Wednesday , 30 September 2026

St. Johnstone FC vs Motherwell FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2020-21
St. Johnstone FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Motherwell FC
Sat 21 Nov 2020 · 15:00 UTC McDiarmid Park HT 45+6' · FT 45+5'
Craig Bryson 40' Y
Y 81' Declan Gallagher
Dan McNamara 81' Y
Alistair McCann 86' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Graeme Stewart
  • Referee Steven Kirkland
  • Referee Greg Aitken
  • Referee Ross MacLeod

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
2020-11-21 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Motherwell FC 2020-09-12 Motherwell FC 1–0 St. Johnstone FC 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

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Nov Motherwell FC H 1–1 D
06 Nov Kilmarnock FC H 1–0 W
24 Oct Dundee United FC H 0–0 D
17 Oct Hamilton Academical FC A 5–3 W
04 Oct Celtic FC H 0–2 L
26 Sep Livingston FC A 0–2 L
Motherwell FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Nov St. Johnstone FC A 1–1 D
08 Nov Celtic FC H 1–4 L
31 Oct Livingston FC A 2–0 W
24 Oct Ross County FC H 4–0 W
27 Sep Rangers FC H 1–5 L
24 Sep Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC A 0–3 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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against St. Johnstone FC and Motherwell FC has kicked off!
  • 5' Motherwell FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Callum Lang made 14 appearances and scored 56 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 17' A stunning finish from Mark O'Hara — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 22' Chris Long is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for St. Johnstone FC so far.
  • 27' Motherwell FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 30' The St. Johnstone FC manager makes a substitution. Murray Davidson departs to be replaced by Craig Bryson.
  • 34' Stevie May adds to his 0 season tally! St. Johnstone FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 39' It’s high time Steve Robinson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 40' St. Johnstone FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 40.
  • 45' St. Johnstone FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 50' David Wotherspoon has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 256 appearances.
  • 55' Both keepers have barely been tested. St. Johnstone FC and Motherwell FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 60' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 61' Michael O'Halloran is ready to make an impact after coming on for Craig Conway at the 61 minute mark.
  • 63' Devante Cole makes way for Chris Long at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from Motherwell FC.
  • 68' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steve Robinson will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 73' 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.
  • 77' A change in the Motherwell FC ranks — Chris Long exits the field as Ricki Lamie enters on 77.
  • 81' Declan Gallagher is having his name booked by the referee on 81.
  • 86' Controversy at the stadium! Alistair McCann argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 86' The supporters are chanting for Chris Kane. He replaces Stevie May on 86 minute.
  • 87' It is a substitution in Motherwell FC team. Callum Lang is replaced by Jordan White on 87 minute.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — St. Johnstone FC 1-1 Motherwell FC.

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Motherwell FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Robinson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Nicky Clark 3
Jason Kerr 3
Callum Hendry 3
Stevie May 2
Tom Sparrow 2
Guy Melamed 2
Devante Cole 2
Mika Biereth 2

Head to Head

2020-11-21 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Motherwell FC 2020-09-12 Motherwell FC 1–0 St. Johnstone FC 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

St. Johnstone FC Form

2020-11-21 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Motherwell FC D 2020-11-06 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Kilmarnock FC W 2020-10-24 St. Johnstone FC 0–0 Dundee United FC D 2020-10-17 Hamilton Academical FC 3–5 St. Johnstone FC W 2020-10-04 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Celtic FC L 2020-09-26 Livingston FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC L

Motherwell FC Form

2020-11-21 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Motherwell FC D 2020-11-08 Motherwell FC 1–4 Celtic FC L 2020-10-31 Livingston FC 0–2 Motherwell FC W 2020-10-24 Motherwell FC 4–0 Ross County FC W 2020-09-27 Motherwell FC 1–5 Rangers FC L 2020-09-24 Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC 3–0 Motherwell FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.3 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.3 Motherwell FC xG
I would bet for: St. Johnstone FC or Motherwell FC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC37% Draw29% Motherwell FC34%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.6
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Motherwell FC
63%
St. Johnstone FC or Motherwell FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC26% Draw48% Motherwell FC26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
9.5%
1 – 0
8.6%
0 – 1
8.6%
2 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
7.8%
2 – 0
6.1%
0 – 2
6.1%
2 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
3.4%
1 – 3
3.4%
3 – 0
2.6%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap St. Johnstone FC covers Push Motherwell FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 19% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 19% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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