FootyMAD's Motherwell match preview

Last updated : 12 December 2003 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Motherwell v Hibernian fixture

Hibernian face a trip to Motherwell at Fir Park on Saturday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 119 games played, Hibees have recorded 37 wins, and Motherwell have come away with 55 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2003, the The 'Well carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Scottish Premier match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004Sat 13 SepHibernian0 - 2MotherwellSPL
2002/2003Sat 10 MayHibernian1 - 0MotherwellSPL
2002/2003Sat 08 FebMotherwell2 - 1HibernianSPL
2002/2003Sat 23 NovHibernian3 - 1MotherwellSPL
2002/2003Sat 31 AugMotherwell0 - 2HibernianSPL
2001/2002Sun 21 AprHibernian4 - 0MotherwellSPL
2001/2002Sat 09 FebMotherwell4 - 0HibernianSPL

Recent respective form guides

Motherwell remain unbeaten in their last six home games, though five of those have been draws. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 8.

Hibernian have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Hibees have hit 5 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Motherwell's 20 points from 15 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position. Hibernian see themselves just below half way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, showing a record of 16 points from their 15 games played so far,

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Motherwell6222768
Hibernian61236105

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The 'Well, as the Hibees have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Motherwell Drawn last 5 games at home.
Failed to win in previous 5 home matches.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 4 most recent games.
Hibernian Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 3 away matches.
An overall losing run of 3 games.
No win in the 5 most recent games.