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St. Johnstone FC vs Motherwell FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2023-24
St. Johnstone FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Motherwell FC
Tue 7 Nov 2023 · 19:45 UTC McDiarmid Park 3,513 HT 45' · FT 45'
Nicky Clark 17' 1–0
Andy Considine 27' 2–0
2–1 68' Shane Blaney
2–2 74' Mika Biereth
Y 37' Callum Slattery
Daniel Phillips 43' Y
Y 47' Harry Paton

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Euan Anderson
  • Assistant 1 Steven Traynor (Scotland)
  • Assistant 2 Scott Anderson (Scotland)

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
2023-11-07 St. Johnstone FC 2–2 Motherwell FC 2023-05-13 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Motherwell FC 2023-02-01 Motherwell FC 0–2 St. Johnstone FC 2022-11-12 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Motherwell FC 2022-08-06 Motherwell FC 1–2 St. Johnstone FC

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Nov Motherwell FC H 2–2 D
01 Nov Kilmarnock FC H 2–1 W
28 Oct St. Mirren FC A 0–4 L
08 Oct Aberdeen FC A 0–0 D
30 Sep Livingston FC H 1–1 D
23 Sep Hibernian FC A 0–2 L
Motherwell FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Nov St. Johnstone FC A 2–2 D
04 Nov Kilmarnock FC A 0–1 L
01 Nov Aberdeen FC H 2–4 L
28 Oct Ross County FC H 3–3 D
07 Oct Livingston FC A 0–2 L
30 Sep Celtic FC H 1–2 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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — St. Johnstone FC and Motherwell FC get this one started.
  • 5' St. Johnstone FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at McDiarmid Park. Motherwell FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 17' Nicky Clark does the damage! The net is bulging and St. Johnstone FC surge ahead!
  • 22' 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.
  • 27' Assisted by Daniel Phillips with the perfectly-timed delivery and Andy Considine makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 32' St. Johnstone FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 32.
  • 37' Callum Slattery is having his name booked by the referee on 37.
  • 42' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 43' That looks like a foul for a card for Daniel Phillips.
  • 46' Motherwell FC make a change. Brodie Spencer trudges off to be replaced by Theo Bair on 46 minutes.
  • 47' Harry Paton was booked on 47.
  • 52' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 57' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 61' Georgie Gent has so much to prove this time. He replaces Callum Slattery on 61 minute.
  • 66' Conor Wilkinson, a Ireland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 68' What a strike from Shane Blaney! The score is 2-1.
  • 73' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 74' Mika Biereth adds to his 0 season tally! Motherwell FC lead 2-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 75' Maksym Kucheriavyi gets the nod from St. Johnstone FC. He replaces Nicky Clark and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 80' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Stuart Kettlewell will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 85' The home supporters are growing impatient. St. Johnstone FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 89' The St. Johnstone FC manager makes a substitution. Chris Kane departs to be replaced by Stevie May.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Oliver Shaw. He replaces Mika Biereth on 90 minute.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven MacLean

Motherwell FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stuart Kettlewell

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Nicky Clark 3
Jason Kerr 3
Callum Hendry 3
Tom Sparrow 2
Guy Melamed 2
Devante Cole 2
Mika Biereth 2
Kevin van Veen 2

Head to Head

2023-11-07 St. Johnstone FC 2–2 Motherwell FC 2023-05-13 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Motherwell FC 2023-02-01 Motherwell FC 0–2 St. Johnstone FC 2022-11-12 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Motherwell FC 2022-08-06 Motherwell FC 1–2 St. Johnstone FC

St. Johnstone FC Form

2023-11-07 St. Johnstone FC 2–2 Motherwell FC D 2023-11-01 St. Johnstone FC 2–1 Kilmarnock FC W 2023-10-28 St. Mirren FC 4–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2023-10-08 Aberdeen FC 0–0 St. Johnstone FC D 2023-09-30 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Livingston FC D 2023-09-23 Hibernian FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC L

Motherwell FC Form

2023-11-07 St. Johnstone FC 2–2 Motherwell FC D 2023-11-04 Kilmarnock FC 1–0 Motherwell FC L 2023-11-01 Motherwell FC 2–4 Aberdeen FC L 2023-10-28 Motherwell FC 3–3 Ross County FC D 2023-10-07 Livingston FC 2–0 Motherwell FC L 2023-09-30 Motherwell FC 1–2 Celtic FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.74 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.29 Motherwell FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC48% Draw25% Motherwell FC27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.03
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Motherwell FC
52%
St. Johnstone FC or Motherwell FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC34% Draw44% Motherwell FC22%
Actual: St. Johnstone FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.7%
2 – 1
9.1%
1 – 0
7.6%
2 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
6.7%
0 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
5.4%
3 – 1
5.3%
3 – 0
4.1%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap St. Johnstone FC covers Push Motherwell FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 21% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 15% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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