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

Premier League · 2020-21
Motherwell FC
0 – 3
Full Time
St. Johnstone FC
Sat 20 Feb 2021 · 15:00 UTC Fir Park HT 45+3' · FT 45+4'
Chris Long 37' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee John Beaton
  • Referee Alan Muir
  • Referee
  • Referee Colin McAlpine (Scotland)
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
2021-02-20 Motherwell FC 0–3 St. Johnstone FC 2020-11-21 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Motherwell FC 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

Recent Form

Motherwell FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Feb St. Johnstone FC H 0–3 L
13 Feb Hamilton Academical FC H 1–4 L
10 Feb Kilmarnock FC A 1–0 W
06 Feb Celtic FC A 1–2 L
03 Feb Dundee United FC H 2–1 W
27 Jan Ross County FC A 2–1 W
St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Feb Motherwell FC A 3–0 W
14 Feb Celtic FC H 1–2 L
06 Feb Livingston FC A 2–1 W
03 Feb Rangers FC A 0–1 L
30 Jan Kilmarnock FC A 3–2 W
27 Jan Aberdeen FC H 0–0 D

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Motherwell FC host St. Johnstone FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Liam Kelly is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Motherwell FC tonight.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Motherwell FC that had 293 games and scored 340 goals.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Graham Alexander will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 19' The Israel Guy Melamed breaks the deadlock on 19 minutes. 0-1!
  • 24' England international Chris Long has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 29' Max Johnston, a Scotland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 34' It’s high time Graham Alexander made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 37' The referee calls foul for Chris Long. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 42' 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.
  • 45' Jason Kerr makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and St. Johnstone FC are in front.
  • 50' The deadlock is broken! Guy Melamed gets on the scoresheet on 50 minutes.
  • 55' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 60' Motherwell FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 61' Nathan McGinley is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jake Carroll at the 61 minute mark.
  • 62' A tactical swap from St. Johnstone FC — Craig Bryson on, David Wotherspoon off on 62 minutes.
  • 67' St. Johnstone FC is showing some good football. However, St. Johnstone FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 72' Callum Booth needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 76' St. Johnstone FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Stevie May is hanging Chris Kane on the field on 76 minute.
  • 77' St. Johnstone FC ring the changes. Guy Melamed has done his job and it is now time for Glenn Middleton to step up.
  • 82' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 87' St. Johnstone FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 90' The whistle greets Alistair McCann as he departs to be replaced by Charlie Gilmour.
  • Motherwell FC will have plenty to reflect on. St. Johnstone FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Motherwell FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Graham Alexander

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jason Kerr 3
Callum Hendry 3
Nicky Clark 3
Tom Sparrow 2
Guy Melamed 2
Devante Cole 2
Mika Biereth 2
Kevin van Veen 2

Head to Head

2021-02-20 Motherwell FC 0–3 St. Johnstone FC 2020-11-21 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Motherwell FC 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

Motherwell FC Form

2021-02-20 Motherwell FC 0–3 St. Johnstone FC L 2021-02-13 Motherwell FC 1–4 Hamilton Academical FC L 2021-02-10 Kilmarnock FC 0–1 Motherwell FC W 2021-02-06 Celtic FC 2–1 Motherwell FC L 2021-02-03 Motherwell FC 2–1 Dundee United FC W 2021-01-27 Ross County FC 1–2 Motherwell FC W

St. Johnstone FC Form

2021-02-20 Motherwell FC 0–3 St. Johnstone FC W 2021-02-14 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Celtic FC L 2021-02-06 Livingston FC 1–2 St. Johnstone FC W 2021-02-03 Rangers FC 1–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2021-01-30 Kilmarnock FC 2–3 St. Johnstone FC W 2021-01-27 St. Johnstone FC 0–0 Aberdeen FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.19 Motherwell FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.57 St. Johnstone FC xG
I would bet for: Motherwell FC or St. Johnstone FC 72% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Motherwell FC30% Draw28% St. Johnstone FC42%
Actual: St. Johnstone FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.76
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Motherwell FC or Draw
59%
Draw or St. Johnstone FC
70%
Motherwell FC or St. Johnstone FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Motherwell FC22% Draw46% St. Johnstone FC32%
Actual: St. Johnstone FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
0 – 1
9%
1 – 2
8.9%
0 – 0
8.2%
0 – 2
7.6%
2 – 1
6.8%
1 – 0
6.6%
2 – 2
5.4%
1 – 3
4.7%
2 – 0
4.4%
0 – 3
Actual
2 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Motherwell FC

Handicap Motherwell FC covers Push St. Johnstone FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 16% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 55% — 45%
+1 55% 21% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 14% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✗

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