The game between Motherwell and Hamilton Academical in the Scottish Premier on Saturday, 6th February 2010 at 15:00 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.

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History of the Motherwell v Hamilton Academical fixture

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:
2009/2010Sat 07 NovHamilton Ac.2 - 2MotherwellSPL
2008/2009Sat 16 MayHamilton Ac.0 - 3MotherwellSPL
2008/2009Sat 14 FebMotherwell1 - 0Hamilton Ac.SPL
2008/2009Sat 20 DecHamilton Ac.2 - 0MotherwellSPL
2008/2009Sat 01 NovMotherwell2 - 0Hamilton Ac.SPL
2008/2009Wed 24 SepMotherwell1 - 2Hamilton Ac.SLGC
2005/2006Tue 23 AugMotherwell2 - 1Hamilton 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. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

The away form of Hamilton Ac. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Accies have hit 4 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Motherwell lie just outside the playoff positions in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, picking up 30 points from their 22 games so far. Hamilton Ac. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 21 games have yielded only 17 points.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Motherwell63128310
Hamilton Ac.60151101

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The 'Well, as the Accies have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Motherwell 4 games since last home draw.
Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Hamilton Ac. Lost each of the previous 3 away matches.
Not won in previous 3 away matches.
No win in the 8 most recent games.