DUNDEE. Dundee United was in the end too much to handle for Ross County with the goal of Charlie Mulgrew  (70′) and Craig Sibbald (90′). Regarding the opposition, Ross County scored with ​Connor Randall (9′ own).

The match was played at the Tannadice Park stadium in Dundee on Wednesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Chris Graham with the assistance of Graeme Stewart and Michael Banks. The 4th official was Dan McFarlane. The weather was rainy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.9 degrees Celsius or 40.8 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.​

Match Statistics​

Dundee United

3 - 0

Ross County

  • 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
  • 12 Total 9
  • 7 On Target 1
  • 5 Off Target 8
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 106 Attack 87
  • 50 Dangerous attack 28
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 2
  • 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 12 Total 10
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 6

The overall ball possession was just identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Dundee United was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Ross County that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Dundee United was more aggressive with 50 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Dundee United won the match​.

Dundee United shot 12 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Ross County shot 9 times, 1 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Dundee United received 2 yellow cards (Ian Harkes and Scott McMann). On the opposite side, Ross County received 1 yellow card (Owura Edwards).

Also, Ross County didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Owura Edwards (Ross County) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (85′).

Match Timeline

9'
Connor Randall(own-goal)
36'
65'
70'
71'
74'
79'
80'
Jack Baldwin- sub ->Keith Watson
80'
81'
81'
85'
85'
86'
Ben Paton- sub ->Ross Callachan
Rory MacLeod- sub ->Glenn Middleton
89'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Celtic
92
33
Rangers
79
33
Aberdeen
53
33
Hearts
48
33
Hibernian
44
33
St. Mirren
44
33
Livingston
42
33
Motherwell
37
33
St. Johnstone
33
33
Dundee United
31
33
Kilmarnock
31
33
Ross County
27
33

After playing this match, Dundee United will have 16 points to sit in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Ross County will stay with 15 points to remain in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Dundee United will play away against St. Johnstone on the 2nd of January with a 10-10 head to head statistic.

Ross County will play away agasint Aberdeen on the 2nd of January with a 15-9 head to head statistic in favor of Aberdeen (5 draws).

Dundee United – Formation

Dundee United
G
Mark Birighitti 1.Australia
6.8
D
Ross Graham 6.Scotland
7.1
D
Ryan Edwards 12.England
6.9
D
Charlie Mulgrew 4.Scotland
7.1
70'
M
Liam Smith 2.Scotland
6.5
M
Dylan Levitt 19.Wales
7.6
79'
M
Craig Sibbald 14.Scotland
7.0
90'
M
Scott McMann 3.Scotland
6.5
85'
F
Ian Harkes 23.United States
7.0
36'
F
Glenn Middleton 15.Scotland
7.0
89'
F
Steven Fletcher 9.Scotland
6.3
81'
Substitutes
G
Carljohan Eriksson 13.Finland
D
Kieran Freeman 22.Scotland
M
Archie Meekison 17.Scotland
M
Ilmari Niskanen 7.Finland
M
Arnaud Djoum 10.Cameroon
6.5
79'
M
Mathew Anim Cudjoe 28.Ghana
F
Sadat Happy Anaku 20.Uganda
F
Rory MacLeod 44.Scotland
89'
F
Tony Watt 32.Scotland
81'

Dundee United started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Liam Fox decided to play with the following team: Mark Birighitti (6.8), Ryan Edwards (6.9), Charlie Mulgrew (7.1), Ross Graham (7.1), Liam Smith (6.5), Dylan Levitt (7.6), Craig Sibbald (7.0), Scott McMann (6.5), Ian Harkes (7.0), Glenn Middleton (7.0) and Steven Fletcher (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Carljohan Eriksson, Kieran Freeman, Archie Meekison, Ilmari Niskanen, Arnaud Djoum (6.5), Mathew Anim Cudjoe, Sadat Anaku, Rory Macleod and Tony Watt.

Substitutions

Dundee United made 3 changes: Dylan Levitt for Arnaud Djoum (79′), Steven Fletcher for Tony Watt (81′) and Glenn Middleton for Rory MacLeod (89′).

Best player: Dylan Levitt​

The most impressive player for Dundee United was Dylan Levitt even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.6) with 45 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 3 crosses.

Ross County – Formation

Ross County
G
Ross Laidlaw 1.Scotland
6.8
D
Connor Randall 2.England
6.6
81' 9'
D
K. Watson 15.Scotland
7.0
80'
D
Alex Iacovitti 6.Scotland
6.3
D
George Harmon 16.England
6.3
80'
M
Jordan Tillson 22.England
6.6
M
Victor Loturi 14.Canada
6.1
71'
M
Ross Callachan 8.Scotland
6.4
86'
M
O. Edwards 7.England
6.0
85'
M
Yan Dhanda 10.England
6.8
F
Jordan White 26.Scotland
6.8
Substitutes
G
Jake Eastwood 31.England
D
Jack Baldwin 5.England
6.6
80'
D
Callum Johnson 12.England
81'
M
David Cancola 4.Austria
M
Ben Paton 24.Canada
86'
M
Josh Sims 11.England
F
William Akio 18.South Sudan
6.4
71'
F
K. Olaigbe 17.Belgium
6.4
80'
F
Jordy Hiwula 19.England

Ross County started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Malky Mackay played with: Ross Laidlaw (6.8), Connor Randall (6.6), Keith Watson (6.8), Alex Iacovitti (6.3), George Harmon (6.3), Jordan Tillson (6.6), Victor Loturi (6.1), Owura Edwards (6.0), Ross Callachan (6.4), Yan Dhanda (6.8) and Jordan White (6.8).

They had on the bench: Jake Eastwood, Jack Baldwin, Callum Johnson, David Cancola, Ben Paton, Josh Sims, William Akio (6.4), Kazeem Olaigbe (6.4) and Jordy Hiwula.

Substitutions

Ross County made 5 changes: Victor Loturi for William Akio  (71′), George Harmon for Kazeem Olaigbe (80′), Keith Watson for Jack Baldwin (81′), Connor Randall for Callum Johnson (81′) and Ross Callachan for Ben Paton (86′).

Best player: Keith Watson​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Ross County was Keith Watson.

His rating is (6.8) with 45 passes (73% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 7. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

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