The big picture

Motherwell come in 9th on the ladder with 13 points; Heart of Midlothian are 4th on 20. Heart of Midlothian are the side higher up the table.

Motherwell are 3–6–4 in Scottish Premiership 2026-27, averaging 1.2 goals for and 1.6 against.

Heart of Midlothian are 6–3–2 in Scottish Premiership 2026-27, averaging 2.2 goals for and 1.5 against.

Form

Motherwell have won one of their last five and most recently drew with Dundee United 1–1.

Heart of Midlothian have won two of their last five and most recently drew with Rangers 2–2.

Head to head

These sides have met 22 times on our records since 2018: Motherwell 7, Heart of Midlothian 10, 5 drawn.

Last time out (2026-27), Heart of Midlothian won 2–0 at Fir Park.

Biggest margin between these two: Heart of Midlothian by 3 goals in 2024-25 (3–0).

Players to watch

For Motherwell, watch Lukas Fadinger (0.3 goals a game in 2026-27) and Alexander Lowry (0.3 goals a game, 1 assist in 2026-27).

For Heart of Midlothian, watch Cláudio Braga (0.5 goals a game, 2 assists in 2026-27) and Calvin Miller (0.5 goals a game, 1 assist in 2026-27).

Milestone watch

Cláudio Braga is set to play game 50.

At Fir Park

Motherwell have won 10 of their last 20 at Fir Park.

Heart of Midlothian have won 1 of 3 at Fir Park.

The deeper numbers

Motherwell haven't beaten Heart of Midlothian at Fir Park since 2024-25: 4 meetings there since then.

What the numbers say

On form, ladder and history, Heart of Midlothian have the edge.