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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 17
Dec 14, 2024 at 3pm UK
Fir Park
Dundee United

Motherwell
4 - 3
Dundee Utd

Stamatelopoulos (1', 40'), Halliday (33'), Sparrow (67')
Gordon (45'), Stamatelopoulos (75')
FT(HT: 3-1)
Dalby (7' pen., 54'), Moult (87')
Babunski (3'), Sevelj (45'), Gallagher (48')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Scottish Premiership clash between Motherwell and Dundee United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Motherwell

All competitions
Scottish Premiership
Last Game: St Mirren 0-1 Motherwell
Saturday, December 7 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

Dundee United

All competitions
Last Game: Dundee Utd 1-1 Kilmarnock
Saturday, December 7 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

We said: Motherwell 1-1 Dundee United

 These two sides are separated by just two points and one position in the Scottish Premiership table, leaving them rather evenly matched heading into this one, and with this, we predict this one will end all square. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Dundee United win with a probability of 39.03%. A win for Motherwell had a probability of 35.11% and a draw had a probability of 25.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Dundee United win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.43%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.51%) and 0-2 (6.54%). The likeliest Motherwell win was 1-0 (8.85%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.27%). The actual scoreline of 4-3 was predicted with a 0.4% likelihood.

Result
MotherwellDrawDundee United
35.11% (-0.031999999999996 -0.03) 25.86% (-0.0079999999999991 -0.01) 39.03% (0.035999999999994 0.04)
Both teams to score 54.59% (0.012 0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
50.34% (0.020000000000003 0.02)49.66% (-0.022999999999996 -0.02)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
28.32% (0.015000000000001 0.02)71.68% (-0.019999999999996 -0.02)
Motherwell Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.78% (-0.012 -0.01)27.21% (0.0079999999999991 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
37.37% (-0.012 -0.01)62.63% (0.0069999999999979 0.01)
Dundee United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75% (0.025999999999996 0.03)25% (-0.031000000000002 -0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
40.34% (0.038000000000004 0.04)59.65% (-0.042000000000002 -0.04)
Score Analysis
    Motherwell 35.11%
    Dundee United 39.03%
    Draw 25.85%
MotherwellDrawDundee United
1-0 @ 8.85% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
2-1 @ 7.99% (-0.0039999999999996 -0)
2-0 @ 5.76% (-0.008 -0.01)
3-1 @ 3.47% (-0.0020000000000002 -0)
3-0 @ 2.5% (-0.004 -0)
3-2 @ 2.4%
4-1 @ 1.13% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
Other @ 3.01%
Total : 35.11%
1-1 @ 12.27%
0-0 @ 6.8% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
2-2 @ 5.54% (0.0019999999999998 0)
3-3 @ 1.11% (0.0010000000000001 0)
Other @ 0.13%
Total : 25.85%
0-1 @ 9.43%
1-2 @ 8.51% (0.0050000000000008 0.01)
0-2 @ 6.54% (0.0049999999999999 0)
1-3 @ 3.93% (0.0049999999999999 0)
0-3 @ 3.02% (0.0059999999999998 0.01)
2-3 @ 2.56% (0.0030000000000001 0)
1-4 @ 1.36% (0.0029999999999999 0)
0-4 @ 1.05% (0.002 0)
Other @ 2.63%
Total : 39.03%

How you voted: Motherwell vs Dundee Utd

Motherwell
27.3%
Draw
36.4%
Dundee United
36.4%
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic1816205244850
2RangersRangers18113431131836
3Aberdeen1910453126534
4Dundee UnitedDundee Utd198742820831
5St Mirren208392732-527
6Motherwell198382533-827
7Hibernian206682731-424
8Dundee196492934-522
9Kilmarnock205692336-1321
10Ross County204791937-1819
11Hearts2045112331-817
12St Johnstone2042142240-1814
> Scottish Premiership Full Table


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