Hamilton Academical FC vs Motherwell FC, Premier League 2020-21 RELEGATION ROUND
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Overview
Match Preview
Hamilton Academical FC vs Motherwell FC — Premier League at Fountain of Youth Stadium.
- Hamilton Academical FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Motherwell FC 33 games · 54 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Nick Walsh
- Referee Dougie Potter
- Referee Kevin Clancy
- Referee Gordon Crawford
29 games this season 🟨 0.7/game ⚽ 4.2 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Heart of Midlothian FC 33 70 2 Rangers FC 33 69 3 Celtic FC 33 67 4 Motherwell FC 33 54 5 Hibernian FC 33 51 6 Falkirk FC 33 46 7 Dundee United FC 33 40 8 Aberdeen FC 33 33 9 Dundee FC 33 33 10 St. Mirren FC 33 30 11 Kilmarnock FC 33 28 12 Livingston FC 33 16 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 21 Apr Motherwell FC H 0–1 L 10 Apr Dundee United FC H 0–1 L 20 Mar St. Mirren FC H 1–1 D 13 Mar Livingston FC A 1–2 L 06 Mar Aberdeen FC A 0–0 D 03 Mar St. Johnstone FC H 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 21 Apr Hamilton Academical FC A 1–0 W 10 Apr St. Mirren FC H 1–0 W 20 Mar Kilmarnock FC A 1–4 L 06 Mar Livingston FC H 3–1 W 27 Feb Hibernian FC A 2–0 W 24 Feb St. Mirren FC A 0–0 D Key Stats
45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history47% Clean Sheets
Motherwell FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Motherwell FC0-15–/116-303/–31-452/346-601/261-75–/476+3/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Hamilton Academical FC and Motherwell FC is underway.
- 5' Hamilton Academical FC is showing some good football. However, Hamilton Academical FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 7' Hamilton Academical FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 12' It’s high time Brian Rice made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 17' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 22' Motherwell FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 22.
- 26' The referee calls foul for Chris Long. He receives a Yellow card.
- 31' Ross Callachan was booked on 31.
- 33' Hamilton Academical FC receives a Red card for a hard tackle on 33.
- 37' Goal! Mark O'Hara scores his 37 goal in 382 matches.
- 42' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 47' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 52' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lee Hodson made 285 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 57' The travelling Motherwell FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 62' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Motherwell FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 64' Motherwell FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Barry Maguire is hanging Chris Long on the field on 64 minute.
- 68' The whistle greets Ross Callachan as he departs to be replaced by Lewis Smith.
- 71' Hamilton Academical FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Reegan Mimnaugh is hanging Brian Easton on the field on 71 minute.
- 76' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 79' Hamilton Academical FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nathan Thomas is hanging Lee Hodson on the field on 79 minute.
- 84' It looks surprising Motherwell FC does not make any changes. Ronan Hughes has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 89' Aaron Martin has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 48 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- Another three points for Motherwell FC.
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Lineups
Hamilton Academical FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 16
- 7
- 3
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34
Ross Callachan ↓ Lewis Smith 68'
- 5
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27
Lee Hodson ↓ Nathan Thomas 79'
- 15
- 6
- 22
- 21
Bench
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24
Nathan Thomas ↑ 79'
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11
Lewis Smith ↑ 68'
- 17
- 4
- 20
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18
Reegan Mimnaugh ↑ 71'
- 26
- 32
- 41
Coach Brian RiceMotherwell FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 44
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9
Chris Long ↓ Barry Maguire 64'
- 7
- 5
- 33
- 6
- 13
- 4
- 31
- 40
- 8
Bench
- 34
- 37
- 3
- 16
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15
Barry Maguire ↑ 64'
- 18
- 14
- 11
- 26
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals David Turnbull 3 Mark O'Hara 2 Chris Long 2 David Moyo 2 Tom Aldred 2 Ross Callachan 2 Marios Ogkmpoe 2 Bruce Anderson 1 Head to Head
Hamilton Academical FC Form
2021-04-21 Hamilton Academical FC 0–1 Motherwell FC L 2021-04-10 Hamilton Academical FC 0–1 Dundee United FC L 2021-03-20 Hamilton Academical FC 1–1 St. Mirren FC D 2021-03-13 Livingston FC 2–1 Hamilton Academical FC L 2021-03-06 Aberdeen FC 0–0 Hamilton Academical FC D 2021-03-03 Hamilton Academical FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.2 Hamilton Academical FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.93 Motherwell FC xGI would bet for: Hamilton Academical FC or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 64%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Motherwell FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.13Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 86% 14% ± 1.5 63% 37% ± 2.5 36% 64% ± 3.5 17% 83% ± 4.5 7% 93% Double Chance
Hamilton Academical FC or Draw 70%Draw or Motherwell FC 61%Hamilton Academical FC or Motherwell FC 68%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Motherwell FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 14.2%0 – 0 14.2%1 – 0 13%0 – 1 Actual2 – 0 8.2%2 – 1 7.7%1 – 2 6%0 – 2 4.9%2 – 2 3.7%3 – 0 3.2%3 – 1 3.2%1 – 3 1.9%Asian Handicap — Hamilton Academical FC
Handicap Hamilton Academical FC covers Push Motherwell FC covers -2.5 6% — 94% -2 6% 12% 82% -1.5 18% — 82% -1 18% 22% 59% -0.5 41% — 59% +0.5 73% — 27% +1 73% 17% 10% +1.5 90% — 10% +2 90% 7% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Hamilton Academical FC keeps clean sheet 40% ✓Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet 31% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.