In a weekend match on Sunday Aug 13th, in week 2, Motherwell hosts Hibernian at Fir Park in a Premiership match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 6th placed Motherwell, recorded a 1-1 draw against Dundee. Thelonius Bair scored the first goal for Motherwell in the 45th minute, then in the 68th minute, Luke McCowan sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Lyall Cameron earning Dundee a comeback draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while hibernian is fresh off their 2-3 loss against St. Mirren. Mark O’Hara scored the first goal for St. Mirren in the 15th minute on a penalty kick, then Toyosi Olusanya added another in the 17th minute. Hibernian looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Hibernian won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Both Josh Campbell and Christian Doidge have been the hottest scorers for Hibernian in the last five each having scored 3 goals each. For Motherwell, their top scorers are Blair Spittal and Mark Ferrie, each having 2 goals in their last five matches.