Dundee United FC vs Motherwell FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2024-25

Dundee United FC

1 – 2

Full Time

Motherwell FC

Wed 30 Oct 2024 · 19:45 UTC Tannadice Park 8,415 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 23' Tawanda Maswanhise

Sam Dalby 36' 1–1

1–2 74' Tawanda Maswanhise

Luca Stephenson 20' Y

Y 40' Ewan Wilson

Y 45' Shane Blaney

Y 52' Apostolos Stamatelopoulos

Emmanuel Adegboyega 61' Y

Will Ferry 80' Y

Y 85' Marvin Kaleta

Overview

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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)

Match Details

Referee
Assistant 1 Calum Spence
Assistant 2 Paul O'Neill

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

2024-10-30 Dundee United FC 1–2 Motherwell FC 2023-05-28 Motherwell FC 3–2 Dundee United FC 2023-04-15 Motherwell FC 1–2 Dundee United FC 2022-10-29 Dundee United FC 0–1 Motherwell FC 2022-09-03 Motherwell FC 0–0 Dundee United FC

Recent Form

Dundee United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Oct	Motherwell FC	H	1–2	L
26 Oct	Aberdeen FC	A	0–1	L
19 Oct	Hibernian FC	H	3–2	W
05 Oct	St. Mirren FC	A	1–0	W
28 Sep	Kilmarnock FC	A	3–3	D
15 Sep	Rangers FC	H	0–1	L

Motherwell FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Oct	Dundee United FC	A	2–1	W
27 Oct	Celtic FC	H	0–3	L
19 Oct	Dundee FC	H	0–1	L
05 Oct	Hibernian FC	A	2–1	W
28 Sep	St. Mirren FC	H	2–1	W
14 Sep	Aberdeen FC	A	1–2	L

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' The ball is rolling at Tannadice Park. Dundee United FC are looking to make home advantage count against Motherwell FC.
5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
10' A quiet spell here at Tannadice Park. Dundee United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
15' Steve Seddon, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
20' Luca Stephenson has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 20.
23' What a strike from Tawanda Maswanhise! The score is 0-1.
28' The energy levels are beginning to show. Stuart Kettlewell might look to freshen things up shortly.
33' Northern Ireland international Kofi Balmer has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
34' Motherwell FC make a change. Stephen O'Donnell trudges off to be replaced by Shane Blaney on 34 minutes.
36' Goal! Sam Dalby scores his 19 goal in 115 matches.
40' The referee calls foul for Ewan Wilson. He receives a card.
45' The referee shows Motherwell FC player a card on 45.
50' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
52' The referee calls foul for Apostolos Stamatelopoulos. He receives a card.
57' Dundee United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
61' The referee has no hesitation. Emmanuel Adegboyega is booked for Dundee United FC — card on 61.
61' Dundee United FC make a change. Glenn Middleton trudges off to be replaced by Ryan Strain on 61 minutes.
66' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Dundee United FC and Motherwell FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
70' Fresh legs for Motherwell FC! Zach Robinson comes on to replace Apostolos Stamatelopoulos.
71' A change in the Motherwell FC ranks — Thomas Sparrow exits the field as Andy Halliday enters on 71.
74' Tawanda Maswanhise doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
79' Supporters expect more eagerness from David Babunski, as he is very good at scoring at Tannadice Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
80' Dundee United FC player sees a card in front of him.
83' The crowd applauds David Babunski as he leaves the pitch. Richard Odada steps in for Dundee United FC.
85' That looks like a foul for a card for Marvin Kaleta.
86' The whistle greets Marvin Kaleta as he departs to be replaced by Jair Tavares.
Game over. The scoreline of 1-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Dundee United FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

1
Jack Walton
31
Declan Gallagher
15
Glenn Middleton ↓ Ryan Strain 61'
10
David Babunski ↓ Richard Odada 83'
11
Will Ferry
7
Kristijan Trapanovski ↓ Jort van der Sande 61'
5
Vicko Sevelj
19
Sam Dalby
17
Luca Stephenson ↓ Miller Thomson 83'
16
Emmanuel Adegboyega
4
Kevin Holt

Bench

Coach Jim Goodwin

Motherwell FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

13
Aston Oxborough
3
Steve Seddon
2
Stephen O'Donnell ↓ Shane Blaney 34'
15
Dan Casey
5
Kofi Balmer
55
Tawanda Maswanhise ↓ Johnny Koutroumbis 86'
38
Lennon Miller
23
Ewan Wilson
14
Apostolos Stamatelopoulos ↓ Zach Robinson 70'
7
Thomas Sparrow ↓ Andy Halliday 71'
21
Marvin Kaleta ↓ Jair Tavares 86'

Bench

20
Shane Blaney ↑ 34'
22
Johnny Koutroumbis ↑ 86'
24
Moses Ebiye
6
Davor Zdravkovski
9
Zach Robinson ↑ 70'
90
Jair Tavares ↑ 86'
1
Krisztian Hegyi
11
Andy Halliday ↑ 71'

Coach Stuart Kettlewell

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sam Dalby	4
Dylan Levitt	2
Apostolos Stamatelopoulos	2
Tony Watt	2
Kevin van Veen	2
Jamie McGrath	2
Devante Cole	2
Chris Long	2

Head to Head

Dundee United FC Form

2024-10-30 Dundee United FC 1–2 Motherwell FC L 2024-10-26 Aberdeen FC 1–0 Dundee United FC L 2024-10-19 Dundee United FC 3–2 Hibernian FC W 2024-10-05 St. Mirren FC 0–1 Dundee United FC W 2024-09-28 Kilmarnock FC 3–3 Dundee United FC D 2024-09-15 Dundee United FC 0–1 Rangers FC L

Motherwell FC Form

2024-10-30 Dundee United FC 1–2 Motherwell FC W 2024-10-27 Motherwell FC 0–3 Celtic FC L 2024-10-19 Motherwell FC 0–1 Dundee FC L 2024-10-05 Hibernian FC 1–2 Motherwell FC W 2024-09-28 Motherwell FC 2–1 St. Mirren FC W 2024-09-14 Aberdeen FC 2–1 Motherwell FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.13 Dundee United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.75 Motherwell FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Dundee United FC27% Draw27% Motherwell FC46%

Actual: Motherwell FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.88

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Dundee United FC or Draw

54%

Draw or Motherwell FC

73%

Dundee United FC or Motherwell FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Dundee United FC19% Draw44% Motherwell FC37%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

0 – 2

8.4%

0 – 0

7.4%

2 – 1

1 – 3

5.5%

1 – 0

5.4%

2 – 2

5.3%

0 – 3

4.8%

2 – 0

3.5%

2 – 3

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Dundee United FC

Handicap	Dundee United FC covers	Push	Motherwell FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	14%	77%
-0.5	23%	—	77%
+0.5	50%	—	50%
+1	50%	22%	28%
+1.5	72%	—	28%
+2	72%	16%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

Dundee United FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

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