Motherwell vs Heart Of Midlothian
Ref: Kevin Clancy, ScotlandFir Park, Motherwell · 13,742 cap
Match recap
Motherwell and Heart Of Midlothian drew 0–0 in their Premiership fixture. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.66 for Motherwell versus 0.41 for Heart Of Midlothian. Motherwell sit 4th in the Premiership table while Heart Of Midlothian are 1st.
First Half
23'
Shankland
Yellow Card
VAR
Goal cancelled
28'
Kyziridis
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Hendry
68'
⇄
McEntee
68'
⇄
Spittal
Emmanuel
Yellow Card
81'
Devlin
Yellow Card
⇄
Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise
⇄
Koutroumbis
⇄
Slattery
85'
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Cláudio Braga
85'
⇄
Kyziridis
Welsh
Yellow Card
⇄
Just
90'
Borchgrevink
Yellow Card
| # | 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
MotherwellHeart Of Midlothian
8Won
Statistical edge
8–6
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.66VS0.41
Attack2 · 3 won
9
Shots
9
5
Shots on target
1
4
Shots in the box
6
5
Shots outside box
3
2
Shots off goal
5
3
Corners
4
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
55%
Possession
45%
588
Total passes
461
507
Accurate passes
378
86%
Pass accuracy
82%
Discipline2 · 1 won
4
Fouls
14
2
Yellow cards
4
3
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
0
Goalkeeper saves
5
2
Blocked shots
3
Motherwell
4-4-2
Heart Of Midlothian
4-4-2Motherwell
4-4-2Starting XI
- 8C. SlatteryM
- 12L. FadingerM
- 13C. WardG
- 16P. McGinnD
- 18Tawanda Jethro MaswanhiseF
- 20E. WattM
- 21E. JustM
- 22J. KoutroumbisD
- 45M. EmmanuelD
- 57S. WelshD
- 66C. HendryF
Substitutes
- 2S. O'DonnellD
- 4L. GordonD
- 7T. SparrowM
- 9A. StamatelopoulosF
- 24D. OsongF
- 25O. PriestmanM
- 31M. ConnellyG
- 77R. Charles-CookF
- 90I. SaidF
Heart Of Midlothian
4-4-2Starting XI
- 3S. KingsleyD
- 4C. HalkettD
- 9L. ShanklandF
- 10Cláudio BragaF
- 14C. DevlinM
- 16B. SpittalM
- 18H. MilneM
- 19S. FindlayD
- 25A. SchwolowG
- 31O. McEnteeD
- 89A. KyziridisM
Substitutes
- 1C. GordonG
- 2F. KentD
- 5J. McCartD
- 7E. KabanguF
- 11P. KaboreF
- 12C. BorchgrevinkD
- 17A. ForrestF
- 22T. MagnússonM
- 27S. KartumM
Motherwell
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elijah Just | M | 89 | 7.9 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2/5 |
| Stephen Welsh | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Johnny Koutroumbis | D | 84 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Paul McGinn(C) | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Lukas Fadinger | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Elliot Watt | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2/2 |
| Callum Hendry | F | 67 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Callum Slattery | M | 84 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Calum Ward | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emmanuel Longelo | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/4 |
| Tawanda Maswanhise | F | 84 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Stephen O'Donnell | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Gordon | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matty Connelly | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oscar Priestman | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Detlef Esapa Osong | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Sparrow | M | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ibrahim Said | F | 23 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Regan Charles-Cook | F | 11 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apostolos Stamatelopoulos | F | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Heart Of Midlothian
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Schwolow | G | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stephen Kingsley | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Craig Halkett | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stuart Findlay | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Harry Milne | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| Cameron Devlin | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Oisin McEntee | D | 68 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Blair Spittal | M | 68 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Alexandros Kyziridis | M | 85 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/5 |
| Cláudio Braga | F | 85 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Lawrence Shankland(C) | F | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Craig Gordon | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Frankie Kent | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elton Kabangu | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamie McCart | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sander Erik Kartum | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christian Borchgrevink | D | 22 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Alan Forrest | F | 10 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tomas Magnusson | M | 22 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pierre Landry Kabore | F | 10 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |