Hearts vs Motherwell prediction, odds & betting tips – 02/01/2025

Hearts and Motherwell will meet in the four Scottish Premiership round in 2025, on Thursday, 2 January.

With both teams in similar forms ahead of this match, who will secure the points from their first game in a new year? Read our Hearts vs Motherwell prediction to find that out and learn more about this game.

Hearts vs Motherwell prediction: Both teams to score in a close game

Key Stats

• We saw both teams score in 68% of league matches played by both Motherwell this season.
• Both teams have scored in 65% of games played by Hearts in the Premiership so far.
• Motherwell have done much better than Hearts this season and they're currently 10 points ahead in the standings.

Correct score prediction: Hearts 1-1 Motherwell

With both teams notching some wins lately, we should have an exciting duel here and a draw sounds like the most realistic outcome, especially one with both teams scoring, hence our correct score prediction.

Pre-game odds and win probability: Hearts the more likely winners

• HOME: 19/20 – 51.30%
• DRAW: 5/2 – 28.60%
• AWAY: 11/4 – 26.70%

*Odds from 7Bet, subject to change

Looking at these Hearts vs Motherwell odds we can see that hosts are the expected winners, although not by a huge margin, which makes sense considering that these two teams have been in similar forms recently.

That being said, Motherwell are 10 points ahead of Hearts in the standings, so we did expect the odds on hosts winning to be a bit higher, even if Hearts have only lost once in their last four home games in the league.

In any case, if you enjoyed our tips for this match, remember to also look at our latest betting tips for today.

Most recent H2Hs: Small advantage for Motherwell

In the last five H2H meetings between these two teams, we saw Motherwell win three times and Hearts win twice. However, if we look at their overall H2H record, Hearts have a significant advantage there: 139-56-87.

Scotland Premiership 25/08/24

Motherwell

3

Hearts

1

Scotland Premiership 17/02/24

Hearts

2

Motherwell

0

Scotland Premiership 11/11/23

Motherwell

1

Hearts

2

Scotland Premiership 03/09/23

Hearts

0

Motherwell

1

Scotland Premiership 19/02/23

Motherwell

2

Hearts

0

Hearts preview: Trying to get up the standing

After a very slow start of the season and some time spent in the last place in the Premiership standings, Hearts have managed to do reasonably well lately and now sit ahead of St Johnstone in the table. That being said, they remain the second-worst team in the league with 17 points from 20 matches, two points behind Ross County.

When it comes to team news, Gerald Taylor, Stephen Kingsley, and Frankie Kent remain out with injuries.

Predicted lineup: C. Gordon (GK), Forrester, Oyegoke, Rowles, Penrice, Devlin, Baningime, Drammeh, Shankland, Spittal & J. Wilson

Scotland Premiership 10/05/25

W

Motherwell

0

Hearts

3

Scotland Premiership 03/05/25

W

Ross County

1

Hearts

3

Scotland Premiership 26/04/25

L

Dundee

1

Hearts

0

Scotland FA Cup 19/04/25

L

Aberdeen

2

Hearts

1

Scotland Premiership 12/04/25

D

Motherwell

0

Hearts

0

Motherwell preview: Can they have another good game?

After three games without a loss in the league, Motherwell succumbed to defending champions Celtic and suffered a rough loss 4-0. However, they managed to do much better against the second-best team in the country, Rangers, even if they only ended up with a draw despite leading 2-0 at half time. Overall, Motherwell are doing well this season and they're currently sixth in the standings.

Meanwhile, Callum Slattery, Jack Vale, Ross Callachan, Steve Seddon, and Zach Robinson are all out with injuries.

Predicted lineup: Oxborough (GK), L. Gordon, McGinn, Blaney, Kaleta, Paton, Halliday, E. Wilson, Miller, Stamatelopoulos & Maswanhise

Scotland Premiership 10/05/25

L

Hearts

3

Motherwell

0

Scotland Premiership 03/05/25

W

Dundee

1

Motherwell

2

Scotland Premiership 26/04/25

W

St Johnstone

2

Motherwell

3

Scotland Premiership 12/04/25

D

Hearts

0

Motherwell

0

Scotland Premiership 05/04/25

L

Kilmarnock

2

Motherwell

0

Player to watch: Lawrence Shankland

The experienced forward has been in solid form this season for Hearts, helping them climb up from the last place in the standings with three goals and three assists, so he's our player to watch against Motherwell too.