Motherwell vs Ross County prediction and betting tips on August 3, 2024
Game Prediction
A match between Motherwell and Ross County will take place in the 1st round of the Scottish Premiership on August 3, 2024. Both clubs, especially the guests, were fighting for survival in the previous cycle, so now they will try to start by gaining points.
Motherwell vs Ross County: key statistics and trends
- Motherwell has failed to win in regulation time only in 1 out of 5 previous matches.
- Ross County is unbeaten in 9 games and has won all 7 previous games.
- The most common score between the clubs is a 2-1 result in favour of Ross County (7 times).
- Motherwell has scored at least once in 7 recent meetings.
- Ross County has scored at least once in 11 previous struggles.
- Motherwell wins the first half in 31% of matches, Ross County – in 27% of confrontations.
Motherwell – the shape of the team and its analysis:
“The Steelmen” started the European competitions in 2020 and 2022. Thus, finishing the previous season in 9th place is a serious regression, and it is desirable not to let it deepen. For now, the club believes in Kettlewell, who took over the team in the winter and was able to stabilize the game and avoid the threat of relegation.
Speaking about the summer, the team played quite successfully in the League Cup. Only Montrose was beaten on penalties, the rest of the opponents were overcome in game time.
Ross County – the shape of the team and its analysis:
“The Staggies” beat only the main outsider, Livingston, in the previous cycle. At the same time, it is remarkable that the club took the same 35 points in 38 matches as St. Johnstone. Still, the latter, according to additional indicators, closed the top 10 of the Premiership.
However, the play-offs were won confidently in the battle against Raith Rovers. And the club had clearly improved the performance before that. So Cowie, who had recently finished playing here and had no coaching experience, but had performed the role of the interim mentor, deservedly got rid of that prefix and became a full-fledged coach. And his wards are good both in friendly matches and in the League Cup.
Motherwell: team news
Paton has been recently injured in a cup game.
Ross County: team news
The performance of Allardice is in doubt.
Motherwell vs Ross County: possible starting line-ups
Motherwell (possible line-up): Hegyi – Blaney, Casey, Gordon, O'Donnell - Zdravkovski, Miller, Wilson, Halliday, Ebiye – Robinson.
Ross County (possible line-up): Hamilton – Leak, Brown, Wright - Reid, Randall, Telfer, Efete – Samuel, White, Hale.
Previous head-to-head matches: Motherwell vs Ross County
“The Steelmen” not only won twice, but also scored 5 goals on both occasions in 2024.
Free prediction for the match Motherwell vs Ross County
We are inclined to expect a victory of the hosts now as well. Still, if we take into account the shape shown by the guests, a bet on “total: over 2.5” suggests itself (odd: 1.84).