FootyMAD Motherwell match preview

History of the Motherwell v Heart Of Midlothian fixture

Hearts face a trip to Motherwell at Fir Park on Saturday evening, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The Jambo's are slightly ahead, with 54 wins posted against 43 losses.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2002, with Motherwell annihilating their visitors 6 - 1 in a Scottish Premier match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2002/2003	Sat 01 Mar	Hearts	2 - 1	Motherwell	SPL
2002/2003	Wed 04 Dec	Motherwell	6 - 1	Hearts	SPL
2002/2003	Sun 15 Sep	Hearts	4 - 2	Motherwell	SPL
2001/2002	Sat 02 Mar	Motherwell	1 - 2	Hearts	SPL
2001/2002	Sat 22 Dec	Hearts	3 - 1	Motherwell	SPL
2001/2002	Sat 22 Sep	Motherwell	2 - 0	Hearts	SPL
2000/2001	Sat 31 Mar	Hearts	3 - 0	Motherwell	SPL

Recent respective form guides

Motherwell have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While The 'Well have scored 12, a worringly large 15 have been leaked at the other end.

Hearts have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. These low-scoring games have seen just 4 goals scored and conceded.

Motherwell see themselves just below half way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, showing a record of 7 points from their 6 games played so far, Hearts are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 12 points from 6 games.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Motherwell	6	2	1	3	6	10	7
Hearts	6	4	0	2	8	5	12

FootyMad's prediction ...

The away form of the Jambo's has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Motherwell. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Motherwell	No sequences of note
Hearts	6 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 13 outings ago.