February 19th features a match where Motherwell hosts Hearts at Fir Park in a meeting of these two mismatched Premiership teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 3 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Motherwell sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against St. Mirren. Kevin van Veen scored the first goal for Motherwell in the 8th minute, then Max Johnston added another in the 19th minute. Motherwell looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while hearts is fresh off their 3-1 win against Dundee United. Steven Fletcher scored the first goal for Dundee United in the 9th minute, but Lawrence Shankland got the equalizer for Hearts in the 71st minute Finally they completed the comback in the 77th minute on a goal by Alexander William Cochrane to cap off a wild match. Hearts should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Sun Nov 6th, Hearts was victorious by a score of 3 to 2. Andy Halliday struck first for Hearts in the 45th minute, then Andy Halliday added another in the 46th minute.
Lawrence Shankland has been the most prolific scorer on Hearts in the last 5 matches with 2 goals. Motherwell’s top weapon lately has been Kevin van Veen, who has two goals in the last five matches.