EDINBURGH. Motherwell overcomes Hearts 1-0 after C. Slattery scored just 1 goal (29′). Hearts was much better in terms of ball possession (68%).
The match was played at the Tynecastle Park stadium in Edinburgh on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 18,353 spectators. The referee was Grant Irvine assisted by David McGeachie and Graham McNeillie. The 4th official was Gavin Duncan. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 22.23 degrees Celsius or 72.01 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.
Match Statistics
- ! 68 Ball Possession 32
Shots
- 18 Total 8
- 1 On Target 4
- 6 Off Target 2
- 12 Shots blocked 2
- 135 Attack 84
- 77 Dangerous attack 56
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 16 Corners 5
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 10 Total 16
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Hearts had a superior ball possession 68% while Motherwell was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Hearts was putting more pressure with 77 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 1 were on target. Nonetheless, Motherwell managed to find the solution to win this match.
Hearts shot 18 times, 1 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Motherwell shot 8 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Hearts received 1 yellow card (Cameron Devlin). Regarding the opposition, Motherwell received 3 yellow cards (Oli Shaw, Dan Casey and Paul McGinn).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Hearts will stay with 4 points like Kilmarnock to remain in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Motherwell will have 10 points like Celtic to sit in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Hearts will host Livingston on the 13th of April with a 7-2 head to head statistic in favor of Hearts (6 draws).
Motherwell will host Hibernian on the 13th of April with a 22-17 head to head statistic in favor of Hibernian (10 draws).
Hearts – Formation
Hearts started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Frankie McAvoy decided to play with the following team: Zander Clark , Nathaniel Atkinson , Frankie Kent , Kye Rowles , Alex Cochrane , Cameron Devlin , Peter Haring , Yutaro Oda , Liam Boyce , Alex Lowry and Lawrence Shankland .
The home team had on the bench: Jorge Grant, Michael McGovern, Andy Halliday, Alan Forrest , Toby Sibbick , Aidan Denholm, Macaulay Tait, Kyosuke Tagawa and Kenneth Vargas .
Substitutions
Hearts made 4 changes: Alex Lowry for Toby Sibbick (46′), Yutaro Oda for Kyosuke Tagawa (46′), Peter Haring for Alan Forrest (89′) and Cameron Devlin for Kenneth Vargas (72′).
Best player: Cameron Devlin
The most impressive player for Hearts was Cameron Devlin.
His rating is with 39 passes (79% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11.
Motherwell – Formation
Motherwell started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Stuart Kettlewell played with: Liam Kelly , Stephen O’Donnell , Paul McGinn , Bevis Mugabi , Dan Casey , Brodie Spencer , Harrison Paton , Callum Slattery , Lennon Miller , Blair Spittal and Thelonius Bair .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Georgie Gent, Joseph Efford, Aston Oxborough, Davor Zdravkovski , Oli Shaw , Nathan McGinley , Ewan Wilson, Mark Ferrie and Arran Bone.
Motherwell could not rely on the presence of Nathan McGinley (injured).
Substitutions
Motherwell made 3 changes: Lennon Miller for Nathan McGinley (89′), Callum Slattery for Davor Zdravkovski (75′) and Thelonius Bair for Oli Shaw (81′).
Best player: Lennon Miller
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Motherwell was Lennon Miller even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 17 passes (59% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 12 duels out of 14.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.