DUNDEE. Dundee United beats Ross County 1-0 after I. Niskanen scored just 1 goal (31′).
The match was played at the Tannadice Park stadium in Dundee on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Don Robertson who had the assistance of Alan Mulvanny and Graham McNeillie. The 4th official was Mike Roncone. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10 degrees Celsius or 50.07 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 14 Total 15
- 4 On Target 5
- 10 Off Target 10
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 100 Attack 109
- 44 Dangerous attack 47
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 8 Total 9
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 1 Substitutions 4
The ball possession was identical with both team possessing the ball for 50% of the time.
There was not much difference 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.
Ross County was more aggressive with 47 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Dundee United managed to find the solution to win this contest.
Dundee United shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Ross County shot 15 times, 5 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Dundee United received 2 yellow cards (P. Pawlett and B. Siegrist). On the other side, Ross County received 1 yellow card (J. Baldwin).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Dundee United will have 14 points like Motherwell to stay in the 5th place. On the other side, Ross County will stay with 3 points like Dundee to stay in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Dundee United will play away with Hibernian on the 16th of October with a 11-9 head to head in favor of Dundee United (13 draws).
Ross County will host St. Mirren on the 16th of October with a 9-5 head to head record in favor of St. Mirren (3 draws).
Dundee United – Formation
Dundee United
65'
73'
31'
Dundee United started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
The manager Thomas Courts decided to play with the following team: Benjamin Siegrist , Kieran Freeman , Ryan Edwards , Charlie Mulgrew , Scott McMann , Peter Pawlett , Jeando Fuchs , Dylan Levitt , Ian Harkes , Ilmari Niskanen and Nicky Clark .
The home team had on the bench: Trevor Carson, Kerr Smith, Florent Hoti, Chris Mochrie, Adrián Spörle, Logan Chalmers and Louis Appéré .
Substitutions
Dundee United made only 1 change substituting I. Niskanen for L. Appere (73′).
Best player: Benjamin Siegrist
The player that probably impressed the most for Dundee United was the goalkeeper: Benjamin Siegrist. His rating is 7.82. He performed 5 saves.
Ross County – Formation
Ross County
Ross County started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the other side, Malky Mackay played with: Ashley Maynard Brewer , Harry Clarke , Jack Baldwin , Alex Iacovitti , Jack Burroughs , Jordan Tillson , Harrison Paton , Blair Spittal , Regan Charles-Cook , Alex Samuel and Joseph Hungbo .
They had on the bench: Ross Laidlaw, Alex Robertson, Ross Callachan , David Cancola, Ben Paton, Dominic Samuel and Jordan White .
Substitutions
Ross County made 3 changes: R. Charles-Cook for J. White (46′), A. Samuel for R. Callachan (74′) and J. Tillson for D. Samuel (79′).
Best player: Joseph Hungbo
The player that probably impressed the most for Ross County was Joseph Hungbo.
His rating is with 19 passes (73% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 3 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Dundee United – Ross County – 1-0
- Hearts – Motherwell – 2-0
- Livingston – St. Mirren – 0-1
- St. Johnstone – Dundee – 3-1
