Heart Of Midlothian vs Motherwell

3 - 3
🕒 Sat, 23 Aug 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Tynecastle Park 🧑‍⚖️ John Beaton 🔁 1st Phase - 3 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
1st Phase - 3
1st Phase Table
Heart Of Midlothian 1 · Motherwell 4
Referee Stats
18 matches · 3.50 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.50
Reds avg 0.17
Penalties avg 0.33
Over 4.5 cards 50%
Home wins 44%
Draws 28%
Away wins 28%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 3-3.
  • Heart Of Midlothian outshot their opponent (19-9).
  • Possession was balanced (49%-51%).

Team Overview

Heart Of Midlothian (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 15-4-0

Goals For / Against

37 / 11
Avg: 1.95 / 0.58

Points

49
Avg: 2.58

Clean Sheets

11

Failed to Score

0
Motherwell (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 6-7-6

Goals For / Against

27 / 23
Avg: 1.42 / 1.21

Points

25
Avg: 1.32

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

5

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premiership fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.58
PPG
1.32
1.95
GF
1.42
0.58
GA
1.21
41%
O2.5
50%
41%
BTTS
63%
53%
Score 1st
50%

League-position context

Heart Of Midlothian rank1st
Motherwell rank4th
Heart Of Midlothian points70
Motherwell points54
Heart Of Midlothian: #1 · 70 pts · GD +30
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 37 pts above the play-off edge. 37 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Motherwell: #4 · 54 pts · GD +23
15 pts off the top 2. 21 pts above the play-off edge. 21 pts clear of the relegation zone.
16-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Heart Of Midlothian last 5 home

W W W W W
Points15/15
Weighted index100
Goals7-1
Record5-0-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Motherwell last 5 away

L L L W W
Points6/15
Weighted index20
Goals10-8
Record2-0-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Heart Of Midlothian trend breakdown

Over 2.541%
BTTS41%
BTTS + O2.529%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 6%

Motherwell trend breakdown

Over 2.550%
BTTS63%
BTTS + O2.544%
1H Over 0.550%
Also: Over 0.5 81% · Over 1.5 75% · Over 3.5 38% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Heart Of Midlothian score at home100%
Heart Of Midlothian clean sheet at home59%
Motherwell score away75%
Motherwell clean sheet away31%

First-goal patterns

Heart Of Midlothian score first53%
Heart Of Midlothian win after scoring first89%
Motherwell score first50%
Motherwell win after scoring first38%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Heart Of Midlothian 100% · Motherwell 40%
Avg first goal minute: Heart Of Midlothian 46.7' · Motherwell 27.9'

Vs league average

Heart Of Midlothian score at home1.95 vs 1.58
Heart Of Midlothian concede at home0.58 vs 1.16
Motherwell score away1.42 vs 1.16
Motherwell concede away1.21 vs 1.58
Heart Of Midlothian score 23% above league average, while Motherwell score 23% above league average.
Defensive side: Heart Of Midlothian are 50% below league average at home, and Motherwell are 23% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.00
BTTS60%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Heart Of Midlothian goal timing (home)

1H scored: 29% 2H scored: 71% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
46-60 8
31-45 6
61-75 5
16-30 3
0-15 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 5
16-30 2
46-60 2
61-75 2
76-90+ 2
31-45 1

Motherwell goal timing (away)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 9
61-75 6
16-30 5
31-45 3
76-90+ 3
0-15 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 9
76-90+ 7
16-30 2
31-45 2
46-60 2
0-15 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
9
3
Total Shots
19
9
Shots off Goal
5
4
Blocked Shots
5
2
Shots Inside Box
16
6
Shots Outside Box
3
3
Ball Possession
49%
51%
Corner Kicks
9
3
Fouls
14
19
Offsides
1
5
Yellow Cards
3
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
0
6
Total Passes
405
436
Passes Accurate
307
346
Passes %
76%
79%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
3
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
4
21'
21' Goal · 0-1
C. Slattery
Normal Goal · Assist: E. Watt
24'
24' C. Slattery
35'
35' C. Halkett
45'
45' O. McEntee
46'
46' P. Kabore
1st substitution · For: B. Baningime
46'
46' J. Wilson
2nd substitution · For: Cláudio Braga
49'
49' Goal · 0-2
Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise
Normal Goal · Assist: E. Just
58'
58' H. Milne
62'
62' Goal · 0-3
M. Emmanuel
Normal Goal · Assist: E. Just
65'
65' Goal · 1-3
H. Milne
Normal Goal
68'
68' O. McEntee
3rd substitution · For: B. Spittal
69'
69' A. Stamatelopoulos
1st substitution · For: C. Hendry
70'
70' C. Slattery
2nd substitution · For: I. Said
72'
72' M. Steinwender
4th substitution · For: F. Kent
74'
74' Goal · 2-3
Cláudio Braga
Normal Goal · Assist: B. Spittal
75'
75' VAR
Cláudio Braga
Goal confirmed
78'
78' C. Hendry
80'
80' Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise
3rd substitution · For: D. Osong
82'
82' A. Forrest
5th substitution · For: A. Kyziridis
83'
83' Goal · 4-3
Cláudio Braga
Normal Goal
90+2'
90+2' E. Just
4th substitution · For: A. Halliday

Heart Of Midlothian vs Motherwell 3-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Heart Of Midlothian drew 3-3 with Motherwell on Saturday, 23 August 2025 in Premiership. The match was refereed by John Beaton. It was played at Tynecastle Park.

First half: Motherwell took the lead at 21' when C. Slattery scored, with the assist credited to E. Watt, making the score 0-1. C. Slattery received a yellow card for Motherwell at 24'. C. Halkett received a yellow card for Heart Of Midlothian at 35'. O. McEntee received a yellow card for Heart Of Midlothian at 45'.

Second half: Heart Of Midlothian made their 1st substitution at 46', with P. Kabore replacing B. Baningime. Heart Of Midlothian made their 2nd substitution at 46', with J. Wilson replacing Cláudio Braga. Motherwell extended the lead at 49' when Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise scored, with the assist credited to E. Just, making the score 0-2. H. Milne received a yellow card for Heart Of Midlothian at 58'. Motherwell extended the lead at 62' when M. Emmanuel scored, with the assist credited to E. Just, making the score 0-3. Heart Of Midlothian reduced the deficit at 65' when H. Milne scored, making the score 1-3. Heart Of Midlothian made their 3rd substitution at 68', with O. McEntee replacing B. Spittal. Motherwell made their 1st substitution at 69', with A. Stamatelopoulos replacing C. Hendry. Motherwell made their 2nd substitution at 70', with C. Slattery replacing I. Said. Heart Of Midlothian made their 4th substitution at 72', with M. Steinwender replacing F. Kent. Heart Of Midlothian reduced the deficit at 74' when Cláudio Braga scored, with the assist credited to B. Spittal, making the score 2-3. VAR intervened at 75' for Heart Of Midlothian (Goal confirmed). C. Hendry received a yellow card for Motherwell at 78'. Motherwell made their 3rd substitution at 80', with Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise replacing D. Osong. Heart Of Midlothian made their 5th substitution at 82', with A. Forrest replacing A. Kyziridis. Heart Of Midlothian took the lead at 83' when Cláudio Braga scored, making the score 4-3. Motherwell made their 4th substitution at 90+2', with E. Just replacing A. Halliday.

Heart Of Midlothian used 5 substitutions while Motherwell used 4 substitutions. Heart Of Midlothian got 3 yellow cards, while Motherwell got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was played

  • Match ended level at 3-3.
  • Heart Of Midlothian outshot their opponent (19-9).
  • Possession was balanced (49%-51%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games34
Home Wins17
Draws7
Away Wins10
Over 2.5 Goals16 (47.1%)
BTTS14 (41.2%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games17
Home Wins12
Draws3
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals7 (41.2%)
BTTS6 (35.3%)

Heart Of Midlothian vs Motherwell Head-to-Head History by Season