In this week 26 match on Feb 18th, Hibernian hosts Kilmarnock in a meeting of these two closely matched Premiership teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 4 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, Hibernian recorded a 1-0 shutout win against St. Mirren. Thody Elie Youan struck first for Hibernian in the 77th minute on a feed from Ewan Henderson, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed St. Mirren couldn’t manage to score, and Hibernian took the shutout win. Hibernian is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while kilmarnock sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-3 loss against Livingston. Jon Nouble struck first for Livingston in the 10th minute, then Bruce Anderson added another in the 12th minute on a feed from Nicky Devlin. Kilmarnock is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
On Nov 12th, Kilmarnock hosted Hibernian at the Rugby Park in their last match together. Kilmarnock was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Danny Armstrong scored the first goal for Kilmarnock in the 51st minute on a penalty kick, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Hibernian couldn’t muster any offence and Kilmarnock ran away with the shutout win.
Kilmarnock is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Joe Wright and Christopher Stokes each only have 1 goal in their last five. Hibernian is glad to have Kevin Nisbet in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored six goals.