FootyMAD's Motherwell match preview

History of the Motherwell v Hearts fixture

Hearts face a trip to Motherwell at Fir Park on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 57 of the 128 previous games, with the hosts winning just 48.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Motherwell carving out a narrow 1 - 0 win in a Scottish Premier game.

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Recent respective form guides

Motherwell have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These games have seen The 'Well score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 4.

In complete contrast to Motherwell, Hearts are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 win and 1 draw from their last six played. Jambo's have conceded 7 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.

Motherwell lie just outside the playoff positions in the SPL, with 45 points from their 29 games so far. Hearts's 37 points from 28 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 6th position.

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FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The 'Well, as the Jambo's have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win