Premiership: We're looking at an intriguing and highly important battle starring Ross County and Motherwell at Global Energy Stadium. Both need the points!
- Ross County have the fewest scored goals in the first half (0) in Premiership
- Motherwell have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for County and Motherwell.
Ross County form and stats
The story so far in the Premiership for Ross County at their home stadium (Global Energy Stadium) is 1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 180 minutes without scoring a league goal. Akio was the last player to find the net.
Ross County's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-2 versus Hibernian (placed 4th). Laidlaw had a busy but productive day in the Hibernian match. Despite making seven saves the loss could not be prevented.
0-0 away at St. Johnstone before that.This is expected to be a close game, with County perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Ross County as a small favourite), we find 10 games. Ross County has won 5 of these, drawn 1 and lost 4.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Ross County as they are travelling to their away game against Livingston in the Premiership. That match is four days after this one.
Ross County aren't scoring a lot here at Global Energy Stadium in the league, with only 3 goals from 4 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the County defense is not exactly impregnable. 6 goals conceded from 4 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Motherwell form and stats
2-0-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Motherwell in their Premiership matches away.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Motherwell, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-2 versus Celtic (placed 1st).
Preceding that, the 0-3 home loss versus Hearts.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Motherwell playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were 3 Motherwell wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Premiership trip to Hibernian.
The travelling fans enjoy Motherwell's attacking play in away games, having scored 6 goals in 4 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Motherwell have conceded 6 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Ross County victories, zero draws and six Motherwell wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  K. van Veen 4 goals |   A. Iacovitti 1 goals |  J. White 1 goals |
Ross County missing players
Motherwell missing players
| Ross County | Motherwell | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 13 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 62% | 75% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 62% |
| 38% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 75% | 62% |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 38% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 50% |
| 25% | 25% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 38% |
| 50% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 3 | 3.2 | 1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 5.5 | 4.6 |
| 8.1 | 10.8 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 7 | 5.4 |
| 2.1 | 2.5 | 5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7.8 | 8 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 11 | 13.2 |
| 2.1 | 2.8 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
| 24% | 27% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 43% | 30% |
| 17.9 | 18.8 | 16 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 20 | 15.2 | 11.2 |
| 5 | 5.5 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.5 | 2.9 |
- Motherwell have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Motherwell have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Motherwell haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Ross County have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Ross County have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Ross County have the fewest scored goals in the first half (0) in Premiership
- Ross County haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Celtic | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 23 | 21 |
| 2 | Rangers | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| 3 | St. Mirren | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 15 |
| 4 | Hibernian | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 5 | Aberdeen | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 6 | Hearts | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 7 | Livingston | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -4 | 12 |
| 8 | St. Johnstone | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 10 |
| 9 | Motherwell | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -3 | 10 |
| 10 | Ross County | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -9 | 5 |
| 11 | Kilmarnock | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | -12 | 4 |
| 12 | Dundee United | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -18 | 2 |
