Heart of Midlothian travel to Fir Park for a 2pm kick-off on Sunday still reeling from a 7-1 loss at Celtic and a midweek defeat in Turkey, and our Motherwell vs Hearts predictions back the visitors to respond.
Anthony Eadson’s Motherwell vs Hearts predictions, best bets and score prediction are below.
Premium Tips
We have steered clear of the goalscorer markets and settled on two angles that should not hinge on who finds the net. Here are our two best bets for Fir Park.
| Premium Tip | Odds | Why we’re backing it |
|---|---|---|
| Hearts to have the most corners | 10/11 (Sky Bet) | Hearts win 6.9 corners a game in the Scottish Premiership, one of the best returns in the division, while Motherwell concede 5.9 a game and win only 4.9 themselves. Hearts have scored 20 league goals and spend long spells in the opposition half, and Motherwell have lost five league games in a row. That gap in territory should show up at the corner flag, and Hearts to win the corner count at 10/11 with Sky Bet looks the solid play. |
| Hearts to win and both teams to score | 3/1 (Sky Bet) | Hearts have the quality to win this, with 20 league goals scored and a third-place berth, but they have conceded 13 in five away league games and won only one of them. Motherwell have lost five in a row, yet their league games still average 10.8 corners and they have found the net at Fir Park. A Hearts win with goals at both ends fits our 2-1 call, and Sky Bet go 3/1 on Hearts to win and both teams to score. |
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How Motherwell go into the game
Motherwell arrive in dreadful touch, having lost each of their last five league games. The latest setback was a 3-2 defeat at Kilmarnock, which followed home losses to Celtic (2-0) and Aberdeen (4-0), plus reverses at Dundee (2-1) and Rangers (1-0). It is a run that has drained confidence and left them down in 10th.
The hosts have taken just eight points from nine matches and managed only one win on home soil, where they have scored three goals in four outings. With two clean sheets all season and 16 conceded, keeping the back door shut has been their biggest problem.
How Hearts go into the game
Heart of Midlothian sit third but travel to Lanarkshire on the back of a 2-0 Conference League defeat at Trabzonspor on Thursday, which followed a sobering 7-1 loss at Celtic. Before that they had looked sharp, thrashing St Mirren 5-0 at home and beating Dundee 2-1 at Tynecastle, with a 1-1 draw at Kilmarnock in between. A 2-1 defeat at Falkirk is the blot on an otherwise encouraging recent sequence.
The concern for the visitors is their displays on the road. While Hearts have been perfect at home, winning all four and conceding only twice, away from Tynecastle they have won once in five and shipped 13 goals. That is a vulnerability the hosts will be desperate to exploit.
Motherwell vs Hearts head-to-head
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/05/26 | Motherwell | 1-1 | Hearts |
| 11/04/26 | Hearts | 3-1 | Motherwell |
| 29/11/25 | Motherwell | 0-0 | Hearts |
| 23/08/25 | Hearts | 3-3 | Motherwell |
| 10/05/25 | Hearts | 3-0 | Motherwell |
Hearts hold the historical edge, winning five of the last 10 league meetings to Motherwell’s one, with four drawn. Recent encounters have been closer than that record suggests, though. The sides shared a 1-1 at Fir Park last May and played out a goalless draw there in November, while an earlier meeting finished 3-3.
Motherwell vs Hearts predictions & betting tips
| Our Prediction | Odds & Bookmaker | Confidence | Why We’re Backing It |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearts to have the most corners | 10/11 (Sky Bet) | ⭐⭐⭐ | Hearts win 6.9 corners a game in the Scottish Premiership, one of the best returns in the division, while Motherwell concede 5.9 a game and win only 4.9 themselves. |
| Hearts to win and both teams to score | 3/1 (Sky Bet) | ⭐⭐⭐ | Hearts have the quality to win this, with 20 league goals scored and a third-place berth, but they have conceded 13 in five away league games and won only one of them. |
| Heart of Midlothian to win | 11/10 (Paddy Power) | ⭐⭐⭐ | Hearts sit third with 20 goals scored, while Motherwell have lost each of their last five. |
| Both teams to score | 4/7 (bet365) | ⭐⭐⭐ | Both defences are porous, shipping 16 and 15 league goals respectively this season. |
| Over 2.5 goals | 4/6 (bet365) | ⭐⭐⭐ | Three of the last five league meetings between these clubs cleared the 2.5 line. |
| Motherwell 1-2 Hearts | 8/1 (bet365) | ⭐⭐ | The visitors have leaked 13 away goals but still carry the greater threat going forward. |
Motherwell vs Hearts score prediction
Hearts carry far more attacking threat than their hosts and, despite a leaky away record, should have enough to edge a competitive afternoon. We expect goals at both ends before the visitors’ quality tells late on. Score prediction: Motherwell 1-2 Hearts.
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