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 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
St. Johnstone FC 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

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

Motherwell FC 24 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
#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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Motherwell FC and St. Johnstone FC get this one started.
20' What a strike from Tawanda Maswanhise! The score is 1-0.
34' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Tom Sparrow makes no mistake. 2-0!
46' Another change for St. Johnstone FC made on 46 minute. Jason Holt leaves to be changed by Lewis Neilson.
58' Brilliant from the ! Nicky Clark makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 58.
66' Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka is ready to make an impact after coming on for Adama Sidibeh at the 66 minute mark.
68' Fresh legs for Motherwell FC! Davor Zdravkovski comes on to replace Andy Halliday.
76' The supporters are chanting for Moses Ebiye. He replaces Tawanda Maswanhise on 76 minute.
80' The referee has no hesitation. Kofi Balmer is booked for Motherwell FC — card on 80.
82' It is a substitution in Motherwell FC team. Tom Sparrow is replaced by Harry Paton on 82 minute.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Motherwell FC Lineups

3-5-2

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

4-3-1-2

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Callum Hendry	3
Nicky Clark	3
Jason Kerr	3
Drey Wright	2
Moses Ebiye	2
Stevie May	2
Tom Sparrow	2
Guy Melamed	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

1.6 Motherwell FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.41 St. Johnstone FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Motherwell FC46% Draw25% St. Johnstone FC29%

Actual: Motherwell FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.01

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Motherwell FC or Draw

71%

Draw or St. Johnstone FC

54%

Motherwell FC or St. Johnstone FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Motherwell FC30% Draw44% St. Johnstone FC26%

Actual: Motherwell FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

7.5%

1 – 0

0 – 0

6.6%

2 – 0

6.2%

0 – 1

6.1%

2 – 2

0 – 2

4.9%

3 – 1

4.6%

1 – 3

3.6%

3 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Motherwell FC

Handicap	Motherwell FC covers	Push	St. Johnstone FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	20%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	17%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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