Heart Of Midlothian vs Motherwell
Ref: Matthew MacDermid, ScotlandTynecastle Park, Edinburgh · 20,099 cap
Match recap
Heart Of Midlothian beat Motherwell 3–1 in their Premiership fixture. Cláudio Braga, Shankland, and Kabore scored for Heart Of Midlothian; Emmanuel replied for Motherwell. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.74 for Heart Of Midlothian versus 2.01 for Motherwell. Heart Of Midlothian sit 1st in the Premiership table while Motherwell are 4th.
First Half
19'
McGinn
Yellow Card
Second Half
50'
⚽
Emmanuel
Assist: Fadinger
⚽
Cláudio Braga
Assist: Findlay
⇄
Spittal
⇄
Kyziridis
⇄
Kingsley
⇄
McEntee
82'
Said
Yellow Card
VAR
Penalty confirmed
⚽
Shankland
Penalty
88'
⇄
Sparrow
88'
⇄
Emmanuel
89'
⇄
Said
89'
⇄
Fadinger
Kabore
Yellow Card
⇄
Cláudio Braga
⚽
Kabore
Assist: Baningime
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Heart Of Midlothian | 33 | 21 | 7 | 5 | +30 | 70 |
| 2 |  Rangers | 33 | 19 | 12 | 2 | +35 | 69 |
| 3 |  Celtic | 33 | 21 | 4 | 8 | +24 | 67 |
| 4 |  Motherwell | 33 | 14 | 12 | 7 | +23 | 54 |
| 5 |  Hibernian | 33 | 13 | 12 | 8 | +14 | 51 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Heart Of MidlothianMotherwell
6Won
Statistical edge
6–6
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.74VS2.01
Attack3 · 1 won
12
Shots
12
5
Shots on target
3
9
Shots in the box
8
3
Shots outside box
4
7
Shots off goal
7
6
Corners
4
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
47%
Possession
53%
322
Total passes
372
226
Accurate passes
286
70%
Pass accuracy
77%
Discipline3 · 0 won
7
Fouls
14
1
Yellow cards
2
1
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
2
0
Blocked shots
2
-0.45
Goals prevented
-0.45
Heart Of Midlothian
3-5-2
Motherwell
4-2-3-1Heart Of Midlothian
3-5-2Starting XI
- 3S. KingsleyM
- 4C. HalkettD
- 6B. BaningimeM
- 9L. ShanklandF
- 10Cláudio BragaF
- 14C. DevlinM
- 16B. SpittalM
- 19S. FindlayD
- 25A. SchwolowG
- 31O. McEnteeD
- 89A. KyziridisM
Substitutes
- 2F. KentD
- 5J. McCartD
- 11P. KaboreF
- 15M. SteinwenderD
- 23J. AltenaD
- 29S. KerjotaF
- 30R. FultonG
- 74R. MatoF
- 99I. ChesnokovM
Motherwell
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2S. O'DonnellD
- 7T. SparrowD
- 12L. FadingerM
- 13C. WardG
- 16P. McGinnD
- 18Tawanda Jethro MaswanhiseM
- 20E. WattM
- 21E. JustM
- 45M. EmmanuelM
- 57S. WelshD
- 90I. SaidF
Substitutes
- 4L. GordonD
- 6J. McGheeD
- 11A. HallidayM
- 19S. NicholsonF
- 25O. PriestmanM
- 28L. RossF
- 31M. ConnellyG
- 39Z. McAllisterM
- 66C. HendryF
Heart Of Midlothian
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cláudio Braga | F | 89 | 8.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3/5 |
| Stuart Findlay | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Alexander Schwolow | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cameron Devlin | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Beni Baningime | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Stephen Kingsley | M | 79 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Lawrence Shankland(C) | F | 90 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — |
| Oisin McEntee | D | 79 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Craig Halkett | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Alexandros Kyziridis | M | 66 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Blair Spittal | M | 66 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Frankie Kent | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Fulton | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamie McCart | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Islam Chesnokov | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rogers Mato | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pierre Landry Kaboré | F | 24 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Jordi Altena | D | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sabah Kerjota | F | 24 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Michael Steinwender | D | 11 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Motherwell
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel Longelo | M | 88 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Elliot Watt | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Elijah Just | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Stephen O'Donnell | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lukas Fadinger | M | 89 | 6.3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Tawanda Maswanhise | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | 1/1 |
| Calum Ward | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Ibrahim Said | F | 89 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/5 |
| Tom Sparrow | D | 88 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paul McGinn(C) | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Stephen Welsh | D | 90 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Zander McAllister | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andy Halliday | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Gordon | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matty Connelly | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luca Ross | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Callum Hendry | F | 9 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam Nicholson | F | 8 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan McGhee | D | 9 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oscar Priestman | M | 8 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |