Dundee Utd vs Motherwell
Ref: Duncan Nicolson, ScotlandTannadice Park, Dundee · 14,209 cap
Match recap
Dundee Utd and Motherwell drew 0–0 in their Premiership fixture. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.52 for Dundee Utd versus 0.99 for Motherwell. Dundee Utd sit 7th in the Premiership table while Motherwell are 4th.
First Half
18'
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Welsh
34'
Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise
Yellow Card
Second Half
Stephenson
Yellow Card
⇄
Watters
Ferry
Yellow Card
⇄
Sapsford
72'
⇄
Hendry
72'
⇄
Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise
72'
⇄
Koutroumbis
75'
Slattery
Yellow Card
⇄
Sibbald
85'
Watt
Yellow Card
87'
⇄
Slattery
Ševelj
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Heart Of Midlothian | 33 | 21 | 7 | 5 | +30 | 70 |
| 3 |  Celtic | 33 | 21 | 4 | 8 | +24 | 67 |
| 4 |  Motherwell | 33 | 14 | 12 | 7 | +23 | 54 |
| 5 |  Hibernian | 33 | 13 | 12 | 8 | +14 | 51 |
| 6 |  Falkirk | 33 | 13 | 7 | 13 | -3 | 46 |
| 7 |  Dundee Utd | 33 | 9 | 13 | 11 | -9 | 40 |
| 8 |  Aberdeen | 33 | 9 | 6 | 18 | -15 | 33 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Dundee UtdMotherwell
2Won
Statistical edge
2–12
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.52VS0.99
Attack0 · 6 won
9
Shots
13
1
Shots on target
3
3
Shots in the box
6
6
Shots outside box
7
5
Shots off goal
8
1
Corners
4
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
31%
Possession
69%
262
Total passes
585
162
Accurate passes
470
62%
Pass accuracy
80%
Discipline0 · 2 won
19
Fouls
13
3
Yellow cards
3
3
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
1
3
Blocked shots
2
Dundee Utd
3-4-3
Motherwell
4-2-3-1Dundee Utd
3-4-3Starting XI
- 2R. StrainM
- 3B. EsselinkD
- 4I. IovuD
- 6R. GrahamD
- 9Z. SapsfordF
- 11W. FerryM
- 14C. SibbaldM
- 17A. Ahmed FatahF
- 21Luca StephensonM
- 25D. RichardsG
- 36M. WattersF
Substitutes
- 5V. ŠeveljD
- 7K. TrapanovskiM
- 10J. EskesenM
- 19I. DolčekF
- 31R. AdamsG
- 34O. StirtonD
- 37S. HardingD
- 44C. BeattieM
- 77N. MöllerF
Motherwell
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2S. O'DonnellD
- 8C. SlatteryM
- 12L. FadingerM
- 13C. WardG
- 16P. McGinnD
- 18Tawanda Jethro MaswanhiseM
- 20E. WattM
- 21E. JustM
- 22J. KoutroumbisD
- 57S. WelshD
- 66C. HendryF
Substitutes
- 4L. GordonD
- 7T. SparrowM
- 9A. StamatelopoulosF
- 25O. PriestmanM
- 28L. RossF
- 31M. ConnellyG
- 45M. EmmanuelD
- 77R. Charles-CookF
- 90I. SaidF
Dundee Utd
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amar Fatah | F | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Ross Graham(C) | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Richards | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Will Ferry | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Bert Esselink | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zachary Sapsford | F | 73 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Iurie Iovu | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Craig Sibbald | M | 84 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Ryan Strain | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/3 |
| Max Watters | F | 65 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Luca Stephenson | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ruairidh Adams | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam Cleall-Harding | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Owen Stirton | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Calvin Beattie | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Julius Eskesen | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kristijan Trapanovski | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vicko Ševelj | D | 12 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Dolček | F | 17 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nikolaj Möller | F | 25 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
Motherwell
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calum Ward | G | 90 | 8.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elliot Watt | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Paul McGinn(C) | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Lukas Fadinger | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Johnny Koutroumbis | D | 73 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Stephen Welsh | D | 18 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Callum Slattery | M | 87 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Stephen O'Donnell | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Callum Hendry | F | 73 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1/1 |
| Tawanda Maswanhise | M | 73 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/4 |
| Elijah Just | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Matty Connelly | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Sparrow | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oscar Priestman | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luca Ross | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ibrahim Said | F | 17 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Liam Gordon | D | 72 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Regan Charles-Cook | F | 9 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emmanuel Longelo | D | 17 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apostolos Stamatelopoulos | F | 17 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0/1 |