Thursday , 2 July 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)
3 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 11.3 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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
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
#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' What a night it is going to be! Motherwell FC welcome Heart of Midlothian FC for this crunch clash at Fir Park.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Heart of Midlothian FC come into this ranked 4 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 20' The 35-year-old Liam Boyce has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 24' Brilliant from the ! Paul McGinn makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 24.
  • 29' named a 3-4-2-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-2-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 34' It’s high time Steven Naismith made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 39' The energy levels are beginning to show. Steven Naismith might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 42' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Andy Halliday on 42 minutes.
  • 45' Frankie Kent has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 45.
  • 50' Over 50 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 51' The Motherwell FC bench stirs into life. Andy Halliday is withdrawn and Tony Watt gets his opportunity.
  • 55' The Heart of Midlothian FC bench stirs into life. Gerald Taylor is withdrawn and Cameron Devlin gets his opportunity.
  • 58' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Cameron Devlin.
  • 59' Stephen O'Donnell adds to his 0 season tally! Motherwell FC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 62' It’s gonna be a card for Andres Salazar.
  • 65' The deadlock is broken! Yutaro Oda gets on the scoresheet on 65 minutes.
  • 70' A change in the Heart of Midlothian FC ranks — Blair Spittal exits the field as Barrie McKay enters on 70.
  • 75' Heart of Midlothian FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 76' Heart of Midlothian FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 76.
  • 81' The deadlock is broken! Thomas Sparrow gets on the scoresheet on 81 minutes.
  • 86' Davor Zdravkovski has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 2 appearances.
  • 87' Heart of Midlothian FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Liam Boyce is hanging Andres Salazar on the field on 87 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-1.

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
Blair Spittal 4
Andrew Halliday 4
Alan Forrest 3
Louis Moult 2
Ricki Lamie 2
Connor Shields 2
Josh Ginnelly 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
2 / 4
1.53 Motherwell FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.09 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Motherwell FC48% Draw27% Heart of Midlothian FC25%
Actual: Motherwell FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.62
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Motherwell FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC
52%
Motherwell FC or Heart of Midlothian FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Motherwell FC33% Draw47% Heart of Midlothian FC20%
Actual: Motherwell FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
1 – 0
10.1%
0 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
8.9%
2 – 0
8.3%
0 – 1
6.9%
1 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
4.2%
3 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Motherwell FC

Handicap Motherwell FC covers Push Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 22% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 15% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
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.