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Motherwell
SPFL Premiership
14:00
UTC, Sunday 25 October 2026
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Hearts

Motherwell vs Hearts: preview, line-ups and kick-off time

Motherwell host Heart of Midlothian at Fir Park on Sunday 25 October 2026, kick-off 14:00 UTC, in the SPFL Premiership (round 10). Prediction markets make Hearts the favourite at 44%, with the draw at 26% (Polymarket). Motherwell have had 8 days of rest since playing Kilmarnock (SPFL Premiership); Hearts have had 2 after facing Trabzonspor and travel about 286 km. Motherwell are without 3 players (Dylan Williams, Oscar Priestman, Callum Hendry); Hearts are missing 4 (Ageu, Blair Spittal, Tom Renaud and others). Duncan Nicolson is the referee, averaging 4.0 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.8. The forecast at kick-off is 10°C with rain and windy.

Win chances

Motherwell 30%Draw 26%Hearts 44%

From Polymarket prediction market prices. For information only: Ninety has no betting links. How win chances work.

Predicted line-ups

Predicted elevens. Official team sheets usually arrive about an hour before kick-off. About predicted line-ups.

Motherwell 4-2-3-1

Coach: Alfred Johansson

  1. 1 Alex Paulsen GK
  2. 7 Tom Sparrow DEF
  3. 2 Stephen O'Donnell DEF
  4. 5 Martin Moormann DEF
  5. 45 Emmanuel Longelo DEF
  6. 8 Lukas Fadinger MID
  7. 71 Joe Hodge MID
  8. 18 Tawanda Maswanhise FWD
  9. 11 Alex Lowry MID
  10. 19 Ibrahim Said FWD
  11. 47 Seb Palmer Houlden FWD

Bench

  • 21 Matty Connelly GK
  • 3 Jake Girdwood-Reich DEF
  • 4 Jamie Knight-Lebel DEF
  • 22 Johnny Koutroumbis DEF
  • 6 Jordan McGhee DEF
  • 63 Dylan Levitt MID
  • 15 Eythor Martin Bjørgolfsson FWD
  • 13 Jardell Kanga FWD
  • 77 Willy Vogt FWD

Hearts 4-4-1-1

Coach: Wouter Vrancken

  1. 1 Beau Reus GK
  2. 23 Jordi Altena DEF
  3. 64 Malachi Fagan-Walcott DEF
  4. 5 Jamie McCart DEF
  5. 3 Stephen Kingsley DEF
  6. 7 Calvin Miller FWD
  7. 78 Laurent Mendy DEF
  8. 6 Oisin McEntee DEF
  9. 15 Joshua McPake FWD
  10. 19 Sabri Guendouz MID
  11. 10 Cláudio Braga FWD

Bench

  • 30 Ryan Fulton GK
  • 18 Harry Milne DEF
  • 17 Stuart Findlay DEF
  • 22 Tómas Magnússon MID
  • 77 Amadou Ba-Sy FWD
  • 21 James Wilson FWD
  • 9 JJ Williams FWD
  • 74 Rogers Mato FWD
  • 29 Sabah Kerjota FWD

Injuries and suspensions

Motherwell

  • Dylan Williams injury, back Late October 2026
  • Oscar Priestman injury, back Late October 2026
  • Callum Hendry injury, back Early November 2026

Hearts

  • Ageu injury, back About 1-2 weeks
  • Blair Spittal injury, back Late October 2026
  • Tom Renaud injury, back Late October 2026
  • Craig Halkett injury, back Late October 2026
Previous meetings
  • Saturday 9 May 2026: Motherwell 1-1 Heart of Midlothian
  • Saturday 11 April 2026: Heart of Midlothian 3-1 Motherwell
  • Saturday 29 November 2025: Motherwell 0-0 Heart of Midlothian
  • Saturday 23 August 2025: Heart of Midlothian 3-3 Motherwell
  • Saturday 10 May 2025: Heart of Midlothian 3-0 Motherwell