Dundee host Motherwell in the Scottish Premiership at Dens Park on Wednesday, 4 February 2026, with the visitors looking to consolidate fourth and the hosts aiming to build on a goalless draw at St Mirren.
Motherwell edged the most recent meeting 1-0 in December and have generally had the better of this fixture in recent seasons.
Form favours the visitors. Motherwell are unbeaten in five across league and cup, winning four, including a 4-0 home win over Kilmarnock and a 2-0 victory at Livingston. Dundee drew 0-0 at St Mirren last time out after a 3-0 defeat at Rangers, having earlier won away to Dundee United.
The numbers point to contrasting styles. Motherwell have scored 37 and conceded 17, with 13 clean sheets and 59% average possession, plus 85.97% passing accuracy. Tawanda Maswanhise leads the Premiership scoring with 13 goals, while Elijah Just and Emmanuel Longelo have chipped in regularly. Dundee have 19 goals and 37 against, averaging 41% possession and 75.97% pass completion, but Cameron Congreve tops the league’s assist chart with six.
The game could tilt on control versus delivery. Motherwell may dominate the ball and look to Maswanhise’s runs, with Just and Longelo supplying. Dundee, who have produced six headed goals and 302 open-play crosses at 17.88% accuracy, could target aerial moments and Congreve’s service.
A home win would move Dundee to 26 points and help them pull further from the bottom three. Victory for Motherwell would take them to 46 points and strengthen their grip on the top four.
