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 13 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
Heart of Midlothian FC 12 games · 20 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Kevin Clancy
Assistant 1 Jonathan Bell (Scotland)
Assistant 2 Gordon Crawford

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Celtic FC	13	31
2	Rangers FC	12	27
3	Falkirk FC	13	21
4	Heart of Midlothian FC	12	20
5	Dundee FC	12	17
6	Dundee United FC	12	17
7	St. Johnstone FC	13	17
8	St. Mirren FC	13	14
9	Motherwell FC	13	13
10	Hibernian FC	12	11
11	Aberdeen FC	12	11
12	Kilmarnock FC	13	9

Head-to-Head

Motherwell FC 25 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
#9	Position	#4
13	Points	20
13	Played	12
3 / 4 / 6	W / D / L	6 / 2 / 4
15	Scored	26
21	Conceded	22
-6	GD	+4
1.00	PPG	1.67
23%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

23% Clean Sheets
Motherwell FC this season

25% Clean Sheets
Heart of Midlothian FC this season

Motherwell FC are 9th (13 pts). Heart of Midlothian FC are 4th (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Motherwell FC

0-15

2/3

16-30

3/3

31-45

3/6

46-60

2/4

61-75

2/1

76+

3/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Heart of Midlothian FC

0-15

4/4

16-30

3/4

31-45

5/4

46-60

6/4

61-75

3/1

76+

5/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Motherwell FC

Alex Lowry	3 G	1 A
Lukas Fadinger	3 G
Tawanda Maswanhise	2 G	2 A
Seb Palmer-Houlden	2 G
Ibrahim Said	2 G

Heart of Midlothian FC

Claudio Braga	6 G	2 A
Calvin Miller	5 G	1 A
James Wilson	3 G
Laurent Mendy	3 G
Joshua McPake	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Motherwell FC host Heart of Midlothian FC — let the battle begin!
5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Motherwell FC and Heart of Midlothian FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
20' The Motherwell FC bench stirs into life. Kofi Balmer is withdrawn and Johnny Koutroumbis gets his opportunity.
23' Elton Kabangu was booked on 23.
28' Alan Forrest has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
33' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
35' Adam Forrester was booked on 35.
40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
45' A quiet spell here at Fir Park. Motherwell FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
46' Another change for Heart of Midlothian FC made on 46 minute. Musa Drammeh leaves to be changed by Cameron Devlin.
51' Heart of Midlothian FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
56' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Michael Wimmer will be considering his options from the bench.
61' It is a substitution in Motherwell FC team. Andy Halliday is replaced by Kai Andrews on 61 minute.
66' Beni Baningime was booked on 66.
71' Another change for Heart of Midlothian FC made on 71 minute. Beni Baningime leaves to be changed by Alan Forrest.
76' Cameron Devlin has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
81' Motherwell FC ring the changes. Tawanda Maswanhise has done his job and it is now time for Will Dickson to step up.
84' The Heart of Midlothian FC bench stirs into life. Elton Kabangu is withdrawn and Calem Nieuwenhof gets his opportunity.
89' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Motherwell FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
90' The supporters are chanting for Craig Halkett. He replaces Michael Steinwender on 90 minute.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Ricki Lamie	2
Connor Shields	2
Claudio Braga	2
Josh Ginnelly	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

1.41 Motherwell FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.59 Heart of Midlothian FC xG

I would bet for: Motherwell FC or Heart of Midlothian FC 73% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Motherwell FC36% Draw27% Heart of Midlothian FC37%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Motherwell FC or Draw

63%

Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC

64%

Motherwell FC or Heart of Midlothian FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Motherwell FC25% Draw44% Heart of Midlothian FC31%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.1%

1 – 2

8.5%

2 – 1

7.6%

0 – 1

0 – 0

Actual

0 – 2

6.2%

1 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

2 – 0

4.9%

1 – 3

4.5%

3 – 1

3.6%

2 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Motherwell FC

Handicap	Motherwell FC covers	Push	Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	17%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	60%	—	40%
+1	60%	20%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	12%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✗

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✗

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