Motherwell vs Dundee United

29 October 2025 · Scottish Premiership · 2025/26 · Referee Chris Graham

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

T. Maswanhise 42’
E. Watt 77’

Match summary

Motherwell saw off Dundee United 2-0. Motherwell led 1-0 at half-time.

T. Maswanhise put Motherwell ahead in the 42nd minute and E. Watt made it 2-0 in the 77th minute.

The chances backed that up: Motherwell created 1.08 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Dundee United's 0.48 from 9.

Match stats

60% Possession 40%

10 Shots 9

5 Shots on target 1

4 Corners 2

506 Passes 326

80.8% Pass accuracy 74.8%

12 Tackles 10

9 Fouls 21

1 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

2 Offsides 1

Key events

Motherwell Dundee United

Kick-off

C. HendryShot on target

26’

32’

K. Keresztes

36’

Z. SapsfordShot on target

37’

C. Sibbald

E. LongeloS. O'Donnell

38’

T. MaswanhiseLeft foot shot

1-0

42’

Half-time1-0

46’

D. NaamoC. Sibbald

46’

P. CamaráJ. Eskesen

Second half underway

C. HendryShot on target

57’

T. MaswanhiseShot on target

57’

C. Hendry

63’

I. SaidR. Charles-Cook

64’

L. GordonS. Welsh

64’

65’

I. DolčekA. Ahmed

65’

K. TrapanovskiN. Möller

A. StamatelopoulosC. Hendry

65’

E. WattRight foot shot

2-0

77’

T. SparrowT. Maswanhise

82’

Full-time2-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Motherwell 1.08 xGDundee United 0.48 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Dundee United attacking Motherwell attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Motherwell 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Dundee United 4-3-3 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


C. Ward	90′	1	0	56	2	–	–	–	–

Defenders7 players


S. O'Donnell Taken off	38′	–	–	–	–	–	22	–	–	–	–
P. McGinn	90′	1	2	–	9	8	56	–	–	–	–
S. Welsh Taken off	64′	–	1	–	1	1	52	–	–	–	–
J. Koutroumbis	90′	1	2	–	4	1	37	–	–	–	–
E. Longelo Came on as a substitute	52′	2	1	–	4	1	25	–	–	1	–
L. Gordon Came on as a substitute	26′	1	–	–	1	–	1	–	–	–	–
T. Sparrow Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	–	–	–	4	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


L. Fadinger	90′	–	–	52	1	–	2	–	8	2	1	–
E. Watt	90′	1	–	80	–	–	1	–	4	1	3	–
T. Maswanhise Taken off	82′	1	–	14	–	–	3	4	4	2	–	–
C. Slattery	90′	–	–	42	–	–	–	–	8	1	7	–
R. Charles-Cook Taken off	64′	–	–	34	1	–	–	–	4	–	3	–
I. Said Came on as a substitute	26′	–	–	6	–	–	–	–	5	1	1	–

Forwards2 players


C. Hendry Taken off	65′	–	–	3	2	0.33	–	–	4	1	19	–
A. Stamatelopoulos Came on as a substitute	25′	–	1	–	–	–	–	2	5	2	6	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Y. Kucherenko	90′	2	2	20	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


L. Stephenson	90′	1	–	–	3	–	15	4	–	–	–
B. Esselink	90′	2	2	–	6	2	50	2	–	–	–
K. Keresztes	90′	–	3	–	2	2	46	3	–	–	–
W. Ferry	90′	1	2	–	7	4	37	–	–	–	–
D. Naamo Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	–	1	–	13	1	–	–	–

Midfielders4 players


J. Eskesen Taken off	45′	–	–	9	1	–	–	–	1	1	1	–
V. Ševelj	90′	–	–	51	–	–	2	5	6	4	1	–
C. Sibbald Taken off	45′	–	–	13	–	–	2	–	3	2	1	–
P. Camará Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	23	2	–	–	–	–	1	–	–

Forwards5 players


A. Ahmed Taken off	65′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	8	–
N. Möller Taken off	65′	–	–	1	–	0.02	–	1	4	–	9	–
Z. Sapsford	90′	–	–	3	1	0.10	–	–	3	1	20	–
K. Trapanovski Came on as a substitute	25′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	7	–
I. Dolček Came on as a substitute	25′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	5	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Motherwell win 46% Avg odds 2.02

Draw 26% Avg odds 3.64

Dundee United win 28% Avg odds 3.29

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Motherwell D W L L W

Dundee United W L D D W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Dundee United 1-0 Motherwell, 22 Feb 25 Next meeting: Dundee United 0-0 Motherwell, 13 Dec 25 All Motherwell vs Dundee United meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.