Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Motherwell FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC, Premier League 2025-26 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

Premier League · 2025-26
Motherwell FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Heart of Midlothian FC
Sat 9 May 2026 · 19:00 UTC Fir Park 12,306 HT 45' · FT 45'
Stephen Kingsley og 25' 1–0
1–1 43' Lawrence Shankland
Elijah Just 15' Y
Y 47' Michael Steinwender
Y 58' Jordi Altena
Y 79' Stuart Findlay

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Steven McLean
  • Assistant 1 Ross MacLeod
  • Assistant 2 Scott Anderson (Scotland)
3 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 10.7 goals/game

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

8
5
11
Motherwell FC 24 games · Avg 2.4 goals Heart of Midlothian FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-05-09 Motherwell FC 1–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 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

Recent Form

Motherwell FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 May Heart of Midlothian FC H 1–1 D
02 May Falkirk FC A 0–1 L
26 Apr Rangers FC A 3–2 W
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
Heart of Midlothian FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 May Motherwell FC A 1–1 D
04 May Rangers FC H 2–1 W
26 Apr Hibernian FC A 2–1 W
11 Apr Motherwell FC H 3–1 W
05 Apr Livingston FC A 2–2 D
21 Mar Dundee FC H 1–0 W

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

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

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Fir Park will turn into a battlefield for Motherwell FC and Heart of Midlothian FC.
  • 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 10' Heart of Midlothian FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 15' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Elijah Just on 15 minutes.
  • 20' It looks like no one’s ball. Motherwell FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 25' Emmanuel Longelo doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 30' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ibrahim Said is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Heart of Midlothian FC.
  • 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Calum Ward, as he is very good at scoring at Fir Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 40' Oscar Priestman has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 43' Lawrence Shankland adds to his 3 season tally! Heart of Midlothian FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 47' That is a card for Heart of Midlothian FC. Michael Steinwender will be fuming at that decision.
  • 52' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 57' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 58' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Jordi Altena on 58 minutes.
  • 63' It’s high time Derek McInnes made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 68' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Motherwell FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 73' It looks surprising Motherwell FC does not make any changes. Beni Baningime has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 78' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 79' Stuart Findlay has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 79.
  • 84' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 89' Both keepers have barely been tested. Motherwell FC and Heart of Midlothian FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Motherwell FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jens Berthel Askou

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Derek McInnes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2026-05-09 Motherwell FC 1–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 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

Motherwell FC Form

2026-05-09 Motherwell FC 1–1 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2026-05-02 Falkirk FC 1–0 Motherwell FC L 2026-04-26 Rangers FC 2–3 Motherwell FC W 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

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2026-05-09 Motherwell FC 1–1 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2026-05-04 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 Rangers FC W 2026-04-26 Hibernian FC 1–2 Heart of Midlothian FC W 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.23 Motherwell FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.04 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Motherwell FC25% Draw25% Heart of Midlothian FC50%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.27
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Motherwell FC or Draw
50%
Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC
75%
Motherwell FC or Heart of Midlothian FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Motherwell FC19% Draw41% Heart of Midlothian FC40%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
9.4%
0 – 2
7.9%
0 – 1
7.1%
1 – 3
6.4%
2 – 2
5.7%
2 – 1
5.7%
0 – 0
5.3%
0 – 3
5.2%
1 – 0
4%
2 – 3
4%
1 – 4
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Motherwell FC

Handicap Motherwell FC covers Push Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 6% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 13% 78%
-0.5 22% — 78%
+0.5 45% — 55%
+1 45% 22% 33%
+1.5 67% — 33%
+2 67% 17% 17%
+2.5 83% — 17%

Clean Sheet

Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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