EDINBURGH. Hibernian prevails over Kilmarnock 1-0 after J. Campbell scored just 1 goal (36′).

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 David Dickinson assisted by Jonathan Bell and Alan Mulvanny. The 4th official was Scott Lambie. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was quite cold at 6.86 degrees Celsius or 44.35 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.​

Match Statistics​

Hibernian

1 - 0

Kilmarnock

  • 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
  • 7 Total 9
  • 5 On Target 1
  • 2 Off Target 4
  • 0 Shots blocked 4
  • 68 Attack 138
  • 32 Dangerous attack 72
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 10
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 6 Total 14
  • 1 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Hibernian was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Kilmarnock that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Kilmarnock was more aggressive with 72 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 1 were on target. Anyway, Hibernian succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Hibernian shot 7 times, 5 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Kilmarnock shot 9 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Hibernian received 2 yellow cards (Josh Campbell and Lewis Miller). Talking about the opposition, Kilmarnock received 5 yellow cards (Stuart Findlay, Rory McKenzie, Liam Donnelly, Joe Wright and Bradley Lyons).

Match Timeline

36'
Liam Donnelly- Yellow
Josh Campbell(goal)Martin Boyle
36'
46'
Matty Kennedy- sub ->Liam Donnelly
51'
Brad Lyons- Yellow
Élie Youan- sub ->Dylan Vente
56'
61'
Joe Wright- Yellow
68'
75'
82'
Stuart Findlay- Yellow
87'
Rory McKenzie- sub ->Danny Armstrong
87'
T. Davies- sub ->Robbie Deas
Josh Campbell- Yellow
89'
87'
Fraser Murray- sub ->David Watson
Lewis Stevenson- sub ->Jair Tavares
90'
90'
Rory McKenzie- Yellow
Lewis Miller- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Celtic
78
33
Rangers
75
33
Hearts
62
33
Kilmarnock
55
3
St. Mirren
46
3
Dundee
41
3
Hibernian
39
33
Motherwell
37
33
Aberdeen
35
33
St. Johnstone
31
33
Ross County
30
33
Livingston
18
33

After this encounter, Hibernian will have 15 points to hold in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Kilmarnock will stay with 16 points to hold in the 6th place.

Next matches

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

Kilmarnock will play away agasint St. Johnstone on the 13th of April with a 19-15 head to head record in favor of St. Johnstone (8 draws).

Hibernian – Formation

Hibernian
G
David Marshall 1.Scotland
7.5
D
Lewis Miller 2.Australia
7.3
90'
D
Will Fish 5.England
7.5
D
Jordan Obita 21.England
7.7
D
Rocky Bushiri 33.Belgium
7.9
M
Dylan Levitt 6.Wales
7.0
68'
M
Martin Boyle 10.Australia
7.1
M
Joe Newell 11.England
7.3
M
Jair Tavares 29.Portugal
7.1
90'
M
Josh Campbell 32.Scotland
7.9
89' 36'
F
Dylan Vente 9.Netherlands
6.8
56'
Substitutes
G
Joe Wollacott 13.Ghana
D
Paul Hanlon 4.Scotland
D
Lewis Stevenson 16.Scotland
90'
D
Riley Harbottle 26.England
D
Allan Delferriere 28.Belgium
M
James Jeggo 14.Australia
6.8
68'
F
Élie Youan 7.France
6.8
56'

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

The manager Nick Montgomery decided to play with the following team: David Marshall (7.5), Lewis Miller (7.3), Will Fish (7.5), Rocky Bushiri (7.9), Jordan Obita (7.7), Josh Campbell (7.9), Dylan Levitt (7.0), Joe Newell (7.3), Jair Tavares (7.1), Martin Boyle (7.1) and Dylan Vente (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Paul Hanlon , Élie Youan (6.8), Joe Wollacott, James Jeggo (6.8), Lewis Stevenson, Riley Harbottle, Allan Delferriere, Rory Whittaker and Josh Landers.

Substitutions

Hibernian made 3 changes: Dylan Levitt for James Jeggo (68′), Dylan Vente for Élie Youan (56′) and Jair Tavares for Lewis Stevenson (90′).

Best player: Josh Campbell​

The most impressive player for Hibernian was Josh Campbell.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 35 passes (69% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 12.

Kilmarnock – Formation

Kilmarnock
G
Will Dennis 1.England
7.5
D
Joe Wright 4.Wales
7.0
61'
D
Lewis Mayo 5.Scotland
7.0
D
Stuart Findlay 17.Scotland
6.8
82'
M
Robbie Deas 6.Scotland
6.7
87'
M
Brad Lyons 8.Northern Ireland
7.3
51'
M
Danny Armstrong 11.Scotland
7.0
87'
M
D. Watson 12.Scotland
6.7
87'
M
Liam Donnelly 22.Northern Ireland
7.0
46' 36'
M
Liam Polworth 31.Scotland
7.3
75'
F
Marley Watkins 23.Wales
6.6
Substitutes
D
Jack Sanders 14.England
D
T. Davies 19.Wales
87'
M
Rory McKenzie 7.Scotland
87' 90'
M
Fraser Murray 15.Scotland
87'
M
S. Warnock 25.Scotland
F
Matty Kennedy 10.Scotland
7.3
46'
F
Innes Cameron 18.Scotland
F
Andy Dallas 21.Scotland
6.7
75'

Kilmarnock started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Derek McInnes played with: Will Dennis (7.5), Joe Wright (7.0), Lewis Mayo (7.0), Stuart Findlay (6.8), Danny Armstrong (7.0), Bradley Lyons (7.3), Liam Donnelly (7.0), Robbie Deas (6.7), David Watson (6.7), Liam Polworth (7.3) and Marley Watkins (6.6).

They had on the bench: Rory McKenzie, Matthew Kennedy (7.3), Jack Sanders, Fraser Murray, Innes Cameron, Thomas Davies, Andrew Dallas (6.7), Steven Warnock and Aiden Glavin.

Substitutions

Kilmarnock made 5 changes: Liam Polworth for Andrew Dallas (75′), Liam Donnelly for Matthew Kennedy (46′), Robbie Deas for Thomas Davies (87′), Danny Armstrong for Rory McKenzie (87′) and David Watson for Fraser Murray (87′).

Best player: Will Dennis​

The player that probably impressed the most for Kilmarnock was the goalkeeper: Will Dennis. His rating is 7.45. He performed 4 saves.

Results of the day

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