No research data available for this one, so we go on football instinct and the shape of these two clubs as they walk out for a new Scottish Premiership campaign. Hibernian at Easter Road, early August, a fresh season and a home crowd that expects. Motherwell arrive from Lanarkshire with their usual blend of stubbornness and a bit of steel, but recent form is a blank page here. We cannot quote a single scoreline, so we lean on the broader picture: Hibs have been the more ambitious project in recent seasons, spending smarter, recruiting with intent, and making Easter Road a place where visitors feel the squeeze. Motherwell, by contrast, are the classic mid-table scrappers — organised, physical, and dangerous on the break, but they rarely dominate possession away from home. Momentum is a coin flip without data, but the fixture list and the venue tilt this toward the home side. Hibs will smell the chance to set a marker on day one, and that counts for plenty.