Ross County vs Dundee United

Ross County will welcome Dundee United at their venue for a league match where Ross County confronts Dundee United whose objective is top-six status.

The team placing ninth in the league table trails its rivals in the drop zone by a four-point difference and the fifth-ranked team holds a slight advantage above Motherwell in seventh place.

Ross County spent their 2021-22 season in fifth place before recording two straight seasons and the ongoing campaign fighting against relegation from the Scottish Premiership.

The Staggies finished 11th place and had to advance by beating Partick Thistle (3-3 aggregate until winning 5-4 on penalties) and Raith Rovers (6-1 aggregate win) to stay in the league.

The management regime of Don Cowie which took over in February 2024 aimed to prevent Ross County from entering another consecutive season of relegation playoff matches but the team finds itself in danger of dropping down.

Ross County stands at ninth position in the standings with 35 points from thirty matches before this game yet they remain separated by only four points both from Dundee in tenth and from Hearts taking sixth place.

Cowie believes his team should secure better than bottom-half standings before the Scottish Premiership regular season splits into two parts despite their most optimistic goal to reach the top six positions.

The coming Sunday contest will see Rossi County face the role of underdog although the team seeks victory during its last three competitive fixtures of the standard season.

Due to persistent injury concerns, Ross County is expected to be without the services of Will Nightingale (unspecified), Aidan Denholm (hamstring), Michee Efete (achilles tendon), and Ryan Leak (achilles tendon).

Ross Docherty, a midfielder for Dundee United, was on the bench the previous time out but is unlikely to play because of a thigh injury that has kept him out of action since February.