Saturday , 14 November 2026

St. Johnstone FC vs Motherwell FC, Premier League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2019-20
St. Johnstone FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Motherwell FC
Sat 28 Sep 2019 · 14:00 UTC HT 45+1' · FT 45+5'
Y 24' Peter Hartley
Y 68' Liam Polworth
Murray Davidson 68' Y
Y 80' Richard Tait
R 90' Liam Donnelly

Overview

Match Preview

St. Johnstone FC vs Motherwell FC — Premier League .

Match Details

  • Referee Gavin Duncan
  • Referee Mike Roncone
  • Referee Kylie Cockburn
  • Referee Ross MacLeod

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 13 31
2 Rangers FC 12 27
3 Falkirk FC 13 21
4 Heart of Midlothian FC 12 20
5 Dundee FC 12 17
6 Dundee United FC 12 17
7 St. Johnstone FC 13 17
8 St. Mirren FC 13 14
9 Motherwell FC 13 13
10 Hibernian FC 12 11
11 Aberdeen FC 12 11
12 Kilmarnock FC 13 9

Head-to-Head

9
7
9
St. Johnstone FC 25 games · Avg 2.6 goals Motherwell FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-09-28 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Motherwell FC 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
28 Sep Motherwell FC H 0–1 L
22 Sep Rangers FC H 0–4 L
14 Sep Aberdeen FC A 1–1 D
31 Aug Kilmarnock FC H 0–1 L
24 Aug Hibernian FC A 2–2 D
10 Aug Livingston FC H 2–2 D
Motherwell FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Sep St. Johnstone FC A 1–0 W
21 Sep Ross County FC H 1–2 L
14 Sep Heart of Midlothian FC A 3–2 W
31 Aug Hibernian FC H 3–0 W
24 Aug Hamilton Academical FC A 3–1 W
10 Aug Celtic FC H 2–5 L

Season Stats

St. Johnstone FC Motherwell FC
#7 Position #9
17 Points 13
13 Played 13
4 / 5 / 4 W / D / L 3 / 4 / 6
17 Scored 15
20 Conceded 21
-3 GD -6
1.31 PPG 1.00
31% Win % 23%

Key Stats

64% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
8% Clean Sheets
St. Johnstone FC this season
23% Clean Sheets
Motherwell FC this season

St. Johnstone FC are 7th (17 pts). Motherwell FC are 9th (13 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

St. Johnstone FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
4/2
31-45
2/4
46-60
2/6
61-75
3/3
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Motherwell FC
0-15
2/3
16-30
3/3
31-45
3/6
46-60
2/4
61-75
2/1
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

St. Johnstone FC
Josh Fowler 5 G
Josh Campbell 3 G
Enes Alic 2 G 4 A
Kai Fotheringham 2 G
Fowler Josh 1 G 1 A
Motherwell FC
Alex Lowry 3 G 1 A
Lukas Fadinger 3 G
Tawanda Maswanhise 2 G 2 A
Seb Palmer-Houlden 2 G
Ibrahim Said 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! St. Johnstone FC welcome Motherwell FC for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' Motherwell FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Liam Polworth suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Michael O'Halloran, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 20' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 24' Peter Hartley was booked on 24.
  • 29' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His St. Johnstone FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 34' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 39' Chris Long is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Motherwell FC so far.
  • 42' Motherwell FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Devante Cole on 42.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Motherwell FC! Jermaine Hylton comes on to replace Sherwin Seedorf.
  • 51' Scott Tanser, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 56' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 61' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering St. Johnstone FC that had 264 games and scored 261 goals.
  • 64' St. Johnstone FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Matthew Kennedy is hanging Michael O'Halloran on the field on 64 minute.
  • 67' Motherwell FC make a change. James Scott trudges off to be replaced by Christian Ilic on 67 minutes.
  • 68' The referee calls foul for Liam Polworth. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 73' Northern Ireland international Liam Donnelly has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 75' The St. Johnstone FC bench stirs into life. Drey Wright is withdrawn and Chris Kane gets his opportunity.
  • 80' It’s a booking for Motherwell FC player. Richard Tait gets a Yellow card.
  • 83' The crowd applauds Devante Cole as he leaves the pitch. Chris Long steps in for Motherwell FC.
  • 88' Motherwell FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Liam Donnelly on 90.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Jason Kerr 3
Callum Hendry 3
Nicky Clark 3
Kevin van Veen 2
Drey Wright 2
Moses Ebiye 2
Stevie May 2
Tawanda Maswanhise 2

Head to Head

2019-09-28 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Motherwell FC 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

2019-09-28 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Motherwell FC L 2019-09-22 St. Johnstone FC 0–4 Rangers FC L 2019-09-14 Aberdeen FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC D 2019-08-31 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Kilmarnock FC L 2019-08-24 Hibernian FC 2–2 St. Johnstone FC D 2019-08-10 St. Johnstone FC 2–2 Livingston FC D

Motherwell FC Form

2019-09-28 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Motherwell FC W 2019-09-21 Motherwell FC 1–2 Ross County FC L 2019-09-14 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–3 Motherwell FC W 2019-08-31 Motherwell FC 3–0 Hibernian FC W 2019-08-24 Hamilton Academical FC 1–3 Motherwell FC W 2019-08-10 Motherwell FC 2–5 Celtic FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.21 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.5 Motherwell FC xG
I would bet for: St. Johnstone FC or Motherwell FC 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC30% Draw28% Motherwell FC42%
Actual: Motherwell FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.71
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
58%
Draw or Motherwell FC
70%
St. Johnstone FC or Motherwell FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC22% Draw47% Motherwell FC31%
Actual: Motherwell FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
8.7%
0 – 0
8.6%
0 – 2
7.4%
1 – 0
7%
2 – 1
7%
2 – 2
5.3%
2 – 0
4.7%
1 – 3
4.4%
0 – 3
3.6%
3 – 1
2.8%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap St. Johnstone FC covers Push Motherwell FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 17% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 21% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 13% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✗

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