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

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Premier League · 2024-25

St. Johnstone FC

2 – 1

Full Time

Motherwell FC

Sat 25 Jan 2025 · 15:00 UTC McDiarmid Park 3,892 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 4' Andy Halliday pen

Taylor Steven 86' 1–1

Bozo Mikulic 88' 2–1

Maksym Kucheriavyi 22' Y

Y 47' Tom Sparrow

Y 70' Harry Paton

Y 90' Luke Armstrong

Overview

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

St. Johnstone FC 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Motherwell FC 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Kevin Clancy
Assistant 1 Gordon Crawford
Assistant 2 Sean Carr

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

St. Johnstone FC 24 games · Avg 2.6 goals Motherwell FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-01-25 St. Johnstone FC 2–1 Motherwell FC 2024-11-09 Motherwell FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC 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

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Jan	Motherwell FC	H	2–1	W
12 Jan	Rangers FC	A	1–3	L
05 Jan	Dundee FC	H	1–3	L
02 Jan	Hibernian FC	H	1–1	D
29 Dec	Celtic FC	A	0–4	L
26 Dec	Dundee United FC	H	1–2	L

Motherwell FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Jan	St. Johnstone FC	A	1–2	L
11 Jan	Hibernian FC	A	1–3	L
08 Jan	Kilmarnock FC	A	0–0	D
05 Jan	Aberdeen FC	H	2–0	W
02 Jan	Heart of Midlothian FC	A	0–1	L
29 Dec	Rangers FC	H	2–2	D

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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for St. Johnstone FC to score. At the same time, Motherwell FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
4' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Andy Halliday makes it 0-1.
22' The referee has no hesitation. Maksym Kucheriavyi is booked for St. Johnstone FC — card on 22.
46' The supporters are chanting for Adama Sidibeh. He replaces Maksym Kucheriavyi on 46 minute.
47' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Tom Sparrow.
65' The St. Johnstone FC bench stirs into life. Andy Halliday is withdrawn and Nicky Clark gets his opportunity.
67' Davor Zdravkovski has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sam Nicholson on 67 minute.
70' It’s a booking for Motherwell FC player. Harry Paton gets a card.
78' It is a substitution in Motherwell FC team. Harry Paton is replaced by Johnny Koutroumbis on 78 minute.
80' Fresh legs for St. Johnstone FC! Taylor Steven comes on to replace Mackenzie Kirk.
86' Brilliant from the ! Taylor Steven makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 86.
88' GOAL! Bozo Mikulic fires home to make it 2-1!
90' Motherwell FC player sees a card in front of him.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from St. Johnstone FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Motherwell FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

St. Johnstone FC Form

2025-01-25 St. Johnstone FC 2–1 Motherwell FC W 2025-01-12 Rangers FC 3–1 St. Johnstone FC L 2025-01-05 St. Johnstone FC 1–3 Dundee FC L 2025-01-02 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Hibernian FC D 2024-12-29 Celtic FC 4–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2024-12-26 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Dundee United FC L

Motherwell FC Form

2025-01-25 St. Johnstone FC 2–1 Motherwell FC L 2025-01-11 Hibernian FC 3–1 Motherwell FC L 2025-01-08 Kilmarnock FC 0–0 Motherwell FC D 2025-01-05 Motherwell FC 2–0 Aberdeen FC W 2025-01-02 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–0 Motherwell FC L 2024-12-29 Motherwell FC 2–2 Rangers FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.67 St. Johnstone FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.34 Motherwell FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

St. Johnstone FC45% Draw26% Motherwell FC29%

Actual: St. Johnstone FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.01

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	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw

71%

Draw or Motherwell FC

55%

St. Johnstone FC or Motherwell FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

St. Johnstone FC33% Draw44% Motherwell FC23%

Actual: Motherwell FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.9%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

7.4%

1 – 2

7.1%

2 – 0

6.8%

0 – 0

6.7%

2 – 2

5.9%

0 – 1

5.8%

3 – 1

4.9%

0 – 2

4.4%

3 – 0

3.7%

3 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap	St. Johnstone FC covers	Push	Motherwell FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	14%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	20%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	16%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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