Dundee Utd v Motherwell: top-three momentum meets draw-heavy hosts | OneFootball

Dundee Utd host Motherwell in the Scottish Premiership at Tannadice on Saturday, 13 December 2025, with the visitors looking to reinforce a top three position while the hosts seek to climb from eighth.

Dundee Utd are eighth with 16 points from 15 games. Motherwell are third on 26 from 16. The visitors also won the most recent meeting 2-0 on 29 October.

The Arabs come in winless in five league matches, though they did hold Rangers 2-2 on 3 December. Motherwell are unbeaten in five, with three wins and two goalless draws in that run, including a 3-0 home victory last time out.

Motherwell's control-heavy style stands out. They average 60% possession with 85.96% pass accuracy and have kept seven clean sheets. Tawanda Maswanhise leads the league scoring chart with eight goals and Apostolos Stametelopoulos has six. For the hosts, Ivan Dolcek has five league goals, and United's set piece and second ball threat could matter after 145 total shots this season.

Routes to goal may hinge on details in both boxes. Motherwell have converted all six penalties this season, while The Arabs have conceded four spot kicks. The visitors also deliver a high volume of open play crosses, whereas United have won 335 aerial duels and may look to blunt that supply.

A United win would move them to 19 points from 16 games and could improve on eighth. Victory for Motherwell would take them to 29 points from 17 and further consolidate their top three push.