Saturday , 14 November 2026

Heart of Midlothian FC vs Motherwell FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2023-24
Heart of Midlothian FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Motherwell FC
Sun 3 Sep 2023 · 14:00 UTC Tynecastle 18,353 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 29' Callum Slattery
YR 69' Paul McGinn
Cameron Devlin 71' Y
Y 71' Dan Casey
Y 90' Oliver Shaw

Overview

Match Preview

Heart of Midlothian FC vs Motherwell FC — Premier League at Tynecastle.

Match Details

  • Referee Grant Irvine
  • Assistant 1 David McGeachie
  • Assistant 2 Graham McNeillie

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 13 31
2 Rangers FC 12 27
3 Falkirk FC 13 21
4 Heart of Midlothian FC 12 20
5 Dundee FC 12 17
6 Dundee United FC 12 17
7 St. Johnstone FC 13 17
8 St. Mirren FC 13 14
9 Motherwell FC 13 13
10 Hibernian FC 12 11
11 Aberdeen FC 12 11
12 Kilmarnock FC 13 9

Head-to-Head

12
5
8
Heart of Midlothian FC 25 games · Avg 2.4 goals Motherwell FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-09-03 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 Motherwell FC 2023-02-19 Motherwell FC 2–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2022-11-06 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–2 Motherwell FC 2022-09-18 Motherwell FC 0–3 Heart of Midlothian FC 2022-05-11 Motherwell FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC

Recent Form

Heart of Midlothian FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Sep Motherwell FC H 0–1 L
27 Aug Dundee FC A 0–1 L
13 Aug Kilmarnock FC H 0–0 D
05 Aug St. Johnstone FC A 2–0 W
27 May Hibernian FC H 1–1 D
24 May Rangers FC A 2–2 D
Motherwell FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Sep Heart of Midlothian FC A 1–0 W
26 Aug Kilmarnock FC H 2–1 W
13 Aug Hibernian FC H 2–1 W
05 Aug Dundee FC A 1–1 D
28 May Dundee United FC H 3–2 W
24 May Livingston FC A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Heart of Midlothian FC Motherwell FC
#4 Position #9
20 Points 13
12 Played 13
6 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 3 / 4 / 6
26 Scored 15
22 Conceded 21
+4 GD -6
1.67 PPG 1.00
50% Win % 23%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Heart of Midlothian FC this season
23% Clean Sheets
Motherwell FC this season

Heart of Midlothian FC are 4th (20 pts). Motherwell FC are 9th (13 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Heart of Midlothian FC
0-15
4/4
16-30
3/4
31-45
5/4
46-60
6/4
61-75
3/1
76+
5/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Motherwell FC
0-15
2/3
16-30
3/3
31-45
3/6
46-60
2/4
61-75
2/1
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Heart of Midlothian FC
Claudio Braga 6 G 2 A
Calvin Miller 5 G 1 A
James Wilson 3 G
Laurent Mendy 3 G
Joshua McPake 2 G 1 A
Motherwell FC
Alex Lowry 3 G 1 A
Lukas Fadinger 3 G
Tawanda Maswanhise 2 G 2 A
Seb Palmer-Houlden 2 G
Ibrahim Said 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Tynecastle will turn into a battlefield for Heart of Midlothian FC and Motherwell FC.
  • 5' Heart of Midlothian FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Motherwell FC backline.
  • 10' Heart of Midlothian FC currently sit 4 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Heart of Midlothian FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 20' It’s high time Stuart Kettlewell made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' Heart of Midlothian FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Motherwell FC's shape.
  • 29' What a moment for Callum Slattery! That strike on 29 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 34' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 39' The 31-year-old Lawrence Shankland has been sensational this season — 3 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 44' Heart of Midlothian FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 49' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 54' Heart of Midlothian FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 54.
  • 59' 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.
  • 64' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 69' The referee shows Motherwell FC player a card on 69.
  • 71' Cameron Devlin catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 71.
  • 72' Heart of Midlothian FC make a change. Cameron Devlin trudges off to be replaced by Kenneth Vargas on 72 minutes.
  • 75' Davor Zdravkovski gets the nod from Motherwell FC. He replaces Callum Slattery and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 80' Motherwell FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 81' Oliver Shaw is replacing Theo Bair for the Motherwell FC side.
  • 86' Motherwell FC come into this ranked 8 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 89' Heart of Midlothian FC ring the changes. Peter Haring has done his job and it is now time for Alan Forrest to step up.
  • 90' Oliver Shaw picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Motherwell FC take all three points.

Lineups

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Naismith

Motherwell FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stuart Kettlewell

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2023-09-03 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 Motherwell FC 2023-02-19 Motherwell FC 2–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2022-11-06 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–2 Motherwell FC 2022-09-18 Motherwell FC 0–3 Heart of Midlothian FC 2022-05-11 Motherwell FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2023-09-03 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 Motherwell FC L 2023-08-27 Dundee FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2023-08-13 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–0 Kilmarnock FC D 2023-08-05 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2023-05-27 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Hibernian FC D 2023-05-24 Rangers FC 2–2 Heart of Midlothian FC D

Motherwell FC Form

2023-09-03 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 Motherwell FC W 2023-08-26 Motherwell FC 2–1 Kilmarnock FC W 2023-08-13 Motherwell FC 2–1 Hibernian FC W 2023-08-05 Dundee FC 1–1 Motherwell FC D 2023-05-28 Motherwell FC 3–2 Dundee United FC W 2023-05-24 Livingston FC 1–1 Motherwell FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
1.82 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.26 Motherwell FC xG
I would bet for: Heart of Midlothian FC or Motherwell FC 74% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Heart of Midlothian FC44% Draw26% Motherwell FC30%
Actual: Motherwell FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.08
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Heart of Midlothian FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Motherwell FC
56%
Heart of Midlothian FC or Motherwell FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Heart of Midlothian FC36% Draw43% Motherwell FC21%
Actual: Motherwell FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.4%
2 – 1
9.2%
1 – 0
7.6%
2 – 0
7.5%
1 – 2
6.4%
0 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
5.8%
3 – 1
5.6%
0 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
4.5%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Heart of Midlothian FC

Handicap Heart of Midlothian FC covers Push Motherwell FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 15% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 21% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 15% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✗

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