On the 18th of September, Motherwell will play host to Hearts in a Premiership match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which is great football weather. 5th placed Motherwell is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Dundee United. Neither Motherwell nor Dundee United could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 20 and 11 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Motherwell is looking for direction having 3 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Hearts recorded a 0-1 loss against Livingston. Cristian Montano scored the first goal for Livingston in the 28th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Hearts couldn’t muster any offence and Livingston ran away with the shutout win. Hearts is looking for direction having 3 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 wins each.
Lawrence Shankland has been the most prolific scorer on Hearts in the last five matches with two goals. Motherwell’s top weapon lately has been Kevin van Veen, who has three goals in the last five matches.