Ross County vs Motherwell — result, stats and line-ups

Full Time

2023/2024

Ross County

11 MAY

1:5

Motherwell

Goals

GOAL

AST

Goal8'

Blair Spittal (assist: Eli King) · Right foot shot 0-1

GOAL

AST

Goal14'

Simon Murray (assist: Eli King) · Right foot shot 1-1

GOAL

Goal40'

Paul McGinn · Right foot shot 1-2

GOAL

AST

Goal82'

Blair Spittal (assist: Theo Bair) · Right foot shot 1-3

GOAL

AST

Goal90'

Davor Zdravkovski (assist: Theo Bair) · Right foot shot 1-4

GOAL

AST

Goal90'

H. Paton (assist: Blair Spittal) · Right foot shot 1-5

Man of the match

Blair SpittalMotherwell9.5

Expected goals (xG)

Ross CountyxGMotherwell

1.471.69

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TV stations

International

Bet365

Venue

Global Energy Stadium

Conditions

Weatherlight rain
RefereeKevin Clancy
1st AssistantAlastair Mather
2nd AssistantJohn Stewart
4th OfficialDavid Munro

Pressure index

Ross CountyMotherwell

1′45′90′

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Match flow

GOAL

AST

Goal8'

Blair Spittal (assist: Eli King) · Right foot shot 0-1

GOAL

AST

Goal14'

Simon Murray (assist: Eli King) · Right foot shot 1-1

GOAL

Goal40'

Paul McGinn · Right foot shot 1-2

PLAYER

Yellow card45'

Josh Reid · Foul

OUT

Substitution46'

In: Loick Ayina · Out: Ryan Leak · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution46'

In: Josh Sims · Out: Josh Reid · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution46'

In: Jordan White · Out: Eamonn Brophy · Tactical sub

PLAYER

Yellow card47'

Loick Ayina · Foul

PLAYER

Yellow card57'

Georgie Gent · Foul

OUT

Substitution61'

In: Brandon Khela · Out: Eli King · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution67'

In: H. Paton · Out: Sam Nicholson · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution67'

In: Davor Zdravkovski · Out: Andy Halliday · Tactical sub

PLAYER

Yellow card71'

Davor Zdravkovski · Foul

OUT

Substitution76'

In: Jay Henderson · Out: Yan Dhanda · Tactical sub

GOAL

AST

Goal82'

Blair Spittal (assist: Theo Bair) · Right foot shot 1-3

OUT

Substitution85'

In: Calum Butcher · Out: Lennon Miller · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution85'

In: Adam Devine · Out: Georgie Gent · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution85'

In: Bevis Mugabi · Out: Stephen O'Donnell · Tactical sub

GOAL

AST

Goal90'

Davor Zdravkovski (assist: Theo Bair) · Right foot shot 1-4

PLAYER

Yellow card90'

Jack Baldwin · Foul

GOAL

AST

Goal90'

H. Paton (assist: Blair Spittal) · Right foot shot 1-5

Ball positions

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Commentary

101

And that's it. The match concludes - Ross County 1, Motherwell 5.
90+5′The second half concludes - Ross County trails with 1, while Motherwell leads with 5.
90+4′Score! Ross County 1, Motherwell 5. Harry Paton of Motherwell strikes with his left foot from the middle of the box, sending the ball to the left corner. The assist came from Blair Spittal, who provided a through ball.
90+3′Simon Murray from Ross County has committed a foul.
90+3′Blair Spittal of Motherwell has earned an offensive free kick.
90+2′Jack Baldwin of Ross County has been handed a yellow card due to a foul.
90+1′Harry Paton of Motherwell has earned an offensive free kick.
90+1′Jack Baldwin from Ross County commits a foul.
90′Goal! Ross County 1, Motherwell 4. Davor Zdravkovski - Motherwell - shot with right foot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assist - Theo Bair.
88′Missed chance. Shane Blaney - Motherwell - shot with left foot from outside the box goes high from a free kick.
87′Harry Paton - Motherwell - won a free kick in attack.
87′Fouled by Jack Baldwin - Ross County
85′Substitution - Motherwell. Adam Devine for Georgie Gent.
85′Substitution - Motherwell. Bevis Mugabi for Stephen O'Donnell.
85′Substitution - Motherwell. Calum Butcher for Lennon Miller.
82′Goal! Ross County 1, Motherwell 3. Blair Spittal - Motherwell - shot with right foot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assist - Theo Bair.
81′Missed chance. Shane Blaney - Motherwell - shot with left foot from outside the box goes high. Assist - Davor Zdravkovski.
80′Corner - Ross County. Conceded by Blair Spittal.
80′Shot blocked. Simon Murray - Ross County - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Jay Henderson with a cross.
79′Corner - Ross County. Conceded by Davor Zdravkovski.
79′Shot blocked. Jay Henderson - Ross County - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Simon Murray with a cross.
78′Jay Henderson - Ross County - won a free kick in attack.
78′Fouled by Lennon Miller - Motherwell
76′Missed chance. Theo Bair - Motherwell - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is close, but missed .
76′Player replacement - Ross County. Yan Dhanda is being swapped out for Jay Henderson.
76′Lennon Miller of Motherwell has earned an offensive free kick.
76′Jack Baldwin from Ross County commits a foul.
74′Pause completed. They are prepared to proceed.
74′Match interruption - Yan Dhanda of Ross County is injured.
71′Davor Zdravkovski of Motherwell has been shown a yellow card due to a foul.
71′Davor Zdravkovski of Motherwell commits a foul.
71′Connor Randall of Ross County has been awarded a free kick in the offensive zone.
71′Shot blocked. Loick Ayina - Ross County - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Yan Dhanda with a cross.
70′Corner kick awarded to Ross County, resulting from a defensive action by Shane Blaney.
67′Missed chance. Yan Dhanda - Ross County - shot with left foot from the left side of the box missed. Assist - Michee Efete.
67′Player change - Motherwell. Andrew Halliday is being replaced by Davor Zdravkovski.
67′Player swap for Motherwell. Sam Nicholson is being replaced by Harry Paton.
63′Another offensive effort. Josh Sims of Ross County tries a right-footed shot from the middle of the penalty area, but the goalkeeper saves it right in the middle of the goal.Penalty
63′Shot blocked. Will Nightingale - Ross County - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked.
63′Attempt thwarted. Connor Randall of Ross County's right-footed strike from the middle of the penalty area is obstructed.Penalty
61′Player change - Ross County. Brandon Khela comes in to replace Eli King.
60′Corner kick awarded to Ross County, resulting from a block by Paul McGinn.
58′Opportunity squandered. Jordan White of Ross County narrowly misses the goal with a header from a short distance. The assist was provided by Yan Dhanda, who crossed the ball following a corner kick.
58′Corner kick awarded to Ross County, forced by Lennon Miller.
58′Shot blocked. Josh Sims - Ross County - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is blocked.
57′Georgie Gent from Motherwell has been issued a yellow card due to a foul.
57′Corner kick awarded to Ross County, forced by Theo Bair.
54′Lennon Miller of Motherwell has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
54′Jordan White from Ross County commits a foul.
53′Jordan White of Ross County has secured a defensive free kick.
53′Fouled by Theo Bair - Motherwell
52′Missed chance. Lennon Miller - Motherwell - shot with right foot from outside the box missed.
50′Corner kick awarded to Motherwell, forced by Michee Efete.
50′Paul McGinn of Motherwell has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
50′Simon Murray from Ross County commits a foul.
47′Loick Ayina from Ross County is shown the yellow card for committing a foul.
47′Sam Nicholson of Motherwell has earned a free kick on the right flank.
47′Fouled by Loick Ayina - Ross County
47′Missed chance. Jordan White - Ross County - shot with the head from the centre of the box missed to the left. Assist - Jack Baldwin.
45′Player swap in progress - Ross County. Ryan Leak is being replaced by Loick Ayina.
45′Player change - Ross County. Josh Sims is coming on to replace Josh Reid.
45′Player change - Ross County. Eamonn Brophy is being replaced by Jordan White.
45′The second half kicks off with Ross County trailing Motherwell by a score of 1 to 2.
45+4′The first half concludes with Motherwell leading Ross County 2-1.
45+4′Corner kick awarded to Motherwell, forced by Josh Reid.
45+3′Opportunity squandered. Paul McGinn from Motherwell takes a left-footed shot from the middle of the box, but it sails over the crossbar. Shane Blaney provided the assist.
45+2′Josh Reid of Ross County has been shown the yellow card for committing a foul.
45+2′Sam Nicholson from Motherwell has secured a free kick on the right flank.
45+2′Josh Reid of Ross County commits a foul.
45+1′Corner kick awarded to Ross County, forced by Liam Kelly.
44′Paul McGinn of Motherwell has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
44′Fouled by Simon Murray - Ross County
40′Goal! Ross County 1, Motherwell 2. Paul McGinn - Motherwell - shot with right foot from the right side of the six yard box to the right corner .
39′Sam Nicholson of Motherwell has secured a free kick on the left flank.
39′Connor Randall from Ross County commits a foul.
38′Will Nightingale of Ross County has earned a defensive free kick.
38′Theo Bair of Motherwell commits a foul.
37′Yan Dhanda commits a foul - Ross County.
37′Andrew Halliday of Motherwell has secured an offensive free kick.
36′Opportunity squandered. Simon Murray of Ross County takes a right-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area. It's a near miss, but the ball goes wide to the left. The assist was provided by Michee Efete.Penalty
34′Opportunity squandered. Simon Murray from Ross County takes a right-footed shot from beyond the box, but it sails high and wide to the right.
31′Sam Nicholson of Motherwell has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
31′Ryan Leak from Ross County commits a foul.
31′Opportunity squandered. Connor Randall of Ross County takes a right-footed shot from the middle of the box that narrowly misses the target. The assist was provided by Eamonn Brophy.
27′Lennon Miller of Motherwell has secured a free kick on the left flank.
27′Eli King from Ross County commits a foul.
20′Sam Nicholson of Motherwell has secured a free kick on the right flank.
20′Ryan Leak from Ross County commits a foul.
19′Offside call - Ross County. Eamonn Brophy has been flagged offside.
16′Corner kick awarded to Ross County, caused by Georgie Gent's defense.
14′Goal! Ross County 1, Motherwell 1. Simon Murray - Ross County - shot with right foot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assist - Eli King with a through ball following a fast break.
13′Stephen O'Donnell's right-footed attempt from outside the box for Motherwell is thwarted. His shot gets blocked.
12′Corner kick awarded to Motherwell, forced by Jack Baldwin's defense.
8′Score! Ross County 0, Motherwell 1. Blair Spittal of Motherwell strikes with his left foot from the left side of the penalty area, directing the ball to the middle of the net.
6′Offside call - Motherwell. Georgie Gent has been flagged for offside.
4′Opportunity squandered. Theo Bair of Motherwell takes a right-footed shot from the middle of the box that doesn't find the target. The assist came from Georgie Gent, who delivered a cross following a corner kick.
4′Corner kick awarded to Motherwell, forced by Jack Baldwin's defense.
3′Corner kick awarded to Motherwell. Ross Laidlaw is responsible for the concession.
3′Another offensive move. Andrew Halliday of Motherwell takes a left-footed shot from the middle of the box, but it's saved in the left corner. The assist came from Paul McGinn.
2′Another offensive move. Georgie Gent from Motherwell tries a left-footed shot from the left side of the box, but it's successfully saved in the top middle of the goal. The assist came from Blair Spittal.
The initial half commences...

Match statistics

RSCMOT

Possession and passing

55%Possession45%

80%Pass accuracy74%

415Passes351

335Successful Passes260

9Key Passes8

5Substitutions5

1 more

19Throw-ins13

Attack

1Goals5

14Shots Total14

2Shots On Target7

8Corners4

49Dangerous Attacks34

9Accurate Crosses3

11 more

102Attacks97

7Dribble Attempts14

30Duels Won64

1Offsides1

6Shots Blocked2

12Shots inside the box9

6Shots Off Target6

2Shots outside the box5

100%Successful dribbles100%

5Successful Dribbles11

32Total Crosses18

Defence and discipline

2Saves1

6Tackles13

7Interceptions3

14Fouls5

3Yellow cards2

Other

16Successful Headers26

7Successful Interceptions11

40Headers44

7Challenges3

1Assists3

2Counter Attacks0

The halves are each period's own numbers — not a split of the full-time figures.

The referee

K. ClancyPer-match averages this season · 15 matches · career: 277

	Avg	Home	Away	Career
Yellow cards	3.87	1.67	2.20	4.23
Red cards	0.07	0.07	0.00	0.11
Second yellows	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.10
Penalties	0.47	0.40	0.07	0.28

Home / away: what the home and the away side received on average. Career: the average over every match officiated.

Expected goals (xG)

Ross CountyxGMotherwell

1.471.69

Expected Goals on Target (xGoT)

0.272.26

Expected Goals Non Penalty Goals (npxG)

1.471.69

Expected Goals Open Play (xGOP)

1.011.03

Expected Goals Set Play (xGSP)

0.460.65

Expected Goals Corners (xGC)

0.440.06

Expected Goals Free Kicks (xGFK)

0.000.04

Expected Points (xPTS)

1.251.52

Starting XI

MotherwellFormation: 3-4-2-1 · €7.3M5/11

Stuart Kettlewell

Ross CountyFormation: 3-4-1-2 · €289K2/11

Don Cowie

The ↓ and minute under a player mean they were substituted off then.

Transfer fees

Ross County€289Kstarting XI · 2/11€960Kwith bench · 4/20

Motherwell€7.3Mstarting XI · 5/11€7.4Mwith bench · 6/20

Motherwell's starting XI cost €7.0M more.

The amount under a player is their last known transfer fee and its year (provider data) — not a market value.

Ross County — bench

Josh SimsMidfielder6.4 14

Victor LoturiMidfielder · €91K (2022)16

G. HarmonDefender17

Jay HendersonMidfielder6.4 19

Brandon KhelaMidfielder · €580K (2025)6.4 21

Teddy JenksMidfielder26

Jordan WhiteAttacker7.0 28

Loick AyinaDefender6.1 40

George WickensGoalkeeper

Motherwell — bench

Bevis MugabiDefender6.4 12

H. PatonMidfielder7.8 13

Aston OxboroughGoalkeeper17

Davor ZdravkovskiMidfielder7.5 18

Oli ShawAttacker21

Adam DevineDefender6.3 24

Moses EbiyeAttacker · €100K (2017)30

Mark FerrieAttacker66

Calum ButcherMidfielder6.8

Player statistics

Ross County starters then subs, by rating

Yan Dhanda#10 · Midfielder · 76′7.3

In this match

Attack

Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Shots: 1
Shots on target: 0
Big chances created: 2
Expected goals (xG): 0.05

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 29/37
Pass accuracy: 78%
Key passes: 2
Crosses (accurate/total): 6/11
Long balls (won/total): 4/6

Possession & duels

Touches: 0
Duels (won/total): 3/6
Aerials won: 1
Dispossessed: 1

Defence

Tackles: 1

Discipline

Fouls: 1

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Ross County	2.2045.45%	2.2544.44%
Draw	3.5028.57%	3.5028.57%
Motherwell	3.2530.77%	2.9034.48%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Ross County or Draw	1.3375.02%	1.3872.46%
Ross County or Motherwell	1.2877.82%	1.2878.13%
Draw or Motherwell	1.6660.02%	1.6162.11%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
2+ goals	–	1.2381.3%
0–1 goals	–	3.9025.64%
3+ goals	1.9052.38%	1.8055.56%
0–2 goals	1.9052.38%	2.0249.5%
4+ goals	–	3.1032.26%
0–3 goals	–	1.3872.46%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Ross County	2.8734.78%	2.8535.09%
Draw	2.2045.45%	2.2344.84%
Motherwell	3.6027.78%	3.4528.99%

Outcome	bet365
RSC → RSC	3.6027.78%
RSC → X	13.007.69%
RSC → MOT	29.003.45%
X → RSC	5.5018.18%
X → X	5.5018.18%
X → MOT	7.0014.29%
MOT → RSC	23.004.35%
MOT → X	15.006.67%
MOT → MOT	5.0020%

Outcome	bet365
12 - 14	3.4029.41%
6 - 8	4.3323.08%
9 - 11	2.7536.36%
Under 6	17.005.88%
Over 14	5.5018.18%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
3+ cards	–	1.3275.76%
0–2 cards	–	2.9533.9%
4+ cards	1.8354.56%	1.8653.76%
0–3 cards	1.8354.56%	1.7955.87%
5+ cards	–	2.9533.9%
0–4 cards	–	1.3275.76%

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