Wednesday , 30 September 2026

St. Johnstone FC vs Motherwell FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2024-25
St. Johnstone FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Motherwell FC
Sat 31 Aug 2024 · 14:00 UTC McDiarmid Park 3,629 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 11' Dan Casey
Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka 64' 1–1
1–2 90+4' Moses Ebiye
Cameron MacPherson 51' Y
Jack Sanders 67' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Iain Snedden
  • Assistant 1 David Roome
  • Assistant 2 Graham McNeillie

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
2024-08-31 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Motherwell FC 2024-05-19 Motherwell FC 1–2 St. Johnstone FC 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

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug Motherwell FC H 1–2 L
24 Aug Dundee United FC A 0–2 L
11 Aug Kilmarnock FC A 3–0 W
05 Aug Aberdeen FC H 1–2 L
19 May Motherwell FC A 2–1 W
15 May Ross County FC H 1–1 D
Motherwell FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug St. Johnstone FC A 2–1 W
25 Aug Heart of Midlothian FC H 3–1 W
10 Aug Rangers FC A 1–2 L
03 Aug Ross County FC H 0–0 D
19 May St. Johnstone FC H 1–2 L
15 May Hibernian FC A 0–3 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' KICK OFF: Motherwell FC gets underway.
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Nicky Clark is clearly more than just a goal scorer for St. Johnstone FC.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Stuart Kettlewell will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 11' Magnificent from Dan Casey! That is 7 goals in 161 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 16' It looks like no one’s ball. St. Johnstone FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 21' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 26' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His St. Johnstone FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 31' Motherwell FC have won 348 goals from 298 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 36' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 41' St. Johnstone FC currently sit 7 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 46' The travelling Motherwell FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 51' The referee calls foul for Cameron MacPherson. He receives a card.
  • 52' The Motherwell FC manager makes a substitution. Zach Robinson departs to be replaced by Tony Watt.
  • 57' Motherwell FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 62' It is a cagey affair so far. St. Johnstone FC in their 3-5-2 trying to find a way past Motherwell FC's compact 3-4-2-1.
  • 63' A tactical swap from St. Johnstone FC — Graham Carey on, Cameron MacPherson off on 63 minutes.
  • 64' Goal! Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka scores his 10 goal in 366 matches.
  • 67' A moment of madness from Jack Sanders on 67 minutes earns him a card. St. Johnstone FC will be frustrated.
  • 69' The Motherwell FC manager makes a substitution. Andy Halliday departs to be replaced by Tom Sparrow.
  • 74' St. Johnstone FC are deployed in a 3-5-2 today, looking to exploit space against Motherwell FC's 3-4-2-1 shape.
  • 79' 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.
  • 84' Supporters expect more eagerness from Stephen O'Donnell, as he is very good at scoring at McDiarmid Park with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 86' Another change for Motherwell FC made on 86 minute. Davor Zdravkovski leaves to be changed by Moses Ebiye.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for St. Johnstone FC.

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

3-5-2

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
Tom Sparrow 2
Guy Melamed 2
Devante Cole 2
Mika Biereth 2

Head to Head

2024-08-31 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Motherwell FC 2024-05-19 Motherwell FC 1–2 St. Johnstone FC 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

St. Johnstone FC Form

2024-08-31 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Motherwell FC L 2024-08-24 Dundee United FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2024-08-11 Kilmarnock FC 0–3 St. Johnstone FC W 2024-08-05 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Aberdeen FC L 2024-05-19 Motherwell FC 1–2 St. Johnstone FC W 2024-05-15 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Ross County FC D

Motherwell FC Form

2024-08-31 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Motherwell FC W 2024-08-25 Motherwell FC 3–1 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2024-08-10 Rangers FC 2–1 Motherwell FC L 2024-08-03 Motherwell FC 0–0 Ross County FC D 2024-05-19 Motherwell FC 1–2 St. Johnstone FC L 2024-05-15 Hibernian FC 3–0 Motherwell FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.64 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.45 Motherwell FC xG
I would bet for: St. Johnstone FC or Motherwell FC 74% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC41% Draw26% Motherwell FC33%
Actual: Motherwell FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.09
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
68%
Draw or Motherwell FC
59%
St. Johnstone FC or Motherwell FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC31% Draw44% Motherwell FC25%
Actual: Motherwell FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.7%
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
6.6%
0 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
6.2%
2 – 0
6%
0 – 1
5.8%
0 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.6%
1 – 3
3.7%
3 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap St. Johnstone FC covers Push Motherwell FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 12% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 19% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 17% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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