The league table in Premiership tells a story about these teams so far, with Motherwell leading Hamilton Academical by 22 points. Match preview to follow:
It's no vacation for neither Motherwell nor Hamilton Academical as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Hamilton Academical play their home games on artificial turf, while this game is played on grass. Recent stats for Hamilton Academical when playing on grass are 6 wins, 4 draws and 28 defeats from 38 matches. They have scored 26 goals and conceded 76 times in these games.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Motherwell are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. For Hamilton Academical it's their last days at this level as relegation is a fact.
Motherwell form and stats
When playing at home in the Premiership, Motherwell have managed 6 wins, 0 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 10 games.
Motherwell are returning here after visiting Ross County in a Premiership game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Kilmarnock.
The Motherwell fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 17 goals in 10 league matches. Motherwell's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 14 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Hamilton Academical form and stats
Hamilton Academical have only collected 4 points from their away games in the Premiership, after 0-4-5 (9 played). Hamilton Academical has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
The manager B. Rice was unhappy after their last game, a Premiership match played at their home ground The Hope CBD Stadium. Hamilton Academical suffered a 0-1 loss to St. Johnstone (placed 9th). Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Hearts.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. The Hamilton Academical manager B. Rice has some worries about the defense as 18 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Hamilton Academical - Motherwell 1-3 earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 6 wins for Motherwell, 1 draw and 3 wins for Hamilton Academical. Over 2,5 goals: 6 times; under 2,5 goals: 4 games.Top Goalscorers
 
L. Donnelly
5 goals
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C. Long
4 goals
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D. Cole
4 goals
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Motherwell missing players
Hamilton Academical missing players
| Motherwell | Hamilton Academical | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
|
Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 20 |
| 12 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 32 | 17 | 7 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 18 |
| 25 | 14 | 0 | Conceded | C | 8 | 18 | 33 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 78% | 90% |
| 80% | 90% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 67% | 65% |
| 65% | 70% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 67% | 55% |
| 25% | 20% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 44% | 35% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 22% | 10% |
| 45% | 40% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 44% | 50% |
| 40% | 40% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 15% |
| 20% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 56% | 45% |
| 5.1 | 4.4 | 4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
| 4.2 | 5.2 | 4.7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.3 |
| 1.9 | 1.9 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 210 | 121 | 34 | Total Shots | T S | 16 | 55 | 122 |
| 83 | 47 | 18 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 21 | 41 |
| 39% | 36% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 33% | 44% |
- Hamilton Academical have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Hamilton Academical have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Hamilton Academical have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Hamilton Academical have yet to win a game away.
- Motherwell have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Motherwell have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Hamilton Academical have scored away.
- Motherwell haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Celtic | 19 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 43 | 52 |
| 2 | Rangers | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 51 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 41 | 47 |
| 3 | Motherwell | 20 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 32 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 37 |
| 4 | Aberdeen | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 35 |
| 5 | Hibernian | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -5 | 25 |
| 6 | Kilmarnock | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -6 | 23 |
| 7 | Livingston | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 24 | -1 | 22 |
| 8 | Ross County | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 41 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 20 | -20 | 20 |
| 9 | St. Johnstone | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | -18 | 19 |
| 10 | St. Mirren | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 17 | -13 | 16 |
| 11 | Hamilton Academical | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | -15 | 15 |
| 12 | Hearts | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 19 | -17 | 12 |