Motherwell 4-1 Ross County: result and report

Premiership · Saturday 29 October 2016

Result

Motherwell 4-1 Ross County

Premiership · Saturday 29 October 2016, 14:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Motherwell 4-1 Ross County: match report

Motherwell won against Ross County 4-1 in the Premiership on Saturday 29 October 2016. The half-time score was 2-0.

S. McDonald opened the scoring in the 8th minute. Motherwell's goals came from S. McDonald (8'), an own goal by Kenny van der Weg (32'), Richard Tait (51') and Lionel Ainsworth (62'). Ross County scored through Alex Schalk (78').

Discipline: Motherwell received 1 yellow card; Ross County received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Motherwell were 11th on 9 points from 10 and Ross County 10th on 10 points from 11. Motherwell went on to finish that season 9th with 38 points, and Ross County 6th with 46.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Motherwell win, 1 draw and 0 for Ross County.

Going into the match Motherwell's last five read L-L-L-D-W and Ross County's L-D-L-L-D.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 8'Goal · S. McDonaldMotherwell · 1-0
  • 32'Own goal · Kenny van der WegMotherwell · 2-0
  • 39'Yellow card · Kenny van der WegRoss County
  • 49'Yellow card · Ben HeneghanMotherwell
  • 51'Goal · Richard TaitMotherwell · 3-0
  • 53'Yellow card · Paul QuinnRoss County
  • 62'Goal · Lionel AinsworthMotherwell · 4-0
  • 78'Goal · Alex SchalkRoss County · 4-1

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Motherwell 1, draws 1, Ross County 0.

Team news

Motherwell line-up

Craig Samson, Ben Heneghan, Stephen McManus, Chris Cadden, Richard Tait, Lee Lucas, Craig Clay, J. McMillan, Lionel Ainsworth, L. Moult, Scott McDonald

Ross County line-up

Scott Fox, Marcus Fraser, Andrew Davies, Kenny van der Weg, Paul Quinn, Michael Gardyne, Martin Woods, Ian McShane, C. Burke, Ryan Dow, Liam Boyce