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

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Premier League · 2024-25

Motherwell FC

0 – 0

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Heart of Midlothian FC

Sat 12 Apr 2025 · 14:00 UTC Fir Park 7,481 HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 23' Elton Kabangu

Y 35' Adam Forrester

Y 66' 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 Kevin Clancy
Assistant 1 Jonathan Bell (Scotland)
Assistant 2 Gordon Crawford

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

2025-04-12 Motherwell FC 0–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2025-01-02 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–0 Motherwell FC 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

Recent Form

Motherwell FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Apr	Heart of Midlothian FC	H	0–0	D
05 Apr	Kilmarnock FC	A	0–2	L
29 Mar	Aberdeen FC	A	1–4	L
15 Mar	St. Mirren FC	H	2–2	D
01 Mar	Rangers FC	A	2–1	W
26 Feb	Dundee FC	H	2–1	W

Heart of Midlothian FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Apr	Motherwell FC	A	0–0	D
06 Apr	Dundee United FC	H	0–1	L
29 Mar	Celtic FC	A	0–3	L
15 Mar	Ross County FC	H	2–0	W
02 Mar	Hibernian FC	A	1–2	L
26 Feb	St. Mirren FC	H	3–1	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' In just a few seconds Fir Park will turn into a battlefield for Motherwell FC and Heart of Midlothian FC.
5' It is a cagey affair so far. Motherwell FC in their 3-4-1-2 trying to find a way past Heart of Midlothian FC's compact 4-1-2-1-2.
10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kofi Balmer is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Heart of Midlothian FC.
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' The whistle greets Kofi Balmer as he departs to be replaced by Johnny Koutroumbis.
23' The referee shows Heart of Midlothian FC player a card on 23.
28' 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.
33' Andy Halliday has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 312 appearances.
35' Heart of Midlothian FC player sees a card in front of him.
40' Craig Halkett has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
45' Adam Forrester has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 7 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
46' A tactical swap from Heart of Midlothian FC — Cameron Devlin on, Musa Drammeh off on 46 minutes.
51' Motherwell FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
56' Heart of Midlothian FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
61' A change in the Motherwell FC ranks — Andy Halliday exits the field as Kai Andrews enters on 61.
66' Beni Baningime catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 66.
71' It is a substitution in Heart of Midlothian FC team. Beni Baningime is replaced by Alan Forrest on 71 minute.
76' Heart of Midlothian 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.
81' Motherwell FC make a change. Tawanda Maswanhise trudges off to be replaced by Will Dickson on 81 minutes.
84' A tactical swap from Heart of Midlothian FC — Calem Nieuwenhof on, Elton Kabangu off on 84 minutes.
89' Motherwell FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Heart of Midlothian FC backline.
90' The whistle greets Michael Steinwender as he departs to be replaced by Craig Halkett.
Game over. The scoreline of 0-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Motherwell FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

88
Ellery Balcombe
52
Tony Watt
2
Stephen O'Donnell
8
Callum Slattery ↓ Harry Paton 81'
15
Dan Casey
5
Kofi Balmer ↓ Johnny Koutroumbis 20'
56
Dominic Thompson
55
Tawanda Maswanhise ↓ Will Dickson 81'
7
Tom Sparrow
38
Lennon Miller
11
Andy Halliday ↓ Kai Andrews 61'

Bench

Coach Michael Wimmer

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

4-1-2-1-2

Starting XI

6
Beni Baningime ↓ Alan Forrest 71'
7
Jorge Grant
1
Craig Gordon
30
Jamie McCart
16
Blair Spittal
19
Elton Kabangu ↓ Calem Nieuwenhof 84'
29
James Penrice
15
Michael Steinwender ↓ Craig Halkett 90'
27
Sander Kartum ↓ Lawrence Shankland 46'
35
Adam Forrester
37
Musa Drammeh ↓ Cameron Devlin 46'

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Lawrence Shankland	10
Blair Spittal	4
Andrew Halliday	4
Alan Forrest	3
Josh Ginnelly	2
Chris Long	2
Steven Naismith	2
Louis Moult	2

Head to Head

Motherwell FC Form

2025-04-12 Motherwell FC 0–0 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2025-04-05 Kilmarnock FC 2–0 Motherwell FC L 2025-03-29 Aberdeen FC 4–1 Motherwell FC L 2025-03-15 Motherwell FC 2–2 St. Mirren FC D 2025-03-01 Rangers FC 1–2 Motherwell FC W 2025-02-26 Motherwell FC 2–1 Dundee FC W

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2025-04-12 Motherwell FC 0–0 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2025-04-06 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 Dundee United FC L 2025-03-29 Celtic FC 3–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2025-03-15 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Ross County FC W 2025-03-02 Hibernian FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2025-02-26 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–1 St. Mirren FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.22 Motherwell FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.6 Heart of Midlothian FC xG

I would bet for: Motherwell FC or Heart of Midlothian FC 73% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Motherwell FC32% Draw27% Heart of Midlothian FC41%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.82

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Motherwell FC or Draw

60%

Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC

68%

Motherwell FC or Heart of Midlothian FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Motherwell FC22% Draw46% Heart of Midlothian FC32%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.6%

1 – 2

8.9%

0 – 1

8.6%

0 – 0

Actual

0 – 2

7.4%

2 – 1

6.9%

1 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

5.5%

1 – 3

4.8%

2 – 0

4.4%

0 – 3

3.9%

2 – 3

Asian Handicap — Motherwell FC

Handicap	Motherwell FC covers	Push	Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	16%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+0.5	55%	—	45%
+1	55%	21%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	14%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✗

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✗

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