Saturday , 14 November 2026

Heart of Midlothian FC vs Motherwell FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2024-25
Heart of Midlothian FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Motherwell FC
Thu 2 Jan 2025 · 15:00 UTC Tynecastle Park 18,715 HT 45' · FT 45'
Musa Drammeh 7' 1–0
Y 65' Dan Casey
Adam Forrester 66' Y
Cameron Devlin 67' Y
Jorge Grant 83' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Calum Scott (Scotland)
  • Assistant 1 Francis Connor
  • Assistant 2 Alastair Mather
5 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 7.0 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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
2025-01-02 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–0 Motherwell FC 2024-08-25 Motherwell FC 3–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 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

Recent Form

Heart of Midlothian FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Jan Motherwell FC H 1–0 W
29 Dec Ross County FC A 2–2 D
26 Dec Hibernian FC H 1–2 L
22 Dec St. Johnstone FC H 2–1 W
15 Dec Kilmarnock FC A 0–1 L
07 Dec Dundee FC H 2–0 W
Motherwell FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Jan Heart of Midlothian FC A 0–1 L
29 Dec Rangers FC H 2–2 D
26 Dec Celtic FC A 0–4 L
20 Dec Kilmarnock FC H 1–1 D
14 Dec Dundee United FC H 4–3 W
07 Dec St. Mirren FC A 1–0 W

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' What a night it is going to be! Heart of Midlothian FC welcome Motherwell FC for this crunch clash at Tynecastle Park.
  • 5' Liam Boyce, a Northern Ireland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 7' Heart of Midlothian FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Musa Drammeh on 7.
  • 12' Heart of Midlothian FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 17' Aston Oxborough is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Motherwell FC tonight.
  • 22' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 27' Motherwell FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 27.
  • 32' Heart of Midlothian FC currently sit 11 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 37' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 42' It’s high time Stuart Kettlewell made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 46' Motherwell FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Moses Ebiye is hanging Shane Blaney on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' The 30-year-old Liam Gordon has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 56' Heart of Midlothian FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 61' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 61 minutes.
  • 65' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Dan Casey on 65 minutes.
  • 66' Poor challenge from Adam Forrester. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 67' A meaty challenge results in booking for Cameron Devlin on 67.
  • 72' Heart of Midlothian FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Motherwell FC backline.
  • 75' Motherwell FC make a change. Andy Halliday trudges off to be replaced by Marvin Kaleta on 75 minutes.
  • 77' A change in the Heart of Midlothian FC ranks — Liam Boyce exits the field as Beni Baningime enters on 77.
  • 82' Motherwell FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 83' Poor challenge from Jorge Grant. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 88' 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.
  • 89' Fresh legs for Heart of Midlothian FC! Yan Dhanda comes on to replace Musa Drammeh.
  • The points are shared — Heart of Midlothian FC 1-0 Motherwell FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Motherwell FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stuart Kettlewell

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

2025-01-02 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–0 Motherwell FC 2024-08-25 Motherwell FC 3–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 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

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2025-01-02 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–0 Motherwell FC W 2024-12-29 Ross County FC 2–2 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2024-12-26 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–2 Hibernian FC L 2024-12-22 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC W 2024-12-15 Kilmarnock FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2024-12-07 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Dundee FC W

Motherwell FC Form

2025-01-02 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–0 Motherwell FC L 2024-12-29 Motherwell FC 2–2 Rangers FC D 2024-12-26 Celtic FC 4–0 Motherwell FC L 2024-12-20 Motherwell FC 1–1 Kilmarnock FC D 2024-12-14 Motherwell FC 4–3 Dundee United FC W 2024-12-07 St. Mirren FC 0–1 Motherwell FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.16 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.06 Motherwell FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 61% + Heart of Midlothian FC to win 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Heart of Midlothian FC59% Draw22% Motherwell FC19%
Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.22
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Heart of Midlothian FC or Draw
81%
Draw or Motherwell FC
41%
Heart of Midlothian FC or Motherwell FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Heart of Midlothian FC44% Draw40% Motherwell FC16%
Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
9.2%
1 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
6.8%
3 – 0
6.5%
0 – 0
5.5%
2 – 2
5%
1 – 2
4.7%
4 – 1
3.7%
3 – 2
3.7%
0 – 1
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Heart of Midlothian FC

Handicap Heart of Midlothian FC covers Push Motherwell FC covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 19% 61%
-1.5 39% — 61%
-1 39% 22% 39%
-0.5 61% — 39%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 11% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✗
Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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