Wednesday , 30 September 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
4 games this season 🟨 6.0/game ⚽ 8.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 7 18
2 Rangers FC 7 16
3 Heart of Midlothian FC 7 13
4 Dundee FC 7 10
5 St. Mirren FC 7 10
6 St. Johnstone FC 7 8
7 Aberdeen FC 7 8
8 Motherwell FC 7 8
9 Dundee United FC 7 8
10 Hibernian FC 7 7
11 Falkirk FC 7 6
12 Kilmarnock FC 7 5

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

Season Stats

Motherwell FC St. Johnstone FC
#8 Position #6
8 Points 8
7 Played 7
2 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 2 / 2 / 3
9 Scored 9
11 Conceded 10
-2 GD -1
1.14 PPG 1.14
29% Win % 29%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)
54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
Motherwell FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
St. Johnstone FC this season

Motherwell FC are 8th (8 pts). St. Johnstone FC are 6th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Motherwell FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
2/5
46-60
–/2
61-75
2/–
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
St. Johnstone FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
1/2
46-60
2/4
61-75
1/1
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Motherwell FC
Alex Lowry 2 G 1 A
Tawanda Maswanhise 1 G 2 A
Regan Charles-Cook 1 G
Lukas Fadinger 1 G
Seb Palmer-Houlden 1 G
St. Johnstone FC
Josh Fowler 3 G
Enes Alic 2 G
Fowler Josh 1 G 1 A
Cheick Diabate 1 G
Kai Fotheringham 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Motherwell FC is hosting St. Johnstone FC for another epic battle.
  • 4' Allan Campbell puts Motherwell FC on the lead.
  • 9' It is a cagey affair so far. Motherwell FC in their trying to find a way past St. Johnstone FC's compact .
  • 14' Motherwell FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against St. Johnstone FC's shape.
  • 19' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Motherwell FC and St. Johnstone FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 24' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 29' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ricki Lamie is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Motherwell FC.
  • 34' A quiet spell here at Fir Park. St. Johnstone FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 36' That is a Yellow card for Motherwell FC. Mark O'Hara will be fuming at that decision.
  • 41' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 46' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Motherwell FC that had 297 games and scored 348 goals.
  • 48' The referee shows Motherwell FC player a Yellow card on 48.
  • 53' Mark O'Hara needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 26 Yellow cards this season.
  • 54' Stevie May is replacing Michael O'Halloran for the St. Johnstone FC side.
  • 59' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 64' Liam Gordon makes way for Liam Craig at the 64 minute mark. A tactical switch from St. Johnstone FC.
  • 69' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Trevor Carson.
  • 69' Motherwell FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jordan White is hanging Tony Watt on the field on 69 minute.
  • 71' Liam Grimshaw is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nathan McGinley at the 71 minute mark.
  • 76' Scott Tanser has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 81' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 85' St. Johnstone FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Murray Davidson is hanging David Wotherspoon on the field on 85 minute.
  • 87' The referee shows Motherwell FC player a Yellow card on 87.
  • 90' A change in the Motherwell FC ranks — Jordan White exits the field as Chris Long enters on 90.
  • The points are shared — Motherwell FC 1-0 St. Johnstone FC. Honours even.

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
Tom Sparrow 2
Guy Melamed 2
Devante Cole 2
Mika Biereth 2
Kevin van Veen 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
1 / 4
1.66 Motherwell FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.14 St. Johnstone FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Motherwell FC51% Draw25% St. Johnstone FC24%
Actual: Motherwell FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.8
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Motherwell FC or Draw
76%
Draw or St. Johnstone FC
49%
Motherwell FC or St. Johnstone FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Motherwell FC35% Draw45% St. Johnstone FC20%
Actual: Motherwell FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
8.2%
0 – 0
7.9%
1 – 2
6.3%
0 – 1
6%
2 – 2
5.3%
3 – 1
5.1%
3 – 0
4.5%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — Motherwell FC

Handicap Motherwell FC covers Push St. Johnstone FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 22% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 15% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✗
St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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