Motherwell FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2023-24

Motherwell FC

1 – 2

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Heart of Midlothian FC

Sat 11 Nov 2023 · 15:00 UTC Fir Park 5,884 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 27' Lawrence Shankland

0–2 71' Lawrence Shankland

Blair Spittal pen 78' 1–2

Harry Paton 40' Y

Callum Slattery 62' Y

Calum Butcher 80' Y

Y 86' Toby Sibbick

Georgie Gent 89' Y

Y 89' Beni Baningime

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 David Munro
Assistant 1 Ross MacLeod
Assistant 2 Dougie Potter

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

2023-11-11 Motherwell FC 1–2 Heart of Midlothian FC 2023-09-03 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 Motherwell FC 2023-02-19 Motherwell FC 2–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2022-11-06 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–2 Motherwell FC 2022-09-18 Motherwell FC 0–3 Heart of Midlothian FC

Recent Form

Motherwell FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Nov	Heart of Midlothian FC	H	1–2	L
07 Nov	St. Johnstone FC	A	2–2	D
04 Nov	Kilmarnock FC	A	0–1	L
01 Nov	Aberdeen FC	H	2–4	L
28 Oct	Ross County FC	H	3–3	D
07 Oct	Livingston FC	A	0–2	L

Heart of Midlothian FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Nov	Motherwell FC	A	2–1	W
01 Nov	Livingston FC	H	1–0	W
29 Oct	Rangers FC	A	1–2	L
22 Oct	Celtic FC	H	1–4	L
07 Oct	Hibernian FC	H	2–2	D
30 Sep	Ross County FC	A	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' The wait is over. Heart of Midlothian FC get us underway at Fir Park.
5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Motherwell FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
15' 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.
20' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
27' Heart of Midlothian FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Lawrence Shankland on 27.
32' It’s high time Stuart Kettlewell made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
37' Heart of Midlothian FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
40' Poor challenge from Harry Paton. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
45' Heart of Midlothian FC have won 334 goals from 312 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
46' A tactical swap from Motherwell FC — Brodie Spencer on, Theo Bair off on 46 minutes.
51' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
56' The supporters are chanting for Toby Sibbick. He replaces Alan Forrest on 56 minute.
61' It looks like no one’s ball. Heart of Midlothian FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
62' Motherwell FC player sees a card in front of him.
67' Calum Butcher needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
71' GOAL! Lawrence Shankland fires home to make it 0-2!
72' Motherwell FC make a change. Mika Biereth trudges off to be replaced by Jonathan Obika on 72 minutes.
75' Fresh legs for Heart of Midlothian FC! Jorge Grant comes on to replace Alex Lowry.
78' The Motherwell FC manager makes a substitution. Stephen O'Donnell departs to be replaced by Georgie Gent.
78' A goal from the Scotland international Blair Spittal! He fires home on 78 to make it 1-2!
80' Controversy at the stadium! Calum Butcher argues furiously but the card stands.
83' Liam Boyce makes way for Kenneth Vargas at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from Heart of Midlothian FC.
86' Heart of Midlothian FC player sees a card in front of him.
89' Georgie Gent is having his name booked by the referee on 89.
90' A tactical swap from Motherwell FC — Bevis Mugabi on, Callum Slattery off on 90 minutes.
1-2 the final result. Motherwell FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Motherwell FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

13
Aston Oxborough
99
Jonathan Obika ↑ 72'
5
Bevis Mugabi ↑ 90'
18
Oliver Shaw ↑ 72'
17
Davor Zdravkovski
22
Brodie Spencer ↑ 46'
39
Luca Ross
3
Georgie Gent ↑ 78'
37
Dylan Wells

Coach Stuart Kettlewell

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Naismith

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Motherwell FC Form

2023-11-11 Motherwell FC 1–2 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2023-11-07 St. Johnstone FC 2–2 Motherwell FC D 2023-11-04 Kilmarnock FC 1–0 Motherwell FC L 2023-11-01 Motherwell FC 2–4 Aberdeen FC L 2023-10-28 Motherwell FC 3–3 Ross County FC D 2023-10-07 Livingston FC 2–0 Motherwell FC L

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2023-11-11 Motherwell FC 1–2 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2023-11-01 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–0 Livingston FC W 2023-10-29 Rangers FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2023-10-22 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–4 Celtic FC L 2023-10-07 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–2 Hibernian FC D 2023-09-30 Ross County FC 0–1 Heart of Midlothian FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.37 Motherwell FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.19 Heart of Midlothian FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Motherwell FC26% Draw24% Heart of Midlothian FC50%

Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.56

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	68%	32%
± 3.5	47%	53%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

Motherwell FC or Draw

50%

Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC

74%

Motherwell FC or Heart of Midlothian FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Motherwell FC20% Draw39% Heart of Midlothian FC41%

Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.4%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

6.8%

1 – 3

6.5%

2 – 2

6.1%

0 – 1

5.7%

2 – 1

5.7%

0 – 3

4.9%

2 – 3

4.5%

0 – 0

4.2%

1 – 4

3.6%

1 – 0

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Motherwell FC

Handicap	Motherwell FC covers	Push	Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	7%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	13%	77%
-0.5	23%	—	77%
+0.5	45%	—	55%
+1	45%	21%	34%
+1.5	66%	—	34%
+2	66%	17%	18%
+2.5	82%	—	18%

Clean Sheet

Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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