DUNDEE. Dundee United overcame Motherwell to win 2-1. It was Dundee United to strike first with a goal of R. Edwards at the 35′. Then it was a penalty in the 70′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, C. Mulgrew gave the win to Dundee United in the 77′ minute with a goal.

The match was played at the Tannadice Park stadium in Dundee on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Kevin Clancy who was helped by David Doig and David Dunne. The 4th official was Don Robertson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.2 degrees Celsius or 53.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.​

Match Statistics​

The ball possession was identical with both team possessing the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

None of the teams had an upper hand in terms of ball possession. Dundee United was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Motherwell that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Motherwell was more aggressive with 62 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, Dundee United was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Dundee United shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Motherwell shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Dundee United received 2 yellow cards (R. Edwards and J. Fuchs). On the opposite side, Motherwell received 4 yellow cards (N. McGinley, K. van Veen, L. Grimshaw and C. Slattery).

Standings

After this match, Dundee United will have 20 points like Hearts and Rangers to stay in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Motherwell will stay with 14 points to stay in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Dundee United will play away against Livingston on the 27th of October with a 5-3 head to head in favor of Livingston (1 draw).

Motherwell will host St. Mirren on the 27th of October with a 16-11 head to head statistic in favor of Motherwell (14 draws).

Dundee United – Formation

Dundee United started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).

The manager Thomas Courts decided to play with the following team: Benjamin Siegrist (7.1), Kieran Freeman (6.5), Ryan Edwards (8.9), Charlie Mulgrew (8.3), Scott McMann (7.6), Peter Pawlett (6.7), Jeando Fuchs (6.6), Dylan Levitt (6.2), Ian Harkes (7.1), Ilmari Niskanen (5.8) and Nicky Clark (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Jack Newman, Kerr Smith, Declan Glass, Florent Hoti, Logan Chalmers, Louis Appéré (6.8) and Maxime Biamou.

Substitutions

Dundee United made only 1 change substituting N. Clark for L. Appere (80′)​.

Best player: Ryan Edwards​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Dundee United was Ryan Edwards.

His rating is (8.9) with 1 goal, 43 passes (65% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 12 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.

Motherwell – Formation

Motherwell started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Regarding the opposition, Graham Alexander played with: Liam Kelly (6.1), Stephen O’Donnell (7.0), Bevis Mugabi (6.7), Juhani Ojala (6.5), Nathan McGinley (6.8), Sean Goss (7.1), Liam David Grimshaw (7.2), Callum Slattery (6.1), Kaiyne Woolery (6.6), Tony Watt (7.6) and Kevin van Veen (6.2).

These were the players on the bench: Scott Fox, Jake Carroll, Sondre Solholm Johansen, Mark O’Hara (7.0), Connor Shields (6.2), Barry Maguire and Jordan Roberts.

Substitutions

Motherwell made 3 changes: K. van Veen for C. Shields (82′), C. Slattery for M. O’Hara (82′) and K. Woolery for J. Roberts (86′).

Best player: Tony Watt​

The player that probably impressed the most for Motherwell was Tony Watt.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 25 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 20. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premiership.​

• Aberdeen – Hibernian – 1-0
• Celtic – St. Johnstone – 2-0
• Dundee United – Motherwell – 2-1
• Hearts – Dundee – 1-1
• Ross County – Livingston – 2-3