- Since the sides last met in February, both clubs have brought in interim managers with Steve Robinson in charge at Fir Park and Neil McCann facing his first managerial match for Dundee
- Dundee’s first visit to Fir Park was on September 19th 1903 when The Dee won 3-1 thanks to goals from Willie Lennie and Jimmy Dickson (2)
- Dundee’s last visit to Fir Park was a 5-1 Dundee victory where all six goals where scored in the first half
- Motherwell moved from Dalziel Park to Fir Park in 1895 when the first match was an 8-1 defeat to Celtic
- Motherwell’s record win is a 12-1 victory over Dundee United in 1954 in the Scottish League B Division
- Dundee have beaten Motherwell 43 times at Fir Park
- As a player Neil McCann played just once against Motherwell in a 3-1 defeat at Fir Park in March 1994
- Motherwell’s 1932 league championship winning manager John ‘Sailor’ Hunter is in Dundee’s Hall of Fame with a Heritage Award which was accepted on his behalf by his great grandson a fortnight ago at the Invercarse Hotel
- Motherwell’s East Stand is being renamed the John Hunter Stand
- The capacity of Fir Park is 13,677
