Saturday , 14 November 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 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
2020-11-21 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
#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' That's the starting whistle at McDiarmid Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between St. Johnstone FC and Motherwell FC.
  • 5' The 34-year-old Jordan White has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. St. Johnstone FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both St. Johnstone FC and Motherwell FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 17' The deadlock is broken! Mark O'Hara gets on the scoresheet on 17 minutes.
  • 22' Supporters expect more eagerness from Robbie Crawford, as he is very good at scoring at McDiarmid Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 27' Nathan McGinley, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 30' St. Johnstone FC make a change. Murray Davidson trudges off to be replaced by Craig Bryson on 30 minutes.
  • 34' A goal from the Scotland international Stevie May! He fires home on 34 to make it 1-1!
  • 39' 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.
  • 40' Craig Bryson has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 40.
  • 45' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 50' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Motherwell FC that had 301 games and scored 349 goals.
  • 55' Bevis Mugabi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 10 appearances.
  • 60' St. Johnstone FC is showing some good football. However, St. Johnstone FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 61' The supporters are chanting for Michael O'Halloran. He replaces Craig Conway on 61 minute.
  • 63' The crowd applauds Devante Cole as he leaves the pitch. Chris Long steps in for Motherwell FC.
  • 68' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 73' It is a cagey affair so far. St. Johnstone FC in their trying to find a way past Motherwell FC's compact .
  • 77' Another substitution for Motherwell FC to replace Chris Long by Ricki Lamie on 77 minute.
  • 81' Motherwell FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 86' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Alistair McCann.
  • 86' Chris Kane gets the nod from St. Johnstone FC. He replaces Stevie May and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 87' It is a substitution in Motherwell FC team. Callum Lang is replaced by Jordan White on 87 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Motherwell FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Robinson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jason Kerr 3
Callum Hendry 3
Nicky Clark 3
Taylor Steven 2
Mika Biereth 2
Kevin van Veen 2
Drey Wright 2
Moses Ebiye 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
1.24 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.2 Motherwell FC xG
I would bet for: St. Johnstone FC or Motherwell FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC38% Draw30% Motherwell FC32%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.44
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
67%
Draw or Motherwell FC
62%
St. Johnstone FC or Motherwell FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC26% Draw49% Motherwell FC25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
10.8%
1 – 0
9.6%
0 – 1
9.3%
2 – 1
7.8%
1 – 2
7.5%
2 – 0
6.5%
0 – 2
6.1%
2 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
3.2%
1 – 3
3%
3 – 0
2.6%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap St. Johnstone FC covers Push Motherwell FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 20% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 19% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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