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

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Premier League · 2025-26

Motherwell FC

1 – 1

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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

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

6 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 11.0 goals/game

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#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' It’s Showtime! The match between Motherwell FC and Heart of Midlothian FC is underway.
5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Motherwell FC and Heart of Midlothian FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Tawanda Maswanhise suffering a number of foals already.
15' The referee shows Motherwell FC player a card on 15.
20' It’s high time Derek McInnes made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
25' Against the run of play, Emmanuel Longelo has scored! This game has turned on its head.
30' Stephen Kingsley has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 15 cards already picked up this season.
35' Heart of Midlothian FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
40' Both keepers have barely been tested. Motherwell FC and Heart of Midlothian FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
43' GOAL! Lawrence Shankland fires home to make it 1-1!
47' Heart of Midlothian FC player sees a card in front of him.
52' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
57' It looks like no one’s ball. Motherwell FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
58' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jordi Altena on 58.
63' 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.
68' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
73' Stuart Findlay has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 9 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
78' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Craig Halkett made 251 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
79' Stuart Findlay catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 79.
84' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
89' The 28-year-old Beni Baningime has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
It finishes all square. Motherwell FC and Heart of Midlothian FC share the spoils 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

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

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

2 / 4

1.42 Motherwell FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.04 Heart of Midlothian FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Motherwell FC28% Draw25% Heart of Midlothian FC47%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.46

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Motherwell FC or Draw

53%

Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC

72%

Motherwell FC or Heart of Midlothian FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Motherwell FC22% Draw40% Heart of Midlothian FC38%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

0 – 2

6.6%

2 – 2

6.3%

2 – 1

6.3%

1 – 3

0 – 1

5.9%

0 – 0

4.6%

0 – 3

4.4%

2 – 3

4.3%

1 – 0

3.8%

2 – 0

3.2%

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%	14%	74%
-0.5	26%	—	74%
+0.5	49%	—	51%
+1	49%	20%	30%
+1.5	70%	—	30%
+2	70%	15%	15%
+2.5	85%	—	15%

Clean Sheet

Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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.