Low-Block Fortress
Dundee
Dundee handed over the ball and defended the box in numbers — 7 shots blocked or saved on 37.0% of possession.
- Possession
- 37.0%
- Shots blocked
- 4
- Saves
- 3
- Conceded
- 1
Premiership · Matchday 7Dundee
J. Westley 23'
B. Fink 40'
2 – 1
FT
HT 2–1
Motherwell
A. Lowry 45'
Premiership
Matchday 7Dundee2–1Motherwell
1.36
Expected goals
1.10
23′40′45′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: DUN 1.36, MOT 1.10.
Match report
Dundee 2-1 Motherwell
Dundee edged out Motherwell 2-1 at Dens Park in Premiership. Westley opened the scoring for Dundee on 23' from the penalty spot, Fink made it 2-0 to Dundee on 40' and Lowry pulled one back for Motherwell on 45'.
Expected goals finished Dundee 1.36, Motherwell 1.10. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more. Motherwell held 63.0% of the ball.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Dundee graded out for low-block fortress — 37.0% possession and 4 shots blocked. Dundee graded out for counter-punch — 37.0% possession and 1.36 expected goals.
Alex Paulsen came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.7 for Motherwell across 90 minutes.
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
37%Possession63%
11Shots15
1.36xG1.10
What the numbers say
3 readsCounter-Punch
Dundee
Dundee were happy without the ball and still created more — 1.36 xG from 37.0% possession.
- Possession
- 37.0%
- Expected goals
- 1.36
- Opponent xG
- 1.10
Box Occupation
Dundee
Dundee kept getting bodies into the area — 82% of their shots came from inside the box.
- Shots in the box
- 9 of 11
- Share
- 82%
- xG per shot
- 0.12
Timeline
Joe Westley · Penalty confirmed
📺22'
J. Westley (Pen)
⚽23'
B. Fink — assist: R. Astley
⚽40'
⚽45'
A. Lowry — assist: T. Sparrow
Half-time
J. Bevan ↑ J. Moorhouse ↓
🔄61'
🔄65'
D. Williams ↑ E. Longelo ↓
🟨67'
Dylan Williams
Foul
B. Halliday ↑ C. Jones ↓
🔄71'
B. Wales ↑ B. Fink ↓
🔄72'
🔄76'
R. Charles-Cook ↑ S. Palmer-Houlden ↓
🔄77'
J. Kanga ↑ I. Said ↓
I. Odutayo ↑ J. Westley ↓
🔄86'
🔄86'
W. Vogt ↑ T. Maswanhise ↓
🔄86'
E. Bjorgolfsson ↑ A. Lowry ↓
Owen Goodman
Time wasting
🟨90+3'
Match info
Kickoff
VenueDens Park, Dundee
CompetitionPremiership
Season2026
RoundMatchday 7
StatusMatch Finished