Week 8 brings us a match on Oct 2nd where Hearts will host Motherwell at Tynecastle Park in a Premiership match. The game day is forecasted to be a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In Hearts’s last match they recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Livingston. Michael Smith struck first for Hearts in the 25th minute, then Liam Boyce added another in the 33rd minute on a penalty In the end, Livingston couldn’t muster any offence and Hearts ran away with the shutout win. Hearts should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Motherwell recorded a 2-1 win against Ross County. Callum Slattery struck first for Motherwell in the 2nd minute, but Regan Charles-Cook got the equalizer for Ross County in the 39th minute. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Motherwell should be reasonably happy with their performance.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Tony Watt has been the most prolific scorer on Motherwell in his last 5 matches with 3 goals. Liam Boyce has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored four goals for Hearts.