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Motherwell FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC, Premier League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2019-20
Motherwell FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Heart of Midlothian FC
Sat 7 Dec 2019 · 15:00 UTC Fir Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 62' Christophe Berra
Chris Long 66' Y
Allan Campbell 75' Y
Liam Donnelly 81' Y
R 90' Jake Mulraney

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Alan Muir
  • Referee Graeme Leslie
  • Referee Steven Reid
  • Referee David Dunne

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

8
5
12
Motherwell FC 25 games · Avg 2.4 goals Heart of Midlothian FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-12-07 Motherwell FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2019-09-14 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–3 Motherwell FC 2019-02-17 Motherwell FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 2018-12-08 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–0 Motherwell FC 2018-09-15 Motherwell FC 0–1 Heart of Midlothian FC

Recent Form

Motherwell FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Dec Heart of Midlothian FC H 1–0 W
04 Dec St. Mirren FC A 3–0 W
30 Nov St. Johnstone FC H 4–0 W
23 Nov Hibernian FC A 1–3 L
10 Nov Celtic FC A 0–2 L
02 Nov Livingston FC H 2–1 W
Heart of Midlothian FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Dec Motherwell FC A 0–1 L
04 Dec Livingston FC H 1–1 D
01 Dec Rangers FC A 0–5 L
23 Nov Kilmarnock FC A 0–3 L
09 Nov St. Mirren FC H 5–2 W
30 Oct St. Johnstone FC A 0–1 L

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

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

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! motherwell fc welcome heart of midlothian fc for this crunch clash at Fir Park.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Allan Campbell is clearly more than just a goal scorer for motherwell fc.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Bevis Mugabi, as he is very good at scoring at Fir Park with 5 goals in the last 5 games.
  • 20' heart of midlothian fc fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 25' Both keepers have barely been tested. motherwell fc and heart of midlothian fc are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 30' Christophe Berra, a Scotland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 35' heart of midlothian fc has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 40' A goal from the England international Chris Long! He fires home on 40 to make it 0-1!
  • 45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' motherwell fc currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 58' Another substitution for Heart of Midlothian FC to replace Jamie Walker by Uche Ikpeazu on 58 minute.
  • 62' Christophe Berra catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 62.
  • 65' A change in the Motherwell FC ranks — James Scott exits the field as Devante Cole enters on 65.
  • 66' That is a Yellow card for Motherwell FC. Chris Long will be fuming at that decision.
  • 71' Ryotaro Meshino has been relatively quiet despite scoring 18 goals in his last 416 appearances.
  • 75' Poor challenge from Allan Campbell. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 75' Peter Hartley is replacing Chris Long for the Motherwell FC side.
  • 80' motherwell fc are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined heart of midlothian fc backline.
  • 81' That is a Yellow card for Motherwell FC. Liam Donnelly will be fuming at that decision.
  • 85' Heart of Midlothian FC ring the changes. Steven MacLean has done his job and it is now time for Aidan Keena to step up.
  • 86' The supporters are chanting for Mark O'Hara. He replaces Liam Polworth on 86 minute.
  • 90' Heart of Midlothian FC player sees a Red card in front of him.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for motherwell fc players.

Lineups

Motherwell FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Robinson

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Austin MacPhee

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lawrence Shankland 10
Blair Spittal 4
Andrew Halliday 4
Alan Forrest 3
Steven Naismith 2
Louis Moult 2
Ricki Lamie 2
Connor Shields 2

Head to Head

2019-12-07 Motherwell FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2019-09-14 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–3 Motherwell FC 2019-02-17 Motherwell FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 2018-12-08 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–0 Motherwell FC 2018-09-15 Motherwell FC 0–1 Heart of Midlothian FC

Motherwell FC Form

2019-12-07 Motherwell FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2019-12-04 St. Mirren FC 0–3 Motherwell FC W 2019-11-30 Motherwell FC 4–0 St. Johnstone FC W 2019-11-23 Hibernian FC 3–1 Motherwell FC L 2019-11-10 Celtic FC 2–0 Motherwell FC L 2019-11-02 Motherwell FC 2–1 Livingston FC W

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2019-12-07 Motherwell FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2019-12-04 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Livingston FC D 2019-12-01 Rangers FC 5–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2019-11-23 Kilmarnock FC 3–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2019-11-09 Heart of Midlothian FC 5–2 St. Mirren FC W 2019-10-30 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.85 Motherwell FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.41 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 64% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Motherwell FC51% Draw24% Heart of Midlothian FC25%
Actual: Motherwell FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.26
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Motherwell FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC
49%
Motherwell FC or Heart of Midlothian FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Motherwell FC35% Draw42% Heart of Midlothian FC23%
Actual: Motherwell FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.9%
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 2
6.8%
2 – 0
6.5%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 2
6.3%
3 – 1
5.5%
0 – 0
5.4%
0 – 1
4.7%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
3.9%
0 – 2
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Motherwell FC

Handicap Motherwell FC covers Push Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 14% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 20% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 15% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✗
Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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