Team news and stats for the second round of the Scottish Premiership season as newly promoted Dundee visit Celtic in one of four games on Sunday.
Hibernian vs Ross County – Sunday, 15.00 hod
Team news
Left-back Josh Doig is fighting for a return to action Hibernian after two games on the sidelines.
19 -the one-year-old was left out for the games against Motherwell and Rijeka – with an Easter journey ready for offer, which has not yet arrived – and manager Jack Ross will now consider him the visit of Ross County in the Cinch Premiership.
Striker Kevin Nisbet knocked Rijeka on Easter Road on Thursday, but Ross is hopeful, that he will be fit. Melker Hallberg (knee), Chris Cadden (thigh) a Sean Mackie (although) they stay aside.
Ross County could have five new players in its ranks. Midfielders Ben Paton and Jack Burroughs signed goalkeeper Ashley Maynard-Brewer on Friday. Defender Harry Clarke arrived earlier in the week and David Cancola trained for the first time on Monday after the quarantine.
Jake Vokins is out with a broken leg I guess 10 weeks.
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● Hibernian looking for Scottish premiership winners, who for the first time since December 2017 they beat Ross County under Neil Lennon, when they won their last league meeting 2: 1 in March of last season.
● Ross County won their last league visit to Hibernian 2: 0 in December 2020, a first away win for Hibs in the Scottish Premiership in six such visits (D2 L3).
● After that, which Hibernian beat Motherwell in the first match, are looking to open the Scottish Premiership campaign with two wins from two for the second successive season under Jack Ross – the first three under him were won in 2020-21.
● Ross County are unbeaten in their last four games in the Scottish Premiership (W4 D1); their longest unbeaten run in the competition since October 2019 (also four).
● Since the beginning of the season 2019-20 Christian Doidge scored more goals in the Scottish premiership than any other Hibernian player (20).
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Livingston vs Aberdeen – Sunday, 15.00 hod
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Livingston have lost Jack McMillan and Jaze Kabia to knee injuries for around eight weeks ahead of the cinch Premiership clash with Aberdeen.
Jackson Longridge returns from injury, Josh Mullin is building his fitness, while Andrew Shinnie had a bit of a slump and will be missed again.
Long-term absentee Keaghan Jacobs (rate) remains on the sidelines, while manager David Martindale tries to make things easier for Adam Lewis, Cristiano Montana and Tom Parkes activity after pre-season fitness issues.
Aberdeen Boss Stephen Glass rotates his team after that, which met in Breidablik, Iceland on Thursday evening after the third preliminary round of the European Conference League.
Jonny Hayes, Lewis Ferguson and forward Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, a summer signing from Livingston, were substituted at half-time, while Declan Gallagher, Dylan McGeouch and Connor McLennan sent on, as the Dons battled for victory 3-2.
The young defender Calvin Ramsay also made an appearance in the second half, but Glass confirmed, that this step was preliminary, while the 18-year-old set up the first two goals.
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● Livingston is from the last 15 league meetings with Aberdeen (D4 L10) he enjoyed only one win, won at Pittodrie in February last season 2: 0.
● Aberdeen are unbeaten in six league away games at Livingston (W4 D2), the last time he lost such a match was in April 2004 led by Steve Paterson (0-2).
● Livingston managed to win just one of its last seven home games in the elite season last season (D2 L4), while only managing to score five times during that run.
● Aberdeen are looking to win their opening two league games of the Scottish Premiership season for the first time in a year 2017-18 after the victory 2: 0 nad Dundee United na MD1.
● Aberdeen's Christian Ramirez netted on his Scottish premiership debut at MD1, while in age 30 years and 119 days, the American is the oldest non-European player, who in his debut in the competition from 2013-14 reached the net.
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St Johnstone vs Motherwell – Sunday, 15.00 hod
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Glenn Middleton could play o St. Johnstone proti Motherwell. The winger returned to McDiarmid Park on Friday in another move from Rangers.
Craig Bryson (knee) will be missed again, while Charlie Gilmour will continue to feature this season due to fitness issues.
Motherwell will have an unchanged squad for Sunday's trip to McDiarmid Park.
Liam Grimshaw played in midweek 45 minutes in a match behind closed doors, in which he tried to return from a long absence due to illness. Mark O'Hara and Connor Shields are also still missing.
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- St. Johnstone has lost just two of his last 14 home league matches against Motherwell (W9 D3), though both have come in the last five such games (W2 D1 L2). Just one of the last ones 11 league meetings between St. Johnstone and Motherwell finished level, with both sides winning five times in that stretch and the others in November 2020 they drew 1: 1. Johnstone have managed to win just one of their last seven first home games of the Scottish Premiership season (D4 L2), despite this, he met against Motherwell in years 2017-18 with victory 4-1. In the last five Scottish Premiership campaigns ( (including defeat at MD1), Motherwell have not won either of their opening two games in either season (D1 L8). Jakake Carroll assisted both of Motherwell's goals in their defeat 2-3 and MD1, both of which came in the preliminaries 29 matches. minutes – equaling his best tally in a single season in the Scottish Premiership (2 in years 2019 – 20), and already one more, as he managed last season.
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