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

Match Preview

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

Motherwell FC 2 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
St. Johnstone FC 2 games · 3 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	2	6
2	St. Mirren FC	2	6
3	Motherwell FC	2	4
4	Heart of Midlothian FC	2	3
5	Dundee FC	2	3
6	St. Johnstone FC	2	3
7	Hibernian FC	2	3
8	Aberdeen FC	2	3
9	Rangers FC	2	1
10	Falkirk FC	2	1
11	Dundee United FC	2	1
12	Kilmarnock FC	2	0

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
#3	Position	#6
4	Points	3
2	Played	2
1 / 1 / 0	W / D / L	1 / 0 / 1
2	Scored	4
1	Conceded	4
+1	GD	+0
2.00	PPG	1.50
50%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)

54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
Motherwell FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
St. Johnstone FC this season

Motherwell FC are 3rd (4 pts). St. Johnstone FC are 6th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Motherwell FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/–

46-60

–/1

61-75

–/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

St. Johnstone FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

1/2

61-75

1/1

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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.
20' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Tawanda Maswanhise makes no mistake. 1-0!
34' What composure from Tom Sparrow! The Wales international strokes it home. 2-0.
46' The St. Johnstone FC manager makes a substitution. Jason Holt departs to be replaced by Lewis Neilson.
58' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Nicky Clark makes it 2-1.
66' Time for substitution for St. Johnstone FC. Adama Sidibeh is replaced by Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka.
68' Another substitution for Motherwell FC to replace Andy Halliday by Davor Zdravkovski on 68 minute.
76' Moses Ebiye gets the nod from Motherwell FC. He replaces Tawanda Maswanhise and will look to change the dynamic.
80' It’s a booking for Motherwell FC player. Kofi Balmer gets a card.
82' Motherwell FC ring the changes. Tom Sparrow has done his job and it is now time for Harry Paton to step up.
Motherwell FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Motherwell FC Lineups

3-5-2

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

4-3-1-2

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jason Kerr	3
Callum Hendry	3
Nicky Clark	3
Mika Biereth	2
Kevin van Veen	2
Drey Wright	2
Moses Ebiye	2
Stevie May	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

1.58 Motherwell FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.99 St. Johnstone FC xG

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

Match Result

✓ Correct

Motherwell FC52% Draw26% St. Johnstone FC22%

Actual: Motherwell FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.57

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Motherwell FC or Draw

78%

Draw or St. Johnstone FC

48%

Motherwell FC or St. Johnstone FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Motherwell FC35% Draw47% St. Johnstone FC18%

Actual: Motherwell FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.8%

1 – 0

11.1%

0 – 0

9.6%

2 – 0

9.3%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

6.5%

1 – 2

5.7%

3 – 1

4.9%

3 – 0

4.8%

2 – 2

4.6%

0 – 2

3.6%

3 – 2

2.5%

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%	23%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	14%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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