Hibernian will welcome Motherwell on Saturday in the continuation of the Scottish Premiership, with both sides having inconsistency in form.
Each of the teams are in the top half of the table, but with only six points difference at the moment, making this fixture a challenging one.
Hibernian’s inconsitent form continued through the past week after they fell from a victory at the weekend to a loss in the midweek.
They defeated St Johnstone, after which they lost to Rangers in the midweek, with a late penalty from Kemar Roofe being the only goal in the game.
Jack Ross will be hoping that his team will immediately bounce back from the loss, and with the qualities that has been seen in the squad, they will be capable of the same.
Through their form and mixed results, they have dropped down to midtable, but with the fact that they have games in hand on all the teams above, they will have confidence of rising.
If Hibernian will be able to take a victory at the weekend, they would reduce the gap between them and Motherwell to just a point, which will proof beneficial with their extra matches coming up.
Motherwell have also been inconsistent recently, something they will hope to recover from and a victory could have been the begining of that.
They bounced back from a 3-0 loss against Dundee and defeated Dundee United 1-0 despite playing 10 men.
Tony Watt scored the only goal of the game and they hanged onto that throughout the game, having played the last ten minutes without Barry Maguire after receiving a red card.
A victory for Motherwell will give them the chance to move to the third position in the league, but the team should be aware of the potential in this particular fixture.
The Seelmen would not forget having lost to Hibernian in their last meeting on the opening day of the season.
Hibernian vs Motherwell head to head
The two Scottish outfits have previously met 84 times, where Hibernian have won 37 while Motherwell have won 23 and they drawn 24 across all competitions. Hibernian have scored 142 and conceded 114. In their last five meetings, Hibernian have won two and Motherwell one with one draw.
Hibernian 0-0 Motherwell 15/08/20
Motherwell 0-3 Hibernian 05/12/20
Hibernian 0-2 Motherwell 27/02/21
Hibernian (p) 2-2 Motherwell 24/04/21
Motherwell 2-3 Hibernian 01/08/21
Hibernian latest home form
Hibernian seem to be on the losing end of from at home, as they have failed to register any victory in the last three matches losing in all. They managed thier last victory at home late in September. In their last five games, they have won just one, drawn one and lost three.
Hibernian 2-2 St. Mirren 18/09/21
Hibernian 1-0 St. Johnstone 26/09/21
Hibernian 0-3 Dundee United 16/10/21
Hibernian 1-3 Celtic 27/10/21
Hibernian 0-1 Rangers 01/12/21
Hibernian latest away form
Similar to home, Hibernian have inconsistency in their performance on the road. However, they got a 2-1 victory over St, Johnstone in their last away game. They also beat Rangers 3-1 in the League Cup. In their last five, they have won two and lost three.
Rangers 2-1 Hibernian 03/10/21
Aberdeen 1-0 Hibernian 23/10/21
Rangers 1-3 Hibernian 21/11/21
Ross County 1-0 Hibernian 24/11/21
St. Johnstone 1-2 Hibernian 27/11/21
Motherwell latest home form
The Steelmen have recently put up a good performance at home, winning their last two games in the Premiership, on the back of a 6-1 loss to Rangers. In their last five home games, they have won two, drawn one and lost two, scoring 6 goals and conceding 10.
Motherwell 0-2 Celtic 16/10/21
Motherwell 2-2 St. Mirren 27/10/21
Motherwell 1-6 Rangers 31/10/21
Motherwell 2-0 Hearts 20/11/21
Motherwell 1-0 Dundee United 30/11/21
Motherwell latest away form
Motherwell lost their last match on the road 3-0 to Dundee, which could ptu them on the downfall of form. They had however had a victory prioir to that, but still their away form is still not a good one. In their last five, they have won one, drawn one and lost three.
Rangers 1-1 Motherwell 19/09/21
Hearts 2-0 Motherwell 02/10/21
Dundee United 2-1 Motherwell 23/10/21
Aberdeen 0-2 Motherwell 06/11/21
Dundee 3-0 Motherwell 27/11/21
Hibernian news
Boyle returned from suspension which gave Hibernian much strength at the front in the midweek, and even though they failed to score, he will the line alongside Kevin Nisbet.
Ross is likely not to make many alterations in the squad, as he has done in the recent occassions.
Motherwell news
Barry Maguire received a red card and he will be missing in this match, which will result to at least one change being made in the side that played Dundee United.
Sean Goss returned from his injury case leading to Liam Grimshaw dropping to the bench, but he could be back due to the suspension.
Prediction and Odds
There is no much difference between these two team in terms of form and position on the table. That may lead to the match being a tightly contested one. We expect both teams to play conservatively to avoid losing, which would likely lead to a home win or draw.
Odds: 1 1.78 X 3.45 2 3.97
Probable outcomes
Hibernian 0-0 Motherwell
Hibernian 1-1 Motherwell
Hibernian 2-0 Motherwell
Hibernian 2-1 Motherwell
Hibernian 1-2 Motherwell
