Hearts vs Motherwell
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Today’s secondary featured game is the Scottish Premier League game in Edinburgh between Hearts and Motherwell.
Hearts fans have long suffered the antics of insane chairman Romanov but now they’ve got to contend with a massive financial wall and it’s really hurting them. We’ve already seen Driver, Jonsson, and Stevenson either leave the club or refuse to play for the club whilst this continues and it’s disrupting this Hearts squad massively. It’s making boss Sergio’s job even more impossible as he’s somewhat powerless as he watches his side slide down the table. True enough, they were impressive against Dunfermline lately but that’s Dunfermline, who are easily one of the worst sides in the division. There’s no doubting that Hearts have good players in their ranks, too – they only need the right combination to make it work. However, given that they’re missing regular defender Grainger, long-term absentee Kyle, and the core of their midfield with Stevenson and Jonsson, it’s very hard to take Hearts’ chances of doing something here seriously.
Visitors Motherwell have a puzzlingly good away record with seven wins from nine away games this season. It’s especially puzzling as they’re not a particularly good side, if we’re honest. They’ll occasionally play good football and occasionally be a nightmare to score against but that record is truly rather phenomenal. Motherwell have been quite cautious pre-match with their comments but they have to take their chances of winnng this game quite seriously today. Murphy and Higdon are having good seasons up front for the visitors and there’s a good amount of experience in this squad. They’ve won five consecutive away games now and given that the only times that they’ve failed to win on the road this season have been when they’ve failed to score, I think they’ve got a much better chance of getting a result here than the odds suggest.
Ordinarily, I’d be all over Hearts for this game as they’re one of the top three sides in Scotland for my money. However, this is far from an ordinary game with players unhappy, leaving, and not playing well. Motherwell are a side with good cohesion and work ethic so for me, the away win with draw no bet is well worth a bet at 8/5 as I don’t see them losing here unless Hearts produce an unexpectedly good display today.
Verdict: Motherwell to win with draw no bet at 8/5.
Saturday’s Picks
As ever, if there are any explanations required then please feel free to post a comment! For the remainder of my thoughts on today’s games, see below, although I feel compelled to write that the below are not necessarily my tips but merely my thoughts to prevent endless questions about my thoughts on certain games!
Scottish Premier League:
Inverness Caledonian Thistle vs Aberdeen (5) 1-2
St.Mirren vs Rangers (8) 0-2
Hearts vs Motherwell (5) 0-1
Celtic vs Kilmarnock (8) 2-1
Dundee United vs Hibernian (5) 2-2
Dunfermline Athletic vs St.Johnstone (6) 0-1
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