This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Motherwell and Hamilton Academical at 15:00 on Saturday, 2nd January 2010 in the Scottish Premier.
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Hamilton Ac. face a trip to Motherwell at Fir Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Accies will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 33 and win only 9 of the 56 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2009, the The 'Well carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Scottish Premier match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 07 Nov | Hamilton Ac. | 2 - 2 | Motherwell | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 16 May | Hamilton Ac. | 0 - 3 | Motherwell | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 14 Feb | Motherwell | 1 - 0 | Hamilton Ac. | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 20 Dec | Hamilton Ac. | 2 - 0 | Motherwell | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 01 Nov | Motherwell | 2 - 0 | Hamilton Ac. | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Wed 24 Sep | Motherwell | 1 - 2 | Hamilton Ac. | SLGC |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 23 Aug | Motherwell | 2 - 1 | Hamilton Ac. | SLGC |
Recent respective form guides
Motherwell are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The The 'Well's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Hamilton Ac. have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Accies's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
Motherwell's 20 points from 18 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 6th position. Hamilton Ac. see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 16 points from their 16 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Motherwell | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 1 |
| Hamilton Ac. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Accies has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Motherwell. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Motherwell | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Latest 5 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 8 most recent games. |
| Hamilton Ac. | Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |
