Thursday , 2 July 2026

Motherwell FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC, Premier League 2025-26 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

Premier League · 2025-26
Motherwell FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Heart of Midlothian FC
Sat 9 May 2026 · 19:00 UTC Fir Park 12,306 HT 45' · FT 45'
Stephen Kingsley og 25' 1–0
1–1 43' Lawrence Shankland
Elijah Just 15' Y
Y 47' Michael Steinwender
Y 58' Jordi Altena
Y 79' Stuart Findlay

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Steven McLean
  • Assistant 1 Ross MacLeod
  • Assistant 2 Scott Anderson (Scotland)

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
2026-05-09 Motherwell FC 1–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 2026-04-11 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–1 Motherwell FC 2025-11-29 Motherwell FC 0–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2025-08-23 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–3 Motherwell FC 2025-05-10 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–0 Motherwell FC

Recent Form

Motherwell FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 May Heart of Midlothian FC H 1–1 D
02 May Falkirk FC A 0–1 L
26 Apr Rangers FC A 3–2 W
11 Apr Heart of Midlothian FC A 1–3 L
04 Apr Falkirk FC H 2–3 L
21 Mar Hibernian FC H 0–0 D
Heart of Midlothian FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 May Motherwell FC A 1–1 D
04 May Rangers FC H 2–1 W
26 Apr Hibernian FC A 2–1 W
11 Apr Motherwell FC H 3–1 W
05 Apr Livingston FC A 2–2 D
21 Mar Dundee FC H 1–0 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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Motherwell FC and Heart of Midlothian FC has kicked off!
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' Heart of Midlothian FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 3 matches with its main striker Lawrence Shankland scoring 1 goals.
  • 15' That looks like a foul for a card for Elijah Just.
  • 20' It’s high time Jens Berthel Askou made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' GOAL! Emmanuel Longelo scores on 25.
  • 30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Motherwell FC that had 293 games and scored 340 goals.
  • 35' Heart of Midlothian FC is showing some good football. However, Heart of Midlothian FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
  • 43' GOAL! Lawrence Shankland scores on 43.
  • 47' The referee shows Heart of Midlothian FC player a card on 47.
  • 52' The travelling Heart of Midlothian FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 57' Heart of Midlothian FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 57.
  • 58' Heart of Midlothian FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 63' Alexander Schwolow has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 49 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 68' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 3 times this season with Heart of Midlothian FC winning 33.33% of all matches.
  • 73' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 78' 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.
  • 79' Stuart Findlay is having his name booked by the referee on 79.
  • 84' Motherwell FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 89' Elliot Watt needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

Motherwell FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jens Berthel Askou

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Derek McInnes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2026-05-09 Motherwell FC 1–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 2026-04-11 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–1 Motherwell FC 2025-11-29 Motherwell FC 0–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2025-08-23 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–3 Motherwell FC 2025-05-10 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–0 Motherwell FC

Motherwell FC Form

2026-05-09 Motherwell FC 1–1 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2026-05-02 Falkirk FC 1–0 Motherwell FC L 2026-04-26 Rangers FC 2–3 Motherwell FC W 2026-04-11 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–1 Motherwell FC L 2026-04-04 Motherwell FC 2–3 Falkirk FC L 2026-03-21 Motherwell FC 0–0 Hibernian FC D

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2026-05-09 Motherwell FC 1–1 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2026-05-04 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 Rangers FC W 2026-04-26 Hibernian FC 1–2 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2026-04-11 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–1 Motherwell FC W 2026-04-05 Livingston FC 2–2 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2026-03-21 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–0 Dundee FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.13 Motherwell FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.4 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
I would bet for: Motherwell FC or Heart of Midlothian FC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Motherwell FC30% Draw29% Heart of Midlothian FC41%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.53
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Motherwell FC or Draw
60%
Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC
70%
Motherwell FC or Heart of Midlothian FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Motherwell FC22% Draw48% Heart of Midlothian FC30%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
10.1%
0 – 0
10.1%
1 – 2
8.5%
1 – 0
7.9%
0 – 2
7.6%
2 – 1
6.8%
2 – 0
4.9%
2 – 2
4.9%
1 – 3
4%
0 – 3
3.5%
3 – 1
2.6%

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% 17% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 21% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 13% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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