EDINBURGH. Hibernian overcomes Ross County with a 2-0 win with a goal from M. Maolida (59′) and a goal from D. Levitt (86′). Hibernian was decisively better in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Easter Road Stadium stadium in Edinburgh on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 15,705 spectators.​ The referee was Craig Napier with the support of Jonathan Bell and Alan Mulvanny. The 4th official was . The weather was rain and snow. The temperature was quite cold at 4.27 degrees Celsius or 39.69 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Hibernian had a superior ball possession 64% while Ross County was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Hibernian was more pushing with 48 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Hibernian won the match​.

Hibernian shot 14 times, 6 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Ross County shot 4 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Hibernian didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Ross County received 1 yellow card (Ryan Leak).

Standings

After playing this match, Hibernian has 34 points to hold in the 6th place. On the other side, Ross County will stays with 23 points to remain in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Hibernian will play away against Ross County on the 23rd of December with a 10-8 head to head in favor of Hibernian (6 draws).

Ross County will host Hibernian on the 23rd of December with a 10-8 head to head record in favor of Hibernian (6 draws).

Hibernian – Formation

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

The manager Nick Montgomery decided to play with the following team: David Marshall (7.5), Lewis Miller (7.5), Will Fish (7.7), Rocky Bushiri (7.5), Jordan Obita (7.0), Nathan Moriah-Welsh (7.0), Joe Newell (7.7), Martin Boyle (6.3), Emiliano Marcondes (7.5), Myziane Maolida (7.5) and Dylan Vente (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Paul Hanlon , Dylan Levitt (7.9), Élie Youan (7.0), Chris Cadden  (6.4), Joe Wollacott, Eliezer Mayenda, Lewis Stevenson, Adam Le Fondre (6.7) and Nectarios Triantis (6.4).

Hibernian could not rely on the presence of Chris Cadden  (injured).

Substitutions

Hibernian made 5 changes: Nathan Moriah-Welsh for Dylan Levitt (46′), Dylan Vente for Adam Le Fondre (62′), Martin Boyle for Élie Youan (74′), Lewis Miller for Chris Cadden  (84′) and Emiliano Marcondes for Nectarios Triantis (84′).

Player of the match: Dylan Levitt​

The most impressive player for Hibernian was Dylan Levitt.

His rating is 7.9 with 1 goal, 37 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 2.

His performance was amazing also because he commenced the encounter from the bench before entering in the 46′.

Ross County – Formation

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

Derek Adams played with: George Wickens (6.7), James Brown (6.6), Michee Efete (7.0), Jack Baldwin (6.6), Ryan Leak (7.0), Josh Reid (6.4), Max Sheaf (6.3), Victor Loturi (7.0), Eli King (7.3), Jordan White (7.3) and Eamonn Brophy (6.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ross Laidlaw, Cameron Borthwick-Jackson, Josh Sims (6.3), George Harmon, Jay Henderson (6.8), Brandon Khela (7.1), Teddy Jenks and Loick Ayina.

Substitutions

Ross County made 3 changes: James Brown for Josh Sims (78′), Eli King for Brandon Khela (69′) and Josh Reid for Jay Henderson (85′).

Player of the match: Eli King​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Ross County was Eli King.

His rating is 7.3 with 33 passes (65% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• St. Mirren – Aberdeen – 2-1
• St. Johnstone – Livingston – 1-1
• Rangers – Motherwell – 1-2
• Hibernian – Ross County – 2-0
• Dundee – Kilmarnock – 2-2