Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

Premier League · 2023-24
St. Johnstone FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Motherwell FC
Sat 27 Jan 2024 · 15:00 UTC McDiarmid Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Ryan McGowan 3' 1–1
1–1 29' Theo Bair
Y 4' Liam Kelly
Y 45' Davor Zdravkovski
Y 45' Andy Halliday
Connor Smith 76' Y
Daniel Phillips 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Colin Steven
  • Assistant 1 Dougie Potter
  • Assistant 2 Gordon McCabe (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
2024-01-27 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Motherwell FC 2023-12-09 Motherwell FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC 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

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Jan Motherwell FC H 1–1 D
24 Jan Aberdeen FC H 1–1 D
27 Dec Livingston FC A 0–0 D
23 Dec Kilmarnock FC A 1–2 L
20 Dec Rangers FC A 0–2 L
16 Dec Hibernian FC H 1–0 W
Motherwell FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Jan St. Johnstone FC A 1–1 D
02 Jan Hibernian FC A 2–2 D
30 Dec Livingston FC H 3–1 W
24 Dec Rangers FC H 0–2 L
16 Dec St. Mirren FC A 0–0 D
09 Dec St. Johnstone FC H 1–1 D

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' In just a few seconds McDiarmid Park will turn into a battlefield for St. Johnstone FC and Motherwell FC.
  • 3' A goal from the Australia international Ryan McGowan! He fires home on 3 to make it 1-0!
  • 4' The referee calls foul for Liam Kelly. He receives a card.
  • 9' With 0 assists to his name this season, Sven Sprangler is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Motherwell FC.
  • 14' Motherwell FC have won 355 goals from 306 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 19' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 24' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both St. Johnstone FC and Motherwell FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 29' What composure from Theo Bair! The Canada international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 34' Motherwell FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Tawanda Maswanhise scoring 1 goals.
  • 35' Time for substitution for St. Johnstone FC. Liam Gordon is replaced by Diallang Jaiyesimi.
  • 40' The home supporters are growing impatient. St. Johnstone FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 45' That looks like a foul for a card for Davor Zdravkovski.
  • 50' It is a cagey affair so far. St. Johnstone FC in their 3-4-3 trying to find a way past Motherwell FC's compact 3-4-2-1.
  • 55' St. Johnstone FC are deployed in a 3-4-3 today, looking to exploit space against Motherwell FC's 3-4-2-1 shape.
  • 60' David Keltjens has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 7 cards already picked up this season.
  • 61' The supporters are chanting for Nicky Clark. He replaces Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka on 61 minute.
  • 66' St. Johnstone FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 71' St. Johnstone FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 76' A moment of madness from Connor Smith on 76 minutes earns him a card. St. Johnstone FC will be frustrated.
  • 81' Time for substitution for Motherwell FC. Davor Zdravkovski is replaced by Sam Nicholson.
  • 83' Sven Sprangler is replacing Graham Carey for the St. Johnstone FC side.
  • 88' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Daniel Phillips.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Craig Levein

Motherwell FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stuart Kettlewell

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Nicky Clark 3
Jason Kerr 3
Callum Hendry 3
Stevie May 2
Tawanda Maswanhise 2
Tom Sparrow 2
Guy Melamed 2
Devante Cole 2

Head to Head

2024-01-27 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Motherwell FC 2023-12-09 Motherwell FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC 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

St. Johnstone FC Form

2024-01-27 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Motherwell FC D 2024-01-24 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Aberdeen FC D 2023-12-27 Livingston FC 0–0 St. Johnstone FC D 2023-12-23 Kilmarnock FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC L 2023-12-20 Rangers FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2023-12-16 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Hibernian FC W

Motherwell FC Form

2024-01-27 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Motherwell FC D 2024-01-02 Hibernian FC 2–2 Motherwell FC D 2023-12-30 Motherwell FC 3–1 Livingston FC W 2023-12-24 Motherwell FC 0–2 Rangers FC L 2023-12-16 St. Mirren FC 0–0 Motherwell FC D 2023-12-09 Motherwell FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.43 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.15 Motherwell FC xG
I would bet for: St. Johnstone FC or Motherwell FC 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC43% Draw28% Motherwell FC29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.58
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Motherwell FC
57%
St. Johnstone FC or Motherwell FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC30% Draw48% Motherwell FC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
9.8%
0 – 0
9.6%
2 – 1
8.6%
0 – 1
7.6%
2 – 0
7.6%
1 – 2
6.9%
2 – 2
5%
0 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.1%
3 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap St. Johnstone FC covers Push Motherwell FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 21% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 17% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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