Motherwell 1-2 Dundee United: result and report
Premiership · Saturday 15 April 2023
Result
Motherwell 1-2 Dundee United
Premiership · Saturday 15 April 2023, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Motherwell 1-2 Dundee United: match report
Motherwell were beaten by Dundee United 1-2 in the Premiership on Saturday 15 April 2023. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Kevin van Veen opened the scoring in the 22nd minute. Motherwell's goal came from Kevin van Veen (22'). Dundee United scored through Ilmari Niskanen (63') and Jamie McGrath (71', penalty).
Discipline: Motherwell received 3 yellow cards; Dundee United received 4 yellow cards.
Going into the game Motherwell were 8th on 36 points from 31 and Dundee United 12th on 25 points from 31. Motherwell went on to finish that season 6th with 50 points, and Dundee United 12th with 31.
Motherwell lined up in a 3-4-1-2 and Dundee United in a 4-1-4-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Mark Birighitti of Dundee United (8.1), ahead of Kevin van Veen (7.8).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Motherwell wins, 3 draws and 4 for Dundee United.
Key events
- 22'Goal · Kevin van Veen
- 28'Yellow card · Ilmari Niskanen
- 45+1'Yellow card · Calum Butcher
- 63'Goal · Ilmari Niskanen
- 69'Yellow card · Liam Kelly
- 71'Penalty goal · Jamie McGrath
- 84'Yellow card · Dan Casey
- 88'Yellow card · L. Ayina
- 90+7'Yellow card · Steven Fletcher
- 90+8'Yellow card · Mark Birighitti
Head-to-head
Team news
Motherwell line-up (3-4-1-2)
Liam Kelly, Max Johnston, J. Furlong, Dan Casey, Calum Butcher, Paul McGinn, Sean Goss, Dean Cornelius, Blair Spittal, Kevin van Veen, Mikael Mandron
Dundee United line-up (4-1-4-1)
Mark Birighitti, Kieran Freeman, Scott McMann, Craig Sibbald, Loick Ayina, Charlie Mulgrew, Ilmari Niskanen, Ian Harkes, Steven Fletcher, Jamie McGrath, Aziz Behich