Thursday , 2 July 2026

Motherwell FC vs St. Johnstone FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2020-21
Motherwell FC
1 – 0
Full Time
St. Johnstone FC
Sat 12 Sep 2020 · 14:00 UTC Fir Park HT 45+1' · FT 45+11'
Mark O'Hara 36' Y
Tony Watt 48' Y
Trevor Carson 69' Y
Allan Campbell 87' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Motherwell FC vs St. Johnstone FC — Premier League at Fir Park.

Match Details

  • Referee John Beaton
  • Referee Euan Anderson
  • Referee Drew Kirkland
  • Referee Joseph Lawson
3 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 11.3 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Heart of Midlothian FC 33 70
2 Rangers FC 33 69
3 Celtic FC 33 67
4 Motherwell FC 33 54
5 Hibernian FC 33 51
6 Falkirk FC 33 46
7 Dundee United FC 33 40
8 Aberdeen FC 33 33
9 Dundee FC 33 33
10 St. Mirren FC 33 30
11 Kilmarnock FC 33 28
12 Livingston FC 33 16

Head-to-Head

9
6
9
Motherwell FC 24 games · Avg 2.6 goals St. Johnstone FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-09-12 Motherwell FC 1–0 St. Johnstone FC 2020-02-12 St. Johnstone FC 2–1 Motherwell FC 2019-11-30 Motherwell FC 4–0 St. Johnstone FC 2019-09-28 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Motherwell FC 2019-05-11 St. Johnstone FC 2–0 Motherwell FC

Recent Form

Motherwell FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Sep St. Johnstone FC H 1–0 W
30 Aug Celtic FC A 0–3 L
27 Aug Glentoran FC H 5–1 W
22 Aug Hamilton Academical FC H 0–1 L
15 Aug Hibernian FC A 0–0 D
12 Aug Livingston FC H 2–2 D
St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Sep Motherwell FC A 0–1 L
29 Aug St. Mirren FC H 1–0 W
23 Aug Hibernian FC H 0–1 L
20 Aug Aberdeen FC H 0–1 L
15 Aug Kilmarnock FC A 2–1 W
12 Aug Rangers FC A 0–3 L

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)
54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Fir Park that hosts another battle between Motherwell FC and St. Johnstone FC.
  • 4' GOAL! Allan Campbell scores on 4. Assisted by Callum Lang
  • 9' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 14' St. Johnstone FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 19' Nathan McGinley has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 24' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 29' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. St. Johnstone FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 34' St. Johnstone FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 36' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Mark O'Hara.
  • 41' Callum Hendry, a Scotland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 46' Scotland international Ricki Lamie has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 48' Tony Watt is having his name booked by the referee on 48.
  • 53' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 54' Another substitution for St. Johnstone FC to replace Michael O'Halloran by Stevie May on 54 minute.
  • 59' Elliot Parish has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 64' Liam Craig gets the nod from St. Johnstone FC. He replaces Liam Gordon and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 69' Trevor Carson picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 69' It is a substitution in Motherwell FC team. Tony Watt is replaced by Jordan White on 69 minute.
  • 71' Motherwell FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Liam Grimshaw is hanging Nathan McGinley on the field on 71 minute.
  • 76' The 35-year-old Michael O'Halloran has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 81' Liam Polworth has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 85' Time for substitution for St. Johnstone FC. David Wotherspoon is replaced by Murray Davidson.
  • 87' Controversy at the stadium! Allan Campbell argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Jordan White as he leaves the pitch. Chris Long steps in for Motherwell FC.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Motherwell FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Robinson

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Nicky Clark 3
Jason Kerr 3
Callum Hendry 3
Stevie May 2
Tom Sparrow 2
Guy Melamed 2
Devante Cole 2
Mika Biereth 2

Head to Head

2020-09-12 Motherwell FC 1–0 St. Johnstone FC 2020-02-12 St. Johnstone FC 2–1 Motherwell FC 2019-11-30 Motherwell FC 4–0 St. Johnstone FC 2019-09-28 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Motherwell FC 2019-05-11 St. Johnstone FC 2–0 Motherwell FC

Motherwell FC Form

2020-09-12 Motherwell FC 1–0 St. Johnstone FC W 2020-08-30 Celtic FC 3–0 Motherwell FC L 2020-08-27 Motherwell FC 5–1 Glentoran FC W 2020-08-22 Motherwell FC 0–1 Hamilton Academical FC L 2020-08-15 Hibernian FC 0–0 Motherwell FC D 2020-08-12 Motherwell FC 2–2 Livingston FC D

St. Johnstone FC Form

2020-09-12 Motherwell FC 1–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2020-08-29 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 St. Mirren FC W 2020-08-23 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Hibernian FC L 2020-08-20 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Aberdeen FC L 2020-08-15 Kilmarnock FC 1–2 St. Johnstone FC W 2020-08-12 Rangers FC 3–0 St. Johnstone FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.48 Motherwell FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.91 St. Johnstone FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Motherwell FC51% Draw27% St. Johnstone FC22%
Actual: Motherwell FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.39
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Motherwell FC or Draw
79%
Draw or St. Johnstone FC
49%
Motherwell FC or St. Johnstone FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Motherwell FC34% Draw49% St. Johnstone FC17%
Actual: Motherwell FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.2%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
11.3%
2 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
8.8%
0 – 1
7.2%
1 – 2
5.4%
3 – 0
4.7%
3 – 1
4.4%
2 – 2
4.1%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Motherwell FC

Handicap Motherwell FC covers Push St. Johnstone FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 15% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 24% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 14% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet
41% ✗
St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.