Heart of Midlothian v Motherwell result

Full-time · Heart of Midlothian 1–0 Motherwell

Premiership · Thu, 02 Jan 2025 15:00 GMT · Tynecastle Park

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:57 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Heart of Midlothian · Motherwell · Head-to-head

Heart of Midlothian 1–0 Motherwell — Heart of Midlothian won this Premiership match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Heart of Midlothian beat Motherwell 1–0 at Tynecastle Park in the Premiership on Thursday 2 January. Heart of Midlothian have scored in five consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Heart of Midlothian led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Heart of Midlothian: M. Drammeh (7’).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Heart of Midlothian 0.00, Motherwell 0.00, from 18 shots to 6 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

C. Scott showed four yellow cards — against 3.8 yellows a game across the last 13 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Heart of Midlothian: A. Forrester (66’), Cameron Devlin (67’) and Jorge Grant (83’); Motherwell: Dan Casey (65’).

What it changes

Motherwell are winless in their last four matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, M. Drammeh (Heart Of Midlothian) 8.0, Cameron Devlin (Heart Of Midlothian) 7.5 and Liam Gordon (Motherwell) 4.8 led the match.

Next up

Heart of Midlothian next travel to Trabzonspor on 22 October 2026.

Motherwell next host Heart Of Midlothian on 25 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Heart of Midlothian: Trabzonspor v Heart of Midlothian, Thursday 22 October — the preview. Next for Motherwell: Motherwell v Heart of Midlothian, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Heart of Midlothian 1–0 Motherwell · Premiership
Venue: Tynecastle Park · Edinburgh
Referee: C. Scott
Head-to-head (last 6): Heart of Midlothian 3 · draws 0 · Motherwell 3 · 2.83 goals/game
Recent form: Heart of Midlothian 1W 2D 2L · Motherwell 2W 2D 1L

Heart of Midlothian 1–0 Motherwell (Premiership): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.25 / 1.25

Goals

against 1.38 / 2.38 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

7.25 / 3.5

Corners

against 3.75 / 6.25 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

4.13 / 3.38

Shots on target

against 3.88 / 6.5 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.75 / 2.38

Cards

against 1.88 / 2.63 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

3.85 yellows

Referee · C. Scott

1.92 home / 1.92 away

over 13 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 29 December 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 29 December 2024. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Heart of Midlothian for / against	Line	Motherwell for / against
Goals scored	1.25 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.25 for · 2.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	7.25 for · 3.75 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	3.5 for · 6.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	12.5 for · 10.25 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	9.25 for · 16 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4.13 for · 3.88 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	3.38 for · 6.5 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.13 for · 11.63 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	12.13 for · 14.5 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.75 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.38 for · 2.63 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: C. Scott — 3.85 yellow cards a game, 0.31 red cards, 20.92 fouls over 13 matches (1.92 to the home side, 1.92 to the away side).

Home 1.92Away 1.92

Heart of Midlothian

Heart of Midlothian — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
K. Vargas n 8	24.8	2.3 3/2	0.9 2/0	—
L. Boyce n 8	21.8	2.1 2/1	0.5 1/0	T. Sparrow
C. Devlin n 8	90	1.8 8/4	2.6 7/5	H. Paton
M. Drammeh n 8	60.5	1.7 5/2	1.3 3/2	T. Sparrow
M. Tait n 8	39	1.7 4/2	0.6 2/0	—

Heart of Midlothian — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
L. Shankland n 8	89.9	2.9 7/6	1.3 6/2
Y. Oda n 8	37.8	2.4 5/3	0.6 2/0
M. Drammeh n 8	60.5	2 6/4	0.6 3/0
B. Spittal n 8	74.3	1.4 6/3	0.6 4/0
A. Forrest n 8	49.6	1.1 5/0	0.9 4/0

Heart of Midlothian — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Y. Oda n 8	37.8	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
James wilson n 8	61.4	0.5 2/1	0 0/0
L. Boyce n 8	21.8	0 0/0	0.5 1/0
J. Penrice n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
L. Shankland n 8	89.9	0.3 1/1	0 0/0

Heart of Midlothian — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. Devlin n 8	90	5.5 8/8
A. Forrester n 8	62.3	3.1 7/3
B. Baningime n 8	75	3 7/6
J. Grant n 8	27.8	2.8 3/2
M. Tait n 8	39	2.3 4/1

Motherwell

Motherwell — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
T. Watt n 8	56.3	2.6 5/4	2.2 5/5	—
A. Stamatelopoulos n 8	62.3	2.2 7/4	1.3 5/2	—
H. Paton n 8	51.6	2.2 5/2	1.5 5/1	C. Devlin
T. Sparrow n 8	54.9	1.8 6/3	0.8 3/1	M. Drammeh
Zach Robinson n 8	43.6	1.5 4/2	1 4/0	—

Motherwell — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Stamatelopoulos n 8	62.3	2.3 6/2	1.4 4/2
M. Ebiye n 8	16.5	2 3/0	0.7 1/0
Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise n 8	58.5	1.5 4/2	0.8 2/2
S. Nicholson n 8	41.5	1.4 4/1	0.5 2/0
T. Watt n 8	56.3	1.2 4/1	0.8 3/1

Motherwell — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise n 8	58.5	0.4 2/0	0.6 3/0
A. Stamatelopoulos n 8	62.3	0.7 3/1	0.2 1/0
Lennon Miller n 8	87.3	0 0/0	0.4 3/0
T. Sparrow n 8	54.9	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
Zach Robinson n 8	43.6	0.3 1/0	0 0/0

Motherwell — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Marvin Marvellous Kaleta n 8	66.6	2.7 7/4
K. Balmer n 8	87.6	2.4 6/6
H. Paton n 8	51.6	2.4 5/4
Lennon Miller n 8	87.3	2.2 7/5
S. Seddon n 8	69.1	2.1 6/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Heart of Midlothian		Motherwell
66%	Possession	34%
18	Shots	6
6	Shots on target	3
6	Shots off target	2
6	Blocked shots	1
9	Shots inside the box	5
12	Corners	4
0	Offsides	1
8	Fouls	10
3	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	5
572	Passes	300
82%	Pass accuracy	66%

Heart of Midlothian player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
C. Gordon	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
A. Forrester	90	0	0	0	2	0	Y	7.3
C. Halkett	90	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.3
Kye Rowles	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.3
J. Penrice	90	0	0	0	4	0	0	7.3
C. Devlin	90	0	1	1	1	7	Y	7.9
B. Spittal	90	0	1	0	2	0	0	7.2
J. Grant	89	0	2	1	1	3	Y	7.7
M. Drammeh	89	1	2	2	2	3	0	7.3
L. Boyce	77	0	4	1	0	0	0	6.3
James wilson	77	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
B. Baningime sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
K. Vargas sub	13	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.9
Y. Dhanda sub	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	–
A. Forrest sub	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	–

Motherwell player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. Oxborough	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
D. Casey	90	1	0	1	2	Y	7.5
L. Gordon	90	0	0	0	3	0	7.2
S. O'Donnell	90	1	0	0	5	0	7.2
E. Wilson	90	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
T. Watt	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
A. Halliday	75	1	1	1	1	0	6.6
Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise	75	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
S. Blaney	45	0	0	0	1	0	7
H. Paton	45	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
T. Sparrow	45	0	0	0	3	0	6.6
S. Nicholson sub	45	0	0	1	0	0	6.6
D. Zdravkovski sub	45	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
M. Ebiye sub	45	1	1	1	0	0	6.2
Marvin Marvellous Kaleta sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
J. Vale sub	15	1	1	0	0	0	6.5

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Heart of Midlothian v Motherwell — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Heart of MidlothianLDWLD

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.4 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

MotherwellWWDLD

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.6 scored / 2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Heart of Midlothian 3 · 0 draws · Motherwell 3 · 2.83 goals/game

2024-08-25 Motherwell 3–1 Heart Of Midlothian
2024-02-17 Heart Of Midlothian 2–0 Motherwell
2023-11-11 Motherwell 1–2 Heart Of Midlothian
2023-09-03 Heart Of Midlothian 0–1 Motherwell
2023-02-19 Motherwell 2–0 Heart Of Midlothian
2022-11-06 Heart Of Midlothian 3–2 Motherwell

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Heart of Midlothian#7 pos40 pts33 pl-1 GD

Motherwell#8 pos39 pts33 pl-19 GD

Goals per game

Heart of Midlothian scored1.3

Motherwell scored1.12

Heart of Midlothian conceded1.33

Motherwell conceded1.7

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Heart of Midlothian and Motherwell?: In their last 6 meetings, Heart of Midlothian won 3, Motherwell won 3 and there were 0 draws, averaging 2.83 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Heart of Midlothian and Motherwell?: Recent form — Heart of Midlothian 1W 2D 2L; Motherwell 2W 2D 1L.

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