DUNDEE. Dundee was finally too much to handle for Motherwell with the goal of L. McCowan (19′), D. Mullen (26′) and R. Sweeney (49′).
The match was played at the Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park stadium in Dundee on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Craig Napier with the support of Frank Connor and Graham McNeillie. The 4th official was Gavin Duncan. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 1.3 degrees Celsius or 34.32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.
Match Statistics
- 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
- 13 Total 11
- 8 On Target 3
- 5 Off Target 8
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 96 Attack 105
- 48 Dangerous attack 59
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 4
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 17 Total 20
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Dundee was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Motherwell that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Motherwell was more pushing with 59 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, Dundee managed to find the solution to win this match.
Dundee shot 13 times, 8 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Motherwell shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Dundee received 3 yellow cards (D. Mullen, R. Sweeney and L. Fontaine). On the other side, Motherwell received 3 yellow cards (C. Slattery, B. Mugabi and J. Roberts).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Dundee will have 13 points like Livingston to hold in the 11th place. Regarding the opposition, Motherwell will stay with 21 points to hold in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Dundee will host St. Johnstone on the 1st of December with a 12-7 head to head in favor of St. Johnstone (3 draws).
Motherwell will host Dundee United on the 30th of November with a 19-14 head to head in favor of Dundee United (13 draws).
Dundee – Formation
Dundee started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
The manager James McPake decided to play with the following team: Adam Legzdins , Cammy Kerr , Lee Ashcroft , Ryan Sweeney , Jordan Marshall , Paul McMullan , Max Anderson , Charlie Adam , Luke McCowan , Paul McGowan and Danny Mullen .
The home team had on the bench: Ian Lawlor, Corey Panter, Christie Elliot , Liam Fontaine , Calum Lamb, Jason Cummings and Leigh Griffiths .
Dundee could not rely on the presence of L. Fontaine (injured) and C. Elliot (injured).
Substitutions
Dundee made 3 changes: L. Ashcroft for L. Fontaine (53′), P. McGowan for L. Griffiths (65′) and M. Anderson for C. Elliot (69′).
Best player: Luke McCowan
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Dundee was Luke McCowan.
His rating is with 1 goal, 28 passes (42% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 3 crosses.
Motherwell – Formation
Motherwell started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Graham Alexander played with: Liam Kelly , Bevis Mugabi , Sondre Solholm Johansen , Ricki Lamie , Nathan McGinley , Callum Slattery , Barry Maguire , Liam David Grimshaw , Kaiyne Woolery , Connor Shields and Tony Watt .
They had on the bench: Scott Fox, Stephen O’Donnell, Darragh O’Connor, Jake Carroll, Dean Cornelius, Jordan Roberts and Kevin van Veen .
Substitutions
Motherwell made 2 changes: L. Grimshaw for J. Roberts (46′) and C. Shields for K. van Veen (46′).
Best player: Tony Watt
The player that probably impressed the most for Motherwell was Tony Watt.
His rating is with 36 passes (63% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 17. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Dundee – Motherwell – 3-0
- Hearts – St. Mirren – 2-0
- Ross County – Dundee United – 1-1
- St. Johnstone – Hibernian – 1-2