Ross County destroys Dundee United 4-0 with a superb match. HIGHLIGHTS

DINGWALL. Ross County destroys Dundee United 4-0 with goals of

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John Ross
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Ross County destroys Dundee United 4-0 with a superb match. HIGHLIGHTS

DINGWALL. Ross County liquidates Dundee United 4-0 with goals of E. Brophy (6′), Yan Dhanda (14′), Jordan White (62′) and E. Brophy (70′).

The match was played at the Global Energy Stadium stadium in Dingwall on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Steven McLean with the collaboration of David McGeachie and Gary Hilland. The 4th official was Gavin Duncan. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.4 degrees Celsius or 41.7 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Ross County

4 - 0

Team 1

Dundee United

  • 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
  • 22 Total 9
  • 10 On Target 3
  • 9 Off Target 4
  • 3 Shots blocked 2
  • 123 Attack 122
  • 67 Dangerous attack 35
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 2
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 11 Total 10
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Dundee United had a superior ball possession 55% while Ross County was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Ross County was more pushing with 67 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Ross County won the match​.

Ross County shot 23 times, 11 on target, 15 off target. On the opposite side, Dundee United shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Ross County received 2 yellow cards (Nohan Kenneh and Ross Callachan). Talking about the opposition, Dundee United received 2 yellow cards (Jamie McGrath and Craig Sibbald).

Match Timeline

Eamonn Brophy(goal)
6'
Yan Dhanda(goal)E. Brophy
14'
20'
44'
46'
Sadat Happy Anaku- sub ->Dylan Levitt
58'
Jordan White(goal)E. Brophy
62'
Eamonn Brophy(goal)Victor Loturi
70'
Simon Murray- sub ->E. Brophy
73'
Josh Sims- sub ->Gwion Edwards
73'
74'
Ross Callachan- sub ->Nohan Kenneh
78'
78'
Alex Samuel- sub ->Jordan White
83'
Dylan Smith- sub ->Connor Randall
83'
85'
Rory MacLeod- sub ->Steven Fletcher
Ross Callachan- Yellow
86'

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 contest, Ross County will have 21 points to sit in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Dundee United will stay with 20 points to hold in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Ross County will play away against Hearts on the 22nd of April with a 10-2 head to head statistic in favor of Hearts (13 draws).

Dundee United will host Livingston on the 22nd of April with a 8-3 head to head stats in favor of Livingston (2 draws).

Ross County – Formation

Ross County
G
Ross Laidlaw 1.Scotland
7.6
D
Connor Randall 2.England
7.2
83'
D
Jack Baldwin 5.England
7.6
D
Alex Iacovitti 6.Scotland
7.0
D
George Harmon 16.England
7.4
M
Nohan Kenneh 42.Liberia
7.0
78' 44'
M
Yan Dhanda 10.England
7.8
Goals14'
M
Gwion Edwards 29.Wales
7.6
73'
M
Victor Loturi 14.Canada
7.2
F
Eamonn Brophy 27.Scotland
9.6
73' Goals6', 70'
F
Jordan White 26.Scotland
7.7
83' Goals62'
Substitutes
G
Ross Munro 21.Scotland
D
Dylan Smith 30.Scotland
6.8
83'
D
Keith Watson 15.Scotland
M
Josh Sims 11.England
6.4
73'
M
David Cancola 4.Austria
M
Ross Callachan 8.Scotland
6.7
78' 86'
F
Simon Murray 17.Scotland
7.0
73'
F
Josh Stones 49.England
F
Alex Samuel 25.Wales
6.4
83'

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

The manager Malky Mackay decided to play with the following team: Ross Laidlaw (7.6), Connor Randall (7.2), Jack Baldwin (7.6), Alex Iacovitti (7.0), George Harmon (7.4), Gwion Edwards (7.6), Victor Loturi (7.2), Nohan Kenneh (7.0), Yan Dhanda (7.8), Eamonn Brophy (9.6) and Jordan White (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Ross Munro, Dylan Smith (6.8), Keith Watson, Josh Sims (6.4), David Cancola, Ross Callachan (6.7), Simon Murray (7.0), Josh Stones and Alex Samuel (6.4).

Substitutions

Ross County made 5 changes: E. Brophy for Simon Murray (73′), Gwion Edwards for Josh Sims (73′), Nohan Kenneh for Ross Callachan (78′), Jordan White for Alex Samuel (83′) and Connor Randall for Dylan Smith (83′).

Best player: Eamonn Brophy​

The player that probably impressed the most for Ross County was Eamonn Brophy.

His rating is (9.6) with 2 goals, 15 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He performed 5 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Dundee United – Formation

Dundee United
G
Jack Newman 31.England
6.3
D
Liam Smith 2.Scotland
5.9
D
Ryan Edwards  12.England
6.7
D
Charlie Mulgrew 4.Scotland
6.3
D
Aziz Behich 16.Australia
6.1
M
Dylan Levitt 19.Wales
6.5
46'
M
Arnaud Djoum 10.Cameroon
6.8
M
Craig Sibbald 14.Scotland
6.8
74'
F
Jamie McGrath 18.Republic of Ireland
6.8
78' 20'
F
Steven Fletcher 9.Scotland
7.1
85'
F
Kai Fotheringham 25.Scotland
6.1
58'
Substitutes
G
Mark Birighitti 1.Australia
D
Loick Ayina 27.France
D
Ross Graham 6.Scotland
D
Scott McMann 3.Scotland
D
Kieran Freeman 22.Scotland
M
Ilmari Niskanen 7.Finland
6.2
78'
M
Glenn Middleton 15.Scotland
6.2
58'
F
Rory MacLeod 44.Scotland
6.4
85'
F
Sadat Happy Anaku 20.Uganda
6.4
46'

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

Liam Fox played with: Jack Newman (6.3), Liam Smith (5.9), Ryan Edwards (6.7), Charlie Mulgrew (6.3), Aziz Behich (6.1), Dylan Levitt (6.5), Arnaud Djoum (6.8), Craig Sibbald (6.8), Jamie McGrath (6.8), Steven Fletcher (7.1) and Kai Fotheringham (6.1).

These were the players on the bench: Mark Birighitti, Loick Ayina, Ross Graham, Scott McMann, Ilmari Niskanen (6.2), Kieran Freeman, Glenn Middleton (6.2), Rory Macleod (6.4) and Sadat Anaku (6.4).

Substitutions

Dundee United made 4 changes: Dylan Levitt for Sadat Happy Anaku (46′), K. Fotheringham for Glenn Middleton (58′), Jamie McGrath for Ilmari Niskanen (78′) and Steven Fletcher for Rory MacLeod (85′).

Best player: Steven Fletcher​

The most impressive player for Dundee United was Steven Fletcher.

His rating is (7.1) with 30 passes (63% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 16 duels out of 27.

Results of the day

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