Form guide
Hearts are third with 16 points from nine games. Before last week they had won 3-1 at Hibernian, 2-1 against Dundee and 5-0 against St Mirren, with a 1-1 draw at Kilmarnock. Then they lost 7-1 at Celtic, and on Thursday they played Trabzonspor away in the Conference League.
Motherwell are tenth with eight points. They beat Dundee United 3-0 in early September but have lost their last four: 1-0 at Rangers, 2-1 at Dundee, 2-0 at home to Celtic and 3-2 at Kilmarnock.
Head-to-head
Hearts won 3-1 at home in April 2026, but the last three meetings at Fir Park were all draws: 0-0, 0-0 and 1-1.
Team news
No absentees were reported for either side. Hearts' Thursday trip to Turkey is the main concern, and some rotation is expected.
Our prediction and why
We take Hearts or draw (X2). Hearts are the stronger side on the table and Motherwell have lost four in a row. The 7-1 defeat and the European trip are reasons to cover the draw rather than back Hearts to win, and our rules point the same way because Hearts have not won all of their last five and the last three meetings at Fir Park were draws.
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