Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

Premier League · 2023-24
St. Mirren FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Motherwell FC
Sat 16 Dec 2023 · 15:00 UTC The SMISA Stadium 5,837 HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 40' Blair Spittal
Keanu Baccus 73' Y

Overview

Match Preview

St. Mirren FC vs Motherwell FC — Premier League at The SMISA Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Craig Napier
  • Assistant 1 Dougie Potter
  • Assistant 2 John McCrossan

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

5
10
13
St. Mirren FC 28 games · Avg 2.2 goals Motherwell FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-12-16 St. Mirren FC 0–0 Motherwell FC 2023-09-16 Motherwell FC 0–1 St. Mirren FC 2023-02-15 Motherwell FC 2–1 St. Mirren FC 2023-01-28 St. Mirren FC 1–0 Motherwell FC 2022-07-31 St. Mirren FC 0–1 Motherwell FC

Recent Form

St. Mirren FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Dec Motherwell FC H 0–0 D
09 Dec Ross County FC H 2–0 W
06 Dec St. Johnstone FC A 0–1 L
03 Dec Rangers FC A 0–2 L
28 Nov Ross County FC A 0–1 L
25 Nov Livingston FC H 1–0 W
Motherwell FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Dec St. Mirren FC A 0–0 D
09 Dec St. Johnstone FC H 1–1 D
05 Dec Ross County FC A 0–3 L
02 Dec Dundee FC H 3–3 D
25 Nov Celtic FC A 1–1 D
11 Nov Heart of Midlothian FC H 1–2 L

Season Stats

St. Mirren FC Motherwell FC
#8 Position #9
14 Points 13
13 Played 13
4 / 2 / 7 W / D / L 3 / 4 / 6
12 Scored 15
22 Conceded 21
-10 GD -6
1.08 PPG 1.00
31% Win % 23%

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (28 games)
36% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
23% Clean Sheets
St. Mirren FC this season
23% Clean Sheets
Motherwell FC this season

St. Mirren FC are 8th (14 pts). Motherwell FC are 9th (13 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

St. Mirren FC
0-15
2/4
16-30
2/3
31-45
4/2
46-60
1/4
61-75
1/4
76+
1/5
■ 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. Mirren FC
Killian Phillips 3 G 2 A
Eseosa Sule 2 G 1 A
Samu Ramos 1 G 2 A
Declan John 1 G
Fraser Taylor 1 G
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' Three points are at stake. St. Mirren FC host Motherwell FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steve Robinson will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Motherwell FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 25' It’s high time Stuart Kettlewell made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 30' Mika Biereth needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 35' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 40' A moment of madness from Blair Spittal on 40 minutes earns him a card. Motherwell FC will be frustrated.
  • 45' It is a cagey affair so far. St. Mirren FC in their 3-5-2 trying to find a way past Motherwell FC's compact 3-5-1-1.
  • 50' A quiet spell here at The SMISA Stadium. Motherwell FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 55' It looks surprising Motherwell FC does not make any changes. Theo Bair has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 60' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Motherwell FC winning 50% of all matches.
  • 65' Supporters expect more eagerness from Paul McGinn, as he is very good at scoring at The SMISA Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 68' Fresh legs for St. Mirren FC! Conor McMenamin comes on to replace Thierry Small.
  • 69' It is a substitution in St. Mirren FC team. Stav Nachmani is replaced by Mikael Mandron on 69 minute.
  • 73' Poor challenge from Keanu Baccus. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 78' A change in the St. Mirren FC ranks — Jonah Ayunga exits the field as Toyosi Olusanya enters on 78.
  • 82' The supporters are chanting for Alex Greive. He replaces Greg Kiltie on 82 minute.
  • 87' Fresh legs for Motherwell FC! Theo Bair comes on to replace Mika Biereth.
  • 90' Motherwell FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Paul McGinn is hanging Georgie Gent on the field on 90 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-0.

Lineups

St. Mirren FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Robinson

Motherwell FC Lineups

3-5-1-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stuart Kettlewell

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2023-12-16 St. Mirren FC 0–0 Motherwell FC 2023-09-16 Motherwell FC 0–1 St. Mirren FC 2023-02-15 Motherwell FC 2–1 St. Mirren FC 2023-01-28 St. Mirren FC 1–0 Motherwell FC 2022-07-31 St. Mirren FC 0–1 Motherwell FC

St. Mirren FC Form

2023-12-16 St. Mirren FC 0–0 Motherwell FC D 2023-12-09 St. Mirren FC 2–0 Ross County FC W 2023-12-06 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 St. Mirren FC L 2023-12-03 Rangers FC 2–0 St. Mirren FC L 2023-11-28 Ross County FC 1–0 St. Mirren FC L 2023-11-25 St. Mirren FC 1–0 Livingston FC W

Motherwell FC Form

2023-12-16 St. Mirren FC 0–0 Motherwell FC D 2023-12-09 Motherwell FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC D 2023-12-05 Ross County FC 3–0 Motherwell FC L 2023-12-02 Motherwell FC 3–3 Dundee FC D 2023-11-25 Celtic FC 1–1 Motherwell FC D 2023-11-11 Motherwell FC 1–2 Heart of Midlothian FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.07 St. Mirren FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.82 Motherwell FC xG
I would bet for: St. Mirren FC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
St. Mirren FC42% Draw32% Motherwell FC26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes38% 0% No62%
Avg goals/match: 1.89
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 82%
18%
± 1.5 56%
44%
± 2.5 29%
71%
± 3.5 13%
87%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

St. Mirren FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Motherwell FC
58%
St. Mirren FC or Motherwell FC
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
St. Mirren FC26% Draw56% Motherwell FC18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
14.9%
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 1
11%
2 – 0
8.2%
2 – 1
6.9%
1 – 2
5.3%
0 – 2
4.8%
2 – 2
3%
3 – 0
2.9%
3 – 1
2.5%
1 – 3
1.5%

Asian Handicap — St. Mirren FC

Handicap St. Mirren FC covers Push Motherwell FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 23% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 17% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

St. Mirren FC keeps clean sheet
45% ✗
Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✗

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