Motherwell vs Heart OF Midlothian Prediction & Betting Tips

Form check: Hearts flying, Motherwell stumbling

Hearts have won four of their last seven league games, though they've also lost two of their last three, including a defeat at Falkirk. It's not been flawless, but the overall pattern is positive.

Motherwell: 20 completed matches; Heart OF Midlothian: 20 completed matches.

Motherwell

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

50% 10 / 20

Scored

26

Conceded

33

Difference

-7

Heart OF Midlothian

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

35

Conceded

33

Difference

+2

Motherwell's league form has gone the other way. They've lost three straight games, including a heavy 4-0 home defeat to Aberdeen and a loss at Dundee, leaving them with just two wins from seven league outings this season.

Comparative Team Statistics: Motherwell vs Heart OF Midlothian

Head-to-head: draws have dominated lately

The last five meetings between these sides have produced three draws and two Hearts wins. Motherwell haven't beaten Hearts in any match in this recent sample.

Looking further back, Hearts have generally had the upper hand across the wider history of this fixture, though it hasn't been one-way traffic every season.

Despite Hearts' stronger current form, this specific fixture has tended to be tighter than the league table alone suggests.

Where they sit

Hearts are third with 13 points from seven league games, having scored 14 and conceded eight. Motherwell are down in ninth with eight points from the same number of matches, with nine goals for and eleven against.

It's still early enough in the season that positions like these can shift quickly.

Around the squads

For Hearts, J. Wilson leads the scoring with three goals in six appearances, while J. McPake has been busy creating chances too, picking up four assists in six games. S. Findlay has already picked up a red card this season, a disciplinary note worth keeping an eye on.

Motherwell:

Best scorers:

A. Lowry - 2

Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise - 1

Best assist providers:

Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise - 2

T. Sparrow - 2

A. Lowry - 1

Penalty cards:

T. Sparrow x 2

L. Fadinger x 2

M. Moormann x 2

Heart OF Midlothian:

Best scorers:

J. Wilson - 3

J. McPake - 2

Cláudio Braga - 2

Best assist providers:

J. McPake - 4

Cláudio Braga - 2

S. Kerjota - 1

Penalty cards:

S. Findlay x 1

Motherwell's main threat has been A. Lowry, with two goals in seven appearances, while Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise and T. Sparrow have chipped in with assists. Three Motherwell players - T. Sparrow, L. Fadinger and M. Moormann - are already on two yellow cards each, so there's a bit of card-accumulation risk building in that squad.

How the game could shape up

Motherwell's defence has been leaking goals, conceding eleven in seven league games, and they've now lost three in a row. Hearts have scored freely by comparison, with fourteen goals in the same span, so there's a reasonable chance of goals at both ends if Hearts' attack functions as it has and Motherwell's defensive struggles continue.

Hearts have also been busy in Europe recently, with fixtures against Benfica, Rapid Vienna and Sturm Graz mixed into their schedule. Worth remembering given this match is still a month out and squads or fitness levels could look different by kickoff.