Week 4 features a match on Sun Sep 3rd, where Hearts will play host to Motherwell in a meeting of these two Premiership teams. In their last match, 5th placed Hearts, recorded a 0-1 loss against Dundee. Luke McCowan struck first for Dundee in the 63rd minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Hearts couldn’t manage to score, and Dundee took the shutout win. Hearts is looking for direction having 1 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 3rd placed Motherwell, recorded a 2-1 win against Kilmarnock. Marley Watkins struck first for Kilmarnock in the 12th minute, then Dan Casey tied it up for Motherwell in the 59th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 98th minute on a goal by Harrison Paton. Motherwell is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Hearts won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Motherwell hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Thelonius Bair and Mika Bieveth, and they each have 1 goal. Lawrence Shankland and Yutaro Oda are the top scorers for Hearts in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.