Saturday , 14 November 2026

Dundee FC vs Motherwell FC, Premier League 2024-25 RELEGATION ROUND

Premier League · 2024-25
Dundee FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Motherwell FC
Sat 3 May 2025 · 14:00 UTC Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park 5,692 HT 45' · FT 45'
Juan Portales 31' 1–2
1–2 59' Tom Sparrow
1–2 90+1' Tawanda Maswanhise
Joe Shaughnessy 37' Y
R 80' Johnny Koutroumbis
Y 90' Harry Paton
Y 90' Lennon Miller

Overview

Match Preview

Dundee FC vs Motherwell FC — Premier League at Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Kevin Clancy
  • Assistant 1 David Roome
  • Assistant 2 Scott Anderson (Scotland)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 13 31
2 Rangers FC 12 27
3 Falkirk FC 13 21
4 Heart of Midlothian FC 12 20
5 Dundee FC 12 17
6 Dundee United FC 12 17
7 St. Johnstone FC 13 17
8 St. Mirren FC 13 14
9 Motherwell FC 13 13
10 Hibernian FC 12 11
11 Aberdeen FC 12 11
12 Kilmarnock FC 13 9

Head-to-Head

5
4
9
Dundee FC 18 games · Avg 2.9 goals Motherwell FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-05-03 Dundee FC 1–2 Motherwell FC 2025-02-26 Motherwell FC 2–1 Dundee FC 2024-12-04 Dundee FC 4–1 Motherwell FC 2024-10-19 Motherwell FC 0–1 Dundee FC 2024-04-06 Dundee FC 2–3 Motherwell FC

Recent Form

Dundee FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 May Motherwell FC H 1–2 L
26 Apr Heart of Midlothian FC A 1–0 W
13 Apr Hibernian FC A 0–4 L
05 Apr St. Mirren FC H 2–0 W
29 Mar Rangers FC H 3–4 L
16 Mar Dundee United FC A 4–2 W
Motherwell FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 May Dundee FC A 2–1 W
26 Apr St. Johnstone FC H 3–2 W
12 Apr Heart of Midlothian FC H 0–0 D
05 Apr Kilmarnock FC A 0–2 L
29 Mar Aberdeen FC A 1–4 L
15 Mar St. Mirren FC H 2–2 D

Season Stats

Dundee FC Motherwell FC
#5 Position #9
17 Points 13
12 Played 13
5 / 2 / 5 W / D / L 3 / 4 / 6
18 Scored 15
15 Conceded 21
+3 GD -6
1.42 PPG 1.00
42% Win % 23%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
17% Clean Sheets
Dundee FC this season
23% Clean Sheets
Motherwell FC this season

Dundee FC are 5th (17 pts). Motherwell FC are 9th (13 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Dundee FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/2
31-45
4/3
46-60
4/3
61-75
2/3
76+
5/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Motherwell FC
0-15
2/3
16-30
3/3
31-45
3/6
46-60
2/4
61-75
2/1
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Dundee FC
Bradley Fink 4 G
Joe Westley 4 G
Ashley Hay 3 G
Joe Bevan 2 G 1 A
Owen Bevan 2 G
Motherwell FC
Alex Lowry 3 G 1 A
Lukas Fadinger 3 G
Tawanda Maswanhise 2 G 2 A
Seb Palmer-Houlden 2 G
Ibrahim Said 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Dundee FC vs Motherwell FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Michael Wimmer might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park. Motherwell FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Dundee FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 20' It is a cagey affair so far. Dundee FC in their 4-3-3 trying to find a way past Motherwell FC's compact 4-4-1-1.
  • 25' Dundee FC have won 196 goals from 194 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 31' The deadlock is broken! Juan Portales gets on the scoresheet on 31 minutes.
  • 36' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 36 minutes.
  • 37' Dundee FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 42' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 46' Motherwell FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tawanda Maswanhise is hanging Harry Paton on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' It looks surprising Dundee FC does not make any changes. Tony Watt has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 56' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 59' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Tom Sparrow makes it 1-1.
  • 64' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Motherwell FC winning 0% of all matches.
  • 66' Another substitution for Dundee FC to replace Oluwaseun Adewumi by Seb Palmer-Houlden on 66 minute.
  • 71' The home supporters are growing impatient. Dundee FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 72' Time for substitution for Dundee FC. Juan Portales is replaced by Scott Fraser.
  • 77' A tactical swap from Motherwell FC — Steve Seddon on, Tom Sparrow off on 77 minutes.
  • 80' Johnny Koutroumbis picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 81' The Motherwell FC manager makes a substitution. Callum Slattery departs to be replaced by Ewan Wilson.
  • 85' Another substitution for Dundee FC to replace Ryan Astley by Charlie Reilly on 85 minute.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a card for Harry Paton.
  • 90' Motherwell FC make a change. Tony Watt trudges off to be replaced by Luke Armstrong on 90 minutes.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Motherwell FC take all three points.

Lineups

Dundee FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Docherty

Motherwell FC Lineups

4-4-1-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Wimmer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lyall Cameron 5
David Turnbull 4
Theo Bair 2
Dan Casey 2
Luke McCowan 2
Nathan Ralph 1
Oluwaseun Adewumi 1
Ethan Robson 1

Head to Head

2025-05-03 Dundee FC 1–2 Motherwell FC 2025-02-26 Motherwell FC 2–1 Dundee FC 2024-12-04 Dundee FC 4–1 Motherwell FC 2024-10-19 Motherwell FC 0–1 Dundee FC 2024-04-06 Dundee FC 2–3 Motherwell FC

Dundee FC Form

2025-05-03 Dundee FC 1–2 Motherwell FC L 2025-04-26 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 Dundee FC W 2025-04-13 Hibernian FC 4–0 Dundee FC L 2025-04-05 Dundee FC 2–0 St. Mirren FC W 2025-03-29 Dundee FC 3–4 Rangers FC L 2025-03-16 Dundee United FC 2–4 Dundee FC W

Motherwell FC Form

2025-05-03 Dundee FC 1–2 Motherwell FC W 2025-04-26 Motherwell FC 3–2 St. Johnstone FC W 2025-04-12 Motherwell FC 0–0 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2025-04-05 Kilmarnock FC 2–0 Motherwell FC L 2025-03-29 Aberdeen FC 4–1 Motherwell FC L 2025-03-15 Motherwell FC 2–2 St. Mirren FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.95 Dundee FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.3 Motherwell FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Dundee FC47% Draw26% Motherwell FC27%
Actual: Motherwell FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.25
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Dundee FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Motherwell FC
53%
Dundee FC or Motherwell FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Dundee FC38% Draw42% Motherwell FC20%
Actual: Dundee FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.7%
2 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
7.3%
1 – 0
6.9%
1 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
6%
2 – 2
6%
0 – 0
5.4%
3 – 0
4.7%
0 – 1
4.3%
3 – 2
3.9%
0 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Dundee FC

Handicap Dundee FC covers Push Motherwell FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 16% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 21% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 14% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Dundee FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.