Dundee United FC vs Motherwell FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2021-22

Dundee United FC

2 – 1

Full Time

Motherwell FC

Sat 23 Oct 2021 · 14:00 UTC Tannadice Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 34' Callum Slattery

Y 59' Liam Grimshaw

Y 66' Kevin van Veen

Jeando Fuchs 73' Y

Y 85' Nathan McGinley

Ryan Edwards 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Dundee United FC vs Motherwell FC — Premier League at Tannadice Park.

Dundee United FC 33 games · 40 pts (2026/27)
Motherwell FC 33 games · 54 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Heart of Midlothian FC	33	70
2	Rangers FC	33	69
3	Celtic FC	33	67
4	Motherwell FC	33	54
5	Hibernian FC	33	51
6	Falkirk FC	33	46
7	Dundee United FC	33	40
8	Aberdeen FC	33	33
9	Dundee FC	33	33
10	St. Mirren FC	33	30
11	Kilmarnock FC	33	28
12	Livingston FC	33	16

Head-to-Head

Dundee United FC 17 games · Avg 2.4 goals Motherwell FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-10-23 Dundee United FC 2–1 Motherwell FC 2021-05-12 Dundee United FC 2–2 Motherwell FC 2021-02-03 Motherwell FC 2–1 Dundee United FC 2020-12-26 Dundee United FC 1–1 Motherwell FC 2020-08-08 Motherwell FC 0–1 Dundee United FC

Recent Form

Dundee United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Oct	Motherwell FC	H	2–1	W
16 Oct	Hibernian FC	A	3–0	W
02 Oct	Ross County FC	H	1–0	W
26 Sep	Celtic FC	A	1–1	D
19 Sep	Dundee FC	H	1–0	W
11 Sep	St. Mirren FC	A	0–0	D

Motherwell FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Oct	Dundee United FC	A	1–2	L
16 Oct	Celtic FC	H	0–2	L
02 Oct	Heart of Midlothian FC	A	0–2	L
25 Sep	Ross County FC	H	2–1	W
19 Sep	Rangers FC	A	1–1	D
11 Sep	Aberdeen FC	H	2–0	W

Season Stats

Dundee United FC		Motherwell FC
#7	Position	#4
40	Points	54
33	Played	33
9 / 13 / 11	W / D / L	14 / 12 / 7
45	Scored	52
54	Conceded	29
-9	GD	+23
1.21	PPG	1.64
27%	Win %	42%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

41% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Dundee United FC are 7th (40 pts). Motherwell FC are 4th (54 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Dundee United FC and Motherwell FC is underway.
5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Graham Alexander might look to freshen things up shortly.
10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Dundee United FC and Motherwell FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
20' Dundee United FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
25' Motherwell FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
34' Controversy at the stadium! Callum Slattery argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
35' Ryan Edwards adds to his 0 season tally! Dundee United FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
40' 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.
45' A quiet spell here at Tannadice Park. Dundee United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
50' It looks surprising Motherwell FC does not make any changes. Scott McMann has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
55' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
59' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Liam Grimshaw.
64' Motherwell FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
66' That is a Yellow card for Motherwell FC. Kevin van Veen will be fuming at that decision.
70' GOAL! Tony Watt fires home to make it 1-1!
73' Jeando Fuchs catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 73.
77' Charlie Mulgrew makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and Dundee United FC are in front.
80' The whistle greets Nicky Clark as he departs to be replaced by Louis Appere.
82' Motherwell FC ring the changes. Callum Slattery has done his job and it is now time for Mark O'Hara to step up.
85' Nathan McGinley was booked on 85.
89' Ryan Edwards was booked on 89.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Dundee United FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Dundee United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tam Courts

Motherwell FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Graham Alexander

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sam Dalby	4
Archie Meekison	2
Tawanda Maswanhise	2
Dylan Levitt	2
Apostolos Stamatelopoulos	2
Tony Watt	2
Kevin van Veen	2
Jamie McGrath	2

Head to Head

Dundee United FC Form

2021-10-23 Dundee United FC 2–1 Motherwell FC W 2021-10-16 Hibernian FC 0–3 Dundee United FC W 2021-10-02 Dundee United FC 1–0 Ross County FC W 2021-09-26 Celtic FC 1–1 Dundee United FC D 2021-09-19 Dundee United FC 1–0 Dundee FC W 2021-09-11 St. Mirren FC 0–0 Dundee United FC D

Motherwell FC Form

2021-10-23 Dundee United FC 2–1 Motherwell FC L 2021-10-16 Motherwell FC 0–2 Celtic FC L 2021-10-02 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Motherwell FC L 2021-09-25 Motherwell FC 2–1 Ross County FC W 2021-09-19 Rangers FC 1–1 Motherwell FC D 2021-09-11 Motherwell FC 2–0 Aberdeen FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.3 Dundee United FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.32 Motherwell FC xG

I would bet for: Dundee United FC or Motherwell FC 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Dundee United FC43% Draw27% Motherwell FC30%

Actual: Dundee United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.62

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Dundee United FC or Draw

69%

Draw or Motherwell FC

57%

Dundee United FC or Motherwell FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Dundee United FC26% Draw48% Motherwell FC26%

Actual: Dundee United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.4%

0 – 0

9.3%

0 – 1

8.6%

1 – 0

8.4%

1 – 2

7.9%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

6.2%

2 – 0

2 – 2

5.2%

1 – 3

3.5%

3 – 1

3.4%

0 – 3

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Dundee United FC

Handicap	Dundee United FC covers	Push	Motherwell FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	19%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	19%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	11%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Dundee United FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

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