Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Dundee & Motherwell face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Scottish Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Dundee form and stats
Dundee was eliminated in the 4th round replays last season in the Scottish Cup.Dundee have collected 16 points from their Championship home games so far after 5-1-4.
Dundee's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-2 versus Inverness CT. A 1-1 draw away in the Championship before that, with Dundee United the opponent.
Dundee are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 10 games. Dundee have conceded 14 in these home matches.
Motherwell form and stats
Motherwell was sent out of Scottish Cup in the 4th round last season.Having won their last three away games Motherwell has no reason to fear anyone.
The manager S. Robinson was unhappy after their last game, a Premiership match played at their home ground Fir Park. Motherwell suffered a 1-2 loss to Hamilton Academical. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Ross County.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Premiership trip to Aberdeen.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 1 win for Dundee, 1 draw and 8 wins for Motherwell. Over 2,5 goals: 4 times; under 2,5 goals: 6 games.Top Goalscorers
  K. Hemmings 6 goals |  D. Johnson 5 goals |   L. Donnelly 5 goals |
Dundee missing players
Motherwell missing players
| Dundee | Motherwell | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 7 | 15 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | ||
| 29 | 16 | Scored | S | 17 | 44 | ||
| 32 | 18 | Conceded | C | 11 | 29 | ||
| 88% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 84% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 68% | ||
| 16% | 14% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 28% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 8% | ||
| 52% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 45% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 16% | ||
| 5.8 | 6 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6.4 | 5.5 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.6 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.1 | 3.9 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.7 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 271 | 162 | Total Shots | T S | 105 | 286 | ||
| 99 | 59 | Shots on Target | S O | 43 | 119 | ||
| 29% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 37% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dundee United | 21 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 48 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 32 | 52 |
| 2 | Inverness CT | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 35 |
| 3 | Ayr United | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 33 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 31 |
| 4 | Dundee | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | -2 | 29 |
| 5 | Dunfermline Athletic | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 25 |
| 6 | Queen of the South | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -1 | 25 |
| 7 | Arbroath | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | -4 | 25 |
| 8 | Greenock Morton | 20 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 25 | -11 | 25 |
| 9 | Partick Thistle | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 20 | -12 | 22 |
| 10 | Alloa Athletic | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | -13 | 18 |