Saturday , 14 November 2026

St. Johnstone FC vs Motherwell FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2021-22
St. Johnstone FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Motherwell FC
Sat 19 Mar 2022 · 15:00 UTC McDiarmid Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Murray Davidson 16' Y
Shaun Rooney 41' Y
Y 45' Kevin van Veen
Daniel Cleary 45' Y
Y 85' Kaiyne Woolery

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2022-03-19 St. Johnstone FC 2–1 Motherwell FC 2021-08-08 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Motherwell FC 2021-02-20 Motherwell FC 0–3 St. Johnstone FC 2020-11-21 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Motherwell FC 2020-09-12 Motherwell FC 1–0 St. Johnstone FC

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Mar Motherwell FC H 2–1 W
05 Mar Hibernian FC A 0–0 D
02 Mar Rangers FC H 0–1 L
26 Feb Ross County FC A 1–3 L
19 Feb Heart of Midlothian FC H 2–1 W
15 Feb Aberdeen FC A 1–1 D
Motherwell FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Mar St. Johnstone FC A 1–2 L
05 Mar Dundee FC H 1–1 D
02 Mar Ross County FC H 0–1 L
27 Feb Rangers FC A 2–2 D
19 Feb Aberdeen FC H 1–1 D
09 Feb Dundee United FC A 0–2 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' KICK OFF: St. Johnstone FC gets 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' Supporters expect more eagerness from Liam Donnelly, as he is very good at scoring at McDiarmid Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 12' Kevin van Veen has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 12 minutes.
  • 16' A moment of madness from Murray Davidson on 16 minutes earns him a Yellow card. St. Johnstone FC will be frustrated.
  • 21' The Scotland Callum Hendry breaks the deadlock on 21 minutes. 1-1!
  • 26' Motherwell FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 31' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 36' Over 36 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 41' A moment of madness from Shaun Rooney on 41 minutes earns him a Yellow card. St. Johnstone FC will be frustrated.
  • 45' Kevin van Veen was booked on 45.
  • 50' The travelling Motherwell FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 55' St. Johnstone FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 55.
  • 60' Motherwell FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 65' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 66' The St. Johnstone FC manager makes a substitution. Nadir Ciftci departs to be replaced by Stevie May.
  • 71' It looks surprising St. Johnstone FC does not make any changes. Shaun Rooney has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 74' The supporters are chanting for Jacob Butterfield. He replaces Murray Davidson on 74 minute.
  • 77' The supporters are chanting for Kaiyne Woolery. He replaces Jake Carroll on 77 minute.
  • 82' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 85' Controversy at the stadium! Kaiyne Woolery argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 88' James Brown is ready to make an impact after coming on for Shaun Rooney at the 88 minute mark.
  • It finishes all square. St. Johnstone FC and Motherwell FC share the spoils 2-1.

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Motherwell FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Graham Alexander

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

2022-03-19 St. Johnstone FC 2–1 Motherwell FC 2021-08-08 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Motherwell FC 2021-02-20 Motherwell FC 0–3 St. Johnstone FC 2020-11-21 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Motherwell FC 2020-09-12 Motherwell FC 1–0 St. Johnstone FC

St. Johnstone FC Form

2022-03-19 St. Johnstone FC 2–1 Motherwell FC W 2022-03-05 Hibernian FC 0–0 St. Johnstone FC D 2022-03-02 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Rangers FC L 2022-02-26 Ross County FC 3–1 St. Johnstone FC L 2022-02-19 St. Johnstone FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2022-02-15 Aberdeen FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC D

Motherwell FC Form

2022-03-19 St. Johnstone FC 2–1 Motherwell FC L 2022-03-05 Motherwell FC 1–1 Dundee FC D 2022-03-02 Motherwell FC 0–1 Ross County FC L 2022-02-27 Rangers FC 2–2 Motherwell FC D 2022-02-19 Motherwell FC 1–1 Aberdeen FC D 2022-02-09 Dundee United FC 2–0 Motherwell FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.67 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.09 Motherwell FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC52% Draw25% Motherwell FC23%
Actual: St. Johnstone FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.76
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
77%
Draw or Motherwell FC
48%
St. Johnstone FC or Motherwell FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC35% Draw46% Motherwell FC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
1 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8.6%
0 – 0
8.2%
1 – 2
6%
0 – 1
6%
3 – 1
5.2%
2 – 2
5.1%
3 – 0
4.7%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap St. Johnstone FC covers Push Motherwell FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 22% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 14% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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