Scottish Premiership · Matchday 5

Motherwell
FULL TIME3 – 0
Dundee United
Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:45:00 UTCFir ParkMatchday 5

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Motherwell 39%Draw 34%Dundee United 27%

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 playedRatings are a Pulse estimate

Motherwell3-6-1
57.2Moormann
117.868'Lowry
457.2Longelo
716.8Hodge
86.859'Fadinger
17.3Paulsen
477.559'Palmer-Houlden
77.568'Sparrow
188.3Maswanhise
47.245'Knight-Lebel
136.8Kanga
Dundee United3-5-2
86.3Camará
15.9Walton
236.3Rawlins
116.364'Ferry
36.3Esselink
776.357'Bennie
96.358'Sapsford
76.345'Merghem
186.3Forbes
124.7Agyei
266.320'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 ptsTable4 pts
+4Goal difference-5
3Head-to-head wins0
39%Pre-match odds27%

Head to head4 previous meetings

Motherwell 3W1D0W Dundee United

Goals 70

  • 2026-09-02Motherwell30Dundee United
  • 2026-02-28Motherwell20Dundee United
  • 2025-12-13Dundee United00Motherwell

Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.

This seasonother meetings

Where they standIn a 12-team table

TeamPWDLGDPts
Motherwell4220+48
Dundee United5113-54
Motherwell v Dundee United — Scottish Premiership | Factlen