Preview: Rangers (H)
Hibs Women face league leaders Rangers in our next home ScottishPower Women's Premier League fixture.
Our first clash against Jo Potter's side kicks off is at 4:10pm at Meadowbank Stadium on Sunday (20 October).
Fixtures
- Hibernian Women Vs. Rangers Women - Sun, Oct 20th 2024, 16:10
THE LOWDOWN
The Hibees come into the game in good form having won their last three fixtures - scoring 16 and conceding just once.
Last weekend saw Grant Scott's side emerge as 4-0 victors over city neighbours Spartans at Ainslie Park Stadium to move into fourth-place in the SWPL table.
Eilidh Adams grabbed a quick-fire double to fire the girls into an early two-goal lead inside 10 minutes - converting from the spot before promptly finishing once more from inside the box. Michaela McAlonie found the net on 40 minutes after being teed up by Adams to extend Hibs' comfortable lead further going into half-time.
Adams was tripped in the box just before the hour mark, allowing the number nine to score once more from 12 yards to seal her second hat-trick of the season. A solid defensive display secured goalkeeper Erin Clachers her fourth clean sheet since joining in the summer, while childhood Hibernian supporter Kirsten Reilly reached 50 appearances for the Club.
THE VISITORS
Rangers have made an unsurprising strong start to the 2024/25 ScottishPower Women's Premier League season and currently top the league table.
Jo Potter's side struggled to a 1-1 home draw versus Glasgow City at Ibrox last weekend. Emily Whelan put the visitors in front on 15 minutes, before Rangers forward Rio Hardy came off the bench to convert from a Katie Wilkinson delivery to level proceedings and earn a point for the unbeaten outfit.
The Glasgow club are yet to lose domestically this season - winning eight and drawing two in the league, while beating Dundee United in the Sky Sports Cup second round. The Gers have only tasted defeat in Europe, losing out to Arsenal and Atletico Madrid in UEFA Women's Champions League round one qualifiers.
Rangers' most recent visit to Meadowbank nearly ended in a spectacular comeback as Hibs fell to a narrow 3-2 defeat - in what was Hibs legend Joelle Murray's final home outing. A lethal Kirsty Howat hat-trick had the visitors coasting to victory before Michaela McAlonie and Jorian Baucom both struck to set up a nervy ending in EH7.
HOW TO WATCH
MATCH TICKETS
Tickets are now on general sale and will be distributed as digital-only tickets.
Tickets are priced as follows:
Adults - £8
Students - £5
Over 65’s - £4
Under 18’s - £4
Under 13’s - £4
Family Ticket Bundle (two adults/two concessions) - £16
CLICK HERE to get your tickets online!
LIVE BROADCAST
Sunday's SWPL fixture will be broadcast live on BBC Alba.
Coverage of the match starts at 4pm ahead of our 4:10pm kick-off.
With the live television broadcast available, there is no live-stream of the match via our club channels.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Be sure to follow @HibernianWomen on X (Twitter) for all the match build-up and live updates.
Follow us on Instagram for more behind-the-scenes content @hibernianwomen.
HIBERNIAN FC APP
If you can’t watch the game, you can follow live minute-by-minute updates on the brand-new Hibernian FC mobile app!
The new app is available to download now on the Apple Store here and is available to download for Android by clicking here.