Motherwell vs Hearts – After defeating St. Mirren 2-1 in the Premiership, Motherwell will be seeking a second victory. Motherwell had 43% of the ball during that game and 4 of their 7 shot attempts were successful.
Max Johnston scored a goal in the 19th minute, while Kevin van Veen scored a goal in the first. St. Mirren had 10 shots, 4 of which were on goal. St. Mirren’s goal was scored by Ryan Strain (at 24′).
In previous games, Motherwell hasn’t consistently been able to hold out for the whole 90 minutes. They will be concerned that Motherwell has allowed goals in 5 of its last 6 games, giving up 10 goals in that span.
If that pattern continues into this upcoming game, we’ll find out soon enough. Motherwell’s last two league games against Hearts have resulted in no victories for them.
Hearts enter this matchoff after defeating Hamilton Academical 0–2 in the Scottish Cup in their last game. Stephen Humphrys (29′) and Cammy Devlin (79′) scored goals for Hearts.
Hearts’ defense has put in a string of solid performances as seen by the fact that they have only given up 4 goals overall in their previous 6 matches. The number of goals they have personally scored during that time is 13.
Hearts have not lost any of their last four league away games, according to pregame statistics. In the last two league games, they have failed to win on the road.
Motherwell vs Hearts – Betting Analysis
A review of their previous head-to-head matches, which date back to 02/10/2021, reveals that Motherwell has won two of them and Hearts four, with no draws.
In this time, they combined to score 17 goals, with 6 coming from The Steelmen and 11 coming from The Jam Tarts. That equals 2.83 goals per game on average.
In their most recent league match, played on Premiership Match Day 14 on November 6, 2022, Hearts defeated Motherwell 3-2. Kev Clancy served as the official.
There aren’t many selection difficulties; out of a nearly full-strength group of players, Motherwell manager Stuart Kettlewell just has one fitness concern. There will be no Jake Carroll (Knee Surgery).
Robbie Neilson, the manager of Hearts, is concerned about the players’ current fitness. Craig Gordon (broken leg), Peter Haring (concussion), Gary Mackay-Steven (foot surgery), Liam Boyce (ruptured cruciate ligament), Beni Baningime (injured cruciate ligament), and Craig Halkett (injured cruciate ligament) are absent from this list. Due to his suspension, Josh Ginnelly will be unable to participate in this game.
Motherwell will have to exert a lot of effort to gain any advantage against this Hearts team, who we predict will score at least one goal.
What are the best odds for this match?
Checking the betting prices for this game in the 90 min. result market, backing Motherwell is best priced at 3.1, going for a drawn result is 3.48 and staking on victory for Hearts gets you 2.28. These are the most competitive prices offered at this very moment.
Motherwell vs Hearts – Head -to- Head
Our Prediction: Over 1.5 Goals
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