
81'
M
Josh Campbell 32.Scotland
6.3
76'
M
Jake Doyle-Hayes  22.Republic of Ireland
7.3
M
Joe Newell 11.England
7.4
M
Chris Cadden 27.Scotland
7.2
F
Martin Boyle 10.Australia
7.0
90'
F
Kevin Nisbet 15.Scotland
6.9
67' 16'
Substitutes
G
Maciej Dabrowski 21.Poland
D
Lewis Stevenson 16.Scotland
M
Scott Allan 23.Scotland
6.3
76'
M
Drey Wright  8.England
M
Alex Gogic 13.Cyprus
F
5.5
67' 84'
F
Jamie Gullan 19.Scotland
6.4
81'

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

Jack Ross played with: Matt Macey (7.3), Paul McGinn (7.7), Darren McGregor (7.1), Paul Hanlon (6.8), Christopher Cadden (7.2), Jake Doyle Hayes (7.3), Josh Campbell (6.3), Joe Newell (7.4), Josh Doig (6.6), Kevin Nisbet (6.9) and Martin Boyle (7.0).

They had on the bench: Maciej Dabrowski, Lewis Stevenson, Scott Allan (6.3), Drey Wright, Alexander Gogić, Christian Doidge (5.5) and Jamie Gullan (6.4).

Substitutions

Hibernian made 3 changes: K. Nisbet for C. Doidge (67′), J. Campbell for S. Allan (76′) and J. Doig for J. Gullan (81′).

Best player: Paul McGinn​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Hibernian was Paul McGinn.

His rating is (7.7) with 65 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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