DUNDEE. Hibernian beats Dundee United 3-1. Hibernian got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from K. Nisbet (38′) and C. Cadden (78′). Hibernian was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (65%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Tannadice Park stadium in Dundee on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was William Collum who was helped by David Roome and David McGeachie. The 4th official was Grant Irvine. The weather was drizly. The temperature was quite cold at 3.5 degrees Celsius or 38.25 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
- ! 35 Ball Possession 65
Shots
- 8 Total 16
- 3 On Target 5
- 5 Off Target 11
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 77 Attack 135
- 31 Dangerous attack 68
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 6
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 5 Total 9
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Hibernian had a superior ball possession 65% while Dundee United was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Hibernian had a more offensive attitude with 68 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Hibernian won the encounter.
Dundee United shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Hibernian shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Dundee United received 2 yellow cards (A. Meekison and C. R. Mochrie). On the other side, Hibernian received 2 yellow cards (P. Hanlon and J. Doyle-Hayes).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Dundee United will stay with 25 points to sit in the 7th place. Regarding the opposition, Hibernian will have 29 points to remain in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Dundee United will host St. Mirren on the 18th of January with a 16-5 head to head stats in favor of Dundee United (14 draws).
Hibernian will play away agasint Celtic on the 17th of January with a 27-7 head to head stats in favor of Celtic (14 draws).
Dundee United – Formation
Dundee United
46'
35'
90'
Dundee United started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Thomas Courts decided to play with the following team: Benjamin Siegrist , Kieran Freeman , Ryan Edwards, Lewis Neilson , Charlie Mulgrew , Scott McMann , Adrián Spörle , Ian Harkes , Archie Meekison , Chris Mochrie , Darren Watson and Nicky Clark .
The home team had on the bench: Jack Newman, Kerr Smith, Declan Glass , Logan Chalmers , Florent Hoti, Ilmari Niskanen and Miller Thomson.
Substitutions
Dundee United made 3 changes: K. Freeman for I. Niskanen (46′), C. R. Mochrie for D. Glass (63′) and D. Watson for L. Chalmers (71′).
Best player: Ian Harkes
The player that probably impressed the most for Dundee United was Ian Harkes.
His rating is with 43 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 13.
Hibernian – Formation
Hibernian
Hibernian started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Shaun Maloney played with: Matt Macey , Ryan Porteous , Paul Hanlon , Lewis Stevenson , Christopher Cadden , Jake Doyle Hayes , Josh Campbell , Josh Doig , Drey Wright , Martin Boyle , Kevin Nisbet .
These were the players on the bench: Maciej Dabrowski, Darren McGregor , Scott Allan, Melker Hallberg, James Scott, Jamie Murphy and Christian Doidge .
Substitutions
Hibernian made 3 changes: D. Wright for J. Murphy (61′), J. Doig for D. McGregor (72′) and K. Nisbet for C. Doidge (82′).
Best player: Martin Boyle
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Hibernian was Martin Boyle even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 20 passes (90% accurate) and 9 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 10 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Aberdeen – Dundee – 2-1
- Dundee United – Hibernian – 1-3
- Hearts – Ross County – 2-1
- Motherwell – Livingston – 2-1
- Rangers – St. Mirren – 2-0
- St. Johnstone – Celtic – 1-3
