Hearts vs Motherwell

Premiership - 1st Phase 23 Aug 2025, 14:00
Hearts
Hearts
3–3
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Motherwell
Motherwell
🏟 Tynecastle Park (Edinburgh) 👤 John Beaton Round 3

Match report

Hearts shared 6 goals in a thrilling draw with Motherwell in the Premiership - 1st Phase on 23 August 2025. It was 0-1 at half-time, with 5 more goals in the second half.

Hearts had 19 shots to Motherwell's 9.

The match was played at Tynecastle Park (Edinburgh), with John Beaton in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 49% - 51% Shots 19 - 9 On target 9 - 3 Corners 9 - 3 Fouls 14 - 19 Yellow cards 5
8
Player of the match
Cláudio Braga
Hearts · 2 goals
8 Harry Milne 1 goal
8 Callum Slattery 1 goal
8 Elijah Just 2 assists
7 Emmanuel Longelo 1 goal
First half vs second half
Hearts stepped it up after the break, with 15 shots in the second half compared to 4 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–2 15–7
Shots On Goal 2–1 7–2
Ball Possession 45–55 —
Corners 2–2 7–1
Attacks 62–48 64–36
Match statistics
9 Corners 3
5 Substitution 4
126 Attacks 84
51 Dangerous Attacks 37
8 On Target 4
9 Off Target 8
19 Shots Total 9
9 Shots On Goal 3
5 Shots Off Goal 4
5 Shots Blocked 2
16 Shots Inside Box 6
3 Shots Outside Box 3
14 Fouls 19
9 Corners 3
1 Offsides 5
49% Ball Possession 51%
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Saves 6
400 Passes Total 435
303 Passes Accurate 346
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Hearts · 4-4-2
28 Z. Clark
15 M. Steinwender 4 C. Halkett 19 S. Findlay 18 H. Milne
11 P. Kabore 31 O. McEntee 14 C. Devlin 17 A. Forrest
9 L. Shankland 21 J. Wilson
Motherwell · 4-3-3
13 C. Ward
2 S. O'Donnell 5 K. Balmer 16 P. McGinn 45 E. Longelo
21 E. Just 20 E. Watt 12 L. Fadinger
18 T. Maswanhise 9 A. Stamatelopoulos 8 C. Slattery
Hearts
Coach
Derek John McInnes
Substitutes
  • 6 Beni Baningime
  • 10 Cláudio Braga
  • 16 Blair Spittal
  • 2 Frankie Kent
  • 89 Alexandros Kyziridis
  • 80 Liam McFarlane
  • 3 Stephen Kingsley
  • 7 Elton Kabangu
  • 22 Tomas Magnusson
Motherwell
Coach
Jens Berthel Askou
Substitutes
  • 66 Callum Hendry
  • 90 Ibrahim Said
  • 24 Detlef Esapa Osong
  • 11 Andy Halliday
  • 1 Aston Oxborough
  • 6 Jordan McGhee
  • 4 Liam Gordon
  • 23 Ewan Wilson
  • 28 Luca Ross
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ Cláudio Braga ↓ J. Wilson Hearts
  • 46' ↑ B. Baningime ↓ P. Kabore Hearts
  • 68' ↑ B. Spittal ↓ O. McEntee Hearts
  • 69' ↑ C. Hendry ↓ A. Stamatelopoulos Motherwell
  • 70' ↑ I. Said ↓ C. Slattery Motherwell
  • 72' ↑ F. Kent ↓ M. Steinwender Hearts
  • 80' ↑ E. Osong ↓ T. Maswanhise Motherwell
  • 82' ↑ A. Kyziridis ↓ A. Forrest Hearts
  • 90' ↑ A. Halliday ↓ E. Just Motherwell
Cards
  • 24' C. Slattery Motherwell
  • 35' C. Halkett Hearts
  • 45' O. McEntee Hearts
  • 58' H. Milne Hearts
  • 78' C. Hendry Motherwell
Head-to-head
Hearts 7 4 draws 4 Motherwell
2026-05-09 Motherwell vs Hearts 0 - 0
2026-04-11 Hearts vs Motherwell 3 - 1
2025-11-29 Motherwell vs Hearts 0 - 0
2025-08-23 Hearts vs Motherwell 3 - 3
2025-05-10 Hearts vs Motherwell 3 - 0
2025-04-12 Motherwell vs Hearts 0 - 0
Recent form
Hearts D D W W W
Motherwell D D D L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Hearts vs Motherwell?
Hearts drew 3-3 against Motherwell on 23 August 2025.
Who won Hearts vs Motherwell?
Neither — the match finished 3-3.
Where was Hearts vs Motherwell played?
The match was played at Tynecastle Park (Edinburgh).
Who had more possession in Hearts vs Motherwell?
Motherwell had 51% of possession, compared to 49% for the other side.