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

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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.

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

Match Details

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

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

Motherwell FC 24 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#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' Temperatures are rising at Fir Park as Motherwell FC face off against Heart of Midlothian FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Sean Clare has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
10' The travelling Heart of Midlothian FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Motherwell FC and Heart of Midlothian FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
20' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
25' Motherwell FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Heart of Midlothian FC backline.
30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Heart of Midlothian FC that had 312 games and scored 334 goals.
40' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Chris Long makes it 1-0.
45' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
50' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
55' It’s high time Steve Robinson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
58' Another change for Heart of Midlothian FC made on 58 minute. Jamie Walker leaves to be changed by Uche Ikpeazu.
62' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Christophe Berra.
65' Fresh legs for Motherwell FC! Devante Cole comes on to replace James Scott.
66' Chris Long was booked on 66.
71' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Motherwell FC and Heart of Midlothian FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
75' Allan Campbell is having his name booked by the referee on 75.
75' The Motherwell FC manager makes a substitution. Chris Long departs to be replaced by Peter Hartley.
80' It is a cagey affair so far. Motherwell FC in their trying to find a way past Heart of Midlothian FC's compact .
81' It’s a booking for Motherwell FC player. Liam Donnelly gets a Yellow card.
85' Aidan Keena is replacing Steven MacLean for the Heart of Midlothian FC side.
86' A change in the Motherwell FC ranks — Liam Polworth exits the field as Mark O'Hara enters on 86.
90' It’s a booking for Heart of Midlothian FC player. Jake Mulraney gets a Red card.
1-0 the final result. Heart of Midlothian FC will be bitterly disappointed.

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

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

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

1.66 Motherwell FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.42 Heart of Midlothian FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Motherwell FC48% Draw25% Heart of Midlothian FC27%

Actual: Motherwell FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.08

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Motherwell FC or Draw

72%

Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC

52%

Motherwell FC or Heart of Midlothian FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Motherwell FC31% Draw44% Heart of Midlothian FC25%

Actual: Motherwell FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.8%

2 – 1

8.6%

1 – 2

7.4%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

6.3%

2 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

6.1%

0 – 1

5.7%

3 – 1

4.8%

0 – 2

4.6%

1 – 3

3.5%

3 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Motherwell FC

Handicap	Motherwell FC covers	Push	Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	13%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	20%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	17%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✗

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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