Motherwell vs Dundee Utd
Ref: Nick Walsh, ScotlandFir Park, Motherwell · 13,742 cap
Match recap
Motherwell beat Dundee Utd 2–0 in their Premiership fixture. Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise and Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise scored for Motherwell. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.78 for Motherwell versus 0.34 for Dundee Utd. Motherwell sit 4th in the Premiership table while Dundee Utd are 7th.
First Half
13'
Farrugia
Yellow Card
VAR
Penalty confirmed
36'
Ševelj
Yellow Card
⚽
Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise
Penalty
45+1'
Iovu
Yellow Card
Second Half
⚽
Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise
Assist: Watt
Said
Yellow Card
61'
⇄
Eskesen
61'
⇄
Panutche Camará
61'
⇄
Farrugia
61'
⇄
Watters
Fadinger
Yellow Card
⇄
Said
⇄
Fadinger
⇄
Emmanuel
⇄
Slattery
⇄
O'Donnell
| # | 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
MotherwellDundee Utd
13Won
Statistical edge
13–0
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.78VS0.34
Attack6 · 0 won
16
Shots
7
5
Shots on target
3
11
Shots in the box
3
5
Shots outside box
4
6
Shots off goal
2
5
Corners
3
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
62%
Possession
38%
527
Total passes
321
441
Accurate passes
228
84%
Pass accuracy
71%
Discipline2 · 0 won
7
Fouls
13
2
Yellow cards
3
1
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 0 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
3
5
Blocked shots
2
-0.16
Goals prevented
-0.16
Motherwell
4-3-3
Dundee Utd
3-5-1-1Motherwell
4-3-3Starting XI
- 2S. O'DonnellD
- 8C. SlatteryM
- 12L. FadingerM
- 13C. WardG
- 16P. McGinnD
- 18Tawanda Jethro MaswanhiseF
- 20E. WattM
- 21E. JustF
- 45M. EmmanuelD
- 57S. WelshD
- 90I. SaidF
Substitutes
- 4L. GordonD
- 6J. McGheeD
- 7T. SparrowM
- 15E. BjörgólfssonF
- 19S. NicholsonF
- 25O. PriestmanM
- 28L. RossF
- 31M. ConnellyG
- 77R. Charles-CookF
Dundee Utd
3-5-1-1Starting XI
- 1A. Maynard-BrewerG
- 2R. StrainM
- 4I. IovuD
- 5V. ŠeveljD
- 8Panutche CamaráM
- 10J. EskesenM
- 20N. FarrugiaF
- 21Luca StephensonM
- 22D. NaamoM
- 23K. KeresztesD
- 36M. WattersF
Substitutes
- 6R. GrahamD
- 7K. TrapanovskiM
- 9Z. SapsfordM
- 11W. FerryM
- 12E. AgyeiM
- 17A. Ahmed FatahF
- 19I. DolčekF
- 25D. RichardsG
- 37S. HardingD
Motherwell
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tawanda Maswanhise | F | 90 | 8.9 | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1/2 |
| Calum Ward | G | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Elliot Watt | M | 90 | 7.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Stephen Welsh | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Callum Slattery | M | 82 | 7.7 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 3/4 |
| Ibrahim Said | F | 72 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3/6 |
| Paul McGinn(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Stephen O'Donnell | D | 89 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Emmanuel Longelo | D | 82 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Elijah Just | F | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1/5 |
| Lukas Fadinger | M | 72 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Liam Gordon | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan McGhee | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam Nicholson | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matty Connelly | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luca Ross | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eythor Bjørgolfsson | F | 18 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Tom Sparrow | M | 8 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oscar Priestman | M | 18 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Regan Charles-Cook | F | 8 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
Dundee Utd
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iurie Iovu | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Panutche Camará | M | 60 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Strain | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Neil Farrugia | F | 61 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4/5 |
| Krisztián Keresztes | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Max Watters | F | 61 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3/4 |
| Luca Stephenson(C) | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Dario Naamo | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Ashley Maynard Brewer | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vicko Ševelj | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Julius Eskesen | M | 61 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Will Ferry | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ross Graham | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Richards | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam Cleall-Harding | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Dolček | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emmanuel Agyei | M | 29 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Kristijan Trapanovski | M | 30 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Amar Fatah | F | 29 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Zachary Sapsford | M | 29 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |