Dandi beat Mott 2-1 on Saturday in the seventh round of the league, a result that keeps both sides in the middle of the table with only a point separating them. We had put home victory in our notes before kick-off at 40 per cent confidence, and it materialised when it mattered most. And here's the thing — you can watch possession numbers all afternoon, but this match was decided in the opening quarter. Westley went down in the box and the referee pointed to the spot after a VAR check, then the spot-kick fell to him at the 23rd minute. Bradley Fink levelled shortly after, and just before half-time Alex Lowry turned it into a two-goal cushion. By then the visitors had already lost their rhythm, and they never really found it again. Mott controlled 63 per cent of the ball and launched 74 attacks, but only managed one big chance while Dandi created five. The home side fired six shots on target with a 55 per cent accuracy rate, whereas the visitors hit four on target from 27 per cent accuracy. It is not uncommon to see a team dominate possession and still leave empty-handed, especially when the opposition closes the game out. Dandi sit sixth with seven points after six games, two wins, one draw and three defeats. Mott are fifth on eight points, also from six matches, with two victories, two draws and two losses. Neither side has anything to prove or hide from this result, and that is the honest reading of it. We called the home win before the whistle, and it came through because Dandi were sharper in the moments that counted. To be fair, Mott had nothing to lose and pushed forward, but without the cutting edge to match their numbers. A derby with no love lost, perhaps, but one that settled on the scoreboard rather than the statistics sheet.
Dundee — Motherwell: 2:1, Premiership
Premiership
2:1
Finished
Kick-off was BST
Venue:
Dens Park
City: Dundee
In the Premiership game on 19 September 2026, Dundee beat Motherwell 2:1. Match numbers: shots on target 6:4, fouls 8:9.
Match report
Prepared from match data
Video
Key numbers
Possession, %
37
–
63
Shots on target
6
–
4
Shots off target
1
–
5
Big chances
5
–
1
22' Joe Westley — var_penalty
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23' Joe Westley — Penalty
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40' Bradley·Fink — Goal
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44' Alex·Lowry — Goal
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61' Jack Moorhouse — Substitution
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65' Emmanuel Longelo — Substitution
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67' Dylan Williams — Yellow card
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71' Callum Jones — Substitution
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72' Bradley·Fink — Substitution
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76' Sebastian Palmer-Houlden — Substitution
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77' Ibrahim Said — Substitution
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86' Joe Westley — Substitution
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86' Tawanda Maswanhise — Substitution
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86' Alex·Lowry — Substitution
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90+3' Owen Goodman — Yellow card
Match events
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22'
0:0 Dundee var_penalty Joe Westley
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23'
1:0 Dundee Penalty Joe Westley
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40'
2:0 Dundee Goal Bradley·Fink assist: Ryan Astley
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44'
2:1 Motherwell Goal Alex·Lowry assist: Tom Sparrow
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61'
2:1 Dundee Substitution Jack Moorhouse off: Joseph Bevan
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65'
2:1 Motherwell Substitution Emmanuel Longelo off: Dylan Williams
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67'
2:1 Motherwell Yellow card Dylan Williams
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71'
2:1 Dundee Substitution Callum Jones off: Brad Halliday
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72'
2:1 Dundee Substitution Bradley·Fink off: Bobby Wales
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76'
2:1 Motherwell Substitution Sebastian Palmer-Houlden off: Regan Charles-Cook
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77'
2:1 Motherwell Substitution Ibrahim Said off: Jardell Kanga
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86'
2:1 Dundee Substitution Joe Westley off: Idris Odutayo
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86'
2:1 Motherwell Substitution Tawanda Maswanhise off: Willy Gabriel Vogt
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86'
2:1 Motherwell Substitution Alex·Lowry off: Eythor Bjørgolfsson
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90+3'
2:1 Dundee Yellow card Owen Goodman
Statistics
All statistics
Line-ups
Dundee
| # | Player | number |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Owen Goodman | 1 |
| 4 | Ryan Astley | 4 |
| 5 | Owen Bevan | 5 |
| 12 | Imari Samuels | 12 |
| 7 | Drey Wright | 7 |
| 14 | Alan Forrest | 14 |
| 16 | Jack Moorhouse | 16 |
| 28 | Callum Graham Jones | 28 |
| 48 | Ethan Hamilton | 48 |
| 19 | Joseph Anthony Westley | 19 |
| 21 | Bradley Fink | 21 |
| # | Player | number |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Kieran Michael O'Hara | 13 |
| 2 | Bradley Halliday | 2 |
| 3 | Idris Odutayo | 3 |
| 6 | M. Akinmboni | 6 |
| 52 | Charlie Oosenbrug | 52 |
| 27 | J. Bivan | 27 |
| 47 | Ashton Leiper | 47 |
| 60 | Ryan Blend | 60 |
| 9 | Bobby Wales | 9 |
Motherwell
| # | Player | number |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Paulsen | 1 |
| 3 | Jake Girdwood-Reich | 3 |
| 5 | Martin Moormann | 5 |
| 7 | Thomas Lance Sparrow | 7 |
| 8 | Lukas Fadinger | 8 |
| 11 | Alex Lowry | 11 |
| 45 | Emmanuel Longelo Mbule | 45 |
| 71 | Joseph Shaun Hodge | 71 |
| 18 | Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise | 18 |
| 19 | Ibrahim Said | 19 |
| 47 | S. Palmer-Holden | 47 |
| # | Player | number |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Matthew Connelly | 21 |
| 2 | Stephen O'Donnell | 2 |
| 4 | Jamie Knight-Lebel | 4 |
| 20 | Dylan Williams | 20 |
| 13 | Jardell Kanga | 13 |
| 17 | Regan Charles-Cook | 17 |
| 63 | Dylan Levitt | 63 |
| 15 | Eyþór Martin Vigerust Björgólfsson | 15 |
| 77 | W. Vogt | 77 |
Match prediction: Dundee — Motherwell
Win: Dundee
Confidence
40%
Reasoning
- Данди — 6. place, 7 points after 6 games (2 wins, 1 draws, 3 losses)
- Мотеруэлл — 5. place, 8 points after 6 games (2 wins, 2 draws, 2 losses)
- Данди, last 5 games: 1 wins, 1 draws, 3 losses
- Мотеруэлл, last 5 games: 1 wins, 1 draws, 3 losses
- Head-to-head: 10 games, Данди — 3, 3 draws, Мотеруэлл — 4
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