EDINBURGH. Hearts conquers Motherwell with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored byL. Boyce (5′) and a goal from S. Kingsley (22′).
L. Boyce missed a penalty (55′) for Hearts.
L. Boyce missed 1 penalty (55′) for Hearts.
The match was played at the Tynecastle Park stadium in Edinburgh on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was David Munro with the assistance of Ralph Gordon and Gary Hilland. The 4th official was Andrew Dallas. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11 degrees Celsius or 51.73 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 10 Total 16
- 5 On Target 4
- 5 Off Target 12
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 123 Attack 99
- 41 Dangerous attack 36
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 2 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 8
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 14 Total 16
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 2
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Hearts was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Motherwell that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Hearts was more aggressive with 41 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Hearts won the match.
Hearts shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Motherwell shot 16 times, 4 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Hearts received 3 yellow cards (C. Devlin, T. Moore and B. Baningime). On the other side, Motherwell received 3 yellow cards (J. Ojala, L. Grimshaw and N. McGinley).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Hearts will have 18 points to stay in the 1st place. On the other side, Motherwell will stay with 14 points like Dundee United to stay in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Hearts will play away with Rangers on the 16th of October with a 27-8 head to head stats in favor of Rangers (7 draws).
Motherwell will host Celtic on the 16th of October with a 41-4 head to head stats in favor of Celtic (9 draws).
Hearts – Formation
Hearts
75'
56'
22'
Hearts started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Robbie Neilson decided to play with the following team: Craig Gordon , Taylor Moore , Craig Halkett , Stephen Kingsley , Michael Smith , Beni Baningime , Cameron Devlin , Alex Cochrane , Barrie McKay , Liam Boyce and Ben Woodburn .
The home team had on the bench: Ross Stewart, Peter Haring , Gary Mackay-Steven , Josh Ginnelly, Jamie Walker, Andy Halliday and Armand Gnanduillet.
Hearts could not rely on the presence of A. Halliday (injured).
Substitutions
Hearts made 3 changes: C. Halkett for A. Halliday (56′), B. Woodburn for G. Mackay-Steven (69′) and B. McKay for P. Haring (81′).
Best player: Craig Gordon
The player that probably impressed the most for Hearts was the goalkeeper: Craig Gordon. His rating is 8.41. He performed 7 saves.
Motherwell – Formation
Motherwell
Motherwell started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the other side, Graham Alexander played with: Liam Kelly , Stephen O’Donnell , Bevis Mugabi , Juhani Ojala , Nathan McGinley , Liam David Grimshaw , Callum Slattery , Mark O’Hara , Kaiyne Woolery , Tony Watt and Kevin van Veen .
They had on the bench: Scott Fox, Jake Carroll, Ricki Lamie, Barry Maguire, Robbie Crawford, Connor Shields and Justin Amaluzor .
Substitutions
Motherwell made 2 changes: L. Grimshaw for J. Amaluzor (76′) and K. van Veen for C. Shields (82′).
Best player: Stephen O’Donnell
The player that probably impressed the most for Motherwell was Stephen O’Donnell.
His rating is with 43 passes (69% accurate) and 2 key passes. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Dundee United – Ross County – 1-0
- Hearts – Motherwell – 2-0
- Livingston – St. Mirren – 0-1
- St. Johnstone – Dundee – 3-1
