Week 26 features a match on Wed Feb 9th, where Dundee United hosts Motherwell at Tannadice Park in a meeting of these two evenly matched Premiership teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 1 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Dundee United sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 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 scoreless draw,. Dundee United looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 5 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 4th placed Motherwell, recorded a 1-1 draw against St. Mirren. Alexander Gogic struck first for St. Mirren in the 81st minute on a feed from Connor Ronan, 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 at least a draw. Motherwell is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Motherwell was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Tony Watt struck first for Motherwell in the 12th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Dundee United was frustrated by Motherwell’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Motherwell ended the match with the shutout victory.
Motherwell’s most prolific scorer has been Kevin van Veen. The Dutch attacker has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Nicholas Clark has been the most effective weapon for Dundee United lately. The Scotish attacker has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches.