Motherwell FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC, Premier League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2022-23

Motherwell FC

0 – 3

Full Time

Heart of Midlothian FC

Sun 18 Sep 2022 · 14:00 UTC Fir Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Rolando Aarons 37' Y

Stuart McKinstry 75' Y

Y 79' Alan Forrest

Y 90' Michael Smith

Paul McGinn 90' Y

Overview

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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)

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

2022-09-18 Motherwell FC 0–3 Heart of Midlothian FC 2022-05-11 Motherwell FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 2022-01-29 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Motherwell FC 2021-11-20 Motherwell FC 2–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2021-10-02 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Motherwell FC

Recent Form

Motherwell FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Sep	Heart of Midlothian FC	H	0–3	L
03 Sep	Dundee United FC	H	0–0	D
27 Aug	Kilmarnock FC	A	1–2	L
20 Aug	Livingston FC	H	1–0	W
13 Aug	Aberdeen FC	A	3–2	W
06 Aug	St. Johnstone FC	H	1–2	L

Heart of Midlothian FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Sep	Motherwell FC	A	3–0	W
03 Sep	Livingston FC	A	0–1	L
28 Aug	St. Johnstone FC	H	3–2	W
25 Aug	FC Zurich	H	0–1	L
21 Aug	Celtic FC	A	0–2	L
18 Aug	FC Zurich	A	1–2	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' Motherwell FC have kicked off against Heart of Midlothian FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Motherwell FC and Heart of Midlothian FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Motherwell FC and Heart of Midlothian FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
17' What a strike from Lawrence Shankland! The score is 0-1.
22' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
27' 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' The Motherwell FC manager makes a substitution. Joseph Efford departs to be replaced by Rolando Aarons.
33' Time for substitution for Motherwell FC. Joseph Efford is replaced by Rolando Aarons.
37' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Rolando Aarons.
39' Heart of Midlothian FC make a change. Alex Cochrane trudges off to be replaced by Peter Haring on 39 minutes.
44' Heart of Midlothian FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
45' A change in the Motherwell FC ranks — Rolando Aarons exits the field as Stuart McKinstry enters on 45.
50' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Alan Forrest makes no mistake. 0-2!
55' Paul McGinn is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Motherwell FC so far.
60' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
64' A tactical swap from Heart of Midlothian FC — Robert Snodgrass on, Cameron Devlin off on 64 minutes.
67' Motherwell FC make a change. Barry Maguire trudges off to be replaced by Dean Cornelius on 67 minutes.
72' Motherwell 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.
73' Nathaniel Atkinson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Andrew Halliday on 73 minute.
75' Stuart McKinstry is having his name booked by the referee on 75.
79' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Alan Forrest on 79 minutes.
84' Supporters expect more eagerness from Toby Sibbick, as he is very good at scoring at Fir Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
89' Orestis Kiomourtzoglou needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
90' What a moment for Alan Forrest! That strike on 90 puts his side firmly in control.
90' Michael Smith catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Motherwell FC 0-3 Heart of Midlothian FC.

Lineups

Motherwell FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Hammell

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

Starting XI

18
Barrie McKay ↓ Toby Sibbick 73'
3
Stephen Kingsley
14
Cameron Devlin ↓ Robert Snodgrass 64'
1
Craig Gordon
2
Michael Smith
16
Andrew Halliday ↓ Nathaniel Atkinson 73'
17
Alan Forrest
9
Lawrence Shankland ↓ Stephen Humphrys 64'
8
Orestis Kiomourtzoglou
19
Alex Cochrane ↓ Peter Haring 39'
20
Lewis Neilson

Bench

Coach Robbie Neilson

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

2022-09-18 Motherwell FC 0–3 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2022-09-03 Motherwell FC 0–0 Dundee United FC D 2022-08-27 Kilmarnock FC 2–1 Motherwell FC L 2022-08-20 Motherwell FC 1–0 Livingston FC W 2022-08-13 Aberdeen FC 2–3 Motherwell FC W 2022-08-06 Motherwell FC 1–2 St. Johnstone FC L

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2022-09-18 Motherwell FC 0–3 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2022-09-03 Livingston FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2022-08-28 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–2 St. Johnstone FC W 2022-08-25 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 FC Zurich L 2022-08-21 Celtic FC 2–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2022-08-18 FC Zurich 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.05 Motherwell FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.91 Heart of Midlothian FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 56% + Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Motherwell FC25% Draw26% Heart of Midlothian FC49%

Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.96

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Motherwell FC or Draw

51%

Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC

75%

Motherwell FC or Heart of Midlothian FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Motherwell FC17% Draw43% Heart of Midlothian FC40%

Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.2%

1 – 2

9.6%

0 – 2

9.4%

0 – 1

9.2%

0 – 0

6.9%

1 – 3

6.1%

0 – 3

Actual

2 – 1

5.2%

2 – 2

1 – 0

4.6%

2 – 3

3.3%

1 – 4

Asian Handicap — Motherwell FC

Handicap	Motherwell FC covers	Push	Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	5%	93%
-1.5	7%	—	93%
-1	7%	12%	81%
-0.5	19%	—	81%
+0.5	44%	—	56%
+1	44%	23%	33%
+1.5	67%	—	33%
+2	67%	17%	16%
+2.5	84%	—	16%

Clean Sheet

Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✗

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