Motherwell FC vs St. Johnstone FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2024-25

Motherwell FC

2 – 1

Full Time

St. Johnstone FC

Sat 9 Nov 2024 · 15:00 UTC Fir Park 4,306 HT 45' · FT 45'

Tawanda Maswanhise 20' 1–0

Tom Sparrow 34' 2–0

2–1 58' Nicky Clark pen

Kofi Balmer 80' Y

Overview

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

Motherwell FC 13 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
St. Johnstone FC 13 games · 17 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Ross Hardie (Scotland)
Assistant 1 John McCrossan
Assistant 2 Brian Christie (Scotland)

3 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 8.7 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Celtic FC	13	31
2	Rangers FC	12	27
3	Falkirk FC	13	21
4	Heart of Midlothian FC	12	20
5	Dundee FC	12	17
6	Dundee United FC	12	17
7	St. Johnstone FC	13	17
8	St. Mirren FC	13	14
9	Motherwell FC	13	13
10	Hibernian FC	12	11
11	Aberdeen FC	12	11
12	Kilmarnock FC	13	9

Head-to-Head

Motherwell FC 25 games · Avg 2.6 goals St. Johnstone FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-11-09 Motherwell FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC 2024-08-31 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Motherwell FC 2024-05-19 Motherwell FC 1–2 St. Johnstone FC 2024-01-27 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Motherwell FC 2023-12-09 Motherwell FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC

Recent Form

Motherwell FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Nov	St. Johnstone FC	H	2–1	W
30 Oct	Dundee United FC	A	2–1	W
27 Oct	Celtic FC	H	0–3	L
19 Oct	Dundee FC	H	0–1	L
05 Oct	Hibernian FC	A	2–1	W
28 Sep	St. Mirren FC	H	2–1	W

St. Johnstone FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Nov	Motherwell FC	A	1–2	L
02 Nov	Heart of Midlothian FC	H	1–2	L
30 Oct	St. Mirren FC	A	1–3	L
26 Oct	Dundee FC	A	2–1	W
19 Oct	Ross County FC	H	3–0	W
06 Oct	Rangers FC	A	0–2	L

Season Stats

Motherwell FC		St. Johnstone FC
#9	Position	#7
13	Points	17
13	Played	13
3 / 4 / 6	W / D / L	4 / 5 / 4
15	Scored	17
21	Conceded	20
-6	GD	-3
1.00	PPG	1.31
23%	Win %	31%

Key Stats

64% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

23% Clean Sheets
Motherwell FC this season

8% Clean Sheets
St. Johnstone FC this season

Motherwell FC are 9th (13 pts). St. Johnstone FC are 7th (17 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Motherwell FC

0-15

2/3

16-30

3/3

31-45

3/6

46-60

2/4

61-75

2/1

76+

3/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

St. Johnstone FC

0-15

2/2

16-30

4/2

31-45

2/4

46-60

2/6

61-75

3/3

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Motherwell FC

Alex Lowry	3 G	1 A
Lukas Fadinger	3 G
Tawanda Maswanhise	2 G	2 A
Seb Palmer-Houlden	2 G
Ibrahim Said	2 G

St. Johnstone FC

Josh Fowler	5 G
Josh Campbell	3 G
Enes Alic	2 G	4 A
Kai Fotheringham	2 G
Fowler Josh	1 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Fir Park!
20' What composure from Tawanda Maswanhise! The Zimbabwe international strokes it home. 1-0.
34' The deadlock is broken! Tom Sparrow gets on the scoresheet on 34 minutes.
46' St. Johnstone FC ring the changes. Jason Holt has done his job and it is now time for Lewis Neilson to step up.
58' Nicky Clark is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
66' Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka gets the nod from St. Johnstone FC. He replaces Adama Sidibeh and will look to change the dynamic.
68' Another change for Motherwell FC made on 68 minute. Andy Halliday leaves to be changed by Davor Zdravkovski.
76' Motherwell FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Moses Ebiye is hanging Tawanda Maswanhise on the field on 76 minute.
80' Kofi Balmer catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 80.
82' It is a substitution in Motherwell FC team. Tom Sparrow is replaced by Harry Paton on 82 minute.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Motherwell FC players.

Lineups

Motherwell FC Lineups

3-5-2

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

4-3-1-2

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Nicky Clark	3
Jason Kerr	3
Callum Hendry	3
Tom Sparrow	2
Guy Melamed	2
Devante Cole	2
Taylor Steven	2
Mika Biereth	2

Head to Head

Motherwell FC Form

2024-11-09 Motherwell FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC W 2024-10-30 Dundee United FC 1–2 Motherwell FC W 2024-10-27 Motherwell FC 0–3 Celtic FC L 2024-10-19 Motherwell FC 0–1 Dundee FC L 2024-10-05 Hibernian FC 1–2 Motherwell FC W 2024-09-28 Motherwell FC 2–1 St. Mirren FC W

St. Johnstone FC Form

2024-11-09 Motherwell FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC L 2024-11-02 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2024-10-30 St. Mirren FC 3–1 St. Johnstone FC L 2024-10-26 Dundee FC 1–2 St. Johnstone FC W 2024-10-19 St. Johnstone FC 3–0 Ross County FC W 2024-10-06 Rangers FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.49 Motherwell FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.36 St. Johnstone FC xG

I would bet for: Motherwell FC or St. Johnstone FC 74% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Motherwell FC45% Draw26% St. Johnstone FC29%

Actual: Motherwell FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.85

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Motherwell FC or Draw

71%

Draw or St. Johnstone FC

55%

Motherwell FC or St. Johnstone FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Motherwell FC29% Draw46% St. Johnstone FC25%

Actual: Motherwell FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.6%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

7.7%

1 – 2

7.7%

0 – 0

7.6%

0 – 1

6.9%

2 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

5.7%

0 – 2

5.3%

3 – 1

4.2%

1 – 3

3.5%

3 – 0

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Motherwell FC

Handicap	Motherwell FC covers	Push	St. Johnstone FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	20%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	18%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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