DINGWALL. Ross County was finally too good for Motherwell with the goal of Simon Murray (2′), Yan Dhanda (18′) and Ben Purrington (56′). Ross County was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Global Energy Stadium stadium in Dingwall on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was David Dickinson with the help of Dougie Potter and Sean Carr. The 4th official was Dan McFarlane. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 3.35 degrees Celsius or 38.03 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.
Match Statistics
- ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
- 13 Total 14
- 6 On Target 4
- 4 Off Target 8
- 4 Shots blocked 2
- 95 Attack 135
- 54 Dangerous attack 53
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 3
Fouls
- 14 Total 9
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Ross County was in firm control of the ball 63% while Motherwell was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Ross County was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Ross County won the match.
Ross County shot 13 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Motherwell shot 14 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Ross County received 2 yellow cards (William Nightingale and Jordan White). On the opposite side, Motherwell received 2 yellow cards (Blair Spittal and Georgie Gent).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Ross County has 17 points like Kilmarnock to hold in the 8th place. Talking about the opposition, Motherwell will stays with 14 points to sit in the 9th place.
Next matches
Ross County – Formation
Ross County
88'
71'
56'
Ross County started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Derek Adams decided to play with the following team: Ross Laidlaw , William Nightingale , Jack Baldwin , Ryan Leak , James Brown , Connor Randall , Scott Allardice , Ben Purrington , Yan Dhanda , Jordan White and Simon Murray .
The home team had on the bench: Kyle Turner , Josh Sims , Max Sheaf, Victor Loturi , George Harmon, Ross Munro, Alex Samuel, Dylan Smith and Josh Reid.
Substitutions
Ross County made 4 changes: Simon Murray for Alex Samuel (87′), Yan Dhanda for Kyle Turner (76′), Jordan White for Josh Sims (76′) and Connor Randall for Victor Loturi (71′).
Player of the match: Jack Baldwin
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Ross County was Jack Baldwin even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 30 passes (63% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 8.
Motherwell – Formation
Motherwell
Motherwell started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
Stuart Kettlewell played with: Liam Kelly , Dan Casey , Bevis Mugabi , Shane Blaney , Callum Slattery , Brodie Spencer , Conor Wilkinson , Blair Spittal , Stephen O’Donnell , Thelonius Bair and Mika Biereth .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Georgie Gent , Jonathan Obika , Aston Oxborough, Davor Zdravkovski , Oli Shaw , Dylan Wells, Luca Ross, Calum Butcher and Max Ross.
Motherwell could not rely on the presence of Oli Shaw (injured).
Substitutions
Motherwell made 5 changes: Conor Wilkinson for Calum Butcher (46′), Bevis Mugabi for Georgie Gent (46′), Shane Blaney for Davor Zdravkovski (46′), Thelonius Bair for Jonathan Obika (59′) and Calum Butcher for Oli Shaw (71′).
Player of the match: Georgie Gent
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Motherwell was Georgie Gent.
His rating is with 21 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 1 duel out of 4. He performed 8 crosses.
His performance was fantastic also because he commenced the match from the bench before entering in the 46′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Ross County – Motherwell – 3-0
