Motherwell vs Hearts LIVE: Scottish Premiership team news, radio, updates, stats, reaction & match report
Both of Motherwell’s last two home league games against Heart of Midlothian have finished 0-0, seeing a combined 35 shots (15 Motherwell, 20 Hearts) and 2.38 xG (0.85 Motherwell, 1.53 Hearts).
Hearts are unbeaten in six league meetings with Motherwell (W3 D3) since going down 3-1 in August 2024.
Motherwell have won just one of their last seven league games (D1 L5). Indeed, since the start of March, they have picked up the fewest points of any Scottish Premiership side (4).
Hearts have won each of their last three Scottish Premiership games, despite falling 1-0 behind each time – including a 3-1 win over Motherwell in April. The last side to win four successive games in the competition despite trailing in each were Kilmarnock in September/October 2018.
Lawrence Shankland, who has scored in six of his last nine starts in the Scottish Premiership, has won 73% of his appearances in the competition this season – the highest rate of any player to play 25+ games in 2025-26. By contrast, Hearts have just four wins in nine league games without the forward this campaign (44%).
