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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 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
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

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. St. Johnstone FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' Motherwell FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 15' It’s high time Steve Robinson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 17' Goal! Mark O'Hara scores his 37 goal in 383 matches.
  • 22' Scott Tanser is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for St. Johnstone FC tonight.
  • 27' Jason Kerr has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 18 cards already picked up this season.
  • 30' St. Johnstone FC make a change. Murray Davidson trudges off to be replaced by Craig Bryson on 30 minutes.
  • 34' Brilliant from the ! Stevie May makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 34.
  • 39' Callum Lang, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 40' Craig Bryson catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 40.
  • 45' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 50' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 55' It looks surprising Motherwell FC does not make any changes. Liam Polworth has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 60' Motherwell 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.
  • 61' Time for substitution for St. Johnstone FC. Craig Conway is replaced by Michael O'Halloran.
  • 63' Motherwell FC ring the changes. Devante Cole has done his job and it is now time for Chris Long to step up.
  • 68' St. Johnstone FC have won 244 goals from 251 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 73' The travelling Motherwell FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 77' Chris Long makes way for Ricki Lamie at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Motherwell FC.
  • 81' The referee has no hesitation. Declan Gallagher is booked for Motherwell FC — Yellow card on 81.
  • 86' The referee shows St. Johnstone FC player a Yellow card on 86.
  • 86' Chris Kane is ready to make an impact after coming on for Stevie May at the 86 minute mark.
  • 87' The whistle greets Callum Lang as he departs to be replaced by Jordan White.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

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
2 / 4
1.04 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.13 Motherwell FC xG
I would bet for: St. Johnstone FC or Motherwell FC 69% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC34% Draw31% Motherwell FC35%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.17
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Motherwell FC
66%
St. Johnstone FC or Motherwell FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC22% Draw53% Motherwell FC25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
13.7%
0 – 1
11.7%
1 – 0
10.5%
1 – 2
7.4%
0 – 2
7%
2 – 1
6.7%
2 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
3.9%
1 – 3
2.8%
0 – 3
2.6%
3 – 1
2.4%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap St. Johnstone FC covers Push Motherwell FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 19% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 21% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓

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