Sunday , 16 August 2026

St. Johnstone FC vs Motherwell FC, Premier League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2022-23
St. Johnstone FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Motherwell FC
Sat 12 Nov 2022 · 15:00 UTC McDiarmid Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 28' Stuart McKinstry
Y 38' Matthew Penney
Y 43' Kevin van Veen
Adam Montgomery 53' Y
Y 55' Stephen O'Donnell
Melker Hallberg 80' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 2 6
2 St. Mirren FC 2 6
3 Motherwell FC 2 4
4 Heart of Midlothian FC 2 3
5 Dundee FC 2 3
6 St. Johnstone FC 2 3
7 Hibernian FC 2 3
8 Aberdeen FC 2 3
9 Rangers FC 2 1
10 Falkirk FC 2 1
11 Dundee United FC 2 1
12 Kilmarnock FC 2 0

Head-to-Head

9
6
9
St. Johnstone FC 24 games · Avg 2.6 goals Motherwell FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-11-12 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Motherwell FC 2022-08-06 Motherwell FC 1–2 St. Johnstone FC 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

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Nov Motherwell FC H 1–1 D
09 Nov St. Mirren FC A 2–2 D
06 Nov Rangers FC H 2–1 W
29 Oct Kilmarnock FC H 1–0 W
21 Oct Hibernian FC A 2–1 W
15 Oct Livingston FC A 0–1 L
Motherwell FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Nov St. Johnstone FC A 1–1 D
09 Nov Celtic FC H 1–2 L
06 Nov Heart of Midlothian FC A 2–3 L
29 Oct Dundee United FC A 1–0 W
22 Oct Aberdeen FC H 1–2 L
16 Oct Rangers FC H 1–2 L

Season Stats

St. Johnstone FC Motherwell FC
#6 Position #3
3 Points 4
2 Played 2
1 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 0
4 Scored 2
4 Conceded 1
+0 GD +1
1.50 PPG 2.00
50% Win % 50%

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
50% Clean Sheets
Motherwell FC this season

St. Johnstone FC are 6th (3 pts). Motherwell FC are 3rd (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

St. Johnstone FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/2
61-75
1/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Motherwell FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and St. Johnstone FC launch into their encounter with Motherwell FC.
  • 5' Kevin van Veen, a Netherlands , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' Ricki Lamie is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for St. Johnstone FC tonight.
  • 15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' It’s high time Steven Hammell made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 26' The England Drey Wright breaks the deadlock on 26 minutes. 1-0!
  • 28' The referee has no hesitation. Stuart McKinstry is booked for Motherwell FC — Yellow card on 28.
  • 33' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 38' The referee has no hesitation. Matthew Penney is booked for Motherwell FC — Yellow card on 38.
  • 43' Kevin van Veen picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 46' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Blair Spittal makes it 1-1.
  • 51' Liam Kelly has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 251 appearances.
  • 53' Adam Montgomery picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 55' Motherwell FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 60' 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.
  • 65' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 70' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His St. Johnstone FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 75' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 76' Another substitution for St. Johnstone FC to replace David Wotherspoon by Alistair Crawford on 76 minute.
  • 80' Melker Hallberg was booked on 80.
  • 85' The 28-year-old James Brown has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 89' Daniel Phillips has so much to prove this time. He replaces Melker Hallberg on 89 minute.
  • The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Motherwell FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Hammell

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Callum Hendry 3
Nicky Clark 3
Jason Kerr 3
Drey Wright 2
Moses Ebiye 2
Stevie May 2
Tom Sparrow 2
Guy Melamed 2

Head to Head

2022-11-12 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Motherwell FC 2022-08-06 Motherwell FC 1–2 St. Johnstone FC 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

St. Johnstone FC Form

2022-11-12 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Motherwell FC D 2022-11-09 St. Mirren FC 2–2 St. Johnstone FC D 2022-11-06 St. Johnstone FC 2–1 Rangers FC W 2022-10-29 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Kilmarnock FC W 2022-10-21 Hibernian FC 1–2 St. Johnstone FC W 2022-10-15 Livingston FC 1–0 St. Johnstone FC L

Motherwell FC Form

2022-11-12 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Motherwell FC D 2022-11-09 Motherwell FC 1–2 Celtic FC L 2022-11-06 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–2 Motherwell FC L 2022-10-29 Dundee United FC 0–1 Motherwell FC W 2022-10-22 Motherwell FC 1–2 Aberdeen FC L 2022-10-16 Motherwell FC 1–2 Rangers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.19 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.16 Motherwell FC xG
I would bet for: St. Johnstone FC or Motherwell FC 72% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC42% Draw28% Motherwell FC30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.35
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Motherwell FC
58%
St. Johnstone FC or Motherwell FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC25% Draw50% Motherwell FC25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
11.7%
1 – 0
10.1%
0 – 1
9.8%
2 – 1
7.6%
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 0
6.5%
0 – 2
6.2%
2 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
3%
1 – 3
2.9%
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% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 20% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 19% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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