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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 24
Jan 29, 2022 at 3pm UK
Tynecastle
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Hearts
2 - 0
Motherwell

Halliday (37'), Simms (58')
Haring (68')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Kelly (4'), Goss (80')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Scottish Premiership clash between Hearts and Motherwell, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Hearts 1-0 Motherwell

With the two teams next to each other in the league table, there is obviously going to be little to separate them, as they have been evenly matched throughout the season. Having won a game each against each other within the campaign, they know how to get three points at the expense of the other, but Hearts could just edge this one with their attacking quality. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Hearts win with a probability of 59.57%. A draw had a probability of 22.3% and a win for Motherwell had a probability of 18.11%.

The most likely scoreline for a Hearts win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.61%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.78%) and 2-1 (9.87%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.61%), while for a Motherwell win it was 0-1 (5.71%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 10.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Hearts would win this match.

Result
HeartsDrawMotherwell
59.57%22.33%18.11%
Both teams to score 50.59%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
52.41%47.59%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
30.21%69.8%
Hearts Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
84.41%15.59%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
55.44%44.57%
Motherwell Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
59.94%40.07%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
23.29%76.72%
Score Analysis
    Hearts 59.56%
    Motherwell 18.11%
    Draw 22.32%
HeartsDrawMotherwell
1-0 @ 11.61%
2-0 @ 10.78%
2-1 @ 9.87%
3-0 @ 6.68%
3-1 @ 6.11%
4-0 @ 3.11%
4-1 @ 2.84%
3-2 @ 2.8%
4-2 @ 1.3%
5-0 @ 1.15%
5-1 @ 1.06%
Other @ 2.26%
Total : 59.56%
1-1 @ 10.61%
0-0 @ 6.25%
2-2 @ 4.51%
Other @ 0.95%
Total : 22.32%
0-1 @ 5.71%
1-2 @ 4.86%
0-2 @ 2.61%
1-3 @ 1.48%
2-3 @ 1.38%
Other @ 2.07%
Total : 18.11%

How you voted: Hearts vs Motherwell

Hearts
81.8%
Draw
9.1%
Motherwell
9.1%
22
Head to Head
Nov 20, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 14
Motherwell
2-0
Hearts
Shields (23'), Lamie (66')
Watt (90+4')

Moore (48')
Moore (64')
Oct 2, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 8
Hearts
2-0
Motherwell
Boyce (5' pen.), Kingsley (22')
Devlin (43'), Moore (75'), Baningime (83')

Ojala (11'), Grimshaw (18'), McGinley (90+2')
Mar 7, 2020 3pm
Gameweek 30
Hearts
1-1
Motherwell
Washington (49')
Dikamona (61'), Hickey (90+4')
Long (21')
Maguire (39'), Aarons (58'), O'Hara (79')
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Gameweek 17
Motherwell
1-0
Hearts
Long (40')
Long (66'), Campbell (75'), Donnelly (81')

Berra (62')
Mulraney (92')
Sep 14, 2019 3pm
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Hearts
2-3
Motherwell
Ikpeazu (61'), Meshino (86')
Halkett (58'), Berra (62'), Ikpeazu (95')
Gallagher (20'), Seedorf (52'), Hylton (66')
Carroll (9'), Donnelly (22'), Seedorf (53')
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1Celtic1614204444044
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