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Premiership 25/26 · 11 Apr 2026

Heart of Midlothian 3–1 Motherwell

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Mar 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.4 – 0.8
Actual xG
1.7 – 2.0
Goals
3 – 1

Footybot made Heart of Midlothian favourites at 50%.

Heart of Midlothian won a close one on the chances: 1.7 xG to 2.0.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Cláudio Braga, 53.2 in 89′.

Well above their usual level: Emmanuel Longelo +18.8, Cláudio Braga +12.8.

Well below it: Calum Ward −17.2, Craig Halkett −16.2, Alexandros Kyziridis −8.0.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Heart of Midlothian

5 Apr 2026D 2–2at Livingston Scottish Premiership
21 Mar 2026W 1–0v Dundee FC Scottish Premiership
14 Mar 2026L 0–1at Kilmarnock Scottish Premiership
28 Feb 2026W 1–0v Aberdeen Scottish Premiership
21 Feb 2026W 1–0v Falkirk FC Scottish Premiership

Motherwell

4 Apr 2026L 2–3v Falkirk FC Scottish Premiership
21 Mar 2026D 0–0v Hibernian Scottish Premiership
14 Mar 2026L 1–3at Celtic Scottish Premiership
7 Mar 2026L 1–2at Dundee FC Scottish Premiership
28 Feb 2026W 2–0v Dundee United Scottish Premiership

Head to head

29 Nov 2025Motherwell 0–0 Heart of Midlothian Scottish Premiership
23 Aug 2025Heart of Midlothian 3–3 Motherwell Scottish Premiership

Heart of Midlothian

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Pierre Landry Kaboré Forward24100.2084.9–
Jamie McCart Defender100–72.9–
Sabah Kerjota Forward2400–55.6–
Cláudio Braga Forward89100.2253.2+12.8
Alexander Schwolow Goalkeeper9000–47.7−0.9
Lawrence Shankland Forward90100.9445.4+2.8
Stuart Findlay Defender90010.0945.0+0.4
Beni Baningime Midfielder9001–41.5−0.7
Stephen Kingsley Defender7900–41.0+3.0
Oisin McEntee Defender79000.1239.7−1.4
Cameron Devlin Midfielder9000–38.7−1.5
Blair Spittal Midfielder66000.0337.3+0.6
Craig Halkett Defender90000.1231.3−16.2
Alexandros Kyziridis Midfielder6600–26.2−8.0
Michael Steinwender Defender1100–23.1–
Jordi Altena Defender1100–18.5–

Motherwell

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Jordan McGhee Defender900–64.1–
Tawanda Maswanhise Forward90000.5349.1+5.2
Emmanuel Longelo Defender88100.8449.0+18.8
Lukas Fadinger Midfielder89010.4345.8+5.4
Stephen O'Donnell Defender9000–45.5+7.8
Elliot Watt Midfielder90000.0344.4−1.7
Stephen Welsh Defender9000–44.1−3.0
Elijah Just Midfielder90000.1642.0+0.0
Paul McGinn Defender9000–41.4−1.2
Tom Sparrow Defender8800–41.1+4.8
Callum Hendry Forward900–39.9–
Ibrahim Said Midfielder89000.0338.5+2.3
Sam Nicholson Midfielder800–37.9–
Calum Ward Goalkeeper9000–35.2−17.2
Oscar Priestman Midfielder800–23.2–