Wednesday , 30 September 2026

St. Johnstone FC vs Motherwell FC, Premier League 2026 RELEGATION ROUND

Premier League · 2026
St. Johnstone FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Motherwell FC
Sat 11 May 2019 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 21' Gboly Ariyibi
Murray Davidson 29' Y
Y 34' Mark Gillespie
Y 70' Tom Aldred
David Wotherspoon 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

St. Johnstone FC vs Motherwell FC — Premier League .

Match Details

  • Referee David McGeachie
  • Referee Nick Walsh
  • Referee Callum Spence
  • Referee Colin Steven

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

9
6
9
St. Johnstone FC 24 games · Avg 2.6 goals Motherwell FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-05-11 St. Johnstone FC 2–0 Motherwell FC 2019-03-30 Motherwell FC 3–0 St. Johnstone FC 2018-12-15 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Motherwell FC 2018-10-20 Motherwell FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 May Motherwell FC H 2–0 W
04 May Livingston FC H 1–1 D
27 Apr St. Mirren FC A 1–1 D
20 Apr Dundee FC H 2–0 W
06 Apr Kilmarnock FC A 0–2 L
03 Apr Dundee FC H 2–0 W
Motherwell FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 May St. Johnstone FC A 0–2 L
04 May St. Mirren FC H 1–1 D
27 Apr Dundee FC H 4–3 W
20 Apr Hamilton Academical FC A 1–1 D
07 Apr Rangers FC H 0–3 L
03 Apr Aberdeen FC A 1–3 L

Season Stats

St. Johnstone FC Motherwell FC
#6 Position #8
8 Points 8
7 Played 7
2 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 2 / 2 / 3
9 Scored 9
10 Conceded 11
-1 GD -2
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
0% Clean Sheets
St. Johnstone FC this season
29% Clean Sheets
Motherwell FC this season

St. Johnstone FC are 6th (8 pts). Motherwell FC are 8th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Motherwell FC that had 298 games and scored 348 goals.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. St. Johnstone FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 15' St. Johnstone FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 21' Gboly Ariyibi is having his name booked by the referee on 21.
  • 26' Jamie Semple has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 29' The referee calls foul for Murray Davidson. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 34' GOAL! Scott Tanser fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 34' Controversy at the stadium! Mark Gillespie argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 39' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 44' Motherwell FC is showing some good football. However, Motherwell FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 47' What a strike from Murray Davidson! The score is 2-0.
  • 52' A quiet spell here at . Motherwell FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 57' Danny Johnson is ready to make an impact after coming on for Charles Dunne at the 57 minute mark.
  • 62' Both keepers have barely been tested. St. Johnstone FC and Motherwell FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 67' With 0 assists to his name this season, Mark Gillespie is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Motherwell FC.
  • 68' Callum Hendry is ready to make an impact after coming on for Matthew Kennedy at the 68 minute mark.
  • 70' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Tom Aldred.
  • 73' A change in the Motherwell FC ranks — Gboly Ariyibi exits the field as Jake Hastie enters on 73.
  • 78' St. Johnstone FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 79' Danny Swanson is replacing Michael O'Halloran for the St. Johnstone FC side.
  • 82' Another substitution for Motherwell FC to replace Christopher Cadden by Jamie Semple on 82 minute.
  • 87' It’s high time Tommy Wright made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 90' David Wotherspoon catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Richard Foster as he leaves the pitch. Joe Shaughnessy steps in for St. Johnstone FC.
  • Motherwell FC will have plenty to reflect on. St. Johnstone FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tommy Wright

Motherwell FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Robinson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2019-05-11 St. Johnstone FC 2–0 Motherwell FC 2019-03-30 Motherwell FC 3–0 St. Johnstone FC 2018-12-15 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Motherwell FC 2018-10-20 Motherwell FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC

St. Johnstone FC Form

2019-05-11 St. Johnstone FC 2–0 Motherwell FC W 2019-05-04 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Livingston FC D 2019-04-27 St. Mirren FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC D 2019-04-20 St. Johnstone FC 2–0 Dundee FC W 2019-04-06 Kilmarnock FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2019-04-03 St. Johnstone FC 2–0 Dundee FC W

Motherwell FC Form

2019-05-11 St. Johnstone FC 2–0 Motherwell FC L 2019-05-04 Motherwell FC 1–1 St. Mirren FC D 2019-04-27 Motherwell FC 4–3 Dundee FC W 2019-04-20 Hamilton Academical FC 1–1 Motherwell FC D 2019-04-07 Motherwell FC 0–3 Rangers FC L 2019-04-03 Aberdeen FC 3–1 Motherwell FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.69 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07 Motherwell FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC52% Draw25% Motherwell FC23%
Actual: St. Johnstone FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.76
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Motherwell FC
48%
St. Johnstone FC or Motherwell FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC36% Draw45% Motherwell FC19%
Actual: St. Johnstone FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.3%
1 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
8.2%
1 – 2
5.9%
0 – 1
5.8%
3 – 1
5.3%
2 – 2
5%
3 – 0
4.9%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap St. Johnstone FC covers Push Motherwell FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 16% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 23% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 14% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✗
Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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