Dundee United to expect a frustrating afternoon in Lanarkshire

With the pre-split, halfway point of the season fast approaching in the Scottish Premier League (the campaign north of the border kicked off in July, over a month before the summer tranfer window shut), I thought it was about time the league got a first mention on here.

And the one club that surely deserves a mention most is Motherwell, who as well as proposing the idea of a community ownership scheme, are currently third in the SPL table after 15 games. Stuart McCall’s team host Dundee United tomorrow looking to make it ten SPL wins this season. But so far they have gathered maximum points on twice as many occasions away from home, including a comfortable 3-1 win at United’s Tannadice Stadium eight weeks ago. Meanwhile, Hearts and Aberdeen have both been on the wrong end of a 1-0 scoreline at Well’s Fir Park, when the home side waited to break the deadlock until after half-time in both of those.

Dundee United’s form has improved in recent weeks (despite First Division Falkirk knocking them out of the League Cup at home on penalties), yet it would seem unlikely that the Tangerines will even take away a point let alone make it back to back league wins for the first time this season. Hearts, the side United beat last weekend, still maintain an advantage over them in mid-table.

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