FootyMAD's Motherwell match preview

Last updated : 28 January 2005 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Motherwell v Hibernian fixture

Hibernian face a trip to Motherwell at Fir Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 120 games played, The Hibees have recorded 39 wins, and Motherwell have come away with 54 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Hibernian inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the The 'Well in a Scottish Premier match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2004/2005Sat 06 NovHibernian1 - 0MotherwellSPL
2004/2005Sat 14 AugMotherwell1 - 2HibernianSPL
2003/2004Wed 24 MarHibernian3 - 3MotherwellSPL
2003/2004Sat 13 DecMotherwell0 - 1HibernianSPL
2003/2004Sat 13 SepHibernian0 - 2MotherwellSPL
2002/2003Sat 10 MayHibernian1 - 0MotherwellSPL
2002/2003Sat 08 FebMotherwell2 - 1HibernianSPL

Recent respective form guides

Motherwell have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the The 'Well in those games, with 6 conceded.

Hibernian have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The games have constituted a decent return of 13 goals for the The Hibees, and 4 goals against.

Motherwell's 30 points from 23 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 6th position. Hibernian are in 3rd, having taken 43 points from 23 games.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Motherwell60152121
Hibernian651014316

FootyMad's prediction ...

Hibernian are in reasonable form away from home coming into this match, and the Madmen are quite confident that they should come away with a comfortable victory from this contest. Away win

Sequence statistics:
MotherwellFailed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Latest 3 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 6 most recent games.
Hibernian8 games since last away draw.
Won each of the previous 3 matches.
Last drawn game 4 outings ago.