Heart of Midlothian FC vs Motherwell FC, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Heart of Midlothian FC vs Motherwell FC — Premier League at Tynecastle Park.
- Heart of Midlothian FC 33 games · 70 pts (2025/26)
- Motherwell FC 33 games · 54 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Matthew McDermid (Scotland)
- Assistant 1 David McGeachie
- Assistant 2 David Roome
21 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 3.5 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 11 Apr Motherwell FC H 3–1 W 05 Apr Livingston FC A 2–2 D 21 Mar Dundee FC H 1–0 W 14 Mar Kilmarnock FC A 0–1 L 28 Feb Aberdeen FC H 1–0 W 21 Feb Falkirk FC H 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 11 Apr Heart of Midlothian FC A 1–3 L 04 Apr Falkirk FC H 2–3 L 21 Mar Hibernian FC H 0–0 D 14 Mar Celtic FC A 1–3 L 07 Mar Dundee FC A 1–2 L 28 Feb Dundee United FC H 2–0 W Season Stats
Heart of Midlothian FC Motherwell FC #1 Position #4 70 Points 54 33 Played 33 21 / 7 / 5 W / D / L 14 / 12 / 7 58 Scored 52 28 Conceded 29 +30 GD +23 2.12 PPG 1.64 64% Win % 42% Key Stats
42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history44% Clean Sheets
Heart of Midlothian FC this season47% Clean Sheets
Motherwell FC this seasonHeart of Midlothian FC are 1st (70 pts). Motherwell FC are 4th (54 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Heart of Midlothian FC0-15–/216-302/131-453/146-602/261-752/176+4/2■ Scored ■ ConcededMotherwell FC0-15–/116-303/–31-452/346-601/261-75–/476+3/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Tynecastle Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' It looks surprising Heart of Midlothian FC does not make any changes. Callum Hendry has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 3 times this season with Heart of Midlothian FC winning 33.33% of all matches.
- 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Claudio Braga made 301 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 19' It’s gonna be a card for Paul McGinn.
- 24' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 29' Supporters expect more eagerness from Stephen Welsh, as he is very good at scoring at Tynecastle Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 34' Heart of Midlothian FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 3 matches with its main striker Lawrence Shankland scoring 1 goals.
- 39' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 44' Blair Spittal needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 14 Yellow cards this season.
- 49' Jamie McCart has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 50' What a strike from Emmanuel Longelo! The score is 0-1.
- 55' Motherwell FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 60' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Motherwell FC that had 289 games and scored 337 goals.
- 61' What an equalizer from Claudio Braga!
- 66' Time for substitution for Heart of Midlothian FC. Blair Spittal is replaced by Sabah Kerjota.
- 71' 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.
- 76' Motherwell FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 76.
- 79' Heart of Midlothian FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Michael Steinwender is hanging Oisin McEntee on the field on 79 minute.
- 82' Motherwell FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 87' Sensational shot from Lawrence Shankland. Heart of Midlothian FC is back in the lead.
- 88' The Motherwell FC manager makes a substitution. Tom Sparrow departs to be replaced by Jordan McGhee.
- 89' The Motherwell FC manager makes a substitution. Ibrahim Said departs to be replaced by Sam Nicholson.
- 90' Pierre Kabore was booked on 90.
- 90' Another substitution for Heart of Midlothian FC to replace Claudio Braga by Jamie McCart on 90 minute.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Heart of Midlothian FC players.
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Lineups
Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
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Stephen Kingsley ↓ Jordi Altena 79'
- 25
- 14
- 19
- 4
- 9
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16
Blair Spittal ↓ Sabah Kerjota 66'
- 31
- 89
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10
Claudio Braga ↓ Jamie McCart 90'
Bench
- 2
- 30
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5
Jamie McCart ↑ 90'
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15
Michael Steinwender ↑ 79'
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23
Jordi Altena ↑ 79'
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29
Sabah Kerjota ↑ 66'
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11
Pierre Kabore ↑ 66'
- 99
- 74
Coach Derek McInnesMotherwell FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 20
- 2
- 16
- 12
- 57
- 45
- 18
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7
Tom Sparrow ↓ Jordan McGhee 88'
- 13
- 21
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90
Ibrahim Said ↓ Sam Nicholson 89'
Bench
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19
Sam Nicholson ↑ 89'
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66
Callum Hendry ↑ 88'
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6
Jordan McGhee ↑ 88'
- 28
- 31
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25
Oscar Priestman ↑ 89'
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Coach Jens Berthel Askou -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Lawrence Shankland 10 Blair Spittal 4 Andrew Halliday 4 Alan Forrest 3 Josh Ginnelly 2 Chris Long 2 Steven Naismith 2 Louis Moult 2 Head to Head
Heart of Midlothian FC Form
2026-04-11 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–1 Motherwell FC W 2026-04-05 Livingston FC 2–2 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2026-03-21 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–0 Dundee FC W 2026-03-14 Kilmarnock FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2026-02-28 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–0 Aberdeen FC W 2026-02-21 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–0 Falkirk FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.73 Heart of Midlothian FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.85 Motherwell FC xGI would bet for: Heart of Midlothian FC to win 59%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Heart of Midlothian FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.58Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 90% 10% ± 1.5 73% 27% ± 2.5 47% 53% ± 3.5 26% 74% ± 4.5 13% 87% Double Chance
Heart of Midlothian FC or Draw 83%Draw or Motherwell FC 41%Heart of Midlothian FC or Motherwell FC 76%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 0 12.3%1 – 1 12%2 – 0 11.1%0 – 0 9.6%2 – 1 9.3%3 – 0 6.3%0 – 1 5.5%3 – 1 Actual1 – 2 4.5%2 – 2 4%4 – 0 2.7%0 – 2 2.7%Asian Handicap — Heart of Midlothian FC
Handicap Heart of Midlothian FC covers Push Motherwell FC covers -2.5 15% — 85% -2 15% 18% 68% -1.5 32% — 68% -1 32% 24% 43% -0.5 57% — 43% +0.5 83% — 17% +1 83% 11% 6% +1.5 94% — 6% +2 94% 4% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet 43% ✓Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet 19% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.