This match features two teams living in the basement of the Premiership, Ross County holding 10th place and Motherwell lying 11th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
- Ross County has the most conceded goals (48) in Premiership
- Motherwell is in the worst form (0-3-3)
It's no vacation for neither County nor Motherwell as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Ross County form and stats
Ross County's results here at Global Energy Stadium in the Premiership have been very modest with 2 victories, 4 draws and 6 defeats.
County faced defeat in their previous match, away at Rangers (0-5). Before that, County had a home game versus Aberdeen which ended with a victory 4-1.
Ross County were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one. Ross County's goalkeeper Ross Laidlaw was extremely busy against Rangers, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for County here at Global Energy Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (10 from 12 games). It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 23 goals have been conceded.
Motherwell form and stats
There's been little loot from Motherwell's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 11 away games in the Premiership. Motherwell only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 4 draws. Motherwell are desperate to end a twelve-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Livingston fixture.
Motherwell play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-2 to Aberdeen (placed 3rd). Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Rangers.
Motherwell goalkeeper Liam Kelly had a great day against Aberdeen, but despite making six saves the loss could not be avoided.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Motherwell as they have only managed to score 9 times from 11 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 15 goals have been conceded by Motherwell in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Motherwell - County 4-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four County victories, one draw and five Motherwell wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  O. Shaw 5 goals |   M. O'Hara 3 goals |  T. Watt 3 goals |
Ross County missing players
Motherwell missing players
| Ross County | Motherwell | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 23 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 15 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 18 | 10 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 9 | 19 |
| 48 | 23 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 15 | 35 |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 91% |
| 80% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 82% | 70% |
| 44% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 36% | 39% |
| 32% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 9% | 22% |
| 12% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 36% | 42% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 36% | 35% |
| 20% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 27% | 26% |
| 48% | 50% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 45% | 48% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8.5 | 8.8 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 11.6 | 11.2 |
| 2.3 | 2.8 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| 32% | 30% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 31% | 29% |
- Motherwell has the fewest points from losing position (0) in Premiership
- Motherwell has the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) in Premiership
- Motherwell has the most dropped points from leading position (13) in Premiership
- Motherwell is in the worst form (0-3-3)
- Ross County has the most conceded goals (23) at home in Premiership
- Ross County has the most conceded goals (48) in Premiership
- Ross County has the most conceded goals in the second half (29) in Premiership
- Ross County has the the worst goal difference (-13) at home in Premiership
- Ross County has the the worst goal difference (-30) in Premiership
- Ross County have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Ross County have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rangers | 25 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 65 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 58 | 69 |
| 2 | Celtic | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 48 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 30 | 46 |
| 3 | Aberdeen | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 42 |
| 4 | Hibernian | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 40 |
| 5 | Livingston | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 32 |
| 6 | Dundee United | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 19 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 | -10 | 28 |
| 7 | Kilmarnock | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 16 | -4 | 24 |
| 8 | St. Mirren | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 11 | -8 | 23 |
| 9 | St. Johnstone | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 22 | -11 | 23 |
| 10 | Ross County | 25 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 48 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 25 | -30 | 20 |
| 11 | Motherwell | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 35 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -16 | 19 |
| 12 | Hamilton Academical | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 47 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 27 | -26 | 19 |