Sunday , 15 November 2026

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 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
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
#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' And we are off! St. Johnstone FC vs Motherwell FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Blair Spittal has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 15 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' Canada international Theo Bair has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 15' Matthew Smith, a Wales , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 17' The Scotland Nicky Clark breaks the deadlock on 17 minutes. 1-0!
  • 22' 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.
  • 27' Magnificent from Andy Considine! That is 1 goals in 259 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 32' St. Johnstone FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Motherwell FC's shape.
  • 37' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Callum Slattery.
  • 42' St. Johnstone FC currently sit 9 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 43' The referee has no hesitation. Daniel Phillips is booked for St. Johnstone FC — card on 43.
  • 46' Brodie Spencer makes way for Theo Bair at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Motherwell FC.
  • 47' A moment of madness from Harry Paton on 47 minutes earns him a card. Motherwell FC will be frustrated.
  • 52' 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.
  • 57' Calum Butcher is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Motherwell FC tonight.
  • 61' The supporters are chanting for Georgie Gent. He replaces Callum Slattery on 61 minute.
  • 66' It’s high time Steven MacLean made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 68' What composure from Shane Blaney! The Ireland international strokes it home. 2-1.
  • 73' Motherwell FC have won 349 goals from 301 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 74' Mika Biereth adds to his 0 season tally! Motherwell FC lead 2-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 75' A tactical swap from St. Johnstone FC — Maksym Kucheriavyi on, Nicky Clark off on 75 minutes.
  • 80' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 85' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering St. Johnstone FC that had 259 games and scored 254 goals.
  • 89' Stevie May gets the nod from St. Johnstone FC. He replaces Chris Kane and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' Oliver Shaw gets the nod from Motherwell FC. He replaces Mika Biereth and will look to change the dynamic.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

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
Jason Kerr 3
Callum Hendry 3
Nicky Clark 3
Kevin van Veen 2
Drey Wright 2
Moses Ebiye 2
Stevie May 2
Tawanda Maswanhise 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
1.68 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.2 Motherwell FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC49% Draw26% Motherwell FC25%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.88
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Motherwell FC
51%
St. Johnstone FC or Motherwell FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC34% Draw45% Motherwell FC21%
Actual: St. Johnstone FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.2%
2 – 1
9.1%
1 – 0
8.6%
2 – 0
7.8%
0 – 0
7.5%
1 – 2
6.5%
0 – 1
5.8%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
5.1%
3 – 0
4.3%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap St. Johnstone FC covers Push Motherwell FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 22% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 15% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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