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Hearts prepare to entertain Motherwell at Tynecastle Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Jambo's are clearly on top, having won 68 and lost only 23 of the 122 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Tynecastle Stadium was earlier this season, the Jambo's carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Scottish Premier match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 26 Nov | Motherwell | 1 - 1 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 27 Aug | Hearts | 2-1 | Motherwell | SPL |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 30 Apr | Hearts | 0 - 0 | Motherwell | SPL |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 19 Feb | Motherwell | 2 - 0 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 01 Feb | Motherwell | 3 - 2 | Hearts | SLGC |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 20 Nov | Hearts | 0 - 1 | Motherwell | SPL |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 28 Aug | Motherwell | 2 - 0 | Hearts | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Heart Of Midlothian are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 17 goals for the Jambo's, with 7 goals against.
Motherwell have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the The 'Well have hit 5 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Hearts sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 51 points from their 26 games. Motherwell see themselves just below half way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, showing a record of 33 points from their 26 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hearts | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 10 |
| Motherwell | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Motherwell is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Jambo's in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hearts | 7 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Motherwell | Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |