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39.3
Squad season
top-XI average · this season
37
Squad rating
mean squad Rating · 32/36 rated

Club profile

LeaguePremiership
League position4th of 12
Squad size36
Average age24.3
CountryScotland

Team scout report

European push4th of 12 · Premiership

Motherwell sit 4th of 12 in the Premiership, in the European places. Their starting XI is averaging a Season rating of 39.3 this campaign, built on a squad-talent Rating of 37 across the wider group. Recent form reads WLDLW.

Year-on-year, the XI's form is up 232.1% on last season (Season 11.8 → 39.3), while squad talent has held (Rating 36.4 → 36.6). Of the 19 players with a season to compare, 9 improved their individual Season rating on a year ago.

C. Ward is the form pick (Season 66), while Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise carries the highest ceiling (Rating 53). In the market, the headline arrival is A. Stamatelopoulos (€ 308K), and Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise is the most valuable asset at 19.5.

39.3
232.1%
Squad season
37
0.7%
Squad rating
4thof 12
League finish
WLDLW
Last 5
Top performer
C. Ward
Season 66
Highest potential
Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise
Rating 53
Marquee signing
A. Stamatelopoulos
€ 308K
Top asset
Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise
Value 19.5

Squad analysis

Balance by position

Average Season & Rating per unit.

Goalkeepers
2241
Defence
2633
Midfield
1540
Attack
936

Top performers

Highest Season ratings in the squad.

Ward
6651
Maswanhise
5253
McGinn
5218
Watt
5247
Emmanuel
4851
Welsh
4343
O'Donnell
3916
Fadinger
3949
Season (form)Rating (potential)

Goals & assists

Top scorers

  1. 1Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise17goals
  2. 2M. Emmanuel8goals
  3. 3E. Just7goals
  4. 4E. Watt6goals
  5. 5C. Slattery3goals

Top assists

  1. 1C. Slattery8assists
  2. 2E. Just7assists
  3. 3M. Emmanuel4assists
  4. 4S. O'Donnell3assists
  5. 5T. Sparrow3assists

Squad · 36

Nat.
1A. OxboroughGoalkeeperEngland284.6——034
13C. WardGoalkeeperEngland2518.937—6651
31M. ConnellyGoalkeeperScotland238.61—038
2S. O'DonnellFull-backScotland341.835—39113.1%1622.2%
4L. GordonCentre-backScotland3031711611.9%2333%
5K. BalmerCentre-backNorthern Ireland258.528—664.3%389.9%
6J. McGheeFull-backScotland3027—099.2%1844.5%
16P. McGinnCentre-backScotland35233—521057.8%1868.2%
22J. KoutroumbisCentre-back
played DEF · MID
Australia286.625129525.5%325.3%
23E. Wilson
Defender
—21—————
36J. Gillies
Defender
—18—————
45M. EmmanuelFull-back
played DEF · MID
England2517.8368481160.5%5123.3%
48A. ThomsonCentre-back—165.9——041
57S. WelshCentre-back
Loanfrom Celtic
Scotland2615.828143267.2%4313.5%
7T. SparrowFull-back
played MID · DEF
Wales2311.128—3013.6%471.9%
8C. SlatteryAttacking midfielder
played MID · FWD
England2710.73132951.6%420.7%
11A. HallidayCentral midfielderScotland340.42—0100%671.9%
12L. FadingerDefensive midfielderAustria2514.43433949
18Tawanda Jethro MaswanhiseAttacking midfielder
played FWD · MID
England2319.5351752112.1%5311.1%
20E. WattDefensive midfielderScotland2617.534652120.8%476.3%
21E. JustCentre-forward
played MID · FWD
New Zealand2614.135738412.2%4715%
25O. PriestmanDefensive midfielder
earlier at Western Sydney Wanderers · 90 min, 0g
Australia239.728—643
26Olly WhyteCentral midfielderScotland197.2——040
29M. BoothCentral midfielder—186.8——041
30Campbell Forrest
Midfielder
—18—————
39Z. McAllisterCentral midfielder—176.42—041
42R. McColm
Midfielder
—17—1———
53B. WatsonCentral midfielder—165.9——041
—Z. McAllisterCentral midfielderScotland186.8——041
15E. Björgólfs­sonCentre-forward
earlier at Umeå FC · 1190 min, 9g
Norway259.4231126.5%4230%
19S. NicholsonWingerScotland311.510—01529.8%
28L. RossWingerScotland197.39—0100%4110.7%
46Z. RobinsonCentre-forwardEngland249.1—1459.6%418.9%
66C. HendryCentre-forwardScotland283.821—0100%297.1%
77R. Charles-CookAttacking midfielder
played FWD · MID
Grenada293.224—678.1%2631.5%
90I. SaidAttacking midfielder
played FWD · MID
Nigeria2410.8383144831.3%

Season form

Record (W-D-L)16-13-9 in 38
Goals (for / against)59 / 36
Clean sheets18
Last 5WLDLW

Fixtures & results

Premiership16W 13D 9LLeague Cup5W 1D 1LFriendlies Clubs1W 1D 1LFA Cup1W 0D 1L
May 16AHibernian1–0W
May 13HCeltic2–3L
May 9HHeart Of Midlothian1–1D
May 2AFalkirk0–1L
Apr 26ARangers3–2W
Apr 11AHeart Of Midlothian1–3L
Apr 4HFalkirk2–3L
Mar 21HHibernian0–0D
Mar 14ACeltic1–3L
Mar 7ADundee1–2L
Feb 28HDundee Utd2–0W
Feb 21AST Mirren5–0W
Feb 18AAberdeen0–2L
Feb 15HAberdeen2–0W
Feb 11HRangers1–1D
Jan 31ALivingston2–0W
Jan 24HKilmarnock4–0W
Jan 17HRoss County1–0W
Jan 10AHibernian1–1D
Jan 3HST Mirren2–0W
Dec 30HCeltic2–0W
Dec 27ARangers0–1L
Dec 20HDundee1–0W
Dec 13ADundee Utd0–0D
Dec 6HLivingston3–0W
Dec 3AFalkirk0–0D
Nov 29HHeart Of Midlothian0–0D
Nov 25HHibernian2–0W
Nov 22AKilmarnock3–1W
Nov 9AAberdeen1–1D
Nov 1HST Mirren1–4L
Oct 29HDundee Utd2–0W
Oct 25ALivingston2–1W
Oct 18HFalkirk1–2L
Oct 5ACeltic2–3L
Sep 27HAberdeen2–0W
Sep 20AAberdeen1–0W
Sep 13ADundee1–1D
Aug 30HKilmarnock2–2D
Aug 23AHeart Of Midlothian3–3D
Aug 16AST Johnstone1–0W
Aug 9AST Mirren0–0D
Aug 2HRangers1–1D
Jul 25HHertha BSC1–1D
Jul 22HMorton3–0W
Jul 19AStenhousemuir1–0W
Jul 15HPeterhead2–1W
Jul 12AClyde2–2D
Jul 8ACarlisle1–0W
Jul 1ATwente0–3L

Completed transfers · 2025/26

All seasons →

In

Filip StuparevićMorton· Back from Loan2025/26
M. FerrieBonnyrigg Rose Athletic2025/26
L. RossAnnan Athletic· Back from Loan2025/26
Brannan McDermottBSC Glasgow2025/26
A. OxboroughDunfermline· Return from loan2025/26
E. WilsonRaith Rovers· Return from loan2025/26
M. ConnellyEast Kilbride· Back from Loan2025/26
M. ConnellyAirdrie United· Return from loan2025/26

Out

D. ZdravkovskiAEL· Free agent2025/26
A. StamatelopoulosSydney· Loan2025/26
Filip StuparevićSStuparevic Filip· Free agent2025/26
Filip StuparevićIBV Vestmannaeyjar· Free agent2025/26
Filip StuparevićIBV Vestmannaeyjar· Free agent2025/26
J. ValeBlackburn2025/26
L. PlangeCrystal Palace2025/26
S. SeddonAFC Wimbledon· Free Transfer2025/26