Thursday , 1 October 2026

Motherwell FC vs Ross County FC, Premier League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2019-20
Motherwell FC
4 – 1
Full Time
Ross County FC
Wed 4 Mar 2020 · 19:45 UTC Fir Park HT 45+2' · FT 45+4'
Y 16' Callum Morris
Rolando Aarons 20' Y
Y 64' Iain Vigurs
Y 65' Marcus Fraser
Richard Tait 65' Y
Y 80' Ross Stewart

Overview

Match Preview

Motherwell FC vs Ross County FC — Premier League at Fir Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Steven McLean
  • Referee Alan Muir
  • Referee David Doig
  • Referee Craig Ferguson
3 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 10.7 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 7 18
2 Rangers FC 7 16
3 Heart of Midlothian FC 7 13
4 Dundee FC 7 10
5 St. Mirren FC 7 10
6 St. Johnstone FC 7 8
7 Aberdeen FC 7 8
8 Motherwell FC 7 8
9 Dundee United FC 7 8
10 Hibernian FC 7 7
11 Falkirk FC 7 6
12 Kilmarnock FC 7 5

Head-to-Head

11
4
7
Motherwell FC 22 games · Avg 3.0 goals Ross County FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-03-04 Motherwell FC 4–1 Ross County FC 2019-12-26 Ross County FC 1–2 Motherwell FC 2019-09-21 Motherwell FC 1–2 Ross County FC

Recent Form

Motherwell FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Mar Ross County FC H 4–1 W
25 Feb St. Mirren FC H 1–2 L
22 Feb Hamilton Academical FC A 0–0 D
12 Feb St. Johnstone FC A 1–2 L
05 Feb Celtic FC H 0–4 L
01 Feb Livingston FC A 0–1 L
Ross County FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Mar Motherwell FC A 1–4 L
22 Feb Aberdeen FC A 2–1 W
15 Feb St. Johnstone FC H 1–1 D
12 Feb Hibernian FC A 0–3 L
05 Feb Livingston FC H 2–0 W
01 Feb Kilmarnock FC A 1–3 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)
64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
Motherwell FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Ross County FC get us underway at Fir Park.
  • 3' What composure from Liam Fontaine! The England international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 8' 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.
  • 13' Motherwell FC is showing some good football. However, Motherwell FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 16' Controversy at the stadium! Callum Morris argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 17' The deadlock is broken! Mark O'Hara gets on the scoresheet on 17 minutes.
  • 20' Motherwell FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 20.
  • 25' The Scotland Allan Campbell breaks the deadlock on 25 minutes. 2-1!
  • 30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 35' Marcus Fraser is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Motherwell FC tonight.
  • 40' England international Peter Hartley has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 45' Both keepers have barely been tested. Motherwell FC and Ross County FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 50' Ross County FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 50.
  • 55' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 60' Josh Mullin is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Motherwell FC so far.
  • 64' Poor challenge from Iain Vigurs. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 65' Ross County FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 65.
  • 65' Ross County FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jordan Tillson is hanging Blair Spittal on the field on 65 minute.
  • 67' Ross Stewart is replacing Lee Erwin for the Ross County FC side.
  • 72' The home supporters are growing impatient. Motherwell FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 75' Against the run of play, Allan Campbell has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 77' Motherwell FC ring the changes. Chris Long has done his job and it is now time for Tony Watt to step up.
  • 80' Ross Stewart is having his name booked by the referee on 80.
  • 82' Motherwell FC make a change. Rolando Aarons trudges off to be replaced by Christian Ilic on 82 minutes.
  • 87' It is a cagey affair so far. Motherwell FC in their trying to find a way past Ross County FC's compact .
  • Full Time. Motherwell FC beats Ross County FC

Lineups

Motherwell FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Robinson

Ross County FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stuart Kettlewell

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kevin van Veen 7
Ronan Hale 4
Blair Spittal 4
Simon Murray 3
Tony Watt 3
Allan Campbell 3
Callum Slattery 2
Mark O'Hara 2

Head to Head

2020-03-04 Motherwell FC 4–1 Ross County FC 2019-12-26 Ross County FC 1–2 Motherwell FC 2019-09-21 Motherwell FC 1–2 Ross County FC

Motherwell FC Form

2020-03-04 Motherwell FC 4–1 Ross County FC W 2020-02-25 Motherwell FC 1–2 St. Mirren FC L 2020-02-22 Hamilton Academical FC 0–0 Motherwell FC D 2020-02-12 St. Johnstone FC 2–1 Motherwell FC L 2020-02-05 Motherwell FC 0–4 Celtic FC L 2020-02-01 Livingston FC 1–0 Motherwell FC L

Ross County FC Form

2020-03-04 Motherwell FC 4–1 Ross County FC L 2020-02-22 Aberdeen FC 1–2 Ross County FC W 2020-02-15 Ross County FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC D 2020-02-12 Hibernian FC 3–0 Ross County FC L 2020-02-05 Ross County FC 2–0 Livingston FC W 2020-02-01 Kilmarnock FC 3–1 Ross County FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.88 Motherwell FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.29 Ross County FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Motherwell FC50% Draw25% Ross County FC25%
Actual: Motherwell FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.17
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Motherwell FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Ross County FC
50%
Motherwell FC or Ross County FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Motherwell FC37% Draw42% Ross County FC21%
Actual: Motherwell FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–1 not predicted
4 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
11.1%
2 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
7.3%
1 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
5.9%
0 – 0
5.8%
3 – 1
5.7%
0 – 1
4.7%
3 – 0
4.5%
3 – 2
3.8%
0 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Motherwell FC

Handicap Motherwell FC covers Push Ross County FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 15% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 21% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 14% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Ross County FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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