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Heart of Midlothian v Motherwell : Premiership match betting preview, prediction and odds

Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh

Michael O'Neill leads his Motherwell team to the Tynecastle Park in the Premiership on Saturday afternoon, with Neil Critchley's Heart of Midlothian the opponent. We've got predictions, tips, and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers and head-to-head stats across all the main betting markets, so there really is only one place to get ready for this Premiership clash.

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Heart of Midlothian's next match is v Kilmarnock at 15:00 on Sunday 18th May
Motherwell's next match is v Ross County at 15:00 on Sunday 18th May
The last Scottish Premiership meeting between Hearts and Motherwell was on Saturday 10th May 2025
Scottish Premiership
May 10th 2025
Hearts 3
0 Motherwell
 
L. Shankland 30'
L. Shankland 60'
A. Forrest 62'
 
HEA
MTW
Shots On
5
3
Shots Off
2
2
Corners
6
1
Possession
49%
51%
Fouls
17
10
Yellow/red cards
2/0
2/0
 
HeartsMotherwell
 
R. Fulton
F. Kent
A. Forrester
J. Penrice
C. Halkett
C. Devlin
J. Grant (S. Kartum 72')
B. Baningime (C. Nieuwenhof 81')
L. Shanklandfootball iconfootball icon (J. Wilson 72')
A. Forrestfootball icon (E. Kabangu 81')
K. Vargas (Y. Dhanda 53')
A. Oxborough
S. O'Donnell
(E. Wilson 68') D. Thompson
D. Casey
S. Seddon
T. Sparrow
(D. Zdravkovski 80') C. Slattery
(K. Andrews 84') A. Halliday
L. Miller
(W. Dickson 68') T. Maswanhise
(L. Armstrong 68') T. Watt

Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

The KickOff predictive algorithm suggests there is a 75% chance of Hearts and Motherwell serving up a minimum of 2 goals in this Premiership match. Recent form statistics and head-to-head (H2H) records are central to that calculation , and it would appear that the bookmakers favour that outcome too. This over 1.5 goals tip is available at 1.29.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Hearts are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 59% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.50.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Hearts
59%
8/13
7%
-
Draw
23%
3/1
14%
-
Motherwell
19%
17/4
17%
-
Hearts 1-0
12%
7/1
7%
-
Draw 1-1
11%
13/2
7%
-
Hearts 2-0
11%
7/1
6%
-
Hearts 2-1
10%
15/2-
Draw 0-0
7%
12/1
18%
-
Hearts 3-0
6%
11/1
20%
-
Motherwell 1-0
6%
14/1
15%
-
Hearts 3-1
6%
11/1
20%
-
Motherwell 2-1
5%
16/1
13%
-
Draw 2-2
5%
14/1-
Hearts 4-0
3%
22/1
21%
-
Motherwell 2-0
3%
28/1
26%
-
Hearts 3-2
3%
22/1
12%
-
Hearts 4-1
3%
22/1
21%
-
Motherwell 3-1
2%
40/1
21%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
51%
8/11
9%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
49%
11/10
10%
-
Home 1st Goal
56%
2/5
7%
-
Away 1st Goal
40%
2/1
4%
-
No 1st Goal
4%
12/1
18%
-
BTTS - Yes
50%
3/4
3%
-
BTTS - No
50%
1/1
3%
-
BTTS - Home Win
25%
9/4
13%
-
BTTS - Draw
16%
4/1
5%
-
BTTS - Away Win
9%
8/1
6%
-
Home/draw
81%
1/6
1%
-
Away/draw
41%
5/4
13%
-
Home/away
77%
2/9
5%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
2/9
5%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
24%
10/3
15%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
29%
7/4
19%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
71%
4/9
8%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
14%
4/1
17%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
86%
1/6
4%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
9/1
23%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/16
2%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/25
1%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
12/1
18%
-
Home DNB
74%
1/4
4%
-
Away DNB
35%
11/4
10%
-
Hearts win to nil
33%
7/4
8%
-
Motherwell win to nil
10%
9/1
25%
-
Hearts / Hearts
36%
7/5
13%
-
Hearts / Motherwell
2%
33/1-
Hearts / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Hearts
19%
7/2
5%
-
Draw / Motherwell
7%
10/1
16%
-
Draw / Draw
13%
11/2
18%
-
Motherwell / Hearts
4%
20/1
9%
-
Motherwell / Motherwell
9%
15/2
13%
-
Motherwell / Draw
5%
16/1
13%
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Relegation Group table

Hearts have played 33 matches so far this season and lay in 7th place in the Premiership league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 17 games against teams below in the table, having won 9, drawn 3 and lost 5 matches. They have kept 5 clean sheets and have failed to score in 3 fixtures. Hearts have outscored their opponents by 43 goals to 37 goals.

Home League Performance

Hearts have played 17 games at home winning 7, drawing 3 and losing 7 games. They have scored 23 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and conceded 20 goals at home.

Motherwell are in 8th position in the Premiership on 39 points having played 33 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

11 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 32 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 18 goals in total and failed to score in 5 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

21 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 10 games, drawn 3 and won 8. Motherwell have conceded 38 goals, scored 27, failed to score in 6 fixtures and have kept 3 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Hearts
Motherwell
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS Date HOME AWAY HOME AWAY Date
1
Hearts H33-140 
-
-
l
 
3-0A
-
2
Motherwell A33-1939 
-
-
-
-
3
Kilmarnock33-2035 
-
w
 
3-0F
-
-
4
Ross County33-2335 
-
-
d
 
1-1A
-
5
Dundee33-2134 
-
-
w
 
1-2A
-
6
St. Johnstone33-2529 
-
w
 
3-2A
-
-
Win / draw / win form
Hearts 7TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Hearts0 - 1Dundee
Hearts0 - 1Dundee Utd
Hearts2 - 0Ross County
Hearts3 - 1St. Mirren
Hearts1 - 3Rangers
Hearts3 - 2Kilmarnock
Hearts1 - 0Motherwell
Hearts1 - 2Hibernian
Hearts2 - 1St. Johnstone
Hearts2 - 0Dundee
Hearts1 - 1Aberdeen
Hearts1 - 4Celtic
Hearts1 - 2Kilmarnock
Hearts4 - 0St. Mirren
Hearts1 - 1Ross County
Hearts0 - 1Dundee Utd
Hearts0 - 0Rangers
Hearts3 - 3Rangers
Hearts3 - 0Dundee
Hearts4 - 2Livingston
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
10
D
3
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AHearts3 - 1Ross County
HHearts0 - 1Dundee
AHearts0 - 0Motherwell
HHearts0 - 1Dundee Utd
AHearts0 - 3Celtic
HHearts2 - 0Ross County
AHearts1 - 2Hibernian
HHearts3 - 1St. Mirren
AHearts2 - 1St. Johnstone
HHearts1 - 3Rangers
AHearts6 - 0Dundee
HHearts3 - 2Kilmarnock
AHearts0 - 0Aberdeen
AHearts1 - 0Dundee Utd
HHearts1 - 0Motherwell
AHearts2 - 2Ross County
HHearts1 - 2Hibernian
HHearts2 - 1St. Johnstone
AHearts0 - 1Kilmarnock
HHearts2 - 0Dundee
Motherwell 8TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
D
1
Lost
12
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Dundee1 - 2Motherwell
Kilmarnock2 - 0Motherwell
Aberdeen4 - 1Motherwell
Rangers1 - 2Motherwell
Dundee Utd1 - 0Motherwell
St. Johnstone2 - 1Motherwell
Hibernian3 - 1Motherwell
Kilmarnock0 - 0Motherwell
Hearts1 - 0Motherwell
Celtic4 - 0Motherwell
St. Mirren0 - 1Motherwell
Dundee4 - 1Motherwell
Ross County2 - 1Motherwell
Dundee Utd1 - 2Motherwell
Hibernian1 - 2Motherwell
Aberdeen2 - 1Motherwell
St. Johnstone1 - 2Motherwell
Rangers2 - 1Motherwell
Hibernian3 - 0Motherwell
Ross County1 - 5Motherwell
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AMotherwell2 - 1Dundee
HMotherwell3 - 2St. Johnstone
HMotherwell0 - 0Hearts
AMotherwell0 - 2Kilmarnock
AMotherwell1 - 4Aberdeen
HMotherwell2 - 2St. Mirren
AMotherwell2 - 1Rangers
HMotherwell2 - 1Dundee
AMotherwell0 - 1Dundee Utd
HMotherwell0 - 3Ross County
HMotherwell1 - 3Celtic
AMotherwell1 - 2St. Johnstone
AMotherwell1 - 3Hibernian
AMotherwell0 - 0Kilmarnock
HMotherwell2 - 0Aberdeen
AMotherwell0 - 1Hearts
HMotherwell2 - 2Rangers
AMotherwell0 - 4Celtic
HMotherwell1 - 1Kilmarnock
HMotherwell4 - 3Dundee Utd
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Hearts since 2014
Hearts
Motherwell
Goals: Scored
27
9
Games: Scored
13 / 15
6 / 15
Clean sheets
9 / 15
2 / 15
HEA
10
D
2
MTW
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Hearts
Hearts1 - 0
Hearts2 - 0
0 - 1Motherwell
Hearts3 - 2
Hearts2 - 0
Hearts2 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
2 - 3Motherwell
Hearts1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Hearts1 - 0
Hearts3 - 0
Hearts6 - 0
Hearts2 - 0
0 - 1Motherwell
League games at Motherwell since 2013
Motherwell
Hearts
Goals: Scored
25
20
Games: Scored
13 / 17
12 / 17
Clean sheets
5 / 17
4 / 17
HEA
5
D
2
MTW
10
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Motherwell
Draw0 - 0Draw
Motherwell3 - 1
1 - 2Hearts
Motherwell2 - 0
0 - 3Hearts
Motherwell2 - 1
Motherwell2 - 0
Motherwell1 - 0
Motherwell2 - 1
0 - 1Hearts
Motherwell2 - 1
0 - 3Hearts
1 - 3Hearts
Motherwell1 - 0
Draw2 - 2Draw
Motherwell4 - 1
Motherwell2 - 1
Goal Statistics
Hearts 7th Motherwell 8th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.8
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
16%
1
30%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
11%
There is a 84% probability that Hearts will score 1 or more goals
0
40%
1
37%
2
17%
3
4+
There is a 77% probability of Motherwell scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+1
Hearts’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+1
Motherwell’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.7
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings past 20 games
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Hearts
PG (predicted goals)
Motherwell
1.8
0.9
Attack rating
0%
better
HEA
MTW
view stats
Games scored25
24
Failed to score10
11
Scored first12
14
Goals scored46
42
Avg. goals scored1.3
1.2
Avg. shots per game9
7
Avg. shots per goal7
6
Conversion rate for14
16
Avg. XG for1.5
1.1
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
13%
better
HEA
MTW
view stats
Games conceded26
30
Clean sheets9
5
Conceded first20
18
Goals conceded46
59
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.7
Avg. shots/game conceded7
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against18%
16%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.7
KickOff rating
+13%

Hearts v Motherwell Premiership lLine ups will show here when available.

Hearts Premiership squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
328811
J PenriceL ShanklandL ShanklandJ Penrice
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Fulton GLK21
-
A. Forrester DEF241
4
-
F Kent DEF172
2
-
C Halkett  DEF161
3
-
J Penrice DEF3325
11
-
J Grant MID3131
5
1
B Baningime  MID273
3
-
C Devlin MID281
9
-
K Vargas FWD3043
3
-
L Shankland FWD3188
7
-
A Forrest FWD3041
1
-
Subs
Z Clark GLK2
-
S Kingsley DEF8
2
-
M Steinwender DEF91
-
C Nieuwenhof MID111
-
Y Dhanda MID241
3
-
S Kartum MID11
1
-
B McKay FWD8
-
E Kabangu FWD1361
2
-
J. Wilson FWD2351
1
1
Motherwell Premiership squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
34688
A Halliday T SparrowL MillerA Halliday 
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Oxborough GLK25
-
S O'Donnell DEF2811
6
-
D Casey DEF3332
5
2
S Seddon DEF13
2
-
T Sparrow MID316
7
-
L Miller MID3128
5
-
A Halliday  MID3732
8
-
D Thompson MID142
2
-
C Slattery FWD1461
4
-
T Watt FWD2812
4
-
T Maswanhise FWD2963
5
-
Subs
E Balcombe GLK111
-
E Wilson DEF301
3
-
D Zdravkovski MID24
3
-
H Paton MID213
4
-
K. Andrews MID10
-
J Tavares FWD9
-
M Ebiye FWD2621
-
W. Dickson FWD6
-
L Armstrong FWD134
1
-
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