Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Motherwell FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2024-25
Motherwell FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Heart of Midlothian FC
Sun 25 Aug 2024 · 14:00 UTC Fir Park 6,895 HT 45' · FT 45'
Paul McGinn 24' 1–0
Stephen O'Donnell 59' 2–0
2–1 65' Yutaro Oda
Thomas Sparrow 81' 3–1
Andy Halliday 42' Y
Y 45' Frankie Kent
Y 58' Cameron Devlin
Y 62' Andres Salazar
Y 76' Stephen Kingsley

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee John Beaton
  • Assistant 1 Craig Ferguson
  • Assistant 2 Ross Nelson (Scotland)
4 games this season 🟨 6.0/game ⚽ 8.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

8
5
11
Motherwell FC 24 games · Avg 2.4 goals Heart of Midlothian FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-08-25 Motherwell FC 3–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 2024-02-17 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Motherwell FC 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

Recent Form

Motherwell FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Aug Heart of Midlothian FC H 3–1 W
10 Aug Rangers FC A 1–2 L
03 Aug Ross County FC H 0–0 D
19 May St. Johnstone FC H 1–2 L
15 May Hibernian FC A 0–3 L
11 May Ross County FC A 5–1 W
Heart of Midlothian FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Aug Motherwell FC A 1–3 L
10 Aug Dundee FC A 1–3 L
03 Aug Rangers FC H 0–0 D
18 May Rangers FC H 3–3 D
15 May St. Mirren FC A 2–2 D
11 May Dundee FC H 3–0 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' Andres Salazar has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 15' Davor Zdravkovski needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 20' Blair Spittal is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Heart of Midlothian FC so far.
  • 24' What a strike from Paul McGinn! The score is 1-0.
  • 29' It looks surprising Motherwell FC does not make any changes. Zach Robinson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 34' It’s high time Stuart Kettlewell made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 39' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 42' Controversy at the stadium! Andy Halliday argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 45' Frankie Kent catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 45.
  • 50' Stephen O'Donnell has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 51' It is a substitution in Motherwell FC team. Andy Halliday is replaced by Tony Watt on 51 minute.
  • 55' Gerald Taylor makes way for Cameron Devlin at the 55 minute mark. A tactical switch from Heart of Midlothian FC.
  • 58' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Cameron Devlin on 58 minutes.
  • 59' Against the run of play, Stephen O'Donnell has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 62' Poor challenge from Andres Salazar. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 65' GOAL! Yutaro Oda scores on 65. Assisted by Lawrence Shankland
  • 70' Heart of Midlothian FC ring the changes. Blair Spittal has done his job and it is now time for Barrie McKay to step up.
  • 75' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 76' A meaty challenge results in booking for Stephen Kingsley on 76.
  • 81' Brilliant from the ! Thomas Sparrow makes it 3-1 with a superb finish on 81.
  • 86' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 87' The crowd applauds Andres Salazar as he leaves the pitch. Liam Boyce steps in for Heart of Midlothian FC.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Motherwell FC players.

Lineups

Motherwell FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stuart Kettlewell

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Naismith

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lawrence Shankland 10
Andrew Halliday 4
Blair Spittal 4
Alan Forrest 3
Connor Shields 2
Josh Ginnelly 2
Chris Long 2
Steven Naismith 2

Head to Head

2024-08-25 Motherwell FC 3–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 2024-02-17 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Motherwell FC 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

Motherwell FC Form

2024-08-25 Motherwell FC 3–1 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2024-08-10 Rangers FC 2–1 Motherwell FC L 2024-08-03 Motherwell FC 0–0 Ross County FC D 2024-05-19 Motherwell FC 1–2 St. Johnstone FC L 2024-05-15 Hibernian FC 3–0 Motherwell FC L 2024-05-11 Ross County FC 1–5 Motherwell FC W

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2024-08-25 Motherwell FC 3–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2024-08-10 Dundee FC 3–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2024-08-03 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–0 Rangers FC D 2024-05-18 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–3 Rangers FC D 2024-05-15 St. Mirren FC 2–2 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2024-05-11 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–0 Dundee FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.63 Motherwell FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.73 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
I would bet for: Motherwell FC or Heart of Midlothian FC 76% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Motherwell FC41% Draw24% Heart of Midlothian FC35%
Actual: Motherwell FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.36
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Motherwell FC or Draw
65%
Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC
59%
Motherwell FC or Heart of Midlothian FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Motherwell FC28% Draw42% Heart of Midlothian FC30%
Actual: Motherwell FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.7%
1 – 2
8.2%
2 – 1
7.7%
2 – 2
6.6%
0 – 1
5.3%
0 – 2
5.2%
1 – 0
4.9%
0 – 0
4.9%
1 – 3
4.7%
2 – 0
4.6%
3 – 1
Actual
2 – 3
3.9%

Asian Handicap — Motherwell FC

Handicap Motherwell FC covers Push Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 17% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 19% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 12% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
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.