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

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Premier League · 2024-25

St. Johnstone FC

2 – 1

Full Time

Motherwell FC

Sat 25 Jan 2025 · 15:00 UTC McDiarmid Park 3,892 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 4' Andy Halliday pen

Taylor Steven 86' 1–1

Bozo Mikulic 88' 2–1

Maksym Kucheriavyi 22' Y

Y 47' Tom Sparrow

Y 70' Harry Paton

Y 90' Luke Armstrong

Overview

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

St. Johnstone FC 2 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
Motherwell FC 2 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Kevin Clancy
Assistant 1 Gordon Crawford
Assistant 2 Sean Carr

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

St. Johnstone FC 24 games · Avg 2.6 goals Motherwell FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-01-25 St. Johnstone FC 2–1 Motherwell FC 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

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Jan	Motherwell FC	H	2–1	W
12 Jan	Rangers FC	A	1–3	L
05 Jan	Dundee FC	H	1–3	L
02 Jan	Hibernian FC	H	1–1	D
29 Dec	Celtic FC	A	0–4	L
26 Dec	Dundee United FC	H	1–2	L

Motherwell FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Jan	St. Johnstone FC	A	1–2	L
11 Jan	Hibernian FC	A	1–3	L
08 Jan	Kilmarnock FC	A	0–0	D
05 Jan	Aberdeen FC	H	2–0	W
02 Jan	Heart of Midlothian FC	A	0–1	L
29 Dec	Rangers FC	H	2–2	D

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)

54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
St. Johnstone FC this season

50% Clean Sheets
Motherwell FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

St. Johnstone FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

1/2

61-75

1/1

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Motherwell FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/–

46-60

–/1

61-75

–/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' St. Johnstone FC have kicked off against Motherwell FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
4' Motherwell FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Andy Halliday on 4.
22' A moment of madness from Maksym Kucheriavyi on 22 minutes earns him a card. St. Johnstone FC will be frustrated.
46' Another change for St. Johnstone FC made on 46 minute. Maksym Kucheriavyi leaves to be changed by Adama Sidibeh.
47' Tom Sparrow picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
65' The supporters are chanting for Nicky Clark. He replaces Andy Halliday on 65 minute.
67' A tactical swap from Motherwell FC — Davor Zdravkovski on, Sam Nicholson off on 67 minutes.
70' Harry Paton is having his name booked by the referee on 70.
78' Time for substitution for Motherwell FC. Harry Paton is replaced by Johnny Koutroumbis.
80' Mackenzie Kirk makes way for Taylor Steven at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from St. Johnstone FC.
86' Taylor Steven is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
88' Bozo Mikulic doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
90' Motherwell FC player sees a card in front of him.
Full Time. St. Johnstone FC beats Motherwell FC

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Motherwell FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

St. Johnstone FC Form

2025-01-25 St. Johnstone FC 2–1 Motherwell FC W 2025-01-12 Rangers FC 3–1 St. Johnstone FC L 2025-01-05 St. Johnstone FC 1–3 Dundee FC L 2025-01-02 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Hibernian FC D 2024-12-29 Celtic FC 4–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2024-12-26 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Dundee United FC L

Motherwell FC Form

2025-01-25 St. Johnstone FC 2–1 Motherwell FC L 2025-01-11 Hibernian FC 3–1 Motherwell FC L 2025-01-08 Kilmarnock FC 0–0 Motherwell FC D 2025-01-05 Motherwell FC 2–0 Aberdeen FC W 2025-01-02 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–0 Motherwell FC L 2024-12-29 Motherwell FC 2–2 Rangers FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.16 St. Johnstone FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.32 Motherwell FC xG

I would bet for: St. Johnstone FC or Motherwell FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

St. Johnstone FC36% Draw29% Motherwell FC35%

Actual: St. Johnstone FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.48

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	45%	55%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw

65%

Draw or Motherwell FC

64%

St. Johnstone FC or Motherwell FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

St. Johnstone FC23% Draw49% Motherwell FC28%

Actual: Motherwell FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.7%

0 – 0

10.4%

0 – 1

9.9%

1 – 0

8.6%

1 – 2

8.2%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

7.1%

2 – 0

5.5%

2 – 2

4.8%

1 – 3

3.6%

0 – 3

3.1%

3 – 1

2.8%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap	St. Johnstone FC covers	Push	Motherwell FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	18%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	21%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	12%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

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