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Round
Regular Season - 5
Venue
Fir Park, Motherwell
Referee
C. Scott
Form

Recent form

Motherwell
7Very poor

Last 5 matches · 0W-0D-5L · -9 goal difference

Dundee Utd
63Average

Last 5 matches · 2W-2D-1L · +1 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Combo Bet
Motherwell or Draw + Over 2.5 Goals

BetGenius backs Motherwell or Draw + Over 2.5 Goals (Combo Bet) at 63% confidence — a solid call.

63%
Confidence
Solid
Preview

Match preview

Motherwell welcome Dundee United to Fir Park for a round five Premiership clash, looking to maintain their unbeaten start to the league campaign. The hosts sit sixth with five points from their opening three league fixtures, having secured a win and two draws, including a thrilling 3-3 away draw against St Mirren last time out.

Dundee United travel south sitting eighth in the table with four points from four matches. The visitors snapped a three-match losing sequence across August with a commanding 4-0 away victory against Kilmarnock, demonstrating their offensive capability on the road.

Historical head-to-head records strongly favour Motherwell in this fixture. The Steelmen have won seven of the last ten meetings between the two clubs across all competitions, including five victories from their last six encounters hosted at Fir Park.

Numbers

Statistical comparison

Motherwell at homeDundee Utd away
4
Played
5
1-1-2
W-D-L
2-1-2
0.8
Scored /game
1.6
1.5
Conceded /game
1.6
—
Clean sheets
40%
—
Failed to score
40%
40%
BTTS (last 5)
40%
60%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
40%

Combined scoring rate: 2.4 goals per game (Motherwell at home plus Dundee Utd away).

Players

Key players this season

Motherwell

  • A. Lowry3G
  • Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise2A

Dundee Utd

  • J. Randall3A

League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.

Table

Table context

#TeamPGDPts
3Heart Of MidlothianPromotion - Premiership (Championship Group)9+516
4DundeePromotion - Premiership (Championship Group)9+314
5ST JohnstonePromotion - Premiership (Championship Group)9012
6Dundee UtdPromotion - Premiership (Championship Group)9-112
7AberdeenPremiership (Relegation Group)9011
8ST MirrenPremiership (Relegation Group)9-810
9FalkirkPremiership (Relegation Group)9-39
10MotherwellPremiership (Relegation Group)9-58
11KilmarnockPremiership (Relegation Group)9-108
12HibernianPremiership (Relegation Group)9-57
History

Head-to-head

7
Motherwell
1
Draws
2
Dundee Utd

Motherwell have won 7 of the last 10 meetings, averaging 2.7 goals a game.

  • 2026-02-28Motherwell2-0Dundee Utd
  • 2025-12-13Dundee Utd0-0Motherwell
  • 2025-10-29Motherwell2-0Dundee Utd
  • 2025-02-22Dundee Utd1-0Motherwell
  • 2024-12-14Motherwell4-3Dundee Utd
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Predictions

3 published markets

FeaturedWON
Combo Bet
Motherwell or Draw + Over 2.5 Goals
63%
Both must land · no better than

Motherwell or Draw — 74% confidence

Motherwell enter the contest undefeated in the Premiership this season, having collected five points from three games. Their head-to-head record against Dundee United is particularly dominant, winning seven and drawing one of the last ten meetings. At Fir Park, Motherwell have won five of the past six clashes against Dundee United, keeping clean sheets in both home meetings during the 2025-26 period with matching 2-0 scorelines. Backing Motherwell to avoid defeat offers strong coverage against a Dundee United side that has lost two of its four league fixtures.

Over 2.5 Goals — 63% confidence

Recent fixtures involving both sides indicate regular goalmouth action. Motherwell's most recent league fixture ended in a high-scoring 3-3 draw at St Mirren, bringing their season league average to 1.7 goals scored and 1.3 conceded per game. Dundee United have seen over 2.5 goals in three of their last four matches in all competitions, conceding seven goals across their opening four Premiership matches while netting four in their last away outing at Kilmarnock. The head-to-head average across the last ten meetings also stands at 2.7 goals per match.

These two calls are about different parts of the match (double chance and total goals), so neither one determines the other. The figure shown is the lower of the two — a combo can never be more likely than its weaker leg.

Combo BetWON
Total Goals
Over 2.5 Goals
63%
Confidence

Recent fixtures involving both sides indicate regular goalmouth action. Motherwell's most recent league fixture ended in a high-scoring 3-3 draw at St Mirren, bringing their season league average to 1.7 goals scored and 1.3 conceded per game. Dundee United have seen over 2.5 goals in three of their last four matches in all competitions, conceding seven goals across their opening four Premiership matches while netting four in their last away outing at Kilmarnock. The head-to-head average across the last ten meetings also stands at 2.7 goals per match.

Combo BetWON
Double Chance
Motherwell or Draw
74%
Confidence

Motherwell enter the contest undefeated in the Premiership this season, having collected five points from three games. Their head-to-head record against Dundee United is particularly dominant, winning seven and drawing one of the last ten meetings. At Fir Park, Motherwell have won five of the past six clashes against Dundee United, keeping clean sheets in both home meetings during the 2025-26 period with matching 2-0 scorelines. Backing Motherwell to avoid defeat offers strong coverage against a Dundee United side that has lost two of its four league fixtures.

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