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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 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

8
5
11
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
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
#4 Position #1
54 Points 70
33 Played 33
14 / 12 / 7 W / D / L 21 / 7 / 5
52 Scored 58
29 Conceded 28
+23 GD +30
1.64 PPG 2.12
42% Win % 64%

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Motherwell FC gets underway.
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Motherwell FC and Heart of Midlothian FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 15' Motherwell FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Heart of Midlothian FC's shape.
  • 20' The travelling Heart of Midlothian FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 35' It’s high time Steve Robinson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 40' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Chris Long makes it 1-0.
  • 45' Motherwell FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 50' Both keepers have barely been tested. Motherwell FC and Heart of Midlothian FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 55' 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.
  • 58' Heart of Midlothian FC make a change. Jamie Walker trudges off to be replaced by Uche Ikpeazu on 58 minutes.
  • 62' Heart of Midlothian FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 65' The crowd applauds James Scott as he leaves the pitch. Devante Cole steps in for Motherwell FC.
  • 66' Poor challenge from Chris Long. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 71' Jermaine Hylton, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 75' The referee has no hesitation. Allan Campbell is booked for Motherwell FC — Yellow card on 75.
  • 75' A tactical swap from Motherwell FC — Peter Hartley on, Chris Long off on 75 minutes.
  • 80' Supporters expect more eagerness from James Scott, as he is very good at scoring at Fir Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 81' It’s a booking for Motherwell FC player. Liam Donnelly gets a Yellow card.
  • 85' Aidan Keena gets the nod from Heart of Midlothian FC. He replaces Steven MacLean and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 86' Liam Polworth makes way for Mark O'Hara at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from Motherwell FC.
  • 90' Jake Mulraney is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • Another three points for Motherwell FC.

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
Ricki Lamie 2
Connor Shields 2
Josh Ginnelly 2
Chris Long 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
3 / 4
1.56 Motherwell FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.78 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Motherwell FC56% Draw26% Heart of Midlothian FC18%
Actual: Motherwell FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.34
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Motherwell FC or Draw
82%
Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC
44%
Motherwell FC or Heart of Midlothian FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Motherwell FC37% Draw49% Heart of Midlothian FC14%
Actual: Motherwell FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
12.5%
0 – 0
11.8%
2 – 0
11.4%
2 – 1
8.8%
0 – 1
6.4%
3 – 0
5.8%
3 – 1
4.7%
1 – 2
4.4%
2 – 2
3.5%
0 – 2
2.8%
4 – 0
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Motherwell FC

Handicap Motherwell FC covers Push Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 17% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 25% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 12% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet
46% ✗
Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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