+0.90 points a game is the venue form gap, in Motherwell's favour: Motherwell takes 1.85 a game at home over the last two seasons, Dundee United 0.95 away.
Motherwell: 41 league matches in the bank, 3 from this season and the rest from last season. Dundee United: 42 league matches in the bank, 4 from this season and the rest from last season.
The question this step asks
Step two is HOME AND AWAY FORM -- the home side judged on its home record, the away side on its away record, because those are the records that will be on the pitch. The last five reach back into last season where this season is too young to answer, and say so.
The two sides
Motherwell -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 0, drew 1, lost 0 of 1, scoring 0 and conceding 0. Last season at home: won 10, drew 6, lost 3 of 19, scoring 32 and conceding 13 -- 1.89 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: drew with St. Mirren 3-3 away; drew with Falkirk 0-0 at home; beat Hibernian 2-1 away; beat Hibernian 1-0 away; lost to Celtic 2-3 at home. The last 2 of these are from last season.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 2 different managers took its 29 matches with one recorded (26, 3 apiece), most recently Alfred Johansson with 3. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Dundee United -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 1, drew 0, lost 1 of 2, scoring 4 and conceding 4. Last season away: won 3, drew 8, lost 8 of 19, scoring 25 and conceding 38 -- 0.89 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: beat Kilmarnock 4-0 away; lost to Dundee 0-2 at home; lost to Hearts 0-4 away; drew with Rangers 1-1 at home; drew with St. Mirren 1-1 away. The last of these is from last season.
The dugout
Every one of the 33 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by Jim Goodwin. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Built 06:34 from matches completed before
kick-off. Every figure is an observed count with its denominator —
not a forecast, and nothing here is a tip or a selection.