Wednesday , 14 October 2026

Motherwell FC vs Dundee United FC, Premier League 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2026-27
Motherwell FC
3 – 0
Full Time
Dundee United FC
Wed 2 Sep 2026 · 18:45 UTC Fir Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Seb Palmer-Houlden 19' 1–0
Alex Lowry 65' 2–0
Dylan Levitt 67' 3–0
R 14' Emmanuel Agyei
Seb Palmer-Houlden 35' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Calum Scott (Scotland)
  • Assistant 1 Jonathan Bell (Scotland)
  • Assistant 2 Ross Nelson (Scotland)
3 games this season 🟨 3.7/game ⚽ 8.0 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 8 21
2 Rangers FC 8 19
3 Heart of Midlothian FC 8 16
4 Dundee FC 8 13
5 St. Johnstone FC 8 11
6 Dundee United FC 8 11
7 St. Mirren FC 8 10
8 Aberdeen FC 8 8
9 Motherwell FC 8 8
10 Hibernian FC 8 7
11 Falkirk FC 8 6
12 Kilmarnock FC 8 5

Head-to-Head

8
4
6
Motherwell FC 18 games · Avg 2.4 goals Dundee United FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-09-02 Motherwell FC 3–0 Dundee United FC 2026-02-28 Motherwell FC 2–0 Dundee United FC 2025-12-13 Dundee United FC 0–0 Motherwell FC 2025-10-29 Motherwell FC 2–0 Dundee United FC 2025-02-22 Dundee United FC 1–0 Motherwell FC

Recent Form

Motherwell FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Sep Dundee United FC H 3–0 W
30 Aug St. Mirren FC A 3–3 D
09 Aug Falkirk FC H 0–0 D
02 Aug Hibernian FC A 2–1 W
16 May Hibernian FC A 1–0 W
13 May Celtic FC H 2–3 L
Dundee United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Sep Motherwell FC A 0–3 L
29 Aug Kilmarnock FC A 4–0 W
22 Aug Dundee FC H 0–2 L
09 Aug Heart of Midlothian FC A 0–4 L
31 Jul Rangers FC H 1–1 D
17 May St. Mirren FC A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Motherwell FC Dundee United FC
#9 Position #6
8 Points 11
8 Played 8
2 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 3
9 Scored 10
13 Conceded 11
-4 GD -1
1.00 PPG 1.38
25% Win % 38%

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Motherwell FC this season
43% Clean Sheets
Dundee United FC this season

Motherwell FC are 9th (8 pts). Dundee United FC are 6th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Motherwell FC
Alex Lowry 2 G 1 A
Tawanda Maswanhise 1 G 2 A
Regan Charles-Cook 1 G
Lukas Fadinger 1 G
Seb Palmer-Houlden 1 G
Dundee United FC
Jesse Randall 2 G 2 A
Will Ferry 1 G 1 A
Lachlan Rose 1 G
Zac Sapsford 1 G
Emmanuel Agyei 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Motherwell FC and Dundee United FC is underway.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Motherwell FC that had 300 games and scored 349 goals.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Motherwell FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 14' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Emmanuel Agyei on 14 minutes.
  • 19' Seb Palmer-Houlden is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 20' Dundee United FC ring the changes. Abdoulaye Yoro has done his job and it is now time for Dylan Tait to step up.
  • 25' A quiet spell here at Fir Park. Dundee United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 30' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 35' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Seb Palmer-Houlden on 35 minutes.
  • 40' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 45' The home supporters are growing impatient. Motherwell FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Mehdi Merghem as he leaves the pitch. Jesse Randall steps in for Dundee United FC.
  • 51' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 56' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 57' Dundee United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Neil Farrugia is hanging Daniel Bennie on the field on 57 minute.
  • 58' Lachlan Rose has so much to prove this time. He replaces Zac Sapsford on 58 minute.
  • 59' Another substitution for Motherwell FC to replace Seb Palmer-Houlden by Eythor Bjorgolfsson on 59 minute.
  • 64' Another substitution for Dundee United FC to replace Will Ferry by Kevin Ciubotaru on 64 minute.
  • 65' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Alex Lowry makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 67' What composure from Dylan Levitt! The Wales international strokes it home. 3-0.
  • 68' The Motherwell FC bench stirs into life. Tom Sparrow is withdrawn and Stephen O'Donnell gets his opportunity.
  • 73' With 1 assists to his name this season, Abdoulaye Yoro is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Motherwell FC.
  • 78' Motherwell FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Dylan Levitt scoring 1 goals.
  • 83' Zac Sapsford, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 88' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • With this win, Motherwell FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Motherwell FC Lineups

4-2-2-2

Starting XI

Bench

Dundee United FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sam Dalby 4
Tony Watt 2
Kevin van Veen 2
Jamie McGrath 2
Devante Cole 2
Chris Long 2
Ryan Edwards 2
Lawrence Shankland 2

Head to Head

2026-09-02 Motherwell FC 3–0 Dundee United FC 2026-02-28 Motherwell FC 2–0 Dundee United FC 2025-12-13 Dundee United FC 0–0 Motherwell FC 2025-10-29 Motherwell FC 2–0 Dundee United FC 2025-02-22 Dundee United FC 1–0 Motherwell FC

Motherwell FC Form

2026-09-02 Motherwell FC 3–0 Dundee United FC W 2026-08-30 St. Mirren FC 3–3 Motherwell FC D 2026-08-09 Motherwell FC 0–0 Falkirk FC D 2026-08-02 Hibernian FC 1–2 Motherwell FC W 2026-05-16 Hibernian FC 0–1 Motherwell FC W 2026-05-13 Motherwell FC 2–3 Celtic FC L

Dundee United FC Form

2026-09-02 Motherwell FC 3–0 Dundee United FC L 2026-08-29 Kilmarnock FC 0–4 Dundee United FC W 2026-08-22 Dundee United FC 0–2 Dundee FC L 2026-08-09 Heart of Midlothian FC 4–0 Dundee United FC L 2026-07-31 Dundee United FC 1–1 Rangers FC D 2026-05-17 St. Mirren FC 1–1 Dundee United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.58 Motherwell FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11 Dundee United FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Motherwell FC51% Draw26% Dundee United FC23%
Actual: Motherwell FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.69
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Motherwell FC or Draw
77%
Draw or Dundee United FC
49%
Motherwell FC or Dundee United FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Motherwell FC33% Draw46% Dundee United FC21%
Actual: Motherwell FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
1 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
9.1%
0 – 0
8.7%
2 – 0
8.3%
0 – 1
6.5%
1 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
4.8%
3 – 0
Actual
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Motherwell FC

Handicap Motherwell FC covers Push Dundee United FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 22% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 15% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✗
Dundee United FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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