Thursday , 2 July 2026

Heart of Midlothian FC vs Motherwell FC, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2025-26
Heart of Midlothian FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Motherwell FC
Sat 11 Apr 2026 · 14:00 UTC Tynecastle Park 18,800 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 50' Emmanuel Longelo
Claudio Braga 61' 1–1
Lawrence Shankland pen 87' 2–1
Pierre Kabore 90+2' 3–1
Y 19' Paul McGinn
Y 82' Ibrahim Said
Pierre Kabore 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Matthew McDermid (Scotland)
  • Assistant 1 David McGeachie
  • Assistant 2 David Roome

Standings

# 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

11
5
8
Heart of Midlothian FC 24 games · Avg 2.4 goals Motherwell FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-11 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–1 Motherwell FC 2025-11-29 Motherwell FC 0–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2025-08-23 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–3 Motherwell FC 2025-05-10 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–0 Motherwell FC 2025-04-12 Motherwell FC 0–0 Heart of Midlothian FC

Recent Form

Heart of Midlothian FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Motherwell FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history

Heart of Midlothian FC are 1st (70 pts). Motherwell FC are 4th (54 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Heart of Midlothian FC to score. At the same time, Motherwell FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Heart of Midlothian FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jamie McCart, as he is very good at scoring at Tynecastle Park with 3 goals in the last 2 games.
  • 15' 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.
  • 19' Paul McGinn was booked on 19.
  • 24' 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.
  • 29' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 34' Heart of Midlothian FC is showing some good football. However, Heart of Midlothian FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 39' Heart of Midlothian 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.
  • 44' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 49' It looks surprising Motherwell FC does not make any changes. Alexandros Kyziridis has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 50' Emmanuel Longelo puts Motherwell FC on the lead.
  • 55' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Heart of Midlothian FC that had 305 games and scored 322 goals.
  • 60' 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.
  • 61' Goal! Claudio Braga scores his 2 goal in 305 matches.
  • 66' The Heart of Midlothian FC manager makes a substitution. Blair Spittal departs to be replaced by Sabah Kerjota.
  • 71' Motherwell FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 76' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Tom Sparrow suffering a number of foals already.
  • 79' Time for substitution for Heart of Midlothian FC. Oisin McEntee is replaced by Michael Steinwender.
  • 82' It’s gonna be a card for Ibrahim Said.
  • 87' Sensational shot from Lawrence Shankland. Heart of Midlothian FC is back in the lead.
  • 88' Motherwell FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jordan McGhee is hanging Tom Sparrow on the field on 88 minute.
  • 89' The supporters are chanting for Sam Nicholson. He replaces Ibrahim Said on 89 minute.
  • 90' The referee shows Heart of Midlothian FC player a card on 90.
  • 90' Jamie McCart is replacing Claudio Braga for the Heart of Midlothian FC side.
  • With this win, Heart of Midlothian FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Derek McInnes

Motherwell FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jens Berthel Askou

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lawrence Shankland 10
Andrew Halliday 4
Blair Spittal 4
Alan Forrest 3
Connor Shields 2
Josh Ginnelly 2
Chris Long 2
Steven Naismith 2

Head to Head

2026-04-11 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–1 Motherwell FC 2025-11-29 Motherwell FC 0–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2025-08-23 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–3 Motherwell FC 2025-05-10 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–0 Motherwell FC 2025-04-12 Motherwell FC 0–0 Heart of Midlothian FC

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

Motherwell FC Form

2026-04-11 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–1 Motherwell FC L 2026-04-04 Motherwell FC 2–3 Falkirk FC L 2026-03-21 Motherwell FC 0–0 Hibernian FC D 2026-03-14 Celtic FC 3–1 Motherwell FC L 2026-03-07 Dundee FC 2–1 Motherwell FC L 2026-02-28 Motherwell FC 2–0 Dundee United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.73 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.85 Motherwell FC xG
I would bet for: Heart of Midlothian FC to win 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Heart of Midlothian FC59% Draw24% Motherwell FC17%
Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.58
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
Heart of Midlothian FC39% Draw46% Motherwell FC15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 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
Actual
1 – 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.