EDINBURGH. Hibernian and Motherwell draw 1-1. K. Nisbet scored the first goal (33′) for Hibernian. T. Watt settled the score (60′). Hibernian was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%)
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 Colin Steven who was helped by Alan Mulvanny and Ross MacLeod. The 4th official was Andrew Dallas. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.4 degrees Celsius or 39.87 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 17 Total 11
- 4 On Target 6
- 13 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 1
- 116 Attack 99
- 63 Dangerous attack 26
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 0
- 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 8 Total 14
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Hibernian was in firm control of the ball 60% while Motherwell was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Hibernian was was putting more pressure with 63 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 4 were on target. However, that was not enough Hibernian to win the match.
Hibernian shot 17 times, 4 on target, 13 off target. On the opposite side, Motherwell shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Hibernian received 2 yellow cards (J. Newell and J. Campbell). On the other side, Motherwell received 3 yellow cards (C. Slattery, K. van Veen and S. Goss).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Hibernian will have 19 points to remain in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, Motherwell will have 25 points like Dundee United to remain in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Hibernian will play away with St. Mirren on the 11th of December with a 19-8 head to head record in favor of Hibernian (11 draws).
Motherwell will play away agasint Celtic on the 12th of December with a 42-4 head to head record in favor of Celtic (9 draws).
Hibernian – Formation
Hibernian started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Jack Ross decided to play with the following team: Matt Macey , Paul McGinn , Ryan Porteous , Paul Hanlon , Josh Doig , Christopher Cadden , Jake Doyle Hayes , Joe Newell , Josh Campbell , Martin Boyle and Kevin Nisbet .
The home team had on the bench: Maciej Dabrowski, Lewis Stevenson, Darren McGregor, Scott Allan , Alexander Gogić, Jamie Murphy and Christian Doidge .
Substitutions
Hibernian made 3 changes: C. Cadden for J. Murphy (69′), J. Doyle-Hayes for C. Doidge (73′) and J. Newell for S. Allan (83′).
Best player: Kevin Nisbet
The most impressive player for Hibernian was Kevin Nisbet.
His rating is with 1 goal, 22 passes (59% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 17. He performed 2 crosses.
Motherwell – Formation
Motherwell started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Graham Alexander played with: Liam Kelly , Stephen O’Donnell , Bevis Mugabi , Ricki Lamie , Nathan McGinley , Callum Slattery , Dean Cornelius , Sean Goss , Kaiyne Woolery , Kevin van Veen and Tony Watt .
These were the players on the bench: Scott Fox, Jake Carroll , Liam Donnelly, Connor Shields , Liam David Grimshaw, Robbie Crawford and Jordan Roberts .
Motherwell could not rely on the presence of J. Carroll (injured).
Substitutions
Motherwell made 3 changes: K. Woolery for J. Roberts (55′), R. Lamie for J. Carroll (69′) and K. van Veen for C. Shields (79′).
Best player: Tony Watt
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Motherwell was Tony Watt.
His rating is with 1 goal, 30 passes (53% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 19.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Aberdeen – St. Mirren – 4-1
- Hibernian – Motherwell – 1-1
- Rangers – Dundee – 3-0