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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 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

9
6
9
St. Johnstone FC 24 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

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)
54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! St. Johnstone FC welcome Motherwell FC for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both St. Johnstone FC and Motherwell FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Motherwell FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' St. Johnstone FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Motherwell FC's shape.
  • 24' Motherwell FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 24.
  • 29' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 34' It looks surprising Motherwell FC does not make any changes. Anthony Ralston has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 39' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 42' Devante Cole makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Motherwell FC are in front.
  • 46' Another substitution for Motherwell FC to replace Sherwin Seedorf by Jermaine Hylton on 46 minute.
  • 51' Both keepers have barely been tested. St. Johnstone FC and Motherwell FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 56' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 61' Liam Polworth needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 64' The whistle greets Michael O'Halloran as he departs to be replaced by Matthew Kennedy.
  • 67' Time for substitution for Motherwell FC. James Scott is replaced by Christian Ilic.
  • 68' The referee calls foul for Liam Polworth. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 73' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering St. Johnstone FC that had 251 games and scored 244 goals.
  • 75' Chris Kane gets the nod from St. Johnstone FC. He replaces Drey Wright and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 80' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Richard Tait on 80 minutes.
  • 83' A tactical swap from Motherwell FC — Chris Long on, Devante Cole off on 83 minutes.
  • 88' Richard Tait has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 90' Liam Donnelly has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Red card on 90.
  • The final score is 0-1.

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
Mika Biereth 2
Kevin van Veen 2
Drey Wright 2
Moses Ebiye 2
Stevie May 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
3 / 4
1 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.43 Motherwell FC xG
I would bet for: Motherwell FC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC27% Draw29% Motherwell FC44%
Actual: Motherwell FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.43
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
56%
Draw or Motherwell FC
73%
St. Johnstone FC or Motherwell FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC19% Draw49% Motherwell FC32%
Actual: Motherwell FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.5%
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
10.9%
0 – 2
8.7%
1 – 2
8.7%
1 – 0
7.7%
2 – 1
6%
2 – 2
4.4%
2 – 0
4.2%
1 – 3
4.2%
0 – 3
4.1%
2 – 3
2.2%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap St. Johnstone FC covers Push Motherwell FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 15% 75%
-0.5 25% — 75%
+0.5 55% — 45%
+1 55% 23% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 14% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✗

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