Nov 6th features a match where Hearts plays host to Motherwell in a meeting of these two evenly matched Premiership teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Hearts is fresh off their 2-1 win against Ross County. Jordan White scored the first goal for Ross County in the 11th minute, but Lawrence Shankland got the equalizer for Hearts in the 15th minute But luckily in the 20th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Andy Halliday. Hearts is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while motherwell sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Dundee United. Sondre Solholm Johansen struck first for Motherwell in the 22nd minute on a feed from Blair Spittal, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Dundee United was frustrated by Motherwell’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Motherwell ended the match with the shutout victory. Motherwell looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
On Sep 18th, Motherwell hosted Hearts at the Fir Park in their last match together. Hearts was victorious by a score of 3 to 0. Lawrence Shankland struck first for Hearts in the 17th minute, then Alan Forrest added another in the 50th minute on a feed from Lawrence Shankland In the end, Motherwell was frustrated by Hearts’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Hearts ended the match with the shutout victory.
Motherwell’s most prolific scorer has been Kevin van Veen. The Dutch attacker has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches. Hearts is glad to have Lawrence Shankland in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored four goals.