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

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Premier League · 2023-24

Heart of Midlothian FC

2 – 0

Full Time

Motherwell FC

Sat 17 Feb 2024 · 15:00 UTC Tynecastle 18,748 HT 45' · FT 45'

Lawrence Shankland 67' 2–0

Kenneth Vargas 90+2' 2–0

Lawrence Shankland 23' Y

Y 69' Davor Zdravkovski

Y 88' Sam Nicholson

Overview

Match Preview

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

Heart of Midlothian FC 7 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
Motherwell FC 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee
Assistant 1 Douglas Ross
Assistant 2 Sean Carr

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

Heart of Midlothian FC 24 games · Avg 2.4 goals Motherwell FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-02-17 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Motherwell FC 2023-11-11 Motherwell FC 1–2 Heart of Midlothian FC 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

Recent Form

Heart of Midlothian FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Feb	Motherwell FC	H	2–0	W
07 Feb	St. Johnstone FC	A	1–0	W
03 Feb	Dundee FC	A	3–2	W
27 Jan	Aberdeen FC	H	2–0	W
23 Jan	Dundee FC	H	3–2	W
02 Jan	Livingston FC	A	2–1	W

Motherwell FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Feb	Heart of Midlothian FC	A	0–2	L
14 Feb	Aberdeen FC	A	3–3	D
06 Feb	Ross County FC	H	5–0	W
03 Feb	Kilmarnock FC	H	1–1	D
27 Jan	St. Johnstone FC	A	1–1	D
02 Jan	Hibernian FC	A	2–2	D

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' It’s Showtime! The match between Heart of Midlothian FC and Motherwell FC is underway.
5' The travelling Motherwell FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
10' It looks surprising Motherwell FC does not make any changes. Stephen O'Donnell has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Heart of Midlothian FC and Motherwell FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
20' Heart of Midlothian FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
23' A moment of madness from Lawrence Shankland on 23 minutes earns him a card. Heart of Midlothian FC will be frustrated.
28' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Heart of Midlothian FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
33' A quiet spell here at Tynecastle. Heart of Midlothian FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
38' With 0 assists to his name this season, Beni Baningime is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Motherwell FC.
43' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Heart of Midlothian FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
46' Heart of Midlothian FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nathaniel Atkinson is hanging Beni Baningime on the field on 46 minute.
51' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steven Naismith will be considering his options from the bench.
56' The energy levels are beginning to show. Stuart Kettlewell might look to freshen things up shortly.
61' Motherwell FC have won 348 goals from 298 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
62' Motherwell FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Stephen O'Donnell is hanging Georgie Gent on the field on 62 minute.
67' Lawrence Shankland is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 3 goals this season for the .
69' A meaty challenge results in booking for Davor Zdravkovski on 69.
74' The whistle greets Lennon Miller as he departs to be replaced by Sam Nicholson.
77' The Heart of Midlothian FC bench stirs into life. Calem Nieuwenhof is withdrawn and Cameron Devlin gets his opportunity.
82' Alex Cochrane is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Motherwell FC tonight.
87' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Dan Casey made 161 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
88' The referee calls foul for Sam Nicholson. He receives a card.
It finishes all square. Heart of Midlothian FC and Motherwell FC share the spoils 2-0.

Lineups

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

6
Beni Baningime ↓ Nathaniel Atkinson 46'
29
Scott Fraser
3
Stephen Kingsley
2
Frankie Kent
15
Kye Rowles
28
Zander Clark
17
Alan Forrest
9
Lawrence Shankland
19
Alex Cochrane
8
Calem Nieuwenhof ↓ Cameron Devlin 77'
81
Dexter Lembikisa ↓ Kenneth Vargas 46'

Bench

Coach Steven Naismith

Motherwell FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stuart Kettlewell

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2024-02-17 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Motherwell FC W 2024-02-07 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2024-02-03 Dundee FC 2–3 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2024-01-27 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Aberdeen FC W 2024-01-23 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–2 Dundee FC W 2024-01-02 Livingston FC 1–2 Heart of Midlothian FC W

Motherwell FC Form

2024-02-17 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Motherwell FC L 2024-02-14 Aberdeen FC 3–3 Motherwell FC D 2024-02-06 Motherwell FC 5–0 Ross County FC W 2024-02-03 Motherwell FC 1–1 Kilmarnock FC D 2024-01-27 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Motherwell FC D 2024-01-02 Hibernian FC 2–2 Motherwell FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

2.4 Heart of Midlothian FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.1 Motherwell FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Heart of Midlothian FC to win 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Heart of Midlothian FC64% Draw20% Motherwell FC16%

Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.5

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Heart of Midlothian FC or Draw

84%

Draw or Motherwell FC

36%

Heart of Midlothian FC or Motherwell FC

80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Heart of Midlothian FC48% Draw38% Motherwell FC14%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

9.3%

1 – 1

8.8%

2 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

7.3%

1 – 0

6.9%

3 – 0

6.8%

2 – 2

4 – 1

4.4%

0 – 0

4.4%

1 – 2

4.3%

3 – 2

4.1%

4 – 0

Asian Handicap — Heart of Midlothian FC

Handicap	Heart of Midlothian FC covers	Push	Motherwell FC covers
-2.5	24%	—	76%
-2	24%	19%	57%
-1.5	43%	—	57%
-1	43%	21%	35%
-0.5	65%	—	35%
+0.5	85%	—	15%
+1	85%	9%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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