Our prediction for this Scottish Premiership match:
Tynecastle Park will host Saturday’s football game between Hearts and Motherwell. The Jambos are eyeing their sixth consecutive win in the Premiership and they must be high on confidence following a routine Scottish Cup victory Airdrieonians. All Barrie McKay, Peter Haring, and Liam Boyce are out of contention with injuries, but there are no suspended players in the home team.
The Well, on the other hand, dropped a three-goal advantage in a 3-3 draw with Aberdeen. As the visitors have been involved in some high-scoring games of late, we are tempted to put our money on over 2.5 goals. Andy Halliday is ineligible to face his parent club, while both Adam Montgomery and Callum Slattery are out of contention with injuries. The likes of Jonathan Obika, Sam Nicholson, and Stephen O’Donnell are pushing for recalls to the starting XI after the trio came off the bench against the Dons.
Highlighted Team (Hearts):
Founded in 1874, Hearts are professional football club that compete in the Scotland Premiership. The Jam Tarts welcome their rivals at Tynecastle Park Gorgie, the stadium which can hold up to 20,000 spectators.
While the original Hearts strip was all white shirts and trousers with maroon trimmings, the club’s current home kit is all maroon with a white-collar. Hearts have won the Scottish Premier League title four times (1894/95, 1896/97, 1957/58, 1959/60), but they have been in Celtic and Rangers’ shadows in the 21st century. Hibernian are considered the club’s fiercest rivals. The two teams first met back in 1875 on Christmas Day, with Hearts winning the match 1-0. The Tynecastle Park Gorgie recorded their biggest win in 1880, with the team rolling over Anchor 21-0 in the FA Cup.
The club’s heaviest defeat came eight years later as Hearts were beaten by Vale of Leven 8-1 in the Scottish Cup. John Robertson is leading the club’s all-time goal-scoring chart, with the left winger netting 214 goals for the club.