Ross County Vs Motherwell Match Analysis And Prediction

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Ross County will be looking to move further up the Scottish Premiership table on Tuesday when they host Motherwell at the Global Energy Stadium.

The hosts have won just one match so far this season, while their visitors sit one place above them in the table, having won three league matches in the 2022-23 campaign.

Ross County have experienced a disappointing start to their league campaign, where they have won once, drawn twice and suffered five defeats in their eight matches played.

Their only victory came against Kilmarnock in week four of the Scotting Premiership calender, while draws at home against Aberdeen and away at St. Johnstone have left them in 10th place on five points ahead of Tuesday’s game.

Malky Mackay has made an impact since taking charge over Ross County back in May 2021, but he has had to deal with losing some of his best attacking assets from their impressive top-six finish last season.

Ross County suffered a 2-0 defeat at home to Hibernian last weekend, as goals from Ryan Porteous and Martin Boyle ended their two-game unbeaten run.

Meanwhile, Motherwell have had a slightly better start to the 2022-23 campaign, though results have slowly started to dry up under club legend Steven Hammell.

Hammell’s side kicked off the season in impressive fashion with three wins in their first four league matches, beating both St Mirren and Aberdeen away from home as well as defeating Livingston 1-0 at Fir Park.

Since that victory over Livingston, results have started to fade away seeing Motherwell lose ground in the table. They have collected just one point in the subsequent four league matches, which came in a goalless draw at home to Dundee United in between a 2-1 defeat away to Kilmarnock and a 3-0 loss at home to Hearts.

Ross County vs Motherwell head to head

These two teams have previously met on 36 occasions across all competitions, where Ross County have claimed 12 victories while Motherwell have won 18, and they have drawn in six. Motherwell have scored 59 goals and conceded 46. In their last five meetings, Ross County have won three while Motherwell have won two.

Motherwell 1-2 Ross County 16/05/21

Motherwell 2-1 Ross County 25/09/21

Ross County 3-1 Motherwell 18/01/22

Motherwell 0-1 Ross County 02/03/22

Ross County 0-1 Motherwell 07/05/22

Ross County latest home form

Ross County have recently failed to keep a good run of form at home, having won just one of their five most recent matches. They were beaten 2-0 by Hibernian in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored four goals and conceded 10.

Ross County 1-3 Celtic 06/08/22

Ross County 1-0 Kilmarnock 20/08/22

Ross County 1-4 Celtic 31/08/22

Ross County 1-1 Aberdeen 03/09/22

Ross County 0-2 Hibernian 01/10/22

Ross County latest away form

Ross County have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having been winless in their four most recent matches. They drew 0-0 with St. Johnstone in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored three goals and conceded seven.

Alloa Athletic 0-2 Ross County 19/07/22

Hearts 2-1 Ross County 30/07/22

St. Mirren 1-0 Ross County 13/08/22

Rangers 4-0 Ross County 27/08/22

St. Johnstone 0-0 Ross County 17/09/22

Motherwell latest home form

Motherwell were beaten 3-0 by Hearts in their last home game in the league. However, they have recently been on a relatively good run of form at home, as they have been unbeaten in their previous three games. In their last five matches, they have scored six goals and conceded five.

Motherwell 1-2 St. Johnstone 06/08/22

Motherwell 1-0 Livingston 20/08/22

Motherwell 4-0 Inverness CT 31/08/22

Motherwell 0-0 Dundee United 03/09/22

Motherwell 0-3 Hearts 18/09/22

Motherwell latest away form

Motherwell have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, as they have won just two of their five most recent matches. They were beaten 2-1 in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored six goals and conceded eight.

Sligo Rovers 2-0 Motherwell 28/07/22

St. Mirren 0-1 Motherwell 31/07/22

Aberdeen 2-3 Motherwell 13/08/22

Kilmarnock 2-1 Motherwell 27/08/22

Celtic 2-1 Motherwell 01/10/22

Ross County news

Ross County will once again be without long-term absentee Alex Samuel for the visit of Motherwell, with the striker still on the sidelines as he recovers from surgery.

George Harmon is still missing out through a thigh muscle rupture, while midfielder David Cancola is one yellow card away from suspension.

Motherwell news

Jake Carroll is still some way off a return of featuring for Motherwell as he recovers from a knee surgery.

Louis Moult could be brought into the side from the outset due to the recent dip in form of Kevin van Veen, while Hammell will field a similar lineup from last time out.

Prediction and Odds

Both teams will view this game as an opportunity to put their recent lack of goalmouth action behind them as they aim to move up the league standings.

We back Motherwell to edge this contest due to their slightly better chance creation over the course of the campaign so far.

Odds: 1 2.30 X 2.05 2 2.22