On the 9th of February, Dundee United plays host to Motherwell in a clash of these two evenly matched Premiership teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 1 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Dundee United is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against St. Johnstone. Neither St. Johnstone nor Dundee United could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 7 and 13 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Dundee United looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10, while in their last match, Motherwell recorded a 1-1 draw against St. Mirren. Alexander Gogic struck first for St. Mirren in the 81st minute, then in the 2nd minute of the second half’s stoppage time, Kaiyne Woolery sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Ross Tierney earning Motherwell a comeback draw. Motherwell is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Fir Park, Motherwell won by a score of 1 to 0. Tony Watt scored the first goal for Motherwell in the 12th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Dundee United couldn’t muster any offence and Motherwell ran away with the shutout win.
Motherwell’s most prolific scorer has been Kevin van Veen. The Dutch attacker has netted two goals over the last five matches. Dundee United’s top weapon lately has been Nicholas Clark, who has 2 goals in the last five matches.