Scottish Premiership

Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 26

Jan 27, 2021 at 6pm UK

Victoria Park

Ross County
1 - 2
Motherwell

Shaw (14')
Fuhr Hjelde (45'), Morris (56'), Draper (59'), Hylton (60'), Vigurs (75')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Cole (51'), Mugabi (72')

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Graham Alexander, now in charge of Motherwell, pictured in September 2020

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Jan 27, 21:33

The Match

Match Report

The result sees the Steelman leapfrog the Staggies.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Scottish Premiership clash between Ross County and Motherwell, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Motherwell win with a probability of 45.97%. A win for Ross County had a probability of 27.9% and a draw had a probability of 26.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Motherwell win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.49%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.09%) and 0-2 (8.42%). The likeliest Ross County win was 1-0 (8.48%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.41%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Motherwell would win this match.

Result
Ross County	Draw	Motherwell
27.9%	26.13%	45.97%

Both teams to score 50.77%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

46.76%

53.24%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

25.2%

74.8%

Ross County Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

66.04%

33.95%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

29.37%

70.63%

Motherwell Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

76.88%

23.12%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

43.02%

56.98%

Score Analysis

Ross County 27.9%

Motherwell 45.96%

Draw 26.12%

Ross County	Draw	Motherwell
1-0 @ 8.48% 2-1 @ 6.71% 2-0 @ 4.58% 3-1 @ 2.42% 3-2 @ 1.77% 3-0 @ 1.65% Other @ 2.3% Total : 27.9%	1-1 @ 12.41% 0-0 @ 7.85% 2-2 @ 4.91% Other @ 0.95% Total : 26.12%	0-1 @ 11.49% 1-2 @ 9.09% 0-2 @ 8.42% 1-3 @ 4.44% 0-3 @ 4.11% 2-3 @ 2.4% 1-4 @ 1.63% 0-4 @ 1.51% Other @ 2.88% Total : 45.96%