MOTHERWELL. Motherwell prevails over Dundee United 1-0 after T. Watt scored just 1 goal (12′). Dundee United lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).
Motherwell remained in 10 after B. Maguire received a double yellow card in the 82′. Anyway, Motherwell still was able to win this match competing only in players.
The match was played at the Fir Park stadium in Motherwell on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Steven McLean with the support of Ralph Gordon and John McCrossan. The 4th official was Euan Anderson. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 8.6 degrees Celsius or 47.48 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.
Match Statistics
- 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
- 17 Total 7
- 3 On Target 2
- 14 Off Target 5
- 6 Shots blocked 2
- 98 Attack 99
- 51 Dangerous attack 39
- 63 Ball safe 97
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 5
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 18 Total 17
- 4 Yellow Cards 2
- 1 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Dundee United had a superior ball possession 58% while Motherwell was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Motherwell was was putting more pressure with 51 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Motherwell won the match.
Motherwell shot 17 times, 3 on target, 14 off target. On the other side, Dundee United shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Motherwell received 3 yellow cards (B. Maguire, S. Goss and N. McGinley). On the other side, Dundee United received 2 yellow cards (F. Hoti and A. Sporle).
B. Maguire (Motherwell) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (82′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Motherwell will have 24 points to hold in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Dundee United will stay with 25 points to sit in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Motherwell will play away against Hibernian on the 4th of December with a 20-15 head to head in favor of Hibernian (8 draws).
Dundee United will host Celtic on the 5th of December with a 29-3 head to head in favor of Celtic (13 draws).
Motherwell – Formation
Motherwell
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82'
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Motherwell started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Graham Alexander decided to play with the following team: Liam Kelly , Bevis Mugabi , Sondre Solholm Johansen , Ricki Lamie , Nathan McGinley , Callum Slattery , Barry Maguire , Sean Goss , Kaiyne Woolery , Kevin van Veen and Tony Watt .
The home team had on the bench: Scott Fox, Jake Carroll , Stephen O’Donnell , Dean Cornelius, Liam David Grimshaw, Connor Shields and Jordan Roberts.
Motherwell could not rely on the presence of S. O’Donnell (injured).
Substitutions
Motherwell made 3 changes: S. Johansen for S. O’Donnell (59′), K. van Veen for J. Carroll (84′) and K. Woolery for L. Grimshaw (89′).
Best player: Tony Watt
The player that probably impressed the most for Motherwell was Tony Watt.
His rating is with 1 goal, 23 passes (47% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 17. He performed 1 cross.
Dundee United – Formation
Dundee United
Dundee United started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Thomas Courts played with: Benjamin Siegrist , Kieran Freeman , Ryan Edwards , Charlie Mulgrew , Scott McMann , Declan Glass , Peter Pawlett , Ian Harkes , Florent Hoti , Ilmari Niskanen and Louis Appéré .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Trevor Carson, Liam Smith, Logan Chalmers, Archie Meekison, Adrián Spörle , Nicky Clark , Darren Watson and Kerr Smith.
Substitutions
Dundee United made 3 changes: D. Glass for N. Clark (42′), I. Niskanen for D. Watson (57′) and S. McMann for A. Sporle (75′).
Best player: Charlie Mulgrew
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Dundee United was Charlie Mulgrew.
His rating is with 57 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
