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Heart of Midlothian FC vs Motherwell FC, Premier League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2019-20
Heart of Midlothian FC
2 – 3
Full Time
Motherwell FC
Sat 14 Sep 2019 · 14:00 UTC HT 45+1' · FT 45+8'
Y 9' Jake Carroll
Y 22' Liam Donnelly
Y 53' Sherwin Seedorf
Craig Halkett 58' Y
Christophe Berra 62' Y
Uche Ikpeazu 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Heart of Midlothian FC vs Motherwell FC — Premier League .

Match Details

  • Referee Frank Connor
  • Referee Euan Anderson
  • Referee Kevin Graham
  • Referee Gary Hilland

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 7 18
2 Rangers FC 7 16
3 Heart of Midlothian FC 7 13
4 Dundee FC 7 10
5 St. Mirren FC 7 10
6 St. Johnstone FC 7 8
7 Aberdeen FC 7 8
8 Motherwell FC 7 8
9 Dundee United FC 7 8
10 Hibernian FC 7 7
11 Falkirk FC 7 6
12 Kilmarnock FC 7 5

Head-to-Head

11
5
8
Heart of Midlothian FC 24 games · Avg 2.4 goals Motherwell FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-09-14 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–3 Motherwell FC 2019-02-17 Motherwell FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 2018-12-08 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–0 Motherwell FC 2018-09-15 Motherwell FC 0–1 Heart of Midlothian FC

Recent Form

Heart of Midlothian FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Sep Motherwell FC H 2–3 L
31 Aug Hamilton Academical FC H 2–2 D
25 Aug Celtic FC A 1–3 L
10 Aug Ross County FC H 0–0 D
04 Aug Aberdeen FC A 2–3 L
19 May Celtic FC A 1–2 L
Motherwell FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Sep Heart of Midlothian FC A 3–2 W
31 Aug Hibernian FC H 3–0 W
24 Aug Hamilton Academical FC A 3–1 W
10 Aug Celtic FC H 2–5 L
03 Aug Livingston FC A 0–0 D
18 May Livingston FC H 3–2 W

Season Stats

Heart of Midlothian FC Motherwell FC
#3 Position #8
13 Points 8
7 Played 7
4 / 1 / 2 W / D / L 2 / 2 / 3
14 Scored 9
8 Conceded 11
+6 GD -2
1.86 PPG 1.14
57% Win % 29%

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Heart of Midlothian FC this season
29% Clean Sheets
Motherwell FC this season

Heart of Midlothian FC are 3rd (13 pts). Motherwell FC are 8th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Heart of Midlothian FC
0-15
4/1
16-30
1/2
31-45
3/–
46-60
1/2
61-75
2/1
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Motherwell FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
2/5
46-60
–/2
61-75
2/–
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Heart of Midlothian FC
James Wilson 3 G
Claudio Braga 2 G 2 A
Joshua McPake 1 G 1 A
Calvin Miller 1 G
Tom Renaud 1 G
Motherwell FC
Alex Lowry 2 G 1 A
Tawanda Maswanhise 1 G 2 A
Regan Charles-Cook 1 G
Lukas Fadinger 1 G
Seb Palmer-Houlden 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Heart of Midlothian FC and Motherwell FC has kicked off!
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Heart of Midlothian FC that had 312 games and scored 334 goals.
  • 9' Controversy at the stadium! Jake Carroll argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 14' Over 14 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 19' Motherwell FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 20' Declan Gallagher does the damage! The net is bulging and Motherwell FC surge ahead!
  • 22' Motherwell FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 27' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 32' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Heart of Midlothian FC and Motherwell FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 37' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 42' Heart of Midlothian FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 47' It’s high time Steve Robinson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 51' A change in the Heart of Midlothian FC ranks — Andrew Irving exits the field as Loic Damour enters on 51.
  • 52' Magnificent from Sherwin Seedorf! That is 2 goals in 119 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 53' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Sherwin Seedorf on 53 minutes.
  • 56' Heart of Midlothian FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ryotaro Meshino is hanging Steven MacLean on the field on 56 minute.
  • 58' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Craig Halkett on 58 minutes.
  • 61' Goal! Uche Ikpeazu scores his 19 goal in 312 matches.
  • 62' Christophe Berra picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 64' The supporters are chanting for Conor Washington. He replaces Jamie Brandon on 64 minute.
  • 65' The Motherwell FC bench stirs into life. Sherwin Seedorf is withdrawn and Jermaine Hylton gets his opportunity.
  • 66' What composure from Jermaine Hylton! The England international strokes it home. 1-3.
  • 71' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 72' The Motherwell FC manager makes a substitution. Devante Cole departs to be replaced by Chris Long.
  • 77' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 78' Another change for Motherwell FC made on 78 minute. James Scott leaves to be changed by Mark O'Hara.
  • 83' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 86' Ryotaro Meshino doubles the advantage! 2-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 90' Uche Ikpeazu is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • It finishes all square. Heart of Midlothian FC and Motherwell FC share the spoils 2-3.

Lineups

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Craig Levein

Motherwell FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Robinson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lawrence Shankland 10
Blair Spittal 4
Andrew Halliday 4
Alan Forrest 3
Chris Long 2
Steven Naismith 2
Louis Moult 2
Ricki Lamie 2

Head to Head

2019-09-14 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–3 Motherwell FC 2019-02-17 Motherwell FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 2018-12-08 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–0 Motherwell FC 2018-09-15 Motherwell FC 0–1 Heart of Midlothian FC

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2019-09-14 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–3 Motherwell FC L 2019-08-31 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–2 Hamilton Academical FC D 2019-08-25 Celtic FC 3–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2019-08-10 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–0 Ross County FC D 2019-08-04 Aberdeen FC 3–2 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2019-05-19 Celtic FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L

Motherwell FC Form

2019-09-14 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–3 Motherwell FC W 2019-08-31 Motherwell FC 3–0 Hibernian FC W 2019-08-24 Hamilton Academical FC 1–3 Motherwell FC W 2019-08-10 Motherwell FC 2–5 Celtic FC L 2019-08-03 Livingston FC 0–0 Motherwell FC D 2019-05-18 Motherwell FC 3–2 Livingston FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.1 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.47 Motherwell FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Heart of Midlothian FC45% Draw24% Motherwell FC31%
Actual: Motherwell FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.57
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

Heart of Midlothian FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Motherwell FC
55%
Heart of Midlothian FC or Motherwell FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Heart of Midlothian FC38% Draw40% Motherwell FC22%
Actual: Motherwell FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
9.5%
2 – 1
8.8%
2 – 2
6.4%
2 – 0
6.2%
1 – 2
6.2%
3 – 1
6.1%
1 – 0
5.4%
3 – 2
4.5%
3 – 0
4.3%
0 – 0
4.2%
0 – 1
3.5%
4 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Heart of Midlothian FC

Handicap Heart of Midlothian FC covers Push Motherwell FC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 15% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 20% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 14% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.