Motherwell can show their class to ruin Spiders' party

Betfred Cup
BT Sport 1, 3pm Saturday

Motherwell should have enough quality in their ranks to spoil Queen’s Park’s 150th anniversary at Hampden Park.

The amateurs celebrated their milestone earlier this month and Sir Alex Ferguson’s first club will enjoy their day in the televised limelight.

Gus MacPherson is bound to have his side well-organised and Well won’t have it all their own way in Glasgow.

Steve Robinson has seen his side lose at Gateshead and Barrow in pre-season and there has been an unwanted bid from Aberdeen for free-scoring striker Louis Moult, whose head has been turned.

They should still open their Betfred Cup campaign with victory but a smashing of the Spiders looks unlikely.

Recommendation
Motherwell to win and under 3.5 goals
1pt 13-10 Betfred

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Team news

Queen’s new boys Chris Duff, David Green, Kevin Green and Luke Whelan could all feature.

Motherwell could hand debuts to Alex Fisher, Gael Bigirimana, Craig Tanner, Trevor Carson, Andy Rose, Russell Griffiths, Charles Dunne and Cedric Kipre.

Key stat
Motherwell have kept just two clean sheets in 2017