Motherwell v Hibernian betting tips: Injuries trouble Steelmen

Hibernian finished third in the Scottish Premiership last season but will hope to challenge both a rebuilding Celtic side and champions Rangers.

Hibernian have the added complication of European football to contend with and may be looking ahead to facing Croatian side Rijeka in the third qualifying round of the Europa Conference League.

Hibs are 23/20 to win at Fir Park and they have lost just once to Motherwell in their last six meetings.

Hibs will hope the transfer window closes sooner rather than later.

Although sporting director Graeme Mathie admitted in midweek they are looking to bring in a centre-back and a striker, they will hope they can hang on to teenage left-back Josh Doig, with Watford, Brighton, Arsenal and West Ham all said to be interested.

Scotland striker Kevin Nisbet and nippy forward Martin Boyle are also attracting plenty of attention from clubs down south.

Motherwell v Hibernian head-to-head

The teams last met in April at Easter Road, where Hibernian came out on top in a 3-2 Scottish Cup thriller.

Draws are rare between these two. There have been five stalemates in the last 26 meetings and it is 11/5 the game is drawn in the Motherwell v Hibernian betting tips.

No less than 17 of the last 27 clashes have produced three or more goals and it is 23/20 there will be three or more goals scored this time.

Motherwell v Hibernian team news

Striker Christian Doidge and left-back Doig are back in the Hibs squad. Doige scored seven league goals last season and returned to training last week after battling Covid-19.

Jake Doyle-Hayes has returned to training but is still building up his match fitness after missing large parts of pre-season while Jamie Murphy, Chris Cadden and Sean Mackie remain sidelined.

Motherwell will again be without Mugabi, O’Hara, Grimshaw and Shields and are 5/2 to keep a clean sheet.

Motherwell v Hibernian key battles

Boyle and Nisbit will be a problem for the Steelmen’s defence.

Having scored 15 goals last term, Boyle is 11/2 to score the first goal and 12/5 to score at any time. Nisbet managed 18 goals and is 17/10 to score at any time in the Motherwell v Hibernian betting tips.

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