Hibernian 1-2 Motherwell · Scottish Premiership
Hibernian lost to Motherwell 1-2 in the Scottish Premiership. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Hibernian and Motherwell met in the Scottish Premiership at Easter Road in Edinburgh on Sunday, 2 August 2026.
Goalscorers
Hibernian: M. Boyle 56'. Motherwell: L. Fadinger 40'; I. Said 85'.
How the match went
Possession was almost even at 48% to 52%. Hibernian had 19 shots with 6 on target, Motherwell 9 with 5 on target. There were 11 corners in total, 9 to Hibernian and 2 to Motherwell. Hibernian conceded 14 fouls, Motherwell 13. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (1 for Hibernian, 3 for Motherwell).
Line-ups
Hibernian started in a 3-4-3: Raphael Sallinger, Warren O'Hora, Jason Kerr, Jordan Obita, Felix Passlack, Josh Mulligan, Miguel Changa Chaiwa, Adam Mayor, Owen Elding, Nathan Lowe, Martin Boyle.
Motherwell started in a 4-4-2: Alex Paulsen, Tom Sparrow, Jake Girdwood-Reich, Martin Moormann, Dylan Williams, Willy Vogt, Oscar Priestman, Lukas Fadinger, Emmanuel Longelo, Ibrahim Said, Regan Charles-Cook.
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Minute by minute
- 40'Goal! Hibernian 0-1 Motherwell. L. Fadinger (Motherwell) converts the penalty.
- 45'Half-time. Hibernian 0-1 Motherwell.
- 56'Goal! Hibernian 1-1 Motherwell. M. Boyle (Hibernian) converts the penalty.
- 85'Goal! Hibernian 1-2 Motherwell. I. Said (Motherwell) scores, assisted by D. Williams.
- 90'Full-time. Hibernian 1-2 Motherwell.
Full commentary (60 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Hibernian vs Motherwell.
- 8'Corner, Motherwell.
- 9'Attempt missed. N. Lowe (Hibernian), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 11'Corner, Hibernian.
- 11'Attempt blocked. F. Passlack (Hibernian), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 12'Corner, Motherwell.
- 16'Attempt blocked. M. Boyle (Hibernian), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 18'Attempt blocked. R. Charles-Cook (Motherwell), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 28'Offside, Motherwell.
- 30'Offside, Hibernian.
- 33'Offside, Motherwell.
- 34'Corner, Hibernian.
- 36'Attempt missed. J. Mulligan (Hibernian), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 40'Goal! Hibernian 0-1 Motherwell. L. Fadinger (Motherwell) converts the penalty.
- 43'Attempt missed. R. Charles-Cook (Motherwell), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.06.
- 43'Attempt blocked. I. Said (Motherwell), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
- 45'1 minute of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Hibernian 0-1 Motherwell.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 47'Corner, Hibernian.
- 47'Attempt blocked. O. Elding (Hibernian), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 48'Yellow card for J. Mulligan (Hibernian) for foul.
- 49'Attempt missed. L. Fadinger (Motherwell), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 49'Attempt saved. R. Charles-Cook (Motherwell), right-footed shot. xG 0.43.
- 50'Corner, Hibernian.
- 53'Attempt saved. N. Lowe (Hibernian), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 53'Attempt saved. L. Fadinger (Motherwell), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 54'Corner, Hibernian.
- 55'Yellow card for O. Priestman (Motherwell) for foul.
- 56'Goal! Hibernian 1-1 Motherwell. M. Boyle (Hibernian) converts the penalty.
- 58'Corner, Hibernian.
- 58'Attempt saved. O. Elding (Hibernian), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
- 58'Corner, Hibernian.
- 59'Attempt missed. A. Mayor (Hibernian), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 59'Attempt saved. O. Elding (Hibernian), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.11.
- 60'Substitution, Hibernian: R. A. Molotnikov comes on for A. Mayor.
- 66'Substitution, Motherwell: T. Maswanhise comes on for W. Vogt.
- 66'Substitution, Motherwell: J. Knight-Lebel comes on for J. Girdwood-Reich.
- 68'Yellow card for L. Fadinger (Motherwell) for foul.
- 73'Substitution, Hibernian: A. Abdulai comes on for M. C. Chaiwa.
- 73'Substitution, Hibernian: A. Šuto comes on for M. Boyle.
- 75'Substitution, Motherwell: A. Lowry comes on for R. Charles-Cook.
- 76'Yellow card for T. Sparrow (Motherwell) for foul.
- 77'Attempt missed. N. Lowe (Hibernian), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.33.
- 81'Corner, Hibernian.
- 81'Attempt blocked. J. Mulligan (Hibernian), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 82'Substitution, Motherwell: O. Whyte comes on for O. Priestman.
- 82'Substitution, Motherwell: E. Wilson comes on for E. Longelo.
- 83'Attempt blocked. O. Elding (Hibernian), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 83'Attempt saved. N. Lowe (Hibernian), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.09.
- 85'Goal! Hibernian 1-2 Motherwell. I. Said (Motherwell) scores, assisted by D. Williams.
- 87'Attempt blocked. J. Mulligan (Hibernian), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
- 88'Attempt blocked. R. A. Molotnikov (Hibernian), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 89'Attempt saved. A. Šuto (Hibernian), right-footed shot. xG 0.14.
- 89'Corner, Hibernian.
- 90'4 minutes of added time.
- 90+2'Attempt missed. O. Elding (Hibernian), header. xG 0.06.
- 90+2'Attempt blocked. A. Abdulai (Hibernian), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 90+3'Attempt saved. A. Lowry (Motherwell), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.05.
- 90'Full-time. Hibernian 1-2 Motherwell.