Motherwell vs Dundee United Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

Motherwell

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Motherwell go into this game after a 1-1 Premiership drawn game versus Livingston.

In that game, Motherwell managed 56% possession and 6 shots at goal with 1 on target. The scorer for Motherwell was Kevin van Veen (3'). At the other end, Livingston had 8 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target. Andrew Shinnie (83') was the scorer for Livingston.

Their more recent scorelines highlight the fact that it has been a great time for the Motherwell backline. Motherwell have been miserly, seeing the number of goals that have gone past their goalkeeper during their last 6 outings standing at 4.

Ahead of this clash, Motherwell are undefeated in their previous 2 home league matches.

Dundee United

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After a loss in their previous game against Kilmarnock in Premiership action, Dundee United and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.

In that match, Dundee United managed 58% possession and 9 shots at goal with 2 on target. On the other side, Kilmarnock had 11 attempts at goal with 4 on target. Kyle Vassell (14', 44') and Innes Cameron (83') scored for Kilmarnock.

The stats don’t lie, and Dundee United have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, conceding 10 goals in total. In defence, Dundee United have seen their frailties exposed. Having said that, time will tell if that pattern shall be maintained in this upcoming match or not.

Looking at their past form shows that Dundee United:

• remain unbeaten by Motherwell when they've played them away from home in the last 2 matches in the league.
• are without a win away from home in their last 2 matches in the league.

↔️ Head to head

A review of their most recent head to head meetings stretching back to 30/11/2021 shows us that Motherwell have won 2 of these games and Dundee United 3, with the number of draws standing at 1.

A total of 8 goals were scored between them in this period, with 3 of them for The Steelmen and 5 netted by The Tangerines. The average goals per game has been 1.33.

The last league fixture featuring the two was Premiership match day 32 on 15/04/2023 which finished with the scoreline of Motherwell 1-2 Dundee United.

On that day, Motherwell managed 46% possession and 22 attempts on goal with 8 on target. Their only player to score was Kevin van Veen (22').

For their opponents, Dundee United had 9 shots on goal with 5 on target. Ilmari Niskanen (63') and Jamie McGrath (71') scored.

The referee was Nick Walsh.

ℹ️ Team News: Motherwell

There’s just one fitness concern for the Motherwell boss Stuart Kettlewell to be concerned about thanks to an otherwise robust squad. Jake Carroll (Knee Surgery) won’t play.

It seems likely that The Steelmen should use the 3-4-1-2 system for this one, beginning the first half with Liam Kelly, Paul McGinn, Calum Butcher, Shane Blaney, Stephen O'Donnell, Sean Goss, Dean Cornelius, James Furlong, Blair Spittal, Mikael Mandron and Kevin Van Veen.

📰 Team News: Dundee United

Thanks to a completely injury-free group to pick from, the Dundee United manager Jim Goodwin has no fitness worries at all ahead of this match.

From our viewpoint, The Tangerines could decide to play in a 3-5-2 lineup, giving starts to Jack Newman, Loick Ayina, Ross Graham, Charles Mulgrew, Ilmari Niskanen, Ian Harkes, Peter Pawlett, Craig Sibbald, Scott McMann, Jamie McGrath and Steven Fletcher.

💭 Prediction

We’ve got the feeling that Dundee United could well find it tough to hit the back of the net against this Motherwell lineup who we think should be able to get on the scoresheet themselves in a winning performance.

That’s why our selection here is for a hard-fought 1-0 victory for Motherwell at the end of this game.

Let’s see how it plays out.

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Peter Guest, 10:42 25/05/2023