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Motherwell vs Hamilton Academical: result 4-2 and analysis

Premiership1st Phase - 6Kick-off on September 17, 2016 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Fir Park, Motherwell

Motherwell
4-2
Hamilton Academical

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What was the result of Motherwell vs Hamilton Academical?

Motherwell won 4-2 on September 17, 2016.

Goalscorers

  • 8′L. MoultMotherwell
  • 13′L. MoultMotherwell
  • 21′L. MoultMotherwell
  • 36′A. CrawfordHamilton Academical
  • 50′L. MoultMotherwell (pen.)
  • 64′A. CrawfordHamilton Academical

Official lineup for Motherwell vs Hamilton Academical

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Motherwell

  1. 9L. Moult
  2. 11R. Bowman
  3. 77S. McDonald
  1. 12C. Cadden
  2. 14K. Lasley
  3. 20C. Clay
  1. 2R. Tait
  2. 3S. Hammell
  3. 4B. Heneghan
  4. 6Stephen McManus
  1. 1C. Samson

Hamilton Academical

  1. 7D. Imrie
  2. 11A. Crawford
  3. 17L. Longridge
  4. 18D. MacKinnon
  1. 20E. Brophy
  2. 21Massimo Donati
  3. 22D. Lyon
  4. 89Giorgos Sarris
  1. 4M. Devlin
  2. 6G. Gillespie
  1. 1R. Matthews
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Motherwell have 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats; Hamilton Academical have 5, 3 and 7.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Motherwell
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 10, 2016Ross County(away)1-1Premiership
Aug 27, 2016Dundee(home)0-0Premiership
Aug 20, 2016Rangers(away)1-2Premiership
Aug 13, 2016ST Johnstone(home)1-2Premiership
Aug 6, 2016Kilmarnock(away)2-1Premiership
Hamilton Academical
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 10, 2016Heart Of Midlothian(away)1-3Premiership
Aug 27, 2016Ross County(home)1-0Premiership
Aug 19, 2016Dundee(away)1-1Premiership
Aug 13, 2016Kilmarnock(home)1-2Premiership
Aug 6, 2016Rangers(away)1-1Premiership

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Motherwell wins, 1 draw, 3 Hamilton Academical wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Mar 5, 2016Hamilton Academical 0-1 MotherwellPremiership
Jan 2, 2016Motherwell 3-3 Hamilton AcademicalPremiership
Sep 19, 2015Hamilton Academical 1-0 MotherwellPremiership
Apr 24, 2015Hamilton Academical 2-0 MotherwellPremiership
Mar 20, 2015Motherwell 4-0 Hamilton AcademicalPremiership
Jan 1, 2015Hamilton Academical 5-0 MotherwellPremiership

Last archived meeting: Hamilton Academical vs Motherwell on Mar 5, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

Motherwell score 1.3 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Hamilton Academical score 1.0 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Motherwell1.31.7311/1511/15
Hamilton Academical1.01.538/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
9Motherwell13346152113

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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