In this week 16 match on the 30th of November, Motherwell and Dundee United will play a match in Motherwell in a meeting of these two evenly matched Premiership teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Motherwell sits at 5th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Hearts. Connor Shields scored the first goal for Motherwell in the 23rd minute, then Ricky Lamie added another in the 66th minute In the end, Hearts was frustrated by Motherwell’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Motherwell ended the match with the shutout victory. Motherwell is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while dundee United is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Aberdeen. Ian Harkes struck first for Dundee United in the 80th minute on a feed from Scott McMann, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Aberdeen couldn’t manage to score, and Dundee United took the shutout win. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Dundee United should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match together, Dundee United was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Ryan Edwards struck first for Dundee United in the 35th minute, then Tony Watt tied it up for Motherwell in the 70th minute.
Ryan Edwards has been the most effective weapon for Dundee United lately. The English defender has netted two goals in his last five matches. Tony Watt has been the most prolific scorer on Motherwell in his last 5 matches with three goals.