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St. Mirren FC vs Motherwell FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2020-21
St. Mirren FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Motherwell FC
Sat 9 Jan 2021 · 15:00 UTC The Simple Digital Arena HT 45+2' · FT 45+3'
Y 14' Mark O'Hara
Jake Doyle-Hayes 47' Y

Overview

Match Preview

St. Mirren FC vs Motherwell FC — Premier League at The Simple Digital Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Dougie Potter
  • Referee Bobby Madden
  • Referee Craig Ferguson
  • Referee

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Heart of Midlothian FC 33 70
2 Rangers FC 33 69
3 Celtic FC 33 67
4 Motherwell FC 33 54
5 Hibernian FC 33 51
6 Falkirk FC 33 46
7 Dundee United FC 33 40
8 Aberdeen FC 33 33
9 Dundee FC 33 33
10 St. Mirren FC 33 30
11 Kilmarnock FC 33 28
12 Livingston FC 33 16

Head-to-Head

5
9
12
St. Mirren FC 26 games · Avg 2.1 goals Motherwell FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-01-09 St. Mirren FC 1–1 Motherwell FC 2020-12-12 Motherwell FC 0–1 St. Mirren FC 2020-02-25 Motherwell FC 1–2 St. Mirren FC 2019-12-04 St. Mirren FC 0–3 Motherwell FC 2019-10-05 Motherwell FC 2–0 St. Mirren FC

Recent Form

St. Mirren FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Jan Motherwell FC H 1–1 D
02 Jan Kilmarnock FC A 1–1 D
30 Dec Rangers FC H 0–2 L
26 Dec Ross County FC A 2–0 W
23 Dec Hibernian FC A 0–1 L
19 Dec St. Johnstone FC H 3–2 W
Motherwell FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Jan St. Mirren FC A 1–1 D
02 Jan Hamilton Academical FC A 0–3 L
30 Dec Kilmarnock FC H 0–2 L
26 Dec Dundee United FC A 1–1 D
23 Dec Aberdeen FC H 0–0 D
19 Dec Rangers FC A 1–3 L

Season Stats

St. Mirren FC Motherwell FC
#10 Position #4
30 Points 54
33 Played 33
7 / 9 / 17 W / D / L 14 / 12 / 7
27 Scored 52
48 Conceded 29
-21 GD +23
0.91 PPG 1.64
21% Win % 42%

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (26 games)
35% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

St. Mirren FC are 10th (30 pts). Motherwell FC are 4th (54 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! St. Mirren FC vs Motherwell FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Kyle McAllister has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' It’s high time James Goodwin made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 14' That is a Yellow card for Motherwell FC. Mark O'Hara will be fuming at that decision.
  • 19' Richard Tait is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Motherwell FC so far.
  • 24' Motherwell FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 27' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Devante Cole makes it 0-1.
  • 32' Lee Erwin is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for St. Mirren FC tonight.
  • 37' A quiet spell here at The Simple Digital Arena. Motherwell FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 42' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 47' St. Mirren FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 52' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His St. Mirren FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 57' St. Mirren FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Eamonn Brophy is hanging Kyle McAllister on the field on 57 minute.
  • 62' Motherwell FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 67' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 67 minutes.
  • 72' The Motherwell FC bench stirs into life. Jake Hastie is withdrawn and Jordan White gets his opportunity.
  • 76' Another substitution for St. Mirren FC to replace Ethan Erhahon by Ilkay Durmus on 76 minute.
  • 79' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jamie McGrath makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 84' Time for substitution for Motherwell FC. Devante Cole is replaced by Barry Maguire.
  • 89' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

St. Mirren FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach James Goodwin

Motherwell FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Graham Alexander

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kevin van Veen 3
Eamonn Brophy 3
Tony Watt 3
James Scott 3
Callum Slattery 2
David Turnbull 2
Jamie McGrath 2
Devante Cole 2

Head to Head

2021-01-09 St. Mirren FC 1–1 Motherwell FC 2020-12-12 Motherwell FC 0–1 St. Mirren FC 2020-02-25 Motherwell FC 1–2 St. Mirren FC 2019-12-04 St. Mirren FC 0–3 Motherwell FC 2019-10-05 Motherwell FC 2–0 St. Mirren FC

St. Mirren FC Form

2021-01-09 St. Mirren FC 1–1 Motherwell FC D 2021-01-02 Kilmarnock FC 1–1 St. Mirren FC D 2020-12-30 St. Mirren FC 0–2 Rangers FC L 2020-12-26 Ross County FC 0–2 St. Mirren FC W 2020-12-23 Hibernian FC 1–0 St. Mirren FC L 2020-12-19 St. Mirren FC 3–2 St. Johnstone FC W

Motherwell FC Form

2021-01-09 St. Mirren FC 1–1 Motherwell FC D 2021-01-02 Hamilton Academical FC 3–0 Motherwell FC L 2020-12-30 Motherwell FC 0–2 Kilmarnock FC L 2020-12-26 Dundee United FC 1–1 Motherwell FC D 2020-12-23 Motherwell FC 0–0 Aberdeen FC D 2020-12-19 Rangers FC 3–1 Motherwell FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.94 St. Mirren FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.45 Motherwell FC xG
I would bet for: St. Mirren FC or Motherwell FC 72% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
St. Mirren FC32% Draw28% Motherwell FC40%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.39
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

St. Mirren FC or Draw
60%
Draw or Motherwell FC
68%
St. Mirren FC or Motherwell FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
St. Mirren FC18% Draw49% Motherwell FC33%
Actual: Motherwell FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
12.2%
0 – 0
11.3%
0 – 2
9.3%
1 – 2
8.7%
1 – 0
7.5%
2 – 1
5.7%
0 – 3
4.4%
1 – 3
4.3%
2 – 2
4.2%
2 – 0
3.9%
2 – 3
2.1%

Asian Handicap — St. Mirren FC

Handicap St. Mirren FC covers Push Motherwell FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 15% 77%
-0.5 23% — 77%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 23% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 14% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

St. Mirren FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✓

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