Scottish Premiership · Matchday 5
Motherwell v Dundee United
- Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:45:00 UTCFir ParkMatchday 5
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Motherwell 52%Draw 23%Dundee United 25%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
MotherwellDundee United
60Possession40
25Shots5
8Shots on target1
8Shots off target2
9Blocked shots2
16Shots inside box2
9Shots outside box3
9Corners3
1Offsides1
8Fouls6
1Yellow cards0
0Red cards1
1Saves5
754Passes295
701Accurate passes237
Match events
- 14′Emmanuel Agyei
- 19′Sebastian Palmer-Houlden (assist Tom Sparrow)
- 20′Abdoulaye Yoro ← Dylan Tait
- 35′Sebastian Palmer-Houlden
- 45′Mehdi Merghem ← Jesse Randall
- 45′Jamie Knight-Lebel → Jake Girdwood-Reich
- 57′Daniel Bennie ← Neil Farrugia
- 58′Zachary Sapsford ← Lachlan Rose
- 59′Sebastian Palmer-Houlden → Eyþór Vigerust Björgólfsson
- 59′Lukas Fadinger → Dylan Levitt
- 64′William Ferry ← Kevin Ciubotaru
- 65′Alex Lowry (assist Tawanda Maswanhise)
- 67′Dylan Levitt (assist Tawanda Maswanhise)
- 68′Tom Sparrow → Stephen O'Donnell
- 68′Alex Lowry
Motherwell · Dundee United
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
Motherwell57.2Moormann
117.8↓68'Lowry
457.2Longelo
716.8Hodge
86.8↓59'Fadinger
17.3Paulsen
477.5↓59'Palmer-Houlden
77.5↓68'Sparrow
188.3Maswanhise
47.2↓45'Knight-Lebel
136.8Kanga
Dundee United86.3Camará
15.9Walton
236.3Rawlins
116.3↓64'Ferry
36.3Esselink
776.3↓57'Bennie
96.3↓58'Sapsford
76.3↓45'Merghem
186.3Forbes
124.7Agyei
266.3↓20'Yoro
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Motherwell
- 5Martin Moormann7.2
- 11Alex Lowry7.8
- 45Emmanuel Longelo7.2
- 71Joseph Hodge6.8
- 8Lukas Fadinger6.8
- 1Alex Paulsen7.3
- 47Sebastian Palmer-Houlden7.5
- 7Tom Sparrow7.5
- 18Tawanda Maswanhise8.3
- 4Jamie Knight-Lebel7.2
- 13Jardell Kanga6.8
Dundee United
- 8Panutche Camará6.3
- 1Jack Walton5.9
- 23Joshua Rawlins6.3
- 11William Ferry6.3
- 3Bert Esselink6.3
- 77Daniel Bennie6.3
- 9Zachary Sapsford6.3
- 7Mehdi Merghem6.3
- 18Michael Forbes6.3
- 12Emmanuel Agyei4.7
- 26Abdoulaye Yoro6.3
MotherwellTale of the tapeDundee United
3-6-1Formation3-5-2
8 ptsTable12 pts
-5Goal difference-1
DDWWLFormWLLDD
2Head-to-head wins0
52%Win chance25%
Head to head — 3 previous meetings
Motherwell 2W1D0W Dundee United
Goals 4–0
- 2026-02-28Motherwell2–0Dundee United
- 2025-12-13Dundee United0–0Motherwell
- 2025-10-29Motherwell2–0Dundee United
Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.
Recent form — Last five, before this fixture
Motherwell
DDWWL- @St Mirren3-3
- vsFalkirk0-0
- @Hibernian2-1
- @Hibernian1-0
- vsCeltic2-3
Dundee United
WLLDD- @Kilmarnock4-0
- vsDundee0-2
- @Heart of Midlothian0-4
- vsRangers1-1
- @St Mirren1-1
This season — other meetings
Where they stand — In a 12-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motherwell | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 8 |
| Dundee United | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 12 |
