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 33 games · 54 pts (2026/27)
St. Johnstone FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

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

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

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)

54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at Fir Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
20' Against the run of play, Tawanda Maswanhise has scored! This game has turned on its head.
34' What a strike from Tom Sparrow! The score is 2-0.
46' The supporters are chanting for Lewis Neilson. He replaces Jason Holt on 46 minute.
58' GOAL! Nicky Clark scores on 58.
66' The St. Johnstone FC bench stirs into life. Adama Sidibeh is withdrawn and Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka gets his opportunity.
68' Motherwell FC ring the changes. Andy Halliday has done his job and it is now time for Davor Zdravkovski to step up.
76' Another substitution for Motherwell FC to replace Tawanda Maswanhise by Moses Ebiye on 76 minute.
80' Controversy at the stadium! Kofi Balmer argues furiously but the card stands.
82' Motherwell FC make a change. Tom Sparrow trudges off to be replaced by Harry Paton on 82 minutes.
It finishes all square. Motherwell FC and St. Johnstone FC share the spoils 2-1.

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
Mika Biereth	2
Kevin van Veen	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

2 / 4

1.42 Motherwell FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.18 St. Johnstone FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Motherwell FC46% Draw27% St. Johnstone FC27%

Actual: Motherwell FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.6

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Motherwell FC or Draw

73%

Draw or St. Johnstone FC

54%

Motherwell FC or St. Johnstone FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Motherwell FC30% Draw48% St. Johnstone FC22%

Actual: Motherwell FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.4%

1 – 0

9.5%

0 – 0

9.5%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

7.7%

2 – 0

7.3%

1 – 2

7.1%

2 – 2

5.1%

0 – 2

3 – 1

4.1%

3 – 0

3.4%

1 – 3

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Motherwell FC

Handicap	Motherwell FC covers	Push	St. Johnstone FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	21%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	17%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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