Sunday , 15 November 2026

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

Premier League · 2019-20
St. Johnstone FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Motherwell FC
Wed 12 Feb 2020 · 19:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 69' Liam Donnelly
Y 77' Christy Manzinga
R 82' Christy Manzinga
Y 90' Jake Carroll

Overview

Match Preview

St. Johnstone FC vs Motherwell FC — Premier League .

Match Details

  • Referee Nick Walsh
  • Referee David Roome
  • Referee Graeme Leslie
  • Referee
6 games this season 🟨 4.8/game ⚽ 15.3 goals/game

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
2020-02-12 St. Johnstone FC 2–1 Motherwell FC 2019-11-30 Motherwell FC 4–0 St. Johnstone FC 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

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Feb Motherwell FC H 2–1 W
05 Feb Aberdeen FC A 1–0 W
01 Feb Heart of Midlothian FC H 3–3 D
29 Jan Celtic FC H 0–3 L
25 Jan Kilmarnock FC H 2–1 W
22 Jan Livingston FC A 0–1 L
Motherwell FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Feb St. Johnstone FC A 1–2 L
05 Feb Celtic FC H 0–4 L
01 Feb Livingston FC A 0–1 L
25 Jan Hibernian FC H 0–0 D
22 Jan Aberdeen FC A 1–0 W
29 Dec Hamilton Academical FC H 1–2 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' It’s Showtime! The match between St. Johnstone FC and Motherwell FC is underway.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His St. Johnstone FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Motherwell FC winning 0% of all matches.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. St. Johnstone FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 25' A quiet spell here at . Motherwell FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 27' The deadlock is broken! Callum Hendry gets on the scoresheet on 27 minutes.
  • 32' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Chris Long makes it 1-1.
  • 37' Over 37 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 42' Jake Carroll has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 47' Rolando Aarons has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 51' The crowd applauds Liam Craig as he leaves the pitch. Matt Butcher steps in for St. Johnstone FC.
  • 56' Mark Gillespie has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 306 appearances.
  • 61' Motherwell FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 64' A change in the Motherwell FC ranks — Chris Long exits the field as Tony Watt enters on 64.
  • 69' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Liam Donnelly on 69 minutes.
  • 69' A change in the Motherwell FC ranks — Jermaine Hylton exits the field as Christy Manzinga enters on 69.
  • 74' Both keepers have barely been tested. St. Johnstone FC and Motherwell FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 75' The supporters are chanting for Chris Kane. He replaces Callum Hendry on 75 minute.
  • 77' The referee shows Motherwell FC player a Yellow card on 77.
  • 82' The referee does not hesitate — a Red card for Christy Manzinga on 82 minutes.
  • 84' The Motherwell FC bench stirs into life. Rolando Aarons is withdrawn and Liam Polworth gets his opportunity.
  • 85' Another change for St. Johnstone FC made on 85 minute. Jason Holt leaves to be changed by Stevie May.
  • 90' Jake Carroll picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • It finishes all square. St. Johnstone FC and Motherwell FC share the spoils 2-1.

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
Callum Hendry 3
Nicky Clark 3
Jason Kerr 3
Drey Wright 2
Moses Ebiye 2
Stevie May 2
Tawanda Maswanhise 2
Tom Sparrow 2

Head to Head

2020-02-12 St. Johnstone FC 2–1 Motherwell FC 2019-11-30 Motherwell FC 4–0 St. Johnstone FC 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

St. Johnstone FC Form

2020-02-12 St. Johnstone FC 2–1 Motherwell FC W 2020-02-05 Aberdeen FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC W 2020-02-01 St. Johnstone FC 3–3 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2020-01-29 St. Johnstone FC 0–3 Celtic FC L 2020-01-25 St. Johnstone FC 2–1 Kilmarnock FC W 2020-01-22 Livingston FC 1–0 St. Johnstone FC L

Motherwell FC Form

2020-02-12 St. Johnstone FC 2–1 Motherwell FC L 2020-02-05 Motherwell FC 0–4 Celtic FC L 2020-02-01 Livingston FC 1–0 Motherwell FC L 2020-01-25 Motherwell FC 0–0 Hibernian FC D 2020-01-22 Aberdeen FC 0–1 Motherwell FC W 2019-12-29 Motherwell FC 1–2 Hamilton Academical FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.5 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.38 Motherwell FC xG
I would bet for: St. Johnstone FC or Motherwell FC 74% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC44% Draw26% Motherwell FC30%
Actual: St. Johnstone FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.88
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Motherwell FC
56%
St. Johnstone FC or Motherwell FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC29% Draw45% Motherwell FC26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.7%
1 – 0
7.6%
0 – 0
7.5%
0 – 1
6.9%
2 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
5.8%
0 – 2
5.3%
3 – 1
4.2%
1 – 3
3.5%
3 – 0
3.1%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap St. Johnstone FC covers Push Motherwell FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 20% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 18% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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