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Motherwell v Dundee United

Scottish Premiership
Motherwell
3:0
Full time
Dundee United

Motherwell v Dundee United in Scottish Premiership ended 3:0. Here you will find the final score, the goals and goalscorers, every key moment of the match, the full statistics with xG and the video highlights. See the match prediction or browse the full fixture list.

Prediction and probabilities: Motherwell v Dundee United

How the models performed

Pro AI (XGBoost) predicted Home win · Motherwell at 50.3% - the match finished 3:0, so the prediction was correct.
Model 1 · Motherwell X 2 · Dundee United Prediction Result
ELO + Poisson 57.8% 23.9% 18.3% Home win · Motherwell ✔ Correct
Pro AI (XGBoost) 50.3% 23.8% 26.0% Home win · Motherwell ✔ Correct
Data Providers 45.0% 45.0% 10.0% Home win · Motherwell ✔ Correct
Final score 3:0 Home win · Motherwell
Predictions are published before kick-off and are never edited afterwards. For information purposes only – not betting advice. 18+ · Methodology

Closing odds

Before kick-off the bookmakers were offering average odds of 2.02 on a Motherwell win, 3.58 on the draw and 3.44 on a Dundee United win (closing odds).
Market Avg odds Best Market % Model %
Motherwell win 2.02 2.07 Pinnacle 49.5% 50.3%
Draw 3.58 3.70 10Bet 27.9% 23.8%
Dundee United win 3.44 3.65 Unibet 29.1% 26%
Over 2.5 goals 1.70 1.75 Betfair 58.8% 53.8%
Under 2.5 goals 2.13 2.21 SBO 46.9% 46.2%
Both teams to score - Yes 1.59 1.62 Betfair 62.9% 55.9%
Both teams to score - No 2.24 2.30 10Bet 44.6% 44.1%
Updated: 02.09.2026 16:26 · Average odds across 13 bookmakers. Informational data - not an invitation to bet and not advice. 18+ · Gamble responsibly.

Match events: Motherwell v Dundee United

  1. 14′Emmanuel Agyei · Red card
  2. 19′Sebastian Palmer-Houlden · Goal (assist: Tom Sparrow)
  3. 20′abdoulaye yoro · Substitution (off: Dylan Tait)
  4. 35′Sebastian Palmer-Houlden · Yellow card
  5. 45′Mehdi Merghem · Substitution (off: Jesse Randall)
  6. 45′Jamie·Knight Lebel · Substitution (off: Jake Max Girdwood-Reich)
  7. 57′Daniel Bennie · Substitution (off: Neil Farrugia)
  8. 58′Zachary Sapsford · Substitution (off: Lachlan Rose)
  9. 59′Sebastian Palmer-Houlden · Substitution (off: Eythor Bjørgolfsson)
  10. 59′Lukas Fadinger · Substitution (off: Dylan Levitt)
  11. 64′Will Ferry · Substitution (off: Kevin Ciubotaru)
  12. 65′Alex·Lowry · Goal (assist: Tawanda Maswanhise)
  13. 67′Dylan Levitt · Goal (assist: Tawanda Maswanhise)
  14. 68′Tom Sparrow · Substitution (off: Stephen O'Donnell)
  15. 68′Alex·Lowry · Substitution (off: Willy Gabriel Vogt)

Match statistics: Motherwell v Dundee United

Statistic Motherwell Dundee United
Possession 60% 40%
Shots on target 8 1
Total shots 25 5
Shots off target 8 2
Blocked shots 9 2
Corners 9 3
Fouls 8 6
Offsides 1 1
Yellow cards 1 0
Red cards 0 1
Saves 1 5
Passes 754 295

Line-ups: Motherwell v Dundee United

Motherwell 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  1. 1 A. Paulsen 7.5
  2. 4 Jamie Knight-Lebel 7.1
  3. 5 M. Moormann 6.9
  4. 7 T. Sparrow 7.3
  5. 8 L. Fadinger 7.2
  6. 11 A. Lowry 8.2
  7. 13 J. Kanga 6.4
  8. 18 Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise 7.8
  9. 45 M. Emmanuel 7.4
  10. 47 S. Palmer-Houlden 8.2
  11. 71 J. Hodge 7.2
Substitutes (9)
  1. 2 S. O'Donnell 6.8
  2. 3 J. Girdwood-Reich 7.0
  3. 15 E. Björgólfs­son 6.5
  4. 17 R. Charles-Cook
  5. 19 I. Said
  6. 20 Dylan Williams
  7. 21 M. Connelly
  8. 63 D. Levitt 7.9
  9. 77 W. Vogt 6.6

Dundee United 4-3-3

Starting XI

  1. 1 J. Walton 6.5
  2. 3 B. Esselink 6.2
  3. 7 M. Merghem 6.7
  4. 8 Panutche Camará 6.3
  5. 9 Z. Sapsford 6.1
  6. 11 W. Ferry 6.0
  7. 12 E. Agyei 5.1
  8. 18 M. Forbes 6.2
  9. 23 J. Rawlins 5.4
  10. 26 Abdoulaye Yoro 5.8
  11. 77 D. Bennie 6.3
Substitutes (9)
  1. 4 I. Iovu
  2. 10 D. Tait 5.9
  3. 15 L. Rose 6.8
  4. 16 L. Cameron
  5. 19 K. Ciubotaru 6.0
  6. 20 N. Farrugia 6.5
  7. 21 J. Randall 6.4
  8. 22 D. Naamo
  9. 30 J. Amissah

Form and head-to-head: Motherwell v Dundee United

Motherwell

LDLLL

Dundee United

DWLLL

Head-to-head – last 2 meetings

Motherwell wins: 1; draws: 1; Dundee United wins: 0.

Date Home Score Away Competition
Motherwell 2–0 Dundee United Scottish Premiership
Dundee United 0–0 Motherwell Scottish Premiership

Scottish Premiership standings

# Team P W D L GD Pts Form
2 Hearts 38 24 8 6 +33 80 WWLDW
3 Celtic 33 21 4 8 +24 67 DWWLDWWWWW
3 Rangers 38 20 12 6 +33 72 LWLLL
4 Motherwell 33 14 12 7 +23 54 LWWDWWDDWD
5 Hibernian 38 15 12 11 +14 57 LWLWL
6 Falkirk 33 13 7 13 -3 46 DWDLLWLDWW
7 Dundee United 33 9 13 11 -9 40 DDWDDWLLLD
8 Aberdeen 33 9 6 18 -15 33 LWLLLDLLDL
9 Dundee 33 8 9 16 -19 33 LLWLWWWLLL
10 St. Mirren 33 7 9 17 -21 30 WWDLLLLDDW
11 Kilmarnock 33 6 10 17 -28 28 DLDLLLDDLW
12 Livingston 33 1 13 19 -31 16 LLLLLDDLLD

Managers: Motherwell v Dundee United

J. Goodwin
Dundee UnitedManagerJ. Goodwin

Match information: Motherwell v Dundee United

Kick-off
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Competition
Scottish Premiership
Round
5
Venue
Fir Park
City
Motherwell
Surface
grass
Capacity
13,742