Premiership: Hibernian demolishes Motherwell 3-2 with 3 goals from K. Nisbet

Vicky Singh|Jan 8, 2023 15:26 GMT

MOTHERWELL. Hibernian beat Motherwell 3-2 thanks to K. Nisbet who scored in the 16th, 53rd and 74th minute.

MOTHERWELL. Hibernian overcome Motherwell 3-2 thanks to K. Nisbet who scored in the 16th, 53rd and 74th minute.

The match was played at the Fir Park stadium in Motherwell on Sunday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was David Munro with the support of Calum Spence and Douglas Ross. The 4th official was Craig Napier. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 5.8 degrees Celsius or 42.46 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 77%.

Motherwell

2

Hibernian

3

8 Jan 2023 Full time

Match Statistics

There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Motherwell was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Hibernian that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Motherwell was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, Hibernian succeeded in find the solution to win this match.

Motherwell shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Hibernian shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Motherwell received 2 yellow cards (Callum Slattery and Sondre Johansen). On the other side, Hibernian received 1 yellow card (Joe Newell).

After this contest, Motherwell will stay with 19 points like Dundee United to stay in the 10th place. Talking about the opposition, Hibernian will have 23 points to stay in the 8th place.

Match Events

16'

16'

Kevin Nisbet
31'

31'

Ewan Henderson

Chris Cadden
46'

46'

Stuart McKinstry

Connor Shields
53'

53'

Kevin Nisbet
57'

57'

Callum Slattery
59'

59'

Stuart McKinstry
73'

73'

Paul Hanlon

Élie Youan
73'

73'

Marijan Cabraja

Kyle Magennis
74'

74'

Kevin Nisbet

Josh Campbell
82'

82'

Max Johnston

Paul McGinn
82'

82'

Ross Tierney

Callum Slattery
85'

85'

Sondre Johansen
87'

87'

Nohan Kenneh

Aiden McGeady
87'

87'

Elias Hoff Melkersen

Kevin Nisbet
90'

90'

R. Tierney
90'

90'

Joe Newell

Next match

In the upcoming Premiership match, Motherwell will host Ross County on the 14th of January with a 18-11 head to head statistic in favor of Motherwell (6 draws).

Motherwell

1

Ross County

1

14 Jan 2023 Full time

Hibernian will host Dundee United on the 14th of January with a 13-10 head to head in favor of Dundee United (14 draws).

Hibernian

2

Dundee United

2

14 Jan 2023 Full time

Motherwell: Formation and Lineups

Motherwell adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Steven Hammell chose to play with the following team: Liam Kelly (6.0), Paul McGinn (6.4), Sondre Solholm Johansen (7.3), Ricki Lamie (6.2), Matt Penney (6.6), Dean Cornelius (6.6), Sean Goss (6.6), Callum Slattery (7.0), Connor Shields (6.8), Kevin van Veen (6.6) and Blair Spittal (7.8).

Substitutes

Motherwell made 3 changes: Connor Shields for Stuart McKinstry (46′), Paul McGinn for Max Johnston (82′) and Callum Slattery for Ross Tierney (82′).

Top player: Blair Spittal

The player who no doubt impressed Motherwell the most was Blair Spittal.

His rating is (7.8) with 35 passes (65% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 12. He performed 5 crosses.

Hibernian: Formation and Lineups

Also Hibernian adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Regarding the opposition, Lee Johnson played with: David Marshall (6.4), Christopher Cadden (6.1), Rocky Bushiri Kiranga (6.6), Ryan Porteous (7.2), Lewis Stevenson (6.8), Kyle Magennis (6.8), Joe Newell (7.2), Josh Campbell (6.8), Thody Elie Youan (7.2), Kevin Nisbet (8.7) and Aiden McGeady (6.8).

Substitutes

Hibernian made 5 changes: Chris Cadden for Ewan Henderson (31′), Élie Youan for Paul Hanlon (73′), Kyle Magennis for Marijan Cabraja (73′), Aiden McGeady for Nohan Kenneh (87′) and Kevin Nisbet for Elias Hoff Melkersen (87′).