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Ross County 0–1 Motherwell

Saturday 7 May 2022, 15:00 · Global Energy Stadium · Round 36 · Half-time 0–0 · Referee David Munro · Attendance 3,067

Motherwell van Veen 68' (pen)

Post-match

Result and Expected Points

Measure	Ross County	Motherwell
Goals	0	1
xG	0.72	1.22
Non-penalty xG	0.72	0.43
Expected Points	0.82	1.85

Ross County 16%Draw 33%Motherwell 51%

Most likely score 0–1, 26%. Final score 0–1, 26%.

Own goals have no xG.

xG race

Each side's xG added up shot by shot through the match. Stoppage time is shaded as far as the last shot or event recorded in it. Triangles along the foot mark each side's substitutions.

Match stats

Ross CountyMotherwell

0.72 −0.31xG1.22 +0.22

0.72Non-penalty xG0.43

0.41 −0.75xG on target1.18 +0.15

14 +4.7Shots9 −1.6

4 +0.3Shots on target2 −1.4

0 −1.3Big chances1 −0.3

62% +21Possession38% −5

422 +118Passes249 −54

76% +12Pass accuracy64% +2

64% +24Field tilt36% −3

37 +9Final-third entries22 −6

14 +6.1Box entries3 −4.7

11.1 −5Passes per defensive action13.7 +1

13 +9.1Corners5 +0.6

10 −4Tackles18 +4

6 −5Interceptions12 +2

20 −7Clearances39 +17

1 −2.5Saves4 +0.7

12 −1Fouls10 −5

1 −1.5Offsides2 +0.4

The small figure beside each value is its difference from the side's average per league match this season before this one. Field tilt is each side's share of the open-play passes completed in the final third; entries are completed open-play passes and carries into the final third and the box; passes per defensive action (PPDA) counts the opponent's passes in its own 60% of the pitch for each tackle, interception, challenge, or foul there.

Chance locations

Zones Shots

Ross County

Motherwell

Each area's share of the side's xG from open play and set pieces, with the xG in it. The two wide areas of the box count together, as on the club pages. Shots shows each of those shots instead, sized by its xG, with goals filled in.

Chance types

Ross CountyMotherwell

0.53 9 shots, 0 goalsOpen play0.19 6 shots, 0 goals

0.19 5 shots, 0 goalsSet pieces0.24 2 shots, 0 goals

0.00 0 shots, 0 goalsPenalties0.79 1 shot, 1 goal

xG by type of chance, with each side's shots and goals beside it.

Game state

0–00–1

Level: 68 min (72%) · Ross County 0.61, Motherwell 1.19 xG
Motherwell ahead: 26 min (28%) · Ross County 0.11, Motherwell 0.02 xG

Line-ups

Ross County substitutes

46' Hungbo for Tillson
55' Watson for Randall
76' Samuel for Cancola
85' Wright for Vokins

Motherwell substitutes

63' Slattery for Efford
64' van Veen for Ojala · goal 68' (pen), yellow card 85'
72' Shaw for Tierney
84' Cornelius for Shields

Players

Ross County

Player	Pos	Min	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
Laidlaw	GK	90	0.00	0.00	0	0.02	2	1
Randall	RB	55	0.00	0.01	0	0.01	3	4
Baldwin	CB	90	0.00	0.05	1	0.18	11	8
Iacovitti	CB	90	0.05	0.01	0	0.07	4	7
Vokins	LB	85	0.02	0.01	0	0.07	6	5
Cancola	DM	76	0.09	0.05	1	0.05	5	6
Tillson	DM	46	0.00	0.00	0	−0.01	0	4
Spittal	RW	90	0.12	0.40	4	0.22	7	3
Callachan	AM	90	0.10	0.06	0	0.06	4	0
Charles-Cook	LW	90	0.10	0.04	1	0.02	3	1
White	ST	90	0.18	0.01	0	−0.03	0	0
Hungbo	FW	44	0.06	0.05	0	0.06	6	1
Watson	DF	35	0.00	0.04	2	0.06	1	1
Samuel	MF	14	0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	0
Wright	FW	5	0.00	0.00	0	–	–	0

Motherwell

Player	Pos	Min	G	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
Kelly	GK	90		0.00	0.00	0	0.01	2	1
Donnelly	CB	90		0.01	0.20	1	0.17	1	8
Ojala	CB	64		0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	8
Lamie	CB	90		0.00	0.02	1	0.02	1	12
O'Donnell	RWB	90		0.00	0.20	1	0.18	6	7
O'Hara	CM	90		0.11	0.01	1	0.08	3	5
Goss	CM	90		0.07	0.03	1	0.10	7	5
Carroll	LWB	90		0.00	0.01	0	0.02	4	3
Shields	RW	84		0.21	0.02	0	0.00	2	5
Tierney	ST	72		0.00	0.00	1	0.01	1	5
Efford	LW	63		0.02	0.01	0	0.01	2	4
Slattery	MF	27		0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	2
van Veen	FW	26	1	0.79	0.00	0	0.01	0	3
Shaw	MF	18		0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	2
Cornelius	MF	6		0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	1

Starters, then substitutes in the order they came on. KP is chances created and Def defensive actions (tackles, blocks, clearances, and interceptions). xT is the expected threat added by the player's completed open-play passes and carries, and Prog counts progressive passes and carries.

Pass networks

Ross County

Motherwell

Each starter at the average position of their passes and receptions until the side's first substitution or red card, sized by completed passes. Lines join pairs who passed to each other often, thicker for more passes.

Passing combinations

Ross County

From	To	Passes
Baldwin	Iacovitti	14
Spittal	Hungbo	14
Iacovitti	Baldwin	10
Tillson	Baldwin	9
Baldwin	Spittal	9

Motherwell

From	To	Passes
Carroll	Goss	13
Goss	Shields	6
Goss	Carroll	6
Donnelly	Kelly	6
Shields	O'Donnell	6

The five pairs with the most completed passes from one to the other over the whole match.

Defensive actions

Ross County

Against its average of 35 matches

Motherwell

Against its average of 35 matches

Where each side made its tackles, interceptions, clearances, blocks, recoveries, challenges, and fouls, attacking up the page. Areas are shaded by the difference from the side's average per match this season before this one: amber for more, blue for fewer.

Threat

Ross County

Motherwell

Expected threat added by completed open-play passes and carries, by where the move started, attacking up the page. Expected threat is the chance that possession in an area leads to a goal; a move adds the difference between where it ends and where it starts.

Ratings

The goals each side would score (attack) and concede (defence) per game against an average team, from the forecast ratings before this matchday (ring) and after it (dot); a lower defence number is better. Grey dots are the other clubs after the matchday, spread up and down only so they don't overlap. The change takes in the whole matchday.

Pre-match

As things stood before kick-off.

Forecast

Measure	Ross County	Motherwell
Expected goals	1.33	1.10
Win	41%	30%
Expected Points	1.52	1.19
Clean sheet	33%	26%

Ross County 41%Draw 28%Motherwell 30%

Most likely score 1–1, 13%. Both sides score 50%.

From the forecast as it stood on 7 May 2022: each side's attack and defence ratings in a Dixon–Coles score model, as on the Forecasts page.

Form

Ross County

Motherwell

The last six league matches, newest first, with xG for and against.

Season to date

Measure	Ross County	Motherwell
Position	5th	6th
Played	35	35
Won, drawn, lost	10–⁠11–⁠14	10–⁠10–⁠15
Points	41 (1.17 per game)	40 (1.14 per game)
Expected Points per game	1.12	1.10
Goals	45–⁠54	39–⁠54
xG per game	1.03–⁠1.49	1.00–⁠1.39
Home: points, xG per game	1.29, 1.18–⁠1.41	1.56, 1.03–⁠1.35
Away: points, xG per game	1.06, 0.89–⁠1.56	0.71, 0.97–⁠1.44
Manager	Malky Mackay (35)	Graham Alexander (53)

League matches this season before kick-off. The manager's number is league matches in charge since 2020/21.

Ratings

This season

The goals each side would score (attack) and concede (defence) per game against an average team, from the forecast ratings before this matchday, with their rank among the league's clubs; a lower defence number is better. Grey dots are the other clubs, spread up and down only so they don't overlap.

Strengths and weaknesses

Chances	Ross County		Motherwell
Chances	Created	Conceded	Created	Conceded
Open play	−25%	+23%	−22%	+14%
Counter-attacks	−65%	+49%	−27%	average
Set pieces	−19%	+25%	+13%	+7%
Penalties	+81%	average	−60%	+41%
Headers	−50%	+45%	+16%	−18%
Left side	−20%	+44%	+4%	+22%
Centre	−27%	+18%	−6%	+3%
Right side	−26%	+17%	−42%	+17%

xG created and conceded per game against the league average this season: +24% is 24% more than an average side. Left and right are each side's own, so chances conceded on its left come from opponents attacking down their right. Green favours the side and amber doesn't.

Matchups

Ross County attacking

Ross County createdMotherwell concededLeft side−20%+17%Centre−27%+3%Right side−26%+22%Open play−25%+14%Counter-attacks−65%averageSet pieces−19%+7%Headers−50%−18%

Motherwell attacking

Motherwell createdRoss County concededLeft side+4%+17%Centre−6%+18%Right side−42%+44%Open play−22%+23%Counter-attacks−27%+49%Set pieces+13%+25%Headers+16%+45%

Each side's xG created per game down each side of the pitch, through the centre, and from each type of chance, against what its opponent concedes there, both relative to the league average.

Season averages

Ross CountyMotherwell

1.03xG1.00

1.49xG against1.39

41%Possession43%

9.3Shots10.6

16.1Shots against13.2

3.7Shots on target3.4

1.3Big chances1.3

15.9Touches in the opposition box18.1

304Passes303

64%Pass accuracy61%

3.9Corners4.4

40%Field tilt39%

28.3Final-third entries28.2

7.9Box entries7.7

16.1Passes per defensive action13.1

Per league match this season before kick-off.

Game state this season

Ross County

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	48	0.97	1.29
Ahead	15	1.15	1.45
Behind	27	1.07	1.87

Motherwell

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	39	0.89	1.37
Ahead	19	1.03	1.24
Behind	31	1.12	1.51

xG by period

Ross County

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.08	0.16	4–9
16–30	0.18	0.23	6–11
31–45	0.17	0.23	12–9
46–60	0.16	0.21	5–9
61–75	0.17	0.28	9–6
76–90	0.27	0.38	9–10

Motherwell

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.12	0.22	6–6
16–30	0.14	0.19	7–11
31–45	0.10	0.22	3–15
46–60	0.26	0.27	10–7
61–75	0.19	0.20	6–7
76–90	0.18	0.29	7–8

Per game this season, with stoppage time counted in its half; goals are totals for and against.

Most used players by position

Ross County

Formations: 4-2-3-1 (22), 4-4-2 (3), 4-5-1 (2), 4-3-3 (2), 3-4-1-2 (2), 4-1-4-1 (1), 4-4-1-1 (1), 5-4-1 (1), 3-5-2 (1)

Motherwell

Formations: 4-3-3 (30), 3-4-3 (3), 4-3-1-2 (1), 3-4-2-1 (1)

This season's most used formation, with up to three players who started most often in each position and their league starts there. Underneath, when a side has used more than one, every formation with its starts.

Head to head

Date	Home	Score	Away	xG
2 March 2022	Motherwell	0–1	Ross County	xG 1.17–1.05
18 January 2022	Ross County	3–1	Motherwell	xG 1.20–0.59
25 September 2021	Motherwell	2–1	Ross County	xG 0.85–0.79
16 May 2021	Motherwell	1–2	Ross County	xG 0.67–1.23
27 January 2021	Ross County	1–2	Motherwell	xG 1.86–1.56
24 October 2020	Motherwell	4–0	Ross County	xG 3.11–1.47

7 league meetings since 2020/21: Ross County won 4, Motherwell won 3, and 0 were drawn. Goals 9–10 and xG 1.28–1.42 per game.

Key players

Ross County

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
Hungbo	19	1,605	7	3	0.25	0.13
Samuel	8	937	1	0	0.29	0.05
Charles-Cook	34	2,806	13	2	0.20	0.08
Spittal	24	2,206	4	3	0.11	0.17

Motherwell

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
Watt	18	1,598	9	0	0.35	0.06
van Veen	24	2,169	8	4	0.28	0.10
Roberts	7	721	2	0	0.19	0.08
Goss	23	2,038	1	4	0.08	0.18

Up to four players a side with the most xG plus xA per 90 minutes, from those with at least 450 league minutes.