In this week 13 match on the 29th of October, Dundee United hosts Motherwell in a Premiership match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which is great football weather. Dundee United is fresh off their 1-2 loss against St. Mirren. Carljohan Eriksson struck first for St. Mirren on an own goal in the 41st minute, then Steven Fletcher tied it up for Dundee United in the 58th minute. Dundee United looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while motherwell sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Aberdeen. Bojan Miovski scored the first goal for Aberdeen in the 4th minute, then McKinstry tied it up for Motherwell in the 55th minute on a feed from Connor Shields. Motherwell looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
In their last match together, in Fir Park, Motherwell and Dundee United battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Motherwell nor Dundee United could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 20 and 11 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,.
Kevin van Veen has been the most effective weapon for Motherwell lately. The Dutch attacker has netted three goals in his last 5 matches. Dundee United’s most prolific scorer has been Tony Watt. The Scotish attacker has netted 3 goals over the last five matches.