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The first post-split game sees Motherwell make the short trip to face Hamilton Academical on Saturday, 20 April.

Here’s an early look ahead to the match.

What’s at stake

For Motherwell, it’s all about seventh spot and finishing at the top of the group.

The Steelmen currently sit a point behind St Johnstone in eighth spot, with Livingston also sitting just a point behind Motherwell.

Hamilton meanwhile have put a bit of breathing space between themselves, Dundee and St Mirren in the fight against relegation, but they aren’t out of the woods yet.

Brian Rice’s men have 25 points, four more than St Mirren who occupy the play-off place. Dundee sit three points further behind the Buddies in bottom spot.

Tale of the tape

Hamilton have won two, drawn three and lost five of their last 10 matches. Their most recent match, at home to St Mirren, ended in a 1-1 draw.

At home, they’ve won two, drawn two and lost one of their last five. Wins over Hearts and St Johnstone went with draws against Dundee and St Mirren, and a loss to Rangers.

Motherwell meanwhile have won five, drawn one and lost four from the last 10.

On the road, Stephen Robinson will be looking to end a run of four games without a victory. Defeats to Aberdeen, Celtic and Hibernian went with a point gained at Kilmarnock.

Head to head

Motherwell have won the last two derbies, beating Accies 3-0 at Fir Park and 2-1 away.

Hamilton’s last win came earlier in the season at Fir Park, with Steven Boyd netting in a 1-0 win.

Get your tickets in advance

You can buy your tickets online now. Alternatively, you can visit the ticket office at Fir Park or call 01698 333333.

Tickets should be purchased in advance. Our ticket office at Fir Park will be open Monday to Thursday from 9am-5pm and Friday 9am-4pm.

Fans who require ambulant or wheelchair access should contact Andy Sim on 07428 225254 or email tickets@mfcdsa.com.

Declan Gallagher has signed a pre-contract agreement with the club.

The 6ft 5in centre back will join the club in the summer on a two-year deal, following the expiry of his current contract with Livingston.

“We have been a long-term admirer of Declan,” ‘Well boss Stephen Robinson said of the deal.

“We are very pleased to have confirmed him for next season.”

Gallagher, 28, came through the youth ranks at Celtic but kicked off his career with a loan spell at Stranraer, before moving to Clyde.

His performances for the Bully Wee then persuaded Dundee to buy him for an undisclosed fee back in 2012.

He remained at Dens Park for two years before joining Livingston, where he has been ever since, amassing over 150 appearances and helping to the club to back-to-back promotions in the 2016/17 and 2017/18 seasons.

Livi have impressed in their return to the top flight, with Gallagher in particular being a standout.

Statistically, he tops the entire league for aerial duels contested and he is second only to Aberdeen’s Graeme Shinnie for defensive duels competed in.

It’s time to choose your Motherwell FC goal of the season for 2018/19.

Sponsored by SRB Wealth Management, this year’s candidates are:

• Jake Hastie v St Mirren, February 2019
• David Turnbull v Dundee, November 2018
• Jake Hastie v Livingston, February 2019
• Danny Johnson v Celtic, December 2018
• Chris Cadden v St Mirren, October 2018
• Elliott Frear v St Johnstone, March 2019

To pick yours, just head to our voting page and make your selection.

The final Lanarkshire derby of the 2018/19 sees Motherwell head to face Hamilton Academical on Saturday, 20 April.

You can buy your tickets online now. Alternatively, you can visit the ticket office at Fir Park or call 01698 333333.

Tickets are priced at £22 for adults and £12 for over 65s and under 18s.

We urge all fans to buy their tickets in advance, as there is no guarantee a cash gate will be in operation on the day.

We’re going in pursuit of seventh place in the Ladbrokes Premiership and we’re counting on your support to help get us over the line.

Dundee, St Mirren and Livingston will visit Fir Park in our final five games of 2018/19, and you can get your tickets right now for all three home matches.

Head to tickets.motherwellfc.co.uk now and get yours early. You can choose to have your tickets delivered, collect at our ticket office or, even easier, print them at home and bring them to the gate.

Prices for each individual match are:

A family ticket for one adult and two children aged 15 and under is available for £28, or £24 in the John Hunter Stand.

The cheaper price on all tickets is for our John Hunter Stand for home supporters.

Want to upgrade to a premium experience?

Everyone can also step up their Fir Park visit with one of our great hospitality options.

We’ve a range of packages, with the option to have a meal, a complimentary bar or even indoor seating.

Prices start at £32 per person for season ticket upgrades, or £40 per person if you’re buying without one.

Head to our hospitality page for all the details on what we have to offer.

See the goals as Stephen Robinson’s men suffer defeat at the hands of Steven Gerrard’s side.

Gboly Ariyibi, Liam Grimshaw and Tom Aldred reflect on lessons to learn as Motherwell lose out at home to Rangers.

Stephen Robinson says individual errors cost Motherwell in their loss to Rangers, but says a young squad will be encouraged to continue to learn.

A Scott Arfield hat-trick earned Rangers the points and ended Motherwell’s attempt to make it six consecutive home wins.

However, although the Ibrox side were comfortable winners in the end, Motherwell started the better side and contributed to their own downfall with some uncharacteristic defensive lapses.

Motherwell were back along familiar lines, with Alex Gorrin replacing Carl McHugh in the middle of the park, and Mark Gillespie recovering from the leg knock which curtailed his involvement at Aberdeen in mid-week

Rangers, still with an outside chance of overtaking Celtic at the top of the table, were determined not to drop any more points in their pursuit of the league title.

Motherwell started on the front foot and the first opportunity to put the Gers’ defence under some pressure came after eight minutes. David Turnbull’s free kick caused some hesitation in the visitor’s box before Jake Hastie slashed the loose ball high over.

With ‘Well retaining possession and forcing play towards Alan McGregor’s goal, Turnbull curled a couple of tempting corners across the face of the ‘keeper’s goal but with no takers.

Then out of the blue and in their first threat on Gillespie’s goal Rangers nicked the opener after 21 minutes. Tom Aldred could only nudge Jermain Defoe’s pass into Arfield’s path who slammed the ball high past Gillespie and stun the home side.

‘Well had an immediate chance to level when Liam Grimshaw sent Hastie racing down the right only to see his low delivery across goal taken off the inrushing Gboly Ariyibi’s toes by James Tavernier.

At the other end, Defoe twisted and turned to force in a shot which was easily held by Gillespie, fully recovered from his midweek leg injury.

Hastie had another half chance blocked by Nikola Katic, before Rangers grabbed a killer second goal six minutes from half-time.

The home side tried to play the ball out from Gillespie’s box. But when Charles Dunne fed the ball to Turnbull at the corner of the box he lost possession to Daniel Candeias.

His quick pass released Arfield towards goal and the former Burnley man clipped it beyond the advancing Gillespie to leave ‘Well with an uphill task to recover the game in the second half.

Stephen Robinson resisted the temptation to make any changes at the interval as his men looked to make a game of it in the second half.

It took until 57th minute though to force a first save from McGregor who got down low to hold Hastie’s low drive after the teenager had stepped inside Flanagan.

However, two minutes later the game was over and once again the goal was self inflicted. Gillespie played the ball out only for Gorrin to give away possession. Defoe unselfishly squared the ball to Arfield who had a simple task of sliding it past Gillespie to collect his hat-trick.

After 64 minutes the ‘Well boss made a double substitution with Elliot Frear and Chirs Cadden replacing Main and Aryibi.

Another bout of indecision in the home box almost gave Rangers a fourth but Gillespie brilliantly denied Defoe.

At the other end McGregor was rarely threated and with 15 minutes remaining James Scott came on to lead the attack at the expense of Hastie.

The 18 year-old striker immediately made his presence felt in the visitor’s box but his ball across goal was blocked. Then Scott couldn’t just stretch high enough in front of goal to meet Frear’s inviting cross.

Although Motherwell tried to finish the game with a flourish, a couple of long shots from Alex Gorrin and Grimshaw which drifted off target summed up their day.

Motherwell host Rangers on Sunday, 7 April, as the regular Ladbrokes Premiership season draws to its conclusion.

If you’re based outside of the UK/Ireland, you can watch a live stream of the game direct from Fir Park. Kick off is at 12.30pm GMT.

To sign up for our service, just head to tv.motherwellfc.co.uk and choose your package. Subscriptions to see live games start at just £12 a month.

If you’re in the UK or Ireland but can’t make the game, there’s also live audio commentary available on our service. Our domestic subscriptions cost £6 a month and also get you full game replays.

Four of our five post-split games will be broadcast live on the service, with the exception of the trip to face Hamilton Academical on Saturday, 20 April.