Motherwell v Dundee Utd result

Full-time · Motherwell 2–1 Dundee Utd

Premiership · Wed, 03 Feb 2021 18:00 GMT · Fir Park

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Motherwell 2–1 Dundee Utd — Motherwell won this Premiership match.

Next for Motherwell: Motherwell v Heart of Midlothian, Sunday 25 October — the preview. Next for Dundee Utd: Dundee Utd v Aberdeen, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Motherwell 2–1 Dundee Utd · Premiership
Venue: Fir Park · Motherwell
Referee: D. Robertson
Head-to-head (last 2): Motherwell 0 · draws 1 · Dundee Utd 1 · 1.5 goals/game
Recent form: Motherwell 1W 2D 2L · Dundee Utd 0W 3D 2L

Motherwell 2–1 Dundee Utd (Premiership): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.63 / 0.75

Goals

against 1.38 / 1.63 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.25 / 3.63

Corners

against 5.88 / 6.5 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

3.75 / 3.13

Shots on target

against 4.5 / 5.13 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.38 / 2.13

Cards

against 1.88 / 0.88 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

4.33 yellows

Referee · D. Robertson

2.53 home / 1.8 away

over 15 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 30 January 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 30 January 2021. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Motherwell for / against	Line	Dundee Utd for / against
Goals scored	0.63 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.75 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.25 for · 5.88 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	3.63 for · 6.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	9.63 for · 13.88 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	8.75 for · 17.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	3.75 for · 4.5 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	3.13 for · 5.13 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.38 for · 13.63 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	12.38 for · 12.63 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.38 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.13 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: D. Robertson — 4.33 yellow cards a game, 0.27 red cards, 23.93 fouls over 15 matches (2.53 to the home side, 1.8 to the away side).

Home 2.53Away 1.8

Motherwell

Motherwell — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
H. Smith n 8	51.4	2.8 7/5	1.3 3/2	—
S. Seedorf n 8	48.6	2.3 7/3	1.2 5/0	—
C. Lang n 8	75.5	1.8 7/4	1.5 7/3	—
R. Lamie n 8	50	1.8 4/3	0.9 3/1	Adrián Spörle
J. Hastie n 8	28.1	1.6 2/1	1.6 4/0	—

Motherwell — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. White n 8	14.6	3.8 3/1	1.5 1/1
D. Cole n 8	62.5	2.2 6/5	1.3 5/2
T. Watt n 8	83	1.6 6/4	1.2 5/3
C. Lang n 8	75.5	1.5 5/3	1.2 5/3
Mark O'Hara n 8	83.8	1.1 6/1	0.4 3/0

Motherwell — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
D. Cole n 8	62.5	0.5 3/0	0 0/0
T. Watt n 8	83	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
C. Lang n 8	75.5	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
J. Carroll n 7	79.9	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
L. Polworth n 8	73.5	0 0/0	0.2 1/0

Motherwell — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. Grimshaw n 8	86.1	2.4 8/5
T. Watt n 8	83	2.4 8/4
D. Gallagher n 8	90	2.1 6/6
R. Crawford n 8	83.1	2 7/5
R. Lamie n 8	50	2 4/3

Motherwell — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
L. Kelly n 8	90	2.9 5/5
A. Chapman n 8	78.5	2.9 7/4
T. Carson n 8	79.4	2.3 5/3
J. Archer n 8	90	2.1 4/2

Dundee Utd

Dundee Utd — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Adrián Spörle n 8	45.8	2.7 5/2	0.7 1/1	R. Lamie
P. Pawlett n 8	45.1	2.5 6/2	2.2 4/2	—
J. Fuchs n 8	73.1	2.2 7/4	1.8 6/3	—
L. Shankland n 8	87.3	2.1 6/4	0.4 2/1	—
C. Butcher n 8	83.3	1.8 7/5	0.8 4/2	—

Dundee Utd — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
L. Shankland n 8	87.3	2.1 8/5	0.6 5/0
N. Clark n 8	70.9	1.3 6/2	0.6 4/0
P. Pawlett n 8	45.1	1 3/1	0.2 1/0
M. McNulty n 8	72.9	0.9 4/2	0.8 4/1
Ryan Edwards n 8	85.5	0.7 3/2	0.1 1/0

Dundee Utd — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. Bolton n 8	54	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0
L. Appéré n 8	40.3	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
L. Shankland n 8	87.3	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
N. Clark n 8	70.9	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
M. McNulty n 8	72.9	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

Dundee Utd — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Adrián Spörle n 8	45.8	2 3/3
M. Reynolds n 8	90	1.9 7/6
J. Robson n 8	85	1.9 7/6
L. Bolton n 8	54	1.9 6/3
L. Neilson n 8	61.8	1.8 7/3

Dundee Utd — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
B. Siegrist n 8	90	4.3 8/7

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Motherwell		Dundee Utd
33%	Possession	67%
13	Shots	15
6	Shots on target	3
5	Shots off target	4
2	Blocked shots	8
10	Shots inside the box	9
4	Corners	4
3	Offsides	0
7	Fouls	7
0	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	4
282	Passes	555
64%	Pass accuracy	77%

Motherwell player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
L. Kelly	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
S. O'Donnell	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	7
B. Mugabi	90	0	0	1	1	0	1	7.7
R. Lamie	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	7.3
J. Carroll	90	0	0	1	0	1	2	6.6
A. Campbell	90	0	0	0	0	2	1	6.9
R. Crawford	90	0	0	0	0	1	3	6.9
B. Maguire	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	6.7
D. Cole	90	1	1	3	2	3	4	8.2
T. Watt	81	0	0	2	1	2	1	6.9
C. Long	73	1	0	3	1	0	0	7.2
H. Smith sub	17	0	0	1	1	0	0	6.6
N. McGinley sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Sam Foley sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	–

Dundee Utd player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
B. Siegrist	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
C. Butcher	90	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	6.9
Ryan Edwards	90	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	6.9
J. Robson	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
L. Smith	90	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	6.7
J. Fuchs	90	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	6.9
I. Harkes	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	5.3
Adrián Spörle	90	0	1	2	1	1	2	0	6.9
M. McNulty	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	7.3
L. Shankland	90	0	0	2	0	2	1	0	6.9
N. Clark	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
P. Pawlett sub	45	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Motherwell v Dundee Utd — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

MotherwellLDDLW

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 0.8 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Dundee UtdDDDLL

Last 5: 0W 3D 2L · 0.6 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Motherwell 0 · 1 draw · Dundee Utd 1 · 1.5 goals/game

2020-12-26 Dundee Utd 1–1 Motherwell
2020-08-08 Motherwell 0–1 Dundee Utd

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Motherwell#8 pos45 pts38 pl-16 GD

Dundee Utd#9 pos44 pts38 pl-18 GD

Goals per game

Motherwell scored1.03

Dundee Utd scored0.84

Motherwell conceded1.45

Dundee Utd conceded1.32

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What is the head-to-head record between Motherwell and Dundee Utd?: In their last 2 meetings, Motherwell won 0, Dundee Utd won 1 and there was 1 draw, averaging 1.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Motherwell and Dundee Utd?: Recent form — Motherwell 1W 2D 2L; Dundee Utd 0W 3D 2L.

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