MOTHERWELL. Motherwell beats Hearts with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Obika (40′) and a goal from B. Spittal (46′). Hearts was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (67%).
The match was played at the Fir Park stadium in Motherwell on Sunday and it started at 12:00 pm local time. The referee was Don Robertson with the support of David McGeachie and Craig Ferguson. The 4th official was Chris Graham. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.9 degrees Celsius or 49.89 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Match Statistics
- ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
- 13 Total 13
- 3 On Target 3
- 8 Off Target 5
- 2 Shots blocked 5
- 113 Attack 96
- 61 Dangerous attack 42
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 5
- 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 8 Total 14
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Hearts had a superior ball possession 67% while Motherwell was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Hearts was more pushing with 61 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyway, Motherwell managed to find the solution to win this match.
Hearts shot 12 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Motherwell shot 13 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Hearts received 1 yellow card (N. Atkinson). Regarding the opposition, Motherwell received 1 yellow card (J. Furlong).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Hearts will stay with 42 points to hold in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Motherwell will have 26 points to remain in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Hearts will host Ross County on the 22nd of April with a 10-2 head to head stats in favor of Hearts (13 draws).
Motherwell will play away agasint Celtic on the 22nd of April with a 47-4 head to head record in favor of Celtic (9 draws).
Hearts – Formation
Hearts
60'
85'
Hearts started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Steven Hammell decided to play with the following team: Zander Clark , James Hill , Toby Sibbick , Stephen Kingsley , Michael Smith , Cameron Devlin , Robert Snodgrass , Alex Cochrane , Stephen Humphrys , Barrie McKay and Lawrence Shankland .
The home team had on the bench: Ross Stewart, Nathaniel Atkinson , Kye Rowles, Garang Kuol , Orestis Kiomourtzoglou, Andy Halliday, Jorge Grant , Alan Forrest and Yutaro Oda .
Substitutions
Hearts made 5 changes: Cammy Devlin for Jorge Grant (46′), Michael Smith for Alan Forrest (59′), Stephen Humphrys for Garang Kuol (61′), J. Hill for Nathaniel Atkinson (60′) and Alex Cochrane for Yutaro Oda (78′).
Best player: Robert Snodgrass
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Hearts was Robert Snodgrass.
His rating is with 71 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 4 crosses.
Motherwell – Formation
Motherwell
46'
Motherwell started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Robbie Neilson played with: Liam Kelly , Paul McGinn , Calum Butcher , Dan Casey , Max Johnston , Dean Cornelius , Sean Goss , James Furlong , Blair Spittal , Jonathan Obika and Kevin van Veen .
These were the players on the bench: Aston Oxborough, Stephen O’Donnell, Bevis Mugabi, Callum Slattery , Riku Danzaki, Stuart McKinstry, Oliver Crankshaw, Ross Tierney and Jack Aitchison.
Substitutions
Motherwell made 4 changes: Dean Cornelius for Callum Slattery (80′), Sean Goss for Stephen O’Donnell (83′), Blair Spittal for Riku Danzaki (89′) and Calum Butcher for Bevis Mugabi (90′).
Best player: Jonathan Obika
The player that probably impressed the most for Motherwell was Jonathan Obika.
His rating is with 1 goal, 29 passes (72% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 10.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Motherwell – Hearts – 2-0
