Motherwell 2-0 Dundee United: result and report
Premiership · Saturday 28 February 2026
Result
Motherwell 2-0 Dundee United
Premiership · Saturday 28 February 2026, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Motherwell 2-0 Dundee United: match report
Motherwell defeated Dundee United 2-0 in the Premiership on Saturday 28 February 2026. The half-time score was 1-0.
Tawanda Maswanhise opened the scoring in the 37th minute. Motherwell's goals came from Tawanda Maswanhise (37', penalty) and Tawanda Maswanhise (46'). Dundee United did not score.
Discipline: Motherwell received 2 yellow cards; Dundee United received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game Motherwell were 4th on 50 points from 27 and Dundee United 7th on 30 points from 27. Motherwell went on to finish that season 4th with 61 points, and Dundee United 7th with 45.
Motherwell lined up in a 4-3-3 and Dundee United in a 3-5-1-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise of Motherwell (8.5), ahead of Calum Ward (7.8).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Motherwell wins, 2 draws and 3 for Dundee United.
Going into the match Motherwell's last five read W-W-D-W-W and Dundee United's D-D-W-L-L.
Key events
- 13'Yellow card · Neil Farrugia
- 36'Yellow card · Vicko Sevelj
- 37'Penalty goal · Tawanda Maswanhise
- 45+1'Yellow card · Iurie Iovu
- 46'Goal · Tawanda Maswanhise
- 57'Yellow card · Ibrahim Said
- 63'Yellow card · Lukas Fadinger
Head-to-head
Team news
Motherwell line-up (4-3-3)
Calum Ward, Stephen O'Donnell, Paul McGinn, Stephen Welsh, Emmanuel Longelo, Lukas Fadinger, Elliot Watt, Callum Slattery, Ibrahim Said, Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise, Elijah Just
Dundee United line-up (3-5-1-1)
Ashley Maynard-Brewer, Iurie Iovu, Vicko Sevelj, Krisztián Keresztes, Ryan Strain, Luca Stephenson, Panutche Camara, Julius Eskesen, Dario Naamo, Neil Farrugia, Max Watters